[bookport] Re: posting suggestions
- From: "Kurt E. Yount" <blsmass@xxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 21:07:08 -0700
You have to go back to your file, so maybe there should be a command to
return where you were, the same way that I think it does after a voice
memo use. Kurt
On Wed, 7 Apr 2004 21:20:56 -0400 "Peter Torpey"
<ptorpey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> It would also be nice if the Bookport remained on the file/book being
> read after being connected to the PC after a download. Currently,
> the syncing with the PC.
>
> -- Pete
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> .From: "Smith Larry"<Larry.Smith2@xxxxxxx>
> .Sent: 4/7/04 4:08:54 PM
> .To: "'bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'"<bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> .Subject: [bookport] Re: posting suggestions
> .
> .That would be very nice especially for music files!!
> .-----Original Message-----
> .From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> .On Behalf Of LARRY SKUTCHAN
> .Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 4:04 PM
> .To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> .Subject: [bookport] Re: posting suggestions
> .
> .
> .Those are all great ideas, and, in fact, we have all but one down
> on our =
> ."to do" list already. Let me throw out a possible
> alternative--what about =
> .if you press play on a file, and it is already at the end, Book
> Port would =
> .reset that file's pointer to the beginning which would, in effect,
> make it =
> .so every file always started for the beginning once you pressed
> play while =
> .at the end of the file?
> .
> .
> .>>> matneyar@xxxxxxx Wednesday, April 07, 2004 10:58:09 AM >>>
> .Larry said:
> .
> .Please do post the suggestions right here. There are at least 5
> APHer's =3D
> .on this list, and we all pay attention.
> .
> .OK! IN that case, I'd like to offer a few minor suggestions that
> would (in
> .my opinion) improve this already outstanding product.
> .
> .Folder reset: I'd like to see a command whereby you could reset
> all=20
> .
> .files in a particular folder to the beginning of the file. This
> would=20
> .
> .be especially helpful for folders that contain music. I love the
> fact=20
> .
> .that mp3's don't automatically reset, since this makes listening
> to=20
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> .books possible. But having to "rewind" every song is a bit
> inconvenient=20
> .
> e music files are concerned. Being able to do this for all of the=20
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> .files in a folder would be a nice little time-saving feature.
> .
> .Recording safeguard: I think it might be helpful to set the
> record=20
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> .button so that it has to be held down until a beep is heard
> before=20
> .
> .recording starts. I find that I'm always accidentally starting
> to=20
> .
> .record just by bumping the BookPort. I think that having a
> safeguard=20
> .
> .against accidental recordings would be very helpful.
> .
> .Volume: I think it would be good to be able to decrease the volume
> past=20
> .
> .the 25 setting. I say this because audio files seem to be awfully
> loud.=20
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> .I can only listen to them comfortably with headphones that have
> a=20
> .
> .built-in volume control.
> .
> .Punctuation: I think a level between the current "some" and
> "most"=20
> .
> .levels would be good. As an example, I think a level that
> announced=20
> .
> .quotes and parentheses but not commas or periods would be
> especially=20
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> .helpful.
> .
> .Well, that's about it for now. I don't want these suggestions to
> be=20
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> .taken as heavy criticism. I love my BookPort. It's great to have
> books
> .
> .
> .and music together on one wonderfully accessible machine. These
> are=20
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> .just a few things that might be relatively easy to implement
> which=20
> .
> .would make the operation smoother, in my opinion.
> .
> .Thanks for listening,
> .
> .Angie
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