[bookport] Re: on the line of braille input
- From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:12:31 -0400
why not just use the voice memo feature already there?
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Jolley" <james.jolley1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 9:19 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: on the line of braille input
: Hi there,
:
: In my case, I was only refering to the ability to enter short memos for
: quick retrieval. I'm not expecting the APH folkes to start adding in
spell
: checkers, find and replace, though admitidly that might have some good
uses,
: and all sorts of things like that.
:
: -James-
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: "Tiffany H. Jessen" <tjessen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 1:55 PM
: Subject: [bookport] on the line of braille input
:
:
: > For the past few days people have been speaking their opinions of having
: > or not expanding the Book Port's braille input capabilities. I wont'
stand
: > up and argue, but I'm simply saying my thoughts.
: > One feature I'd really like to see is to be able to push something like
: > and O cord, (for open),and then simply be able to type in your file name
: > and push enter. While I do use folders to separate my txt and brf books
: > from audio books which too are separated from music files, this type of
: > feature would still save me dozens of arrowing up and down through the
: > folder contents.
: > If not an open file name, then I'd think maybe they could at least
expand
: > the find feature so you can type in a key word of the title, and then
once
: > it has found the file you want you can manually begin the reading with
the
: > two button as usual.
: > As for having other types of braille input, or as some people are
: > referring to as braille memos, it sounds like they're looking for
: > something like a notetaker. I have mixed thoughts of this matter.
Firstly,
: > I would love to be able to edit OCR errors that my scanner made on some
: > documents before I had the chance to read and send it to the Book Port.
On
: > the other hand, I don't think the writing of braille files is not all
that
: > essential that they should invest all their time in being able to create
: > all new files. After all that would probably involve consideration into
: > helping the Book Port understand page layout like line lengths and
things,
: > then there will be people wanting spell checkers and all kinds of
things.
: > Eventually this will affect the Book Port's physical capabilities and
: > dimensions, and then you'll be lugging around something bigger like a
: > Braille n Speak. I personally like the size of the Book Port the way it
: > is, and if you want things like that, you're probably b
: > etter to use a notetaker in the first place.
: > Just my opinion...
: > Tiffany
: > tjessen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: >
: >
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