Hi BrailleNote list members, HumanWare staff and others, I'm delighted to announce that I'm working on a third anniversary edition of BrailleNote PBWorks (http://braillenote.pbworks.com). Codenamed "Galileo," this revision's main goals are to clean up the user interface to remove excessive formatting (to allow the site to load quicker) and to provide anchors for jumping to specific section in a long article.
Some of the highlights include: * General: Are you tired of moving through number of headings to find the information you need? Well, anchors provide faster way of moving to a desired section in a webpage. Based on feedback and foundations laid in version 7.0, some notable long articles such as Command Summary will feature "table of contents" - a list of anchors, or same page links to jump directly to desired section of the article. * The "Apex Unboxing" recording will be made availible soon under Podcast Radio (under user reviews section). * Mission Backstage (behind the scenes): This page has not been updated for a while. Coupled with anchors to FAQ's, the content will feature new announcements and features "discovered" under Apex models. Also, couple more questions will be added, such as formatting Flash Disk, upgrading other models to newer OS and other materials. * BrailleNote Command Summary: The commands for File Manager, web browser and media player will be added. * Support Hotline under FAQ's per application: Some short articles belonging to a program or a category will be combined into a larger website - one per program to provide a central location from where you can view FAQ's for using specific tasks. * Technical: Extraneous coding and formatting will be removed to allow the site to load faster on mobile devices - particularly BrailleNotes. in place of this, some more visual elements (such as different colors) will be used to improve content appearance. * And other content as appropriate - from suggestions and feedback. Few notes on upcoming version: * BrailleNote PBWorks version 7.3 is also tied to supposed new KeySoft version that is rumored to be in development. When we get announcements on its release and new feature sets, an update to the site will be made to integrate new information with the site, just like PBWorks version 5.0 has been linked to KeySoft 8.0. * This version is the last version to add new content for BrailleNote Classic models, with the summer release being the last version for PK users. However, existing content for these models will not be removed. The website is, as it has been, braillenote.pbworks.com. The expected release time is sometime early next year (towards end of January to coincide with third anniversary of the site creation). I'll periodically post updates as the version is being developed. If you have any feedback or have suggestion for new content to be included, feel free to contact me. * Note to users of other devices: Feel free to comment on website compatibility with other devices besides BrailleNote - I'll take your considerations and update the site to improve compatibility with other PDA's. Sincerely, Joseph S. Lee University of California, Riverside ___ 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
