[bookport] Re: never mind my last question, but a few comments
- From: "Robert Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 07:18:04 -0700
Rob,
The otis fits in 75 minute increments. I think there should be a way of
knowing how much of a file has been downloaded. Perhaps files can be
divided into chapters when possible.
----- Original Message -----
From: "ROB MEREDITH" <rmeredith@xxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 5:31 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: never mind my last question, but a few comments
> Paul:
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> You have to load each part of a book separately, because there is nothing
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> binding those files together as a book. Yeah, the file names are similar,
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> but you can't always count on this because of inconsistent naming.
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> Regarding the combo boxes for start and end times...
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> 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
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> device already is to start at the beginning, and send as much as will fit.
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> 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.
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> We had to come up with some kind of scheme to allow selecting how much of
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> 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
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> material, but Audible sections can range from very short to very long, and
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> limiting selections to sections would minimize flexibility for users with
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> small flash cards.
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> Perhaps we could skip the dialog if all of the file will fit? What do =
> others think about the current scheme?
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> Rob Meredith
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> >>> 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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