[bookport] Re: More braille suggestions
- From: "James Jolley" <james.jolley1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:05:57 +0100
Hi,
We're not talking loads of storage hear, even a 128 character limit per
memo.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Ring" <ring.richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 2:39 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: More braille suggestions
>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
>
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> I could see a *very* simple and small notetaking function as useful. I
> =3D
> 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
> =3D
> 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 =
> are=3D20
> adequate. Frankly, I don't even want to see the ability to enter memos =
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> in=3D20
> braille (as somebody mentioned here a week or so ago) because if I want
> =3D
> a=3D20
> notetaker, that's what I'll buy and carry. Let's keep this *primarily =
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> and=3D20
> exclusively* a reading system and concentrate on the reading functions =
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> and=3D20
> 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
> focused on=3D20
> 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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> ----- Original Message -----=3D20
> 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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> you=3D20
> think of making braille input more effective? First, what about the =3D
> option=3D20
> 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
> users=3D20
> dd/mm/yy.
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> 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.
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> What do you think?
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> Oh and another idea. What about the option of setting a reminder, you =
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> know,=3D20
> play a memo, or play such an mp3 at a specified time/date?
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> Best
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> -James-
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