[bookport] Re: on the line of braille input
- From: "Chris G" <chrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 11:14:39 -0400
hi,
i've used my voice mate when i was on the phone taking down numbers.
i would just repeat the number when they gave it to me, and they just=
figured i was conferming the number. that works pretty well.
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On 10/24/2004 at 4:10 PM James Jolley wrote:
>hi,
>
>Because if you consider, when getting numbers from directory enquiries
>you'd
>have to say, uh, hold while I just mess about recording this in. At least=
>with braille, you could enter a command relatively quickly, record it
>using
>the nemeth system and finnish the call quickly. Just one example of the
>privacy factor
>
>-James-
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 3:12 PM
>Subject: [bookport] Re: on the line of braille input
>
>
>> 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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