[bookport] Re: More braille suggestions

  • From: "Richard Ring" <ring.richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 08:39:13 -0500

I would only want such a function if it didn't limit other
functionality.  There is only so much memory on the unit for future
firmware changes, and I would want to hear from the folks at APH
concerning the feasibility of such a feature.

-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sarah Cranston
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 8:12 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: More braille suggestions


I could see a *very* simple and small notetaking function as useful.  I
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have a notetaker, but it's about 10 times the size of my BookPort.  I =
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wouldn't mind being able to write down a phone number or something like
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that when all I have is my BookPort at hand.  Besides, I think the =3D
Braille input feature is absolutely fabulous.  I am one of those people
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that wants Braille to be everywhere!


-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Walt Smith
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 5:58 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: More braille suggestions


No, I think that the current method of setting the time and date =
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adequate. Frankly, I don't even want to see the ability to enter memos =
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braille (as somebody mentioned here a week or so ago) because if I want
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notetaker, that's what I'll buy and carry. Let's keep this *primarily =
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exclusively* a reading system and concentrate on the reading functions =
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not go hanging every bell and whistle on it that we can think of. The =
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I think this is such a phenomenal device is that it's got a focused =3D
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and design and those who're doing the updating have also remained =3D
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making it the best reading tool available to us. I don't want to see =3D
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focus begin to fuzz out into making this any kind of multi-function =3D
device.

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From: "James Jolley" <james.jolley1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 6:41 PM
Subject: [bookport] More braille suggestions


Hi Folks,
Now that I finally figured out the braille input side of this, what do =
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think of making braille input more effective?  First, what about the =3D
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of entering braille for the time/date, say T chord to set time and date.
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First, prompt the user for the time in hour, minute, Am or PM, then
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braille enter, then of course set the date in mm/dd/yy or for us UK =3D
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dd/mm/yy.

That brings up another idea.  What about the ability to parse dates so =
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they speak in brittish or american formats.  so, when key 2 is pressed =
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one beap, we could have it say 22nd of october, 2004 for UK and
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22nd, 2004 for the american markets.

What do you think?

Oh and another idea.  What about the option of setting a reminder, you =
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play a memo, or play such an mp3 at a specified time/date?

Best

-James-







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