Hi Rhonda and Others; What is the difference between an auto Braille display and using the line advance feature, space with 4? Sounds like they would both advance a full Braille display at a time. Thanks. Terry Powers
-----Original Message----- From: Rhonda Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 8:18 PM To: Joseph Lee; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: re: [Braillenote] my wish list We already have the auto advance of the Braille display. You use Space with dots 12456. The speech doesn't work at the same time, but you can definitely use your auto Braille display. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Joseph Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Bob Cavanaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] >Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:50:41 -0700 >Subject: re: [Braillenote] my wish list >Hi Bob and list, >Well, these are good suggestions (in my opinion). However, I'll >explain this first because we can go further: >There are things that BrailleNote cannot do while a PC can. The >reason: This is due to the design of the BrailleNote. Windows CE >devices are meant to be PC companion, not PC replacements. Also, >hardware limitations must be put into consideration, as there are >features that, if they are added, could destroy current hardware. >In orther for some of Bob's suggestions to come alive, a major >fundamental hardware change is needed. >Here are my comments and opinions regarding Bob's suggestions: >1. Amplitude Modulation (AM) support: this requires fundamental >changes to the hardware. Also please note that AM uses more >hardware resources than FM does. But I view that it can be >useful. >2. Auto advance of braille display: I believe that it can be >implemented, however, there should be a universal setting to >determine this. >3. Keybase: It is actually implemented. (I'll definitely >mention this in my BrailleNote podcast. The first letter >navigation to choose field type can be useful, though. >4. Email: You'll actually need to create this particular folder >in order to do it. The User Guide only tells you examples of >folders that you can create. Also, My Email is not one of seven >default items (this is why it is not mentioned). >5. Voice memos: This isn't possible, as hardware only supports >recording in mono. Also, if this is implemented, be aware that >it will use tons of hardware and software resources. Although >the CPU on the mPower supports encoding and decoding media files, >it does not, however have capabilities to convert from mono to >stereo (you'll need a special codec designed for it). >6. Voice memos: Yet another hardware change should be made in >order for the microphone to take advantage of this. This >particular feature cannot be implemented because it is a hardware >thing, not a software thing. Although Noise Reduction can be >used, it will eat a lot of resources. >7. Hiding some poompts in Options Menu: The pompts "Spell" and >"Repeat with punctuation" are there as a help device. It is >especially useful for VoiceNote products. These two commands >supplements Repeat command (SPACE with r/REPEAT key). >8. Internet options menu at the Address prompt: An excellent >suggestion. Can be beneficial. >9. Web browser (progress tones): Actually, it is already there. >10. File manager (moving folders): An excellent suggestion. >11. File manager (percentage indicator when copying folders): In >my opinion, it should be implemented on files as well as folders. >12. Keyplus (converting decimals to fraction): That is an >excellent suggestion. >13. File Manager (elimination of folder name file): Actually, >you cannot remove these files, as file systems need it in order >to track folders. >14. Options menu (appearance of Spell option in Media Player): >This option is useless as media files are not text and are >treated differently. >15. Database in keylist or keybase: COULDB files are system >(Pocket Access files); because system needs it, it must be >protected from accidental editing. >16. General (elimination of stutter when inserting network >cards): This is because of the sound driver's interference with >network card drivers. This requires an update to the sound card >driver. >17. Keybase: This is rather a system algarithm to keep files and >folders intact. This thing happens with not just KeyBase files, >but with all applications. To eliminate this, an upgrade to >Windows CE is needed. >18. Voice memos: What if someone needs to hear the memo again? >But I think this can be implemented, as this is critical when >copying large notes. >19. General (pronounciation): There is a workaround, and it is >to use Pronounciation Dictionary. In order to do this, the >pronounciation table must be updated. >20. Wordprocessor (computer braille in file names under BRF and >KeySoft 2.0 files): These are computer files that are designed to >work with computer programs (especially BRF files) such as >Duxbury. Another reason: usually extensions are in computer >braille, so in order to keep the file title intact, computer >braille is used on the file name as well. >21. Database in Keylist or Keybase: Can you describe further >about this? >22. Wordprocessor: This is not supported in Windows CE 4.2 (it >requires at least Windows CE 6.0). >23. Genral (inclusion of CSV file creation and recording FM >Radio in User Guide): Why not. But please remember that a CSV >(Comma Separated Values) file is actually an Excel file, and the >quality of FM Radio recording depends on reception. I'd think >that it is useful. >24. Keybase: These are needed especially by database engines for >reference purposes. >25. General: Good suggestion for HW staff. >26. General: Actually, it is already present in General folder. >This is because Xbase technology uses General Public License. >27. General (inclusion of Character Count in Information Menu): >That could be useful. >28. Notification: These are actually system notifications and >there are no way to stop it. Although a workaround can be >developed by HW. >29. Spell Checker: Cool. I think it can be simple as not >counting caps as part of a word. >30. General (disappearance of GPS item in Task Menu for QT when >GPS is not installed): That can be a life saver. >31. General (inclusion of FM Radio in Task Menu on QT): I've >tested this and it should be implemented. >32. General (PDF translation): PDF support is not even included >yet. In order to do this, PDF support must be included. >33. Inclusion of PDF support: HumanWare is still trying to do >this. >34. File Manager (mark): This is useful to check file contents >before deleting the file itself. >35. User Guide update: You'll need to contact Kate Dasler at >HumanWare (or whoever the Technical Author is) to discuss about >User Guide changes in detail. >36. (Notification: This requires changes in notification >algarithms. Messages like "Connected" is a system prompt. >37. (Formatting: This particular setting is document-specific >and it is temporary (I'll explain this further in my podcast, >though). >38. Table support: Yet again, this requires Windows CE 5.0 to >take advantage of this feature. This also requires introduction >of special symbols for display tables. >39. Planner: That requires introduction of comment lines. >40. Web browser and Email: This requires introduction of HTML >email. Also, the softwares in question must be rewritten to take >advantage of this, which could take time. >41. General: Actually, this depends on what you set in Date and >Time set option in Utilities. This is a universal setting, >meaning that it will apply to all applications. >42. Email: I guess that can be done. >43. Auto-advance when thumb keys are off: I think this can be >implemented in limited form, because auto-advance DOES rely on >thumb keys for speed. >These are some of my comments to Bob's suggestions. I would say >that they are excellent suggestions. >Cheers, >Joseph >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: Bob Cavanaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: [email protected] >>Date sent: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:43:09 -0700 >>Subject: [Braillenote] my wish list >>July 2, 2007 >>Dear list, >>I have several things I want to see added in the future. They >>will be described just as they are in the readme files. >>1. a.m.. fm radio: Now your radio has just gotten a whole lot >>better. Now instead of just listening to your favorite fm >>stations, you can now listen to your favorite a.m.. stations. >>2. Auto advance of braille display: Now when you switch >>applications you no longer have to press the command that turns >>on the auto advance every time. >>3. Keybase: Now you can change the field types and if there is >>more than one field type starting with the same letter, keysoft >>will now rotate between the field types in the field definition >>list. This change is also applied when in the field options >>list. >>4. Email: This correction applies to the description of the >>folders in the user guide. I think if there is going to be a my >>email folder that it should be mentioned in the list of folders >>instead of just when there is a prompt to move an email to a >>folder. >>5. Voice memos, Now you have the option of changing the sound to >>stereo. >>6. Voice memos: Now when something comes out of the loud speaker >>it is no longer fuzzy. >>7. This change has been applied to the options menu: When in a >>menu the spell repeat and spell and the here punctuation options >>will not appear unless there is something to spell or hear the >>punctuation of. For example, when in the main menu it does not >>spell out main menu, so the spell repeat and spell and the hear >>punctuation options will not appear. >>8. Internet options menu: Now you can access the internet >>options menu from the Url prompt. >>9. Web browser: Now the web browser gives progress tones every >>few seconds to let you know if something is happening when >>connecting to the web or Email. >>10. File manager: Now an option for move folder has been added >>to the folder manager menu. >>11. File manager: When copying a folder you can now obtain a >>percentage of completion. >>12. Keyplus: Now you can enter decimal points into fractions. >>13. File Manager: Now when you create a folder there is no >>longer a folder name file. >>14. Options menu: Now the spell repeat and spell option appears >>in the media player. >>15. Database in keylist or keybase: Now when you move or coppy a >>database the CDB file is no longer protected automatically. >>16. General: Now the speech doesn't stutter when