Hi Joseph and others. This is mainly a challenge to the programmers out
there, and to Humanware if they are listening.
I'd like to know why there is not option to move folders in the file
manager. It may occur on the APEX -- I don't know because I don't have
one -- but it's definitely not on the MPower in Keysoft 8. It's very
annoying when I want to move a folder off my flash disk and onto some
other form of media like an SD card because I have to first copy the
folder and then erase it from the flash disk. A move option, like there
is for files, would make much more sense if it is feasible.
What are the opinions of the experts out there?
Secondly, how difficult would it be to implement a Tasks feature in the
planner. I thought perhaps when one presses the command for schedule, an
option could come up "appointment or task?" and then you could press a or
t, depending on what is needed. There would follow the same options that
are there for appoinments.
Another way around it would be to create a "to do" program, but I think
the "task" option in the cllendar would be easier. Having an alarm to
promp you for tasks, as well as appoinments, could be handy.
The other thing I would like to see is the option of "time to be
confirmed" in the "Time" field. For me, "all day" is vague and
inaccurate. It would make the BN a more professional notetaker in my
opinion.
Again, I'd be interested in enlightened opinions as to how feasible these
ideas are, as I have been trying to encourage HumanWare to implement them
for the last few years, as I have footnotes in Keyword.
thanks.
Michele
PS My apologies if So have posted these ideas before.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Lee" <[email protected]
To: <[email protected]
Date sent: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 11:46:20 -0800
Subject: [Braillenote] Few answers and opinions...
Hi,
Started changing layout (thanks to a suggestion from a list
member). Few
answers and opinions on recent posts:
* Playlists: To select an entire rolder and add it to a playlist
(a list of
media files), go to the folder where the files are located, then
at the
"list of files" prompt, press ENTER with DOTS 2-3-5-6 (whatever
the QT
command is), then press ENTER at the first track (I may need to
test this on
my Apex once it comes back).
* File compression: What was the file extension when you've
downloaded this
file? If it is a zip file, you can use Book Reader to unzip files
in the
compressed file. There used to be a trick where a .zip file
could be
uncompressed by changing its extension to .bks (not that
important anymore
since KeySoft supports .zip files for unzipping; for Alex: You
know the
latest trick on the mPower, right?).
* Counting characters: Previously, one could use File Information
command
(SPACE with I when a file name is displayed) to get the character
count.
Since KeySoft 6.2 (or maybe 7.0), this info reflects standard
practices of
mainstream operating systems - reports file sizes using SI
prefixes such as
kilo, mega, giga and so forth. If you want me to, I can write a
small
program to count number of characters in a text file (not on
KeyWord files,
as it uses specialized formatting code); if implemented, it'll
take me a few
days to do it. For programmers: The trick is using file input
stream, then
counting the size of the incoming string and adding it to the
char counter
(I'll send you a pseudo C++ code to programmers later).
* Pronto: Essentially, we do have a Pronto already - BrailleNote
PK's
hardware specs is merely HW's rebranding of Baum Pronto 18 V2.
* HumanWare's involvement: Personally, I understand both sides of
this
issue. I do know the frustrations that HW staff are not
monitoring this list
often these days; but as a programming student myself (who plans
to enter
assistive tech industry later), the absence of HW's presence (at
least
recent ones) is understandable. I do hope that the company would
be more
involved on lists like this. But because of current nature of
the list
(members self-moderating the list discussions), HW may believe
that they can
just leave it to the users to answer typical questions on
BrailleNote.
However, there are times when the company should be involved,
namely for
answering more detailed questions, boosting user confidence and
so forth. On
the other hand, the staff's schedule and product development
means hW staff
does not have enough time to answer all questions (like we had
until
recently). But as it has been noted, HW does respond (at least
indirectly)
to our questions and concerns. Thus, I'd like to personally
suggest that we
keep the list as is, but would like to suggest somewhat of a
better
involvement from HW staff to at least let us know our
suggestions, problems
and questions has been dealt with. Thanks.
Cheers,
Joseph
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