[bookport] Re: very non-standard, an old issue revisited

  • From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:06:14 -0500

This discussion was initiated in the context of the _new_ Book Port user and 
the _new_ user has virtually no reason to care about the file extension. 
Besides, Sandy's message, pointing out that all file types except audio 
files are converted to text, pretty well sums up my argument.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Toews" <DogRiver@xxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 5:04 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: very non-standard, an old issue revisited


I'd nonvehemently disagree with your last point. I think the file
extension is relevant to the end user. We all have extraneous pieces of
info we don't care to hear but which is still relevant to the next person.
Bruce

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On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, Walt Smith wrote:

> Like I said, I have no problem with your suggestion _if_ the file 
> extension
> were stripped off and I wouldn't have to hear "dot txt, dot doc, dot htm,"
> or whatever. Technically, the file extension is not part of the file name
> and 99 times out of 100, the file type is of no interest or value whatever
> to the user.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barrett, Don" <Don.Barrett@xxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 4:31 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: very non-standard, an old issue revisited
>
>
> You are probably the exception rather than the rule.  Most users, 
> especially
> new ones, will think it's weird; I'm not picking on you, it's just that 
> this
> is not how Windows works and I think the BP should be as seamless as
> possible in fitting into the Windows framework of doing things.
>
> Don
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Walt Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 4:19 PM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Re: very non-standard, an old issue revisited
>
>
> I don't necessarily agree. While I occasionally find it irritating when 
> the
> first line of the book is not the actual title, given the types of books I
> read most (Audible, text, braille), it normally is. I don't want to hear
> "dot txt" or something similar as I move through each of my file names. I
> would withdraw this, however, if the file extension were stripped off when 
> I
> choose to send the file name as the title.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barrett, Don" <Don.Barrett@xxxxxx>
> To: "Bookport (E-mail)" <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 2:44 PM
> Subject: [bookport] very non-standard, an old issue revisited
>
>
> I was helping a new user with the Bookport and came to see how 
> non-standard
> (at least to me) the "send filename as title" option is.  I personally 
> would
> like to see this gone, unless there are users who really like to see the
> first line of the file as the bookport file name in which case it should 
> be
> left; I would be surprised.
> At least however, it should be checked by default for the new user;
> unchecked by default makes it operate differently from any Windows-related
> file transfer utility.
> Just my opinion I realize, but I think it unwise to force new users to 
> tweak
> the first line of every file they want to send to the bp just to get the
> right filename on the unit.  Please check this by default.
>
> Don
>
>
>

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