I think Laura is to be congratulated. It seems that she may be the only one not having to reset when using NLS. Jim, I believe Jonathan said in one of his last posts that the upgrade wouldn't be out until sometime in December. I've kept his posts, so I could look it up, but I believe that's accurate. HTH
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 11:03:37 -0700 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] double text boxes not enough character space >Hello Laura and list, >I too have had to reset my unit when on the NLS site. When I'm about to >get a file with a braille volume of a book, my unit locks up. I can't do >anything more with it unless I reset my unit. Once I do this, I can >usually download my book. On rare occasions, I have done a 4 5 6 reset. >It will be interesting to see how the BN will function with the new >upgrade. It should be available soon! >Jim Aldrich >At 05:55 AM 10/16/2004 , you wrote: >>Hello Lisa: >>I hate to correct Bob like this, but this is a BN issue. There is a >>character limit for all text boxes (it's a little higher than 504, I believe >>it's 507), and it prevents you from writing anything longer than that. It is >>not a problem with the website, it is a BN issue. And, like you, I agree >>that PDI tells us one to many times "This is a great suggestion. I'll be >>sure to file it in our *database* for future upgrades." only for the next >>upgrade to come around, and the same suggestions to be rehashed "will this >>be in the upgrade?" "no, but it's a great suggestion..." One would think >>that a company would be sure to incorporate some of the bigger issues (like >>a global find feature etc) before developing new programs. I've had my BN >>for a year and have heard ad nauseum how an SDK "is a really good idea and >>will hopefully be a priority soon." Well, when does "soon" turn into "now" >>exactly? >>I digress. Anyway, there's really nothing you can do here. My suggestion is >>that you ask your profs for email addresses, then go to the site, copy down >>the test questions, and write them an email with full, detailed answers to >>the test questions. This is an inexcusable situation because it is both >>unfair to you and the professors. >>This issue used to bother me enormously until I got a laptop, so now I know >>for which thing I should use which machine. >>Also, for Bob and yourself: If you get such an exception command when >>writing an email, you don't necessarily have to reset. Don't always jump to >>resetting... I've never heard anything to the contrary but I would equate it >>to constantly restarting a computer, and that has to have some adverse >>affects. If I get the exception command when spellchecking, I simply exit >>the spellchecker, reenter, and begin the process again. It always works. >>Similarly, Bob, I am curious as to why you need to reset your unit after >>downloading books from NLS. This should not be happening. Please describe >>what happens to your unit which makes you need to reset. Thanks, Laura >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Lisa Ehlers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: <[email protected] >>Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 1:43 AM >>Subject: [Braillenote] double text boxes not enough character space >>> Hi Listers, >>> I have been trying all afternoon to post to a forum on a Web site. I have >>tried four times now. The text box I am trying to write my message in is a >>double text box. I guess that's what you call it. It has two and signs and >>the beginning and two ys at the end of the box. Anyway I had this same >>issue with these double text boxes the other day while trying to complete a >>test online. Both times I have freed my database in my email, cleared >>cookies, deleted my temp files in my browser, and erased my browser history. >>If there is to be a set character limit please consider PDI putting a >>warning of some type so the user doesn't have to be frustrated when trying >>to type information in. Like a warning like you have 10 characters left or >>something. I don't care so much about the forum as I do my test answers >>that the BN refused to let me write. Good thing the class I took was not >>really for credit and it didn't cost anything. Does anyone else find this >>as frustrating and an! >>> noying as I do? It appears more to occur when writing in double text >>boxes. Thanks for your help and your time. >>> Lisa >>___ >>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
