Hi BrailleNote users, HumanWare staff and others, It's official - BrailleNote PbWorks 7.0 is coming! Yes, the rebirth of BrailleNote PBWorks - the Project Renaissance is now in Alpha development phase. The basic framework is now complete, and all I need to do is add content. What's new in BrailleNote PBWorks 7.0? The focus of this release is to upgrade the overall website navigation experience, transition the article base to Apex and include more useful content with BN users' help. The feature sets are as follows: * Table of contents and ankors: Now you can navigate long articles with ease using ankors, or same page links to jump quickly to desired sections. For example, choose a desired category from Support Hotline view or move quickly to a set of commands for a program that you need to use the most. * Next generation with Apex articles: Starting with BrailleNote PBWorks 7.0, the basis for most articles will transition to that of Apex. As it has been, other models, such as mPower and Classic, will still be honored. * Relevant content for your BrailleNote model: A new Support Hotline view, titled "Device View" is in development. This means that you can view content that is relevant for your particular BrailleNote model in addition to universal content for all devices. * Support Hotline has been simplified: The Support Hotline's main entrance has been modified. When you enter Support Hotline page, you'll be presented with an explanation about Knowledge Base articles and a menu for viewing Support Hotline articles in category, reverse chronological order or by your model (for Category, Date and Device views pages, respectively). In future builds, shortcuts to these views will be provided on the front page of the PBWorks website. * Command Summary Table: A comprehensive command summary table is in development. By taking advantage of same page links, you can move quickly to a set of commands for programs you need to use the most. For convenience, the data table features command sets for Braille, QT and external keyboards and has notes for noteworthy commands. * Faster and larger: With a PBWorks upgrade, the site now has around 40 GB of storage. This means more content for users, useful audio tutorials and websites can be loaded on the website. Also, the upgrade to the site framework provides decreased load time, particularly for BrailleNote and mobile devices via Mobile Edition. Issues and things to note as of 7.0 Alpha 1: * I have succeeded in placing ankors on some of the articles as a test measure. If it turns out that it is working, then I'll implement ankors on long articles and particularly on Device View. As of now, the ankors are placed on the following pages: Support Information Mode, Upgrading KeySoft and Support Hotline Category View page. * The Command Summary data table covers basic commands (navigating lists) to moving through text in word processor; as time goes by, I'll add the rest of the command summary tables and ankors for each section. * Since this is a public Alpha build, there might be mistakes and errors such as misspellings and incorrect specs. I'll try my best to fix these errors before release time. * Some of the articles has indded been modified to take advantage of transitioning to Apex, such as Exploring Resets, Upgrading keySoft and so forth. Other ones require extensive edits to move the article base to the Apex - particularly Support Information Mode article, as it is mostly useful for mPower users because of different battery technologies involved between mPower and Apex. As always, if you can help me organize the site (particularly with Device View and transitioning the article base), you are welcomed to do so. The site is, as it has always been, braillenote.pbworks.com. If you have any comments, please let me know. P.S. I haven't forgotten about the Seventh Chat... I thought the first session could be held on Saturday (26th) at 10 A.M. Pacific (1 PM Eastern and other times) - if that's convenient with you all. Cheers, Joseph S. Lee (UCR)
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