I believe this is the file everyone was looking for. Tessa Braille Sense and Voice Sense Firmware 5.5 Changes
The following are the changes, bug fixes, and enhancements in version 5.5 of the Braille Sense and Voice Sense firmware. If an item is specific to only one type of notetaker, it is noted accordingly. Each section begins with 2 plus (++) signs. Please note: The new version for the firmware is 5.5 and this applies to all Sense notetakers. I.E. Original Braille Sense, Voice Sense, Braille Sense Plus, and Braille Sense Plus QT. When upgrading the Sense firmware, all files in active memory are erased and all settings are restored to factory defaults. If either the schedule manager or address manager are used, it is important to open and close these programs prior to upgrading so that any information stored in active memory can be written to the flash disk. Please refer to KB articles 1090 and 1091 for further instructions. The Knowledgebase section of GW Micro is located at http://www.gwmicro.com/kb/. ++ Global 1) Fixed problems where the flashdisk would get corrupted, requiring a reformat, when copying more than 2Gb of data. 2) Fixed problems where file names would be converted to all capitals when copying from the PC 3) Added a new Global option called "Show passwords". When set to Off (default), passwords in the Web browser, Email program, and MSN Messenger are masked with the asterisk symbol. When set to On, the passwords are shown like everything else. 4) Added a new Global option called "Automatically synchronize with time server". When set to On (default), the Sense notetaker synchronizes with a time server each time it connects to the Internet. In order for this to be successful, the time zone and daylight saving settings must be configured. ++ File Manager 1) Fixed problems where some zip files would not unzip correctly, or would unzip with errors. 2) Fixed the problem where switching to another program would cancel the unzip process of a file if you pressed F4 while in that other program. 3) Enhanced the rename command so that the same file extension is used if you rename a file and you don't type an extension as part of the new name. Example: When renaming file1.doc to file2.doc, you only have to type file2 as the new name and .doc will be kept as the extension. 4) Enhanced the File manager menu so that pressing ALT or F2 will bring up the menu even when you are on the disk list. ++ Word Processor 1) Added support for Word 2007 (.docx) files. 2) Removed the "Are you sure" prompt when you press BACKSPACE-DOTS-1-4 to delete an entire line. 3) Added shortcuts to the options listed in the Document properties list. Example: Read only (R), Apply settings to all documents (A). 4) Fixed problems where some documents with specific characteristics would cause the Word Processor to lock up. 5) Fixed the problem where spell-checking a document would cause the replace word to change to Grade 1 even though the view was set to grade 2. 6) Added the ability to move by sentence. ++ Address Manager 1) Added CSV support. Now you can import and export in this universal format. 2) Added the ability to search for an entry by using multiple fields. Now you are not limited to searching by last name or company. ++ Schedule Manager 1) Increased the alarm time so that it can be set to go off 2 days before an appointment. 2) Changed the time format edit box to be consistent with the global time setting. 3) Fixed the problem where the appointment alarm would go off even if you set it not to. ++ E-mail 1) Added TLS support for outgoing mail. Now the choices are None, SSL, and TLS. 2) Added 2 new default folders called Sent and Outbox. The Storagebox folder is no longer used. 3) Added a mailbox list which you can reach by pressing SPACE-F3 or SHIFT-TAB. The default mailboxes Inbox, Sent, and Outbox are listed as well as any additional mailboxes which you might add. A. The Outbox is used to save drafts or messages while you are offline. B. The Sent box is used to keep copies of messages you send. This is now controlled on a per-account basis from the properties for each account. 4) Changed it so the option to keep messages on server is controlled on a per-account basis. This is now changed from the properties for each account. 5) Added a new option called "Use Inbox as default mailbox when starting". If set to Yes (default), the Email program always starts in the Inbox. Otherwise it starts in the last mailbox used. 6) Renamed the service manager to the accounts manager. 7) Changed the hotkey from "R" to "A" when you want to add (register) a new account in the account manager dialog box. 8) Enhanced it so that "RE:" is added only one time when you reply to an Email which might have it listed more than once. 9) Fixed the problem where you would be writing a message and then the cursor would return to the top if you switched to another program and then return back to the message you are writing. ++ Media Player 1) Enhanced the marks so now you can add up to 1000 marks per file/audio book. 2) Added support for MIDI and FLAC. Please note: The MIDI support is not possible for the Original Braille Sense. 3) Added support for audio effects. Press ENTER-E(BT) and CTRL-E(QT) for the dialog box. A. BassBoost B. Surround C. 3D Effect D. Reverb E. Echo 4) Added the ability to jump to a specific part of a file by percentage. A. Hot key: BACKSPACE-P(BT) or ALT-P(QT), then a number from 0 to 100. B. Braille cursor routing key: Press the one above cell 1 for the beginning of the file, the one above cell 32 for the end of the file, and any other key in between for a percentage such as the one above cell 18 for around 50 percent of the file. 5) Added support for section repetition (sometimes known as A/B repeat mode). Press ENTER-P(BT) or P(QT) to set the start point and SPACE-E(BT) or ESC(QT) to set the end point. 6) Updated the time index so it's like the BookSense time intervals when moving within a file. A. 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 3 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour. 7) Enhanced it so the last volume level used is remembered each time you open the Media Player. 8) Fixed the problem where time information was not displayed correctly when playing recorded files made by the Sense notetaker. 