Hi all, I kind of think it's fun, although it's a mite inconvenient. I have some that my wife found for me which have different helicopters on them. For an aviation fan, that's cool, but now that we have a card reader, it's fun to just put the card in there and put the windows player on shuffles and have fun guessing what it will play next. I wish there was a way to use wav files for alarms for example, some people might like to change it from that beep sound. The same with the error alert sound. Some people might like to use a sound on any email that has an attachment as well as other event online or in the bn. Just a thought.
Richard > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Graham Page" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 20:16:50 -0000 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] wav files to mp3 >if the maximum in 9K or so, what do you want them for anyway? >The files on the Braillenote already are similar to those in Windows so it >may be interesting to hear what the files are but I can think of no great >use for Wav files on this kind of device at the moment. >Playing MP3 files in Mono is perhapse useful if you have audio books and >things, but what do you want wavs for? >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ann Parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 3:07 PM >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] wav files to mp3 >Hi all, >Hmmmmm, I think I know why this is, but maybe the PDI techies can >confirm it? When the BN makes a sound, like the alarm or the shwap, >shwap of the BN loading GPS maps, that's a wav file. However, I don't >think the machine is designed to play large wav files. 9KB hardly >cuts it when you're talking about songs or books or anything like >that. You sure you mean KB, and not mg? No, forget WAV files if the >limitation is that small. >Ann P. >>>>>> "Charles" == Charles Couey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Charles> The BN does play .WAV files. They must be in the Windows > Charles> directory on the KeySoft Systems Disk in order to be > Charles> played. There is a size limitation if my memory serves > Charles> me right. > Charles> Go into the "file manager", then "directory", then press > Charles> "k" for the Keysoft system disk, then type Windows, then > Charles> press Space with dots 1, 3, 4, and 6 (the dots for the > Charles> letter "x") until you read or hear "list of all, > Charles> including hidden, files in 'Windows' folder",then scroll > Charles> through the list of files until you find a .WAV file then > Charles> press enter you can hear the file played. > Charles> I know from experience that you can place other .WAV > Charles> files into the Windows folder and play them. I am sure > Charles> you can play files as large as 9kb. > Charles> Charles Couey Access Technology Specialist State of > Charles> Tennessee Services for the Blind > Charles> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Parsons" > Charles> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" > Charles> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 01, > Charles> 2004 6:49 AM Subject: re: [Braillenote] wav files to mp3 >>> Hi all, >>> We explored this issue some days back. No, the BN doesn't play >>> WAV files. No, you can not change the file extension of a WAV >>> file and get it to play. They are two different types of >>> files. WAV files are the same types of files that are on audio >>> CD's. They are large and they are uncompacted. MP3 files are >>> wav files that have been made smaller and changed so that they >>> take up less space. They are not the same as WAV files, and >>> you can't fool the BN about that, even though you may be able >>> to trick it into unpacking zip files. >>> Ann P. >>> -- >>> Ann K. Parsons email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEB SITE: >>> http://home.eznet.net/~akp "All that is gold does not glitter. >>> Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT >>> ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list >>> archives or change your preferences, visit >>> http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > Charles> ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message > Charles> to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the > Charles> list archives or change your preferences, visit > Charles> http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >-- >Ann K. Parsons >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp >"All that is gold does not glitter. >Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
