[bookport] Re: suggestion
- From: "Walt Smith" <ka3agm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:08:18 -0400
I very much agree with your first suggestion or, at least, something that
would accomplish the same thing. I, for example, have to reduce the pitch
setting from its default of 60 to 20 because of hearing-related problems
that require a very low speaking voice and the only way to verify where I'm
at is to move to the next or prior setting, then return to Pitch in order to
see what its current value is. In the past, I've suggested that all of the
numeric settings (Pitch, Rate, etc.) be set in the same way as entering a
page number; that is you would move to Pitch, press 5, then enter the value
as a two-digit number (01, 09, 10, etc.). The same would be true for any of
the other numeric settings aside from the date values. And on that score, I
add my vote to all of the others who have requested a "smart" date setting
that would figure out the weekday based on the month, day of the month, and
year values, provided that can be done with the available microprocessor
technology.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Jones" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 5:06 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: suggestion
I don't even have a bookport, though I am ordering one today so try not to
flame me too much. :) I listened to Larry Skutchan's 3rd lesson for the
bookport, on his podcast, so from that I know some about using it. More
questions, hopefully not too bad though. 2 suggestions though, and I thought
with the word beta going around maybe it might be a good idea to post them.
When in the settings on options that have values like pitch, frequency,
volume it would be nice if say the 5 key told you the volue, maybe this
exists, but Larry didn't show it. Suggestion on the lock beep function, that
there's an option to either have the lock beep as it is, or to have bookport
say "locked" through the headphones as the bookcourier does. The external
beep though nice some times can get annoying in a backpack, but most of the
time you wont be pressing keys unless plugged in anyway so I think more than
just me would like that.
On the bookcourier there's a verbosity option so you can have it not
announce what it's doing Does the bookport have this, I didn't see anything
in the manual nor on Larry's podcast, a possible suggestion for adding.
An interesting observation, some of you may remember the Braille n speak, I
think the bookport may have as much editing ability as the old Braille n
speak classic.
Kevin
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Walt Smith
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 10:18 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: suggestion
Great idea. I've done exactly the same thing with the same results.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris G" <chrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 11:18 AM
Subject: [bookport] suggestion
hi,
i have a suggestion, i was playing with beta 8.
i went into an empty folder, when i pressed 0 + 9 to enter the folder,
--
bookport just said the folder name, could it say "empty" so you know you
actually went into the folder.
Thanks
Chris
Chris G <chrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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