Hello Alex,
No it is not yet.
Paul
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Hall" <[email protected]
To: <[email protected]
Date sent: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:15:08 -0400
Subject: Re: [GWN] Braille Sense and its limits
Hi,
Tell me more about this sdk. Is it available for the English
SenseNotes as well?
Have a great day,
Alex
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----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph Lee
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 12:33 PM
Subject: RE: [GWN] Braille Sense and its limits
Hi Alex,
I see.
As for Dynamic HTML and such, we could get around that by
running Contents app SDK to install that external plug-in (yes,
Braille Sense has its own SDK out there, at least in South
Korea).
Cheers,
Joseph
From: Alex Hall [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 7:56 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [GWN] Braille Sense and its limits
I agree, but simple things that most wordprocessors have, like a
word count, and adding a couple functions to programs like the
Database Manager do not seem outside the realm of possibility for
this device; if you can add a database field at the end, just
load all fields into an array or stack/queue and allow insertion
of a new element/node. Word count code is simple. I can see big
things, like enabling dhtml, being long processes that may couse
many problems, but small additions and modifications to programs
already in place seem reasonable.
I also agree that a notetaker is not a pc replacement, but I
know people who have only a notetaker; it can already do a lot,
and many use it as their primary machine, even if they have a pc,
because it allows them to work in Braille and have a clean, easy
interface instead of using a computer keyboard and relying on a
screenreader that may not read applications.
Have a great day,
Alex
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----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph Lee
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 1:07 AM
Subject: [GWN] Braille Sense and its limits
Hi folks,
Nice to see a steady flow of suggestions about Braille sense.
Some of them included foreign language support, word count and so
forth. Although they were good ones, one needs to consider if it
is worth it to put it on a device that has technical limits. Not
that I am saying that BS family has outward limits, but in terms
of specs and OS, it does have limits.
First, as mike said, Braille Sense is a PDA. In other
words, Braille Sense is meant to be PC companion, not a PC
replacement (although I've seen some people mistaken it for
such). In other words, not all things that can be done on a
computer cannot be done under Braille Sense. For instance, not
all websites that a Windows XP machine can handle cannot be
navigated using Braille Sense.
On the hardware side, the line between PC and PDA is becoming
less differentiated - at least when BS is concerned. Braille
Sense has one of the good processors for mobile devices, as well
as sufficient memory to run applications and store useful data.
But in terms of software side, it is not. Braille Sense runs
under Windows CE - not regular Wihndows, folks. Windows CE is a
completely different OS architecture than Windows NT family.
Thus, it has limits, such as 32 MB of virtual memory and 32
process limit (this is the reason why BS would only allow seven
programs maximum). As for virtual memory, I need solid evidence
of things such as browser crashing or other slow downs before
explaining what exactly it is and its limits (if demands requires
me to, but right now I am going through summer school in
college).
Also, as I have stressed on another list, writing code for
embedded devices such as Braille Sense carries different
requirements. One needs to be careful about memory usage,
processor architecture and so forth. Just because we imagine
things in our heads and pray that it will appear out of nowhere
does not mean that it will happen soon - one needs to plan,
compose, debug, recompile and release the software (if stable
enough) numerous times before a suggestion or feature request
will work properly.
Also, it seems that the manual is wrong about type of USB
port. Braille Sense does NOT have USB OTG (On-the-go) technology
at all. All it has are one USB host and one USB client, that's
all. If it had OTG port, theoretically Braille Sense can work
with two USB client devices at once - one on BS's own uSB host
port, another one on the USB client port with a dedicated
adapter.
As to what USB OTG standard is, I'll compose the article in
question when there is enough demand. For those who have seen me
on other lists, you would know what OTG is and my article style.
Cheers,
Joseph P.S. Alex, do you agree with me on this one?
