Hi, I have seen these issues only if I accidentally press a thumb key while switching tasks. I don't think I've encountered it without the press of said thumb key.
Aleeha On May 31, 2012, at 1:06 PM, Lanie <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm sorry if some of you are getting this twice. I got a delivery failure, > so I don't think it went through. Another thing that should be fixed is the > way in the middle of writing or after switching to another application, the > BrailleNote often deletes the text out of a plain Braille or Microsoft Word > file. Has anyone else had this happen? I had it just a few minutes ago. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Snow Bunny <[email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date sent: Thu, 31 May 2012 12:07:28 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] more braillenote feedback suggestions > > Also, have a Humanware staff presence on this list. Beth > Original message: > In addition: > 1. Fix the massive number of minor to serious bugs that have plagued > users for years. For instance, KNG speech defaults to rate 6 when > reading in other languages, keymail often corrupts its own database, > wireless connectivity is spotty to useless in many situations, you > can't paste from the clipboard or use spellcheck in webpage edit > fields, keychat menu items have no shortcut or the shortcut fails to > activate the item, popups in keyweb still take far too long to move > through, deleting characters often makes the cursor jump... need I go > on? > 2. Add promised features: multi-tasking, bluetooth object exchange, > docx support (which, need I remind you, the Victor Reader has had for > a couple years), unit conversion for keyplus, and so on. > 3. Offer more than one feature in each (very expensive) upgrade, or > lower/toss out the upgrade price. > 4. Be more vocal with us, the paying customers, about developments and > patches. I realize many companies don't make upcoming features public, > but it would be nice to hear that the people at hw are still at least > updating keysoft, instead of adding an open-source pdf conversion tool > and not fixing anything. > 5. Fix long-standing pronunciation errors. For instance, the > abbreviations mr, ms, mrs, dr, st, and so forth should not end a > sentance, even though they are followed by a period. Other words are > still broken, like "wasted". The pronunciation dictionary needs a > major overhaul, while we're on the subject: it should support, at > least, spaces and numbers, though regular expressions would be ideal. > Failing that, the interface just feels old and awkward. > > On 5/31/12, Jessica Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > I would like to add that It would be good if the bn supported > flash player. I have found that many sites are not accessible on > the bn because you need flash player to use them. Also, an sdk > would be good so that people outside of hw can make programs for > the bn. Just some ideas for people who will be going to the > conference. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matthew J" <[email protected] > To: <[email protected] > Date sent: Thu, 31 May 2012 14:18:12 +0100 > Subject: [Braillenote] more braillenote feedback suggestions > > Ok, here's a quick list off the top of my head. Considering the > bn is sucha > lackluster product, I could undoubtedly think of many more given > time: > > > > 1: tables and footnotes in documents need to be made far more > accessible > > 2: language support: writing in multiple languages is a chore, > reading in > them in anything but the word processor is almost impossible > > 3: Imap support, better syncing with outlook contacts and the > ability to > import CSV contact files or some other format of contacts. > Keymail must be > made far more intuitive and less clunky, this must include the > reading of > html e-mail natively. > > 4: the reading of secured pdfs > > 5: updating the internet explorer engine to something less > prehistoric > > 6: the use of more IM protocols and the upgrade to the XMPP > protocol in use, > so that facebook, msn, ETC, can be made useable from keychat, as > no one uses > google talk. > > 7: the ability to read Excel spreadsheets. > > 8: a twitter client along the lines of the one the braille sense > clients > have would not go amiss. > > 9: better compatibility with windows 7 64 bit and windows 7 in > general for > networking, syncing ETC. > > 10: .docx support! > > > > I can personally attest to every problem on this list and also I > know quite > a few people who would quite happily use an apex if it fixed some > of these > issues. I think humanware does not realize how offputting these > defects are > to a large number of young, technically-able users who are > choosing hims or > a mainstream solution. Outside of England, the use of Braille > note's in > Europe is very low because of the language support issue, for > example. > > Anyway, just my 2p worth, > > MJ > > ___ > 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 > > > > > -- > 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 > > ___ > 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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