Hi, no what really needs to happen is that Humanware should make
third party programs able to be installed with the bn.
Paul
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From: Grant Hardy <[email protected]
To: BrailleNote mailing list <[email protected]
Date sent: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:07:21 -0800
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] A virtual suggestion
What really needs to happen, IMO, is the software development
kit.
All these ideas folks are suggesting (most of which are not new
ideas--they're just not yet included on the BrailleNote) would
require
the development of a whole new application. Whether it's an HTML
browser interface for the Email client, a custom Microsoft Word
converter, or a remote control application, many hours of
development
and testing would be required. We've seen how long it took for
Humanware to develop a chat client that won't even support MSN
and
Yahoo and some more supported formats for KeyBook; it took over a
year. So I think the future of the BrailleNote family of
products is
dependent on an SDK.
I should say that I believe the BrailleNote has many excellent
qualities--both hardware and software ones--that are unrivaled by
any
other notetaker that I have used, which is while I'll be sticking
to
my beloved mPower for the time being. But, Humanware, it's time
to
get serious! Introduce an SDK, and hundreds of applications in
KeySoft's familiar intuitive style will be just around the
corner.
Neglect the SDK, and the BrailleNote may soon fall by the
wayside.
Cheers,
Grant
On 2/26/09, Dave Ransley <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello listers,
I have been frustrated by difficulties in using the remote
control unit for our heating system. So (strangely) I have come
up with a suggestion for Keysoft 9.0 that would solve this, and
several other remote control based problems. I would love to
hear your comments on my idea!
Keymote would be an application that could turn BrailleNote into
any number of virtual remote control units.
You would be able to teach Keymote how to emulate the remote
controls for your TV, CD player, heating system and other
appliances.
Having an application like Keymote would allow you to remotely
control an appliance with all functions being readily identified
by voice or braille prompts.
If, for example, you wanted to play a CD, you would simply:
select the Keymote application from BrailleNote's "main menu",
choose "CD player" from the Keymote menu, point KeyNote's
infrared port toward the CD player, select "play" from the "CD
player" command menu and press "enter".
To build a virtual remote control for a device, say a CD player,
you would name it, "CD player" then, when prompted, enter:
1 a name for a function: "play", "stop", "volume up", "options
menu" and so on.
2 identify the associated operation type as: "command" or "menu"
3 point the teaching remote at KeyNote's infrared port and press
the appropriate button on the teaching remote so Keymote could
capture it.
You would then reapeat steps 1 to 3 until you had nameed and
taught Keymote all the necessary commands for you to operate
your
CD player.
Imagine being able to share Keymote virtual remote controls. I
am sure Keymote users would contribute to a web based Keymote
library.
Just a dream.
Hoping to hear from you,
Dave.
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