The available memory to programme features into a digital player is finite. All of us have different items that are important to us as individuals. For example, for me the ability to support files that are protected by DRM (digital rights management) would be more beneficial than a variety of voices. Not that a choice of voices isn't important to me, it is all with respect to ranking.
On the subject of voices, I would like an option that supports English other than the U. S. version. It is just one of those pet peeves, similar to how some of us do not use myself and yourself correctly, I like certain things pronounced some what differently than what is deemed to be a U. S. pronunciation. For instance zee versus zed. Going back to my original statement about memory being finite, I see the requirement for a firmware utility that allows us to customize how we want a digital player to operate. This can be done through a series of radio buttons and check boxes. If I don't switch between voices, then I might like the option of having a female UK English voice and my second option might be Canadian French male. Then I can check off the file types I want supported. This way we all can manage our options so that they fit nicely into the available space. Once I have selected all of my options and synthesizers, the utility generates the firmware file that I can put onto the root of an SD card then perform the update as per usual. Should this idea prove to be manageable, all the compensation I require is that GW Micro continue to provide me with great service. They can claim the idea as their own. Vic Pereira Chief Informatics Office | Bureau de l'informatique Small Business and Marketplace Services | Services axés sur le marché et les petites entreprises Industry Canada | Industrie Canada 400 St Mary Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3C 4K5 | 400, avenue St Mary, Winnipeg MB R3C 4K5 [email protected] Telephone | Téléphone 204-983-0653 Facsimile | Télécopieur 204-984-4205 Government of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list andyour message is related to GW Micro or the BookSense, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. To manage your subscription to gw-booksense, visit: http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv
