i would like to see an instant messaging program developed for the bn family. cheers
On 7/11/05, David Truong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > If a sdk did happen. The first program I'd like to see developed is a > program which could convert an Excel style spreadsheet database such as an > address list into the KeyList format. I've been spending the last few days > manually typing in the staff phone / Email address list for Robyn into her > BrailleNote 32QT. > > I converted the Excel address list into a text file and transferred this > file to her BrailleNote32QT. Then I opened up the text file in > BrailleNote's book reader along with Key list of course. One sure does get > use to using function with 7 and function with 9 along with the blocking > features. > > A little program to ease these types of tasks would be great. Still, I'm > open to suggestions for any other ways of accomplishing the above. Also, I > stand to be corrected if there is already such a program out there for the > BrailleNotes. > > > David Truong > > E-mail and MS messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Skype: blindboxer1967 > > Home Page: http://members.optusnet.com.au/davidtruong/ > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gabe Vega > Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 7:37 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [Braillenote] FW: SDK for the BN family or PK > > > I am writing to ask what kind of interest is there for a sdk here on this > > list. Now I know that most of you will say "what is that" but from a > > programmers stand point, I am needing to survey what kind of interest is > > out there for it so that human ware will understand a need for it. This is > > what made the blazie products so popular from the bns classic all the way > > up to the m series, cause developers such as us got to low level program > > applications such as the old vterm and brl term for shell accounts and > > things like that for use with pine and lynx browsing. I my self would like > > to see the bn products have a terminal application, and an instant > > messenger application and things of that nature. But if human ware doesn't > > have the resources to write these applications, I think they should let > > others do it then, by releasing a software development kit so we could > > code these applications ourselves. And let me tell you, It is not all > > that truthful when they said due to memory constraints we can't really get > > what we want, I've been coding for years now and know how to handle > > primitive circumstances when I had to. Remember the bns? You know what we > > had in hardware on those units, something laughable to what we got now. > > There is no reason why we couldn't develop third party applications for > > the bn units just as the sendaero group has with the gps. So... You know > > its possible, if they would only give us the proper information. Thanks > > for your thoughts > > > > Gabe Vega > > Technical Support Specialist > > Information Services Unit > > Arizona Industries for the Blind > > > > > > > > Gabe Vega > > Technical Support Specialist > > Information Services Unit > > Arizona Industries for the Blind > > CellPhone:(602) 488-9862 > > > ___ > 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 > > > ___ > 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 > >