you have a >>network card in. >>17. Keybase: Now when you use a database on a memory drive or >>storage card it reverts to the Keybase folder on the flash disk >>instead of the none folder on the Keysoft system disk when the >>drive is removed after using the database. >>18. Voice memos: Now when you play back the memo using the enter >>with M command, the media player commands no longer overwrite the >>keyword commands. >>19. General: Now the keynote gold synthesizer speaks words >>correctly in context. >>20. Wordprocessor: Now when you create plain braille files or >>Keysoft version 2 braille documents you no longer must use >>computer braille for the file name. >>21. Database in Keylist or Keybase: Now when you obtain >>information on the database it no longer gives the rong time of >>last modification. >>22. Wordprocessor: Now an incompatible word document can be >>translated into a compatible format. >>23. Genral: Information has been added to the database manager >>and media center chapters about, Database manager: how to create >>a csv file and Media center, how to record the radio. >>24. Keybase: if a database record contains numbers a quotation >>mark is no longer placed around the commas in the CSV file. >>25. General: In the spelling checker when you press the space >>with dots 1-4 command the sentence is now displayed and spoken, >>(assuming that you have both braille and speech on) >>26. General: Now information explaining more clearly what the >>xpase library is has been added to the user guide. >>27. General: A character count has been added to the information >>menu. >>28. Now when the brailleNote notifys you that you lose >>connectivity it no longer stops reading. >>29. spelling checker: now when you correct a misspelled word >>with a word in the dictionary it leaves capitals as they are. >>30. General: now the navigation using Gps will not appear in the >>task list accessed by function with S if you don't have the >>software for the gps. >>31. General: Now the Fm radio appears on the task list accessed >>by function with S. >>32. General: Now pdf files translate correctly into other >>formats. >>33. Now you can read pdf files. >>34. Now when you have files marked in the directory option you >>no longer have to unmark all items before you open a file. It >>will just open the file your on in the list. >>35. Now updates have been added to the file manager and dazy >>book reader chapters of the user guide. In the file manager >>chapter, in the example of the document information the date is >>writen as it is said, for example: May 24, instead of 24 may. It >>also says 945 instead of 945 bytes which it should say. In the >>daisy book reader it says most daisy books are too large to store >>on the flash disk of your BrailleNote Pk. If you have a >>BrailleNote Pk nothing has been changed but if you have another >>type that type is in the user guide. For example: most Daisy >>books are too large to store on your BrailleNote MPower. >>36. Now when the BrailleNote establishes a connection after the >>first time, it no longer notifys you. >>37. Now when you change the spacing to double in a word document >>it no longer reverts to single spacing when you exit the document >>and is no longer interpreted as single space. >>38. Now everything in the range of word documents is compatible >>regardless of if it contains a table. >>39. planner: Now when you have an appointment on a day when you >>write something else in the planner it no longer adds what you >>have just written to the appointment title, but it puts a new >>line where you are writing. >>40. Web browser and Email: now you can click on a link in an >>Email message and you will be prompted for an address in Keyweb, >>which will be the address of the link. Also you can click on an >>Email address on a web page and instead of getting an invalid >>sintax error it will take you to Keymail and the address will be >>correct just like it is on any ordinary computer. >>41. General: now when inserting the date into a document you can >>now choose from several ways to insert the date. >>42. Email: Now when you are at the main menu and keymail asks if >>you want to send the Emails that are in the outbox you can now >>review those Emails. >>43. Now when you turn the thumb keys off the auto advance is >>automatically turned on. >>I have also heard that instant messaging is coming in the future. >>Which version is that going to be in? HumanWare staff, if you >>don't think you could ever do any of these things, please let me >>know. List, if you are wondering why some of these things are on >>here, when I did some of this, I thought about some of the things >>a computer has and the BrailleNote can't do so I thought, If a >>computer can do that why shouldn't the BrailleNote be able to do >>that? I also included those slight changes to the user guide so >>that any user won't be surprised when something happens that they >>didn't expect. >>From, >>Bobby >>___ >>Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >>If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >>copy to the list as well. >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >copy to the list as well. >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. 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