[bookport] Re: never mind my last question, but a fewcomments

  • From: Daveed Mandell <daveed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 07:42:36 -0700 (PDT)

Can you defeat page number announcements if you wish?
--Daveed-


On Wed, 9 Jun 2004, ROB MEREDITH wrote:

> Robert:
>
> Page numbers are, in many cases, not related to any page numbers that may =
> or may not exist in the material. Following are some examples of how page =
> numbers are used.
>
> when you send a text file, the unit always starts with page 1, and will do =
> one of two things:
>
> 1. If the file contains form feeds, they will be considered page breaks.
>
> 2. If the file does not contain page breaks, the software will insert what =
> we call synthetic page breaks. Synthetic page breaks are currently =
> inserted after every eight paragraphs.
>
> When you send a .brf file, the software attempts to identify Braille page =
> numbering.
>
> If you send an MP3 file, you will start at page one, and every long pause =
> will be considered a new page. Using Send As Music will cause a page break =
> every 30 seconds.
>
> With Audible files a page is currently 5 minutes or the next section, =
> which ever comes first. Of course, they always start at page one.
>
> With Digital Talking Books which contain page mark-up, page numbers will =
> correspond to the page numbers in the original book. These books are the =
> most accurate use of the page numbering system.
>
> Rob Meredith
>
>>>> r-carter@xxxxxxx 06/09/04 08:53AM >>>
> Hi All,
>
> I think the current combo box scheme is just fine. It seems to allow one =
> to=20
> easily select the default which is the whole file if that will fit or =
> one=20
> can select the amount that they want to send. I think it all works great. =
> I=20
> think it is too bad that only format 4 is supported as those files are=20
> 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=20
> easily it is to move back by a phrase if you want a sentence repeated. =
> What=20
> is the logic behind the page numbering system? In other words, how does =
> the=20
> Book Port determine what page you are on in an audible file or in a =
> file=20
> 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 =
> =3D
>> binding those files together as a book. Yeah, the file names are similar, =
> =3D
>> 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 =
> =3D
>> Enter to get whatever will fit. The default for a file which is not on =
> the =3D
>> device already is to start at the beginning, and send as much as will =
> fit. =3D
>> If you already have the file on the device, the default is to start at =
> =3D
>> 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 =
> =3D
>> an Audible file to send, and 5 minute intervals seemed to be the best =3D
>> choice. Yeah, most people won't start at 15 minutes and send 30 minutes =
> of =3D
>> material, but Audible sections can range from very short to very long, =
> and =3D
>> limiting selections to sections would minimize flexibility for users with =
> =3D
>> small flash cards.
>>
>> Perhaps we could skip the dialog if all of the file will fit? What do =3D
>> 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 =3D
>> was=3D20
>> 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=3D20
>> than loading an mp3 file.
>> Also, I was surprised that in a book that contains more than one file, =
> =3D
>> I=3D20
>> have  to load each part separately.
>> And why the combo boxes that ask me where I want to start and end? If =
> I=3D20
>> have plenty of room, why would I not want to start at the beginning and =
> =3D
>> end=3D20
>> 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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