[bookport] Re: only feature I don't like
- From: "Barrett, Don" <Don.Barrett@xxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:44:17 -0400
Well, if we keep the max volume, at least make it a two-key sequence =
held down for one beep. This would mostly eliminate the accidental =
activation of this feature which has happened twice to me already. =20
Don
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Steve Cutway
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 9:20 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: only feature I don't like
Hi all:
Well, I may be in a minority on this list but I happen to appreciate the =
"maximum" and "Minimum Volume" features of the Book Port. I use them=20
frequently because of working environments I find myself in and because =
I=20
sometimes use different speaker and/or headphone setups. While I =
appreciate=20
the inconvenience to some of having the volume raise or lower to its=20
maximum or minimum when the respective keys are pressed and held, how=20
inconvenient is it to quickly lower or raise the volume to a comfortable =
level? So I for one would lament the loss of this feature. Perhaps it=20
should be made harder to access, ie. pressing multiple keys, for =
example,=20
but it should remain in the product.
Every time I read threads like this on lists like this, I wonder what=20
percentage of the product user community is represented? It may be =
higher=20
on this list given the dependency of the Book Port on a computer to =
receive=20
files but I hope that the product designers will weigh all points of =
view=20
when considering whether to remove a feature that has been in the =
product=20
since day 1. No one uses every feature in a product and the wonderful =
thing=20
about today's computer-based technology is the design flexibility that =
is=20
possible. The Book Port is a well designed, well thought out product =
with a=20
rich feature set. Please don't reduce that richness to satisfy some =
users'=20
inconvenience.
For the reasons already mentioned, I make a similar case for the help=20
system. Larry has indicated it's on the features list and some in this=20
group have argued against its implementation as less important than =
other=20
features. I happen to disagree. As I have said previously, it's the one=20
feature the Book Courier has that in my view gives it a possible =
advantage=20
over the Book Port.
There's an untapped market for the Book Port, the learning disabled=20
community, the very market the Book Courier is designed for. In Canada,=20
colleges and universities are quickly adopting the DAISY standard for=20
alternate format textbooks which are used by students with learning=20
disabilities as well as students who are blind. Unfortunately, we cannot =
access the RFB&D DAISY collection so producers here are doing their own=20
DAISY materials. As far as I know, the Book Courier doesn't yet support=20
DAISY. I have shown my Book Port to LD students and service providers, =
all=20
of whom agree that they could use it, but all also say that it would be=20
more helpful to them with the kind of help structure available in the =
Book=20
Courier.
Cheers,
Steve
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