[bookport] Re: never mind my last question, but a few comments
- From: Robert Carter <r-carter@xxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 07:53:26 -0500
Hi All,
I think the current combo box scheme is just fine. It seems to allow one to
easily select the default which is the whole file if that will fit or one
can select the amount that they want to send. I think it all works great. I
think it is too bad that only format 4 is supported as those files are
really large but I understand that is how it had to be.
I have already read a couple of audible books on the Book Port and love how
easily it is to move back by a phrase if you want a sentence repeated. What
is the logic behind the page numbering system? In other words, how does the
Book Port determine what page you are on in an audible file or in a file
that started out as a .brf file for that matter?
Robert Carter
At 07:31 AM 6/9/2004, you wrote:
>Paul:
>
>You have to load each part of a book separately, because there is nothing =
>binding those files together as a book. Yeah, the file names are similar, =
>but you can't always count on this because of inconsistent naming.
>
>Regarding the combo boxes for start and end times...
>
>It sounds like someone like you should just ignore the boxes and press =
>Enter to get whatever will fit. The default for a file which is not on the =
>device already is to start at the beginning, and send as much as will fit. =
>If you already have the file on the device, the default is to start at =
>your last reading position and send as much as will fit.
>
>We had to come up with some kind of scheme to allow selecting how much of =
>an Audible file to send, and 5 minute intervals seemed to be the best =
>choice. Yeah, most people won't start at 15 minutes and send 30 minutes of =
>material, but Audible sections can range from very short to very long, and =
>limiting selections to sections would minimize flexibility for users with =
>small flash cards.
>
>Perhaps we could skip the dialog if all of the file will fit? What do =
>others think about the current scheme?
>
>Rob Meredith
>
> >>> paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 06/08/04 10:19PM >>>
>Hi, Larry and Rod. Never mind my last question. Turns out the book I =
>was=20
>trying to load was not type four.
>I will have to go back and see if I can get it as type four.
>However, some comments.
>It takes an extremely long time to load one of these files, much slower=20
>than loading an mp3 file.
>Also, I was surprised that in a book that contains more than one file, =
>I=20
>have to load each part separately.
>And why the combo boxes that ask me where I want to start and end? If I=20
>have plenty of room, why would I not want to start at the beginning and =
>end=20
>at the end<grin>? I don't understand the use of these boxes.
>Why would I want to start five minutes in or more?
>Thanks.
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