I wish the BN would create true Word documents and not rtf. I can't stand Word and I hate using my PC for long periods of editing. When I do need to edit something with my PC, I use DBT Win, (Duxbury for Windows.) DBT Win doesn't support rich text files, just Word, WP text and .brf. (It supports other types of files which the BN does not.)
I also wish the BN would create .brf files which show actual line endings so I could import .brf files into DBT without having to pretend they are Duxbury coded braille files. I also wish the BN could read .dxb files so I wouldn't have to save them as .brf files. Next, how about numbered bookmarks? That would allow a person to use 100 or even 1000 bookmarks instead of just 26. Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Menzies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] A Call for Better Keyword Support and other things : Just a thought. Could it be that the proprietary approach has reached its : limit in terms of compatibility with mainstream applications? Although I : really like the mPower for the features I got it for, it kind of reminds me : of trying to use Notepad for Word functionality. Yes, the BN is a : notetaker, but it has a long way to go to be truly compatible with what most : people have to deal with in a competitive learning or working environment. : People shouldn't have to be asking for scaled down or special versions of : documents. : : I will continue to use the mPower for what it is good at in my personal : situation, but there are definite areas where it doesn't meet the grade with : file compatibility and functionality. For me, there are a lot of situations : where the PC is by far the most efficient choice. : : I will admit I'm a bit disillusioned with version 7 as I was hoping for : other improvements. I only hope that Humanware does all it can to make the : BN a truly viable tool, and doesn't let it drop any further behind when it : comes to its functionality. : : Some might find my comments harsh, but I believe them to be my honest : impressions. The mPower is a great tool for what it does, but I do think it : needs to be rethought in some areas to bring its functionality and : competitive status up to par. : : Jean : : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Olitta Fa'apusa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> : Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 10:17 PM : Subject: re: [Braillenote] A Call for Better Keyword Support and other : things : : : > Thanks Tom for this topic. I too, stand up to be counted in voting in : > support of the upgrade you're asking for. : > : > I am studying, but also get a lot of documents emailed to me, for : > community and sporting activities. : > : > I haven't been able to access a lot of the info I need, due to the fact : > that not all word documents are accessible, or supported by the : > Braillenote. : > : > I have had messages adapted and resent, pasted into emails, or even : > verbally explained over the phone, but many times I've simply gone without : > a lot of the important information I need, because people don't have the : > time to keep resending them to me. : > : > If this could be addressed in future upgrades, I'll also appreciate that : > greatly. : > : > : > : > : > CHEERS Humanware for great work thus from : > Olitta : > : > : >>----- Original Message ----- : >>From: "Tom Lange" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] : >>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] : >>Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 12:57:39 -0800 : >>Subject: [Braillenote] A Call for Better Keyword Support and other things : > : >>Hi list and Humanware support staff, : > : >>There are times when I have to vent and get something off my chest, and : >>this : >>is one of them. : > : >>Today I encountered two problems with a Word document that I downloaded : >>from : >>the Project Assist web site in connection with a course that I'm taking. : > : >>First, after downloading the document to my PC and transferring it to a BN : >>Classic running Keysoft 6.11 build 26, I attempted to open the file in : >>Keyword, at which time I got the "review options?" prompt. So far, so : >>good, : >>but when I pressed Enter on that prompt I was told that the file was not a : >>recognized Word document. I re-saved the file on the PC as a Word 97 : >>file, : >>transferred that one, opened it and it worked fine. As it turns out, I : >>couldn't open the original file until I did a 1-2-3 reset, then all was : >>well. However, that led to a second problem. : > : >>The Word file in question contained a number of web addresses which I : >>needed : >>to visit in order to complete a class assignment. Though I could see them : >>quite clearly when viewing the Word file on the PC, they were omitted : >>entirely from the document when viewing it in Keyweb. I was unaware that : >>Keyweb wouldn't display embedded hyperlink fields in a Word document, so, : >>frankly, I was a little surprised, and, a tad bit annoyed. : >>My Braille Note is on its way back to me, having been upgraded to an : >>MPower : >>which should be running Keysoft 7, and I'm really excited about that. : >>Having : >>heard about all the neat functionality built into Keysoft 7 and the MPower : >>platform, I can't wait to take the unit for a spin. : > : >>However, I need to reiterate and expound on something that I've been : >>saying : >>for a long, long time. Humanware development managers have been very : >>responsive to the needs and wants of the customers, and I extend a hearty : >>thumbs-up for their efforts thus far to enhance the functionality of the : >>product offering. Many folks, myself included, asked for a faster : >>hardware : >>platform and got it, a newer version of Windows CE and got it. Folks : >>asked : >>for enhanced media player support, streaming audio, database : >>functionality, : >>and the list goes on, and all of that is here now, and that's great! : > : >>But what about the long-standing issues that still need to be addressed? : >>Humanware needs to recognize and remember that there's a significant : >>percentage of folks within the user population who, like myself, use the : >>Braille Note for education and business as well as pleasure on a : >>day-to-day : >>basis, so special consideration must be given to ensuring that those : >>applications that can be used for education and business have the best : >>possible support that the platform will offer. This means that Keyword, : >>for : >>example, needs to be able to handle any Word document version that's : >>thrown : >>at it, and that in the interest of being fully and seamlessly integrated : >>into education and business-related activity, it needs to, among other : >>things, be able to handle fancier formatting such as tables without : >>crashing and handle markup such as embedded hyperlinks without omitting : >>the : >>associated information. It also means that those memory glitches which : >>cause critical documents to mysteriously disappear into the bit bucket : >>need : >>to be isolated and dealt with in no uncertain terms. Yeah, I ran across : >>that one a couple of weeks ago and let me tell ya, folks, re-creating my : >>data wasn't much fun. : > : >>These issues still haven't been fully addressed in years, and it's become : >>apparent that those of us who are concerned about them just haven't "made : >>enough noise" by submitting formal requests to Humanware development or : >>the : >>support team. So I urge those who feel as I do, stand up and be counted. : >>Voice your concerns on the list yet again, and write to Humanware support : >>directly as I'm doing at this very moment, so that Humanware development : >>managers can see the numbers and know that we're out here clamoring for : >>resolution of these issues. : > : >>Okay, time to get off my soapbox. No flames, please. See y'all later. : > : >>Tom : > : > : > : > : >>___ : >>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 : > : > : : : : ___ : 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 : : : __________ NOD32 1.1393 (20060203) Information __________ : : This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. : http://www.eset.com : : ___ 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
