Hi Maria and Korin, Maria, of course, is right about everything she wrote regarding wav files. However, one thing that should be mentioned is that a wav file can be played from anywhere in the bn as long as another copy of it resides in the keysoft disk. For instance, I could move a wav file over to the ks disk, but keep a copy on my cf card. Then, next time I wanted to play this file, I can play the version from my cf card by selecting the file from the file manager/directory option and pressing enter on it. This, for some users, may be easier and for myself, is less time-consuming.
As for there needing to be twice as much space on the ks disk as the file itself, I have found that that is a guestimate. I played a wav file a little over 3 megs, which, after loaded, I only had 2.2 or so megs left. Just a comment. HTH, Laura >------ original message ------ >from: "Maria Kristic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: re: [Braillenote] playing wav files >Hi Korin, >Your second question is for someone at PDI, perhaps Jonathan Mosen, to answer, >but I can answer your first. >In the next software release, you will be able to play wave and other files >from the Media Player, instead of just MP3. However, at present, you can play >some very short ones. This is undocumented. Move your wave files from >whatever location they are at to the Windows folder of the KeySoft System >Disk. Now, use the File Manager/Directory option to navigate to the Windows >folder on the KeySoft System Disk. At the "List of Files" view, press [SPACE >with X], [READ with X] to change to the "List of All, including Hidden, Files" >view. Now, SPACE until you are on the wave file, press ENTER, and it will >play. >The wave files can only be half the size of the amount of free disk space on >your KeySoft System Disk because there needs to be room to play the files. >The amount of free disk space on that disk is typically around 6.5 megabytes, >so the wave file can only be about 3 megabytes; you cannot play anything >larger. To find out how much free disk space you have, use the File >Manager/Directory option, and at the "Drive?" prompt, press SPACE until you >reach the KeySoft System Disk; then, press [SPACE with I], [READ with I], and >you'll be told how many characters are free. A megabyte is 1 million >characters. >If it's less than about 6 or 6.5 MB, clear cookies and temporary internet >files. To do this, from the Main Menu, select a task other than KeyWeb, and >once you are in the first prompt of that task, press [ENTER with BACKSPACE >with I], [FUNCTION with 0] to switch to KeyWeb. The only purpose of selecting >a task is to switch to KeyWeb, so you can access the Internet Options Menu. >If you select KeyWeb from the Main Menu, you're presented with the Address >Bar, where this menu, which contains the options for Internet File Management, >cannot be accessed. You do not have to do anything in the other task; for >instance, if you select KeyWord from the Main Menu, you can execute the >command to switch to KeyWeb as soon as you are presented with the "KeyWord >Menu". If, upon switching to KeyWeb, you are presented with the Address Bar, >switch to another task, any task, with a hotkey (for instance, [ENTER with >BACKSPACE with W], [FUNCTION with 4] for KeyWord), and switch back to KeyWeb, a > t which point you will be presented with a blank display; in other words, you > won't hear anything spoken. If, on the other hand, you are presented with a > Web page (whose title you will hear upon switching to KeyWeb) or a blank > display upon the first time of switching, you do not need to switch tasks > again. Once you are on a Web page or have a blank display, press [ENTER with > M], [CONTROL with 2] for the Internet Options Menu, then I for "Internet File > Management". In this menu, you have the option to "Clear cookies", "Clear > temporary files", or "Erase browser history". When you clear the cookies and > temp files, you will hear the word "cleared" spoken. If you are not looking > at your Browser History too often, you can also erase this, although this > won't free up space on the KS Disk due to the fact that the History database > is stored in the Flash Disk. >Remember, because the KS Disk is only meant for factory-installed files, you >will lose these files upon a hard reset. If they are important, copy them to >another location on either the Flash Disk or a Storage Card; this way, if you >need to do a hard Reset, you can copy them back to the Windows folder of the >KS Disk for when you need to play them. With the new Media Player, you should >be able to play wave files as you do MP3's now, which means they can be >larger, stored to the Flash Disk or a Storage Card, and actually played from >the Media Player program itself. >You can download files using KeyWeb which are sound files, but as the >downloaded file is first downloaded to the Temp folder of the KeySoft System >Disk, regardless of where you chose to download it, before it is transferred >to your chosen location, this file cannot be larger than the amount of free >space on the KS Disk, and if you attempt to download a file larger than this, >it will not download. If you ever do not find a file you downloaded in your >chosen location, and you were told the download was complete, you will have to >search for the file in the /Windows/Profiles/Temporary Internet Files >directory of the KeySoft System Disk. The file will be in one of the >sub-directories of this directory, and you will have a name comprised of >letters, numbers, and punctuation, something which is not the name you >actually gave the file, so you will most likely have to open the files to find >the one you downloaded. It's basically easier to just re-download the file if >you don't fin d > it. Remember, at present, only MP3 sound files can be played at present, > but this will change with the next release. However, the BN will not be able > to stream audio, which means it will not be able to play such files as the > m3u format, but these files, when you open them, contain URL's to the > locations of the files being streamed, which will probably be made possible > to play in the next release, so that is a work around for the m3u format. > FYI. >HTH, >Maria
