True. That said, if I were handed the api documentation and a dev suite for keysoft... well... talk about heaven! Super-braillenote, here I come! Unfortunately, that is just a delightful fantasy at this point...
On 1/26/11, Joseph Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > Actually, it's the other way around for now - the only people who > knows the ins and outs of Apex is HW staff who've designed its > software and hardware. What we (the user programmers) are doing > is figuring out (using sophisticated ways) how Apex actually > works. At this moment, we are just students - thus, we don't > have final say or cannot really give HW programmers suggestions > on how they should code the Apex - all we could do is just > provide suggestions, detailed analysis of errors and so forth. > Now, if we do work for HW (at least in tech support), then we > might get a chance at working with Apex design. > Apex is a complex design that not only requires skill, but also > crucial decision-making strategies - mostly because of its > interface, the nature of embedded systems and large amount of > code involved. Fixing or adding suggestions could mean > introduction of bugs in other areas (as my own small sorter > programs show); often, these "bugs" are not really related to > errors that BrailleNote presents - it could be some other thing > that could cause the bug to appear, which could be totally > unrelated to the feature we are analyzing. For instance, the > "find and replace" bug could be not related to the interface or > accuracy of this feature - rather, it could be related to how > KeyWord treats word units and not catching test cases. > in summary, all we (the users) can do is offer suggestions and > provide detailed information to help HW developers fix the very > bug or a related one that's causing the errors. At this stage of > life (for students), we are not really in a position to spend > hours tackling KeySoft code - we are not ready yet. > Ghope it was understandable... > Cheers, > Joseph > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: peter greco <[email protected] > To: Alex Hall <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Date sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:19:04 +1030 > Subject: [Braillenote] What does Alex know????? > > Alex to answer your self-afacing question, `what do I know?" > Well if HW took on board 10% of what you know the Apex would be a > 50% better product! > Imagine if they took 100% of your knowledge!! > Keep fighting the good fight! > Peter > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alex Hall <[email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date sent: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:28:10 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] ks9.1 presentation summary (Jan 24, > 2011) > > A few comments: > 1. This release is for the Apex only; no other member of the bn > family > is getting this upgrade. There was no mention of a timetable for > ks9.1 > for everyone else or of what features it will have. I can almost > promise that it will not include WPA2 support, though, as this is > specific to CE6. Only time will tell on that one. > > 2. EPub books are books in a new format supported by devices > like the > iTouch line (through iBooks), the Kindle and other eBook readers, > and > some desktop and laptop programs. Google and a few other places > offer > these books, though we do not know if protected books will be > supported. That is, we do not know if you can play Amazon ePub > books, > or other books that you pay for, on the Apex or not. > > 3. I agree that keymail and keychat are long overdue for some > major > updates, and I would much rather have seen these programs fixed > and > updated than have new book formats, but what do I know? > > On 1/25/11, Dominique <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow, and I hoped they would have said yeah. Ah well. > I tryed! > > Dominique: Site administrator of Muztech community website: > http://www.muztechcommunity.com For online support, visit: > http://muztechcommunity.com/tickets This message was sunt via > the > thunderbird email client. > > > > -- > 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 > > > ___ > 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. 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