Don and Michael. As you know, the BookSense uses the Documents folder to store documents such as text files, html files, xml files, and Word documents to name a few. The NFB Newsline Pocket software places a small file in the Documents folder. This is all I know. So as long as you have the Documents folder, even if you don't use it for anything else, the Pocket software will think of your Voice Sense/Braille Sense as a BookSense. As mentioned, this is an unofficial hack. We hope to have official support for the Sense notetakers in the future, maybe with the 5.5 firmware.
Many thanks. On 6/11/2010 4:56 PM, don bishop wrote: > Raul, > > What's the documents folder for? > Inquiring minds with nothing better to do want to know. > > Don > > > > On 6/11/2010 1:31 PM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: >> Hello all. We are working hard to bring you the next firmware for the >> Voice Sense, Braille Sense Plus, and Braille Sense (Original) >> notetakers. Although we are not yet saying when the firmware will be >> released, I can say that it's getting very close. I had meant to send >> this teaser this past Monday, but things have been very busy with >> testing the SenseNav 2010 update and the Voice Sense Qwerty notetaker. >> In addition, the teaser below is something which you have access to >> right now, today, and you don't even have to wait for the new firmware. >> So here it is. >> >> Teaser 5: Using the NFB Newsline in your pocket software with the Sense >> notetakers. >> >> First off, if you already have a BookSense, all you need to do is insert >> your SD card into the Sense notetaker and then tell the DAISY player to >> load your publications which were copied over from the Pocket software. >> However if you don't have a BookSense, you can still do this by >> following the steps below. >> >> The Pocket software can unofficially be used with the Sense notetakers >> to automatically transfer your publications from your favorites list >> into your Voice Sense or Braille Sense. The trick is to make the Pocket >> software think you have a BookSense. Because this is a hack and >> unofficially supported, you probably won't be able to get help from >> NFBNewsline if the Pocket software doesn't transfer things correctly. So >> how is this done? There are a few things you need to do to make this >> happen. >> >> 1. Open the file manager in your Voice Sense or Braille Sense and press >> Enter on flashdisk. >> >> 2. Create 2 new folders called Documents and DAISY. >> >> 3. Arrow to the DAISY folder and press Enter. >> >> 4. Create a subfolder inside the DAISY folder and call it NFBNewsline. >> >> 5. Close the file manager and connect your Sense notetaker to the PC via >> the USB cable. >> >> Now your Voice Sense or Braille Sense will look like a BookSense when >> the Pocket software searches for devices. Simply go to the NFB Newsline >> Online site located at www.nfbnewslineonline.org and login with your >> user code and pin. Download and install the Pocket software and add some >> publications to your favorites. Our web site www.gwmicro.com has an >> audio demonstration about how to briefly use this site and software to >> transfer content to a BookSense, but the same will work as long as you >> have the folder names above. Once you have run the software and >> transferred content to it, it will be located inside the NFBNewsline >> folder. Open the DAISY player and when it asks you for a book or DAISY >> file to open, press Backspace until you reach the flashdisk. Press enter >> on it and arrow to DAISY. Press Enter on that and you will see >> NFBNewsline. Press Enter on that and now you will see the list of >> publications the Pocket software copied to your Sense notetaker. Choose >> one with the arrow keys and press Space followed by Enter to open it and >> begin reading in the DAISY player. >> >> While reading the publication, press dots-2-3 or dots-5-6 to choose a >> movement level. Press dot-2 or dot-5 to move backward or forward by that >> level. Please note that these hot keys are changing in the new 5.5 >> firmware when it is released. >> >> As mentioned before, this works now without you having to wait for >> version 5.5 of the new firmware to come out. >> >> Happy reading. >> >> Stay tuned for additional teasers in the next several days. >> >> Many thanks. >> > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: > > http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv -- Raul A. Gallegos GW Micro Technical Support And Product Specialist Voice 260-489-3671, Fax 260-489-2608 Web http://www.gwmicro.com If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv
