The internet is a good way to look up an unfamiliar subject; Google it, and go from there. The Google site works wonderfully on the bn. As to creating software, this is impossible since hw has not made any software creation tools available, unfortunately.
On 8/5/10, Joseph Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I think there are bible websites which could accomplish what you are looking > for (like Bible Gateway). As for general encyclopedia, I believe Wikipedia > is a good one but it is somewhat slow. > Cheers, > Joseph > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of michele > thredgold > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 4:55 AM > To: BRAILLENote List > Subject: [Braillenote] Bible Encyclopedias for the BN > > Hi everyone. This is for the techies like Joseph and Alex who > understand how the BN functions. Are there any encyclopedias, > particularly Bible encyclopedias but I am also speaking in > general terms, which would be compatible with the BrailleNote? If > not, would it be possible to create scripts or software to make > them compatible or would it be necessary to start from scratch? > > As a Christian, I would particularly like to get hold of a Bible > encyclypedia Bible dictionary and/or concordia which I could use > on my BN, because of the Braille display and the portability. > This would make it possible for me to study the Bible in more > depth. However, I would also like to get my hands on an ordinary > encyclopedia for when I'm reading a book and a subject comes up > which I don't know much about. I think it would give me a deeper > knowledge and understanding of the world. Again, I would prefer > it to be BrailleNote compatible for the same reasons. > > I hear that Wikapedia is a good source for various materials but > I don't know either whether the website is BrailleNote friendly > or how to navigate it. I don't even know the url. > > Any feedback would be welcome. > > Thanks. > > Michele > > ___ > 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 > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ 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
