I would like to add: 1. When emailing an attachment that is in a braille or keysoft format, the system no longer prompts attach as a different file type.
Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Parks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Joseph Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 5:52 AM Subject: re: [Braillenote] List of current bugs found under KeySoft 7.5.17 >I would like to add: > 1. When marking media files to play, the files are queued alphabetically > and not in the order in which they were marked. A person trying to > playlist multiple chapters of an audio book will find quite a surprise > when the chapters are out of order even though they were marked in order. > 2. The "folder commands list" and "subdirectories commands list" both > contain an item about moving the current or marked folder(s). Moving > folders is still impossible. > 3. You are prompted for the configuration to connect with in Keyweb when > switching back into it from another application; this should not be > necessary as you have already established which one you want to use. > 4. Not a bug, but there should be an option to send email when entering > the inbox. I know many people found it bothersome, but I liked it as all I > had to do to send my reply was exit the inbox, then press entery, y, > enter, enter and my reply was sent plus I knew if there were new messages. > 5. The symbol for English appears at the top of emails and things I write > (not sure about documents yet) even if it is the only language ever used > and is my gefault language. > 6. The help in the Block Commands Menu says nothing about the Quick Marks > feature, which I discovered completely by accident when browsing the user > guide index. If not for that, I would never have known about them. > 7. My speech just stopped as I wrote this, the first time that happened. > Everything else worked fine and speech came back once I went through > "speech on request", "speech off", and finally "speech on" (so I didn't > accidentally turn it off; it stopped by itself). This has not happened > since 5.x or 6.11, I cannot remember which. > 8. Keymail still has the problem of not sending (or even saving) a message > if, during its composition, the user switches to another task and then > back. The message acts normal except that, even though the BN says there > is an email to be sent, nothing is in the Outbox and no copies are saved, > even if the BN was told to save a copy. > 9. Saving emails using the space-s command no longer works (according to > other users). The email, if anything gets saved at all, is only saved for > the first few lines. (Again, this is according to other users and I am not > speaking from experience.) > > Have a great day, > Alex > >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: Joseph Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: BrailleNote List > <[email protected]>,[EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Date sent: 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. 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