Hi there, I wasn't awre of the problem until now (I needed an independent observation that confirmed it, and it seems that my email message confirms existence of this serious bug). Cheers, Joseph
-----Original Message----- From: Donna Goodin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 7:09 PM To: 'Joseph Lee' Subject: RE: [Braillenote] List of current bugs found under KeySoft 7.5.17 I wondered why you hadn't said anything about translation issues. *smile* Yikes, though, as one looking in from the outside, the qwerty model is looking better and better. Cheers, Donna > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Joseph Lee > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 10:05 PM > To: 'Rhonda Clark' > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] List of current bugs found under > KeySoft 7.5.17 > > > Hi list, > I guess I have to rewrite my message all over again. I think > translation issues should be fixed as priority before anyting > else (I view that this is urgent especially those of us who > use email and deal with lots of text documents). Cheers, Joseph > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Rhonda Clark > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 6:59 PM > To: Joseph Lee; [email protected]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: re: [Braillenote] List of current bugs found under > KeySoft 7.5.17 > > Dear List: > > I read the message sent from Joseph Lee. As in the messages > Sammie and I have sent, I am seeing the same errors. It doesn't > make any difference whether you use ueb or not, the errors are > the same. I am more concerned with translations right now. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: Joseph Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: BrailleNote List > <[email protected]>,[EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:43:54 -0700 > >Subject: [Braillenote] List of current bugs found under KeySoft > 7.5.17 > > >Dear HumanWare staff, development team and > >BrailleNote List members, > >HumanWare released KeySoft 7.5 on August 31, > >2007. Th upgrade is full of many new > >features such as SSL support, Playlist > >support and so on. Alth it has many features > >that we, the users asked for many months both > >on the list and off list, there are still > >bugs that still pleague KeySoft and might > >create a situation that we've experiencec a > >year ago: when KeySoft 7.2.43 was released > >last year, there were countless reports of > >bugs experienced by users of BrailleNote > >family of products. Alth KS 7.5Ag is > >certaintly more stable than 7.2.43, it still > >has numerous bugs that might affect daily use > >of the product. > >Some of the notable and documented bugs > >include: > >inin KeyMail: when attempting to connect to > >send and receive email, two things happen > >depending on the following two scenarios: > >a. If an email account uses SSL to connect > >to the email server (for example, Gmail): > >when you invoke Connect function, an error is > >returned, stating that it is "incorrect > >function" for no apparent reason. > >b. When an email account does not use SSL > >connection: when a user uses "Connec" > >function, it returns an error stating > >"invalid socket handle" with error cone > >10038. > >These two scenarios occur when attempting to > >connect to an email service using a network > >(Ethernet) connection. > >inin Networking: When a network card > >(specifically Ethernet cards such as Socket > >EA2902-139) is used to connect to the > >Internet, a dialog appears with the following > >text: > >Windows CE Networking > >DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) > >was unable to obtain an IP address. If the > >network card is removable, try reinserting > >the card. Otherwise, you can assign static > >IP address. > >DHCP is used to assign unique IP address for > >the BrailleNote (if a network uses > >router/hub/switch to connect multiple > >computers). Th occurs even though the > >configuration in question is set to use DHCP > >(the user have to say "yes" to the prompt > >"obtain an IP address automatically"). Al, > >even though a user assigns static IP address > >such as 192.168.0.17, the error message with > >the words "invalid socket handle" is still > >displayed. > >inin KeyPlus: When entering Data Entry Mode > >with SPACE with d (on BT), an exception is > >thrown. X says, "Exception: Command: 600 at > >"address". Access violation at "memory > >location"." This persists every time a user > >turns Data Entry on. Data Entry mode is used > >to input data for statistical inperations. > >Af few attempts at this, KeyPlus "literally" > >stops working with following symptoms: > >a. When attempting to access Scientific > >Calculator (KeyPlus) from Main Menu, an error > >beep is heard and the cursor stays at Main > >Menu items. > >b. When Scientific Calculator is run, it > >displays "KeyPlus" on the braille display and > >nothing else. > >The only way to solve this "temporarily" is > >to reset the BrailleNote. > >Inconsistancies: > >inin File Manajer: when invoking Help > >function at "Drive" prompt, the shortcut key > >for Flash Disk and KeySoft System Disk (RAM > >Disk; f and k, respectively) is surrounded by > >what looks to be quotation marks. All other > >shortcuts for other drives (CF, PC, SD, hard > >disk; c, p, s and h, respectively) does not > >have quotes around the shortcut key. > >inin Information: The date for the copyright > >for KeySoft is written like this: the number > >"1986" is written in literary grade 2 > >braille, while numbers "2007" is written in > >computer braille. Th also applies to the > >word "to" between these numbers. > >inin General/Help: When a user invokes Help > >function at a prompt that is part of a > >database e.g. when adding an email account > >or manipulating Connection Configurations, > >the help messages are displayed in computer > >braille instead of preferred braille grade > >e.g. literary Grade 2. All other prompts, > >such as help messages for menus, are > >displayed using preferred braille grade. > > >I hope that these issues would be resolved in > >the near future (like in the form of a patch > >for KeySoft 7.5). > >Regards, > >Joseph Lee > > >___ > >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 > > > ___ > 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. 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