[bookport] Re: Latest Beta and File Position
- From: buhrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Brian Buhrow)
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:31:18 -0800
I think this is just a continuation of the same bug which appeared in
Release firmware 2.1. As you read further along in the file, I'll bet you
find the spot you jump back to is further and further behind.
-Brian
On Feb 10, 9:51pm, "Peter Torpey" wrote:
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} Here is a behavior I am seeing in the latest beta which I have not observed
} before (or at least not as badly).
}
} 1. I am listening to a book ("Catch Me If You Can") which I downloaded
} from Bookshare in DAISY format onto my Bookport. Actually, I transferred it
} to the Bookport before updating to the BP Transfer beta which I installed
} today (Friday).
} 2. While in continuous reading mode, I will hit one of the keys to
} adjust speech rate or volume.
} 3. The BP suddenly will skip back several sentences and continue
} reading from a prior position in the book. Now I know that some stuff
} probably gets caught in the buffer, but I've been surprised at how far back
} the BP is jumping. I seem to feel that in the past, such a jump would only
} occur possibly to the previous sentence. Note, I don't think the jump is to
} a previous marking in the DAISY text since, if I stop the BP after the jump,
} I can hit the 3 key (while reading is stopped) to advance several sentences
} before I am at the position I was before hitting one of the speech rate or
} volume keys.
} 4. I am seeing a similar behavior if I stop reading - i.e., when I
} start again I can sometimes be several sentences back from where I had
} stopped (not just one sentence).
}
} Just curious if something changed or this is a particular attribute of how
} this book was originally marked.
}
} -- Pete
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} <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Here is a behavior I am seeing in the =
} latest beta which I have not observed before (or at least not as =
} badly).</FONT>
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}
} <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">1. I am =
} listening to a book ("Catch Me If You Can") which I downloaded =
} from Bookshare in DAISY format onto my Bookport. Actually, I =
} transferred it to the Bookport before updating to the BP Transfer beta =
} which I installed today (Friday).</FONT></P>
}
} <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">2. While =
} in continuous reading mode, I will hit one of the keys to adjust speech =
} rate or volume.</FONT>
}
} <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">3. The =
} BP suddenly will skip back several sentences and continue reading from a =
} prior position in the book. Now I know that some stuff probably =
} gets caught in the buffer, but I've been surprised at how far back the =
} BP is jumping. I seem to feel that in the past, such a jump would =
} only occur possibly to the previous sentence. Note, I don't think =
} the jump is to a previous marking in the DAISY text since, if I stop the =
} BP after the jump, I can hit the 3 key (while reading is stopped) to =
} advance several sentences before I am at the position I was before =
} hitting one of the speech rate or volume keys.</FONT></P>
}
} <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">4. I am =
} seeing a similar behavior if I stop reading - i.e., when I start again I =
} can sometimes be several sentences back from where I had stopped (not =
} just one sentence).</FONT></P>
}
} <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Just curious if something changed or =
} this is a particular attribute of how this book was originally =
} marked.</FONT>
} </P>
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} <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">-- Pete</FONT>
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