Maybe not. Until I hear from hw that they will absolutely never do this, though, I will remain (somewhat, sort of) hopeful. A "we understand and will look into it" is not a "yes", but it is more than a "that cannot happen and, as much as we may want to, we cannot provide our users with such a system".
On 6/11/10, j AND B <[email protected]> wrote: > yep great idea > but > sorry gang > never happen > J > > On Fri, 11 Jun 2010, Jose Lomeli wrote: > >> Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:43:32 -0700 >> From: Jose Lomeli <[email protected]> >> To: Alex Hall <[email protected]> >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Re: A proposal to allow student programmers to >> tryout developing KeySoft applications >> >> I agree with you Joseph 1000% on this. This will actually give us a chance >> to >> experiment on software devlopement. I really agree with you guys. >> JOSE Lomeli >> Email: [email protected] >> All outgoing messages are checked by avast version 4.8 >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Hall" <[email protected]> >> To: "Joseph Lee" <[email protected]> >> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:30 AM >> Subject: [Braillenote] Re: A proposal to allow student programmers to >> tryout >> developing KeySoft applications >> >> >>> It goes without sayigg that I support this proposal one thousand >>> percent. College students may even find a Keysoft programming >>> environment the perfect opportunity for an independent study, >>> especially if they plan on working in the AT field after completing >>> their academic education. >>> >>> On 6/11/10, Joseph Lee <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Dear HumanWare staff, BrailleNote users and others, >>>> This is Joseph Lee, a computer science student at University of >>>> California, >>>> Riverside. I'd like to thank HumanWare team for their continued effort >>>> in >>>> providing support and assurance for BrailleNote users around the world. >>>> As >>>> a >>>> college student with an interest in BrailleNote and other assistive >>>> technology solutions, I'd like to suggest a small program to perhaps >>>> allow >>>> us - students who are learning computer science and other >>>> programming-related fields - to try out writing programs for BrailleNote >>>> family of products. >>>> One of the usefulness of the BrailleNote is that there are facilities >>>> for >>>> running select type of programs and extensions offered by HumanWare and >>>> Sendero Group. At this stage, this includes applications that are run on >>>> >>>> the >>>> browser (via Javascript) and text adventure games (Inform interpreter), >>>> as >>>> well as GPS and Oxford Dictionary for KeySoft. While we feel that these >>>> methods of running programs (via web browser and through extensions) is >>>> sufficient at this time, there might need a time when we need >>>> specialized >>>> tasks that we want to see our BrailleNotes perform. These may include >>>> advanced calculations such as unit conversion and factorials, support >>>> for >>>> reading XLS files and so on. Even though we the programming students >>>> lack >>>> specific knowledge of how exactly KeySoft operates, maybe we could test >>>> our >>>> knowledge of programming (at least C++) and practice our skills on a >>>> device >>>> that is a tool to our education. >>>> With this in mind, I'd like to present a small proposal for at least >>>> allowing programming students to try out writing small native programs >>>> for >>>> KeySoft. This would have a number of benefits for both HumanWare and >>>> "future >>>> developers." First, it would provide an environment for students to >>>> practice >>>> our skills with friendly interface of KeySoft. Second, with help from >>>> students who are knowledgeable about BrailleNote, Humanware R&D team >>>> would >>>> find useful solutions to problems and suggestions quicker. Third, it >>>> would >>>> allow HumanWare engineers to become "our mentors" - providing support >>>> for >>>> future programming apprentices to gain insight into how software is >>>> developed under his or her fingertips (using a device that we love and >>>> use >>>> everyday to help us go through school). >>>> We'll make sure that the programs that we write with this interface (if >>>> implemented) would not only provide benefit to us in helping us learn >>>> more >>>> about programming, but would have useful quality that would benefit >>>> fellow >>>> users of BrailleNote family of products. Of course, if legality is >>>> involved >>>> (confidentiality), we the students will keep that in mind when using it. >>>> Thank you for your considerations. Hope to hear your response about this >>>> proposal. >>>> Sincerely, >>>> Joseph S. Lee >>>> University of California, Riverside >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex (msg sent from GMail website) >>> [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >>> Download thousands of great movies, for free! >>> http://click.lavabit.com/?r=MjM= >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >>> >> >> >> >> ___ >> 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 >> >> > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. 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