So, somebody has to prioritize features, user interfaces, bugs, etc. It may not be fair that only certain ones get attention, but it is the world we live in.
If we don't speak up, and let gw micro know which things are important to each of us, how will they know how to prioritize? Jim On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 10:09:45PM -0500, Cheryl Lenartiene wrote: > Well, I am one who uses Bluetooth and feel that a hotkey to turn the > Bluetooth on and off would be quite a nice feature. On the other hand, I > absolutely never, ever, use the sleep timer. Never have, never will. That > being said, I would never state that having a sleep timer hotkey was less > important just because I didn't use it personally. We all have things we > would like to see addressed. The truth is, some things probably will be > addressed in the next release, and some probably won't. But it is not fair > for any of us to judge the importance or lack thereof of a feature just > because it doesn't line up with our personal priorities. We all use the BS > differently, and it is important to keep that in mind. It is also important > to remember that GW Micro is working hard on behalf of all of us to resolve > bugs and bring us features that we request, whenever possible. I'm sure a > lot goes on behind the scenes that we're unaware of. Expressing frustration > won't make things happen any faster. If GW has to repeatedly keep addressing > the same concerns over and over, it diverts them from the necessary > collaboration they need to do to bring the new firmware. Just my two cents. > > Cheryl > > Be joyful always, pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, > for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. > 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 > NIV > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Missy Hoppe" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:47 PM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] New BookSense firmware teaser number 2 > > I agree with Keith on this. I have the Booksense xt, and love it dearly, but > I honestly have no immediate plans to use bluetooth. I'd much rather see a > hot key for the sleep timer or some other more commonly used function than > for bluetooth. Just my two cents worth. > Missy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Gillard" <[email protected]> > To: "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]>; "Book Sense Discussion List" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:17 PM > Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] New BookSense firmware teaser number 2 > > > HI, > > I can really apprecieate new features > Especially, those that improve navigation. > My concern is that the BS bugs and other performance issues are not going to > be addressed. Similar to what has happened with jaws and window eyes! > > Personally, > a hot key for toggling BT on/off is a nice perk however, I would rather see > the hot key dedicated to the sleep timer. The sleep timer is likely used > more often then BT. > > I have heard absolutley nothing regarding the playback issues concerning > multiple files within a foler tree. > I have heard nothing about the sleep timer bug fix! Nothing about the Blue > tooth and batetery life issues! Nada! Bupkiss! > My point is that HIMMS should be fixing the bugs and enabling access to > contect rather then adding a feature that only effects XT > owners and, quite frankly, is nnot going to be used that often given the > bugs in the Blue tooth stakc! > > KG. > > From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> > To: "Book Sense Discussion List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:08 PM > Subject: [GW-Booksense] New BookSense firmware teaser number 2 > > > Hello. Last Thursday I wrote to give a small teaser for the up-coming > firmware for the BookSense which we are testing. We don't yet have a > release date for this, but in the mean time I figured I'd give a small > teaser. > > Bluetooth hot key. For those of you who have the BookSense XT with the > Bluetooth capabilities, you can now turn the Bluetooth feature on and > off by pressing and holding the number 6 for 2 seconds. > > This means that if you want to toggle the Bluetooth state, you don't > have to wade through the menus to get there. The menu method is still > there however. > > Many thanks. > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > GW Micro Technical Support Team > Voice 260-489-3671, Fax 260-489-2608 > Web http://www.gwmicro.com > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender > only. 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