9) In the prior firmware, only the right side arrow keys together with SPACE on the Voice Sense could be used to adjust the media volume. Now it doesn't matter if the left pair or the right pair together with the SPACE are used. 10) Updated the announcement of time for media files so they are like the BookSense. ++ Radio 1) Added hot keys in the recording dialog box. They are now the same as the recording dialog box of the Media Player. A. Pause: A, Continue: G, Stop: S, Cancel: C. 2) Changed the shortcut key to "A" to Add a preset in the Preset Manager. ++ Web Browser 1) Fixed the problem where you could not move up or down line by line when encountering a linefeed character in the web page. 2) Some web pages would not load because the only way to load them was by selecting a radio button or a combo box selection. This has been fixed so they will now load. 3) Added support for visited links. In Braille they show up as lnv. This feature can be enabled or disabled from the Web Browser Options dialog box. 4) you can now change the default download folder. This is done from the Web Browser Options dialog box. 5) Added support for cookies. They can also be cleared from the Web Browser Options dialog box. 6) The hot key to bring up the list of links was changed to INSERT-TAB in the QWERTY Sense notetakers. 7) Updated the default list of favorites included with the Web Browser. To generate the list, rename your existing Favorites folder to something else such as Favorites.old, then start the Web Browser. It will create a new Favorites folder with the new defaults. You can then copy your existing favorites from the Favorites.old folder into the newly created one. ++ DAISY Player 1) Enhanced the marks so now you can add up to 1000 marks per book. 2) Added the ability to jump to a specific heading by pressing ENTER-H(BT) or CTRL-H(QT), then typing the heading number. 3) Added the ability to move through a book by time intervals similar to the BookSense. A. 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 3 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour. B. Hot key: Change to prior time index by pressing DOTS-1-2(BT) or CTRL+ALT+UP ARROW(QT). Change to next time index by pressing DOTS-4-5(BT) or CTRL+ALT+DOWN ARROW(QT). C. Move to previous (time/text) index by pressing DOTS-2-3-6(BT) or CTRL+ALT+LEFT ARROW(QT). Move to next (time/text) index by pressing DOTS-3-5-6(BT) or CTRL+ALT+RIGHT ARROW(QT). 4) Added the ability to move by sentence, word, phonetic and character while reading the text or text+audio DAISY book. 5) Added the ability to switch between text and audio if the DAISY book supports both. A. Hot key: Press ENTER-T(BT) or CTRL-T(QT). 6) Added the ability to search for specific text by pressing SPACE-S(BT) or ALT-S(QT). 7) Added support for NIMAS DAISY books. 8) Updated the announcement of time for DAISY books so they are like the BookSense. 9) Changed the reading interface so that if the voice is off, reading is still possible in text DAISY books. ++ Bluetooth 1) Added Bluetooth printing. This is especially useful for the Voice Sense. 2) Added Bluetooth audio capabilities. However this only works with Braille Sense Plus BT units purchased after June 2009. Prior units do not have the necessary hardware to support it. No Bluetooth audio will be added for Braille Sense original and for Voice Sense BT. All QT models of Braille Sense and Voice Sense have this already. ++ MSN Messenger 1) Updated the messenger service so that it's possible to use it again since Microsoft does not allow older messenger protocols any more. ++ Utilities 1) Renamed "Utility" to "Utilities" in the main program list. 2) Updated the calculator so that the display is not automatically read each time you type a number. So now if you type 1, 2, 3, you will no longer hear one, twelve, one hundred twenty three. 3) Added support for synchronizing the date and time when connected to the Internet. 4) You can now format CF or SD cards by choosing the Format menu item from the Utilities program list. 5) Added a sleep timer. The range is from 0 (disabled), to 90 minutes. When the sleep timer is enabled, the Sense notetaker automatically powers itself off regardless of what you are doing at the time. A. Hot key: Press SPACE-J(BT) or FUNCTION-J(QT). You can also choose the Sleep timer menu item from the Utilities program list. 6) Updated the firmware upgrade messages to using the internal Eloquence voice. 7) Added an extra warning message when upgrading the firmware so you are notified that all personalized settings will be set to factory defaults. 8) Removed the Terminal for screen reader program from the Utilities menu in the Voice Sense. ++ Miscellaneous 1) Added Braille display messages when various hot keys for options are pressed. A. Voice on/off: BACKSPACE-F2. Scroll voice on/off: F3-SCROLL-UP. Braille Cursor on/off: F4-SCROLL-UP. New positions of the Media Mode switch. 2) Updated the hot keys used when connecting an external USB keyboard to the Voice Sense and Braille Sense so they match the Braille Sense QWERTY hot keys. 3) Added the ability to disable all keys except the letters on the QWERTY keyboard and dots 1 through 6 on the Perkins keyboard. This way if you type very fast, accidental BACKSPACE, SPACE, ENTER, ALT, or CONTROL keys are not pressed. A. While editing or typing press BACKSPACE-ENTER-C(BT) or FUNCTION-CONTROL-T(QT). 4) The popup Braille display messages are now displayed in the amount set by the "message display time" setting (3 seconds by default) regardless of whether the voice is on or not. 5) The Internet connect/disconnect messages are now only displayed for a short time rather than staying there until a key is pressed. 6) Fixed printing problems. PCL3 and PCL5 is supported. 7) Updated the Windows USB driver so that the communication with screen readers works better. 8) Fixed problems where the Sense wouldn't sync with Windows 7 or Vista using Windows Mobile Center. ++ Hot keys and Messages 1) Updated many of the QWERTY hot keys to be more Windows-like. 2) Updated many of the messages, names of features, and dialog boxes to be easier to understand. I.E. Account Manager instead of Service Manager in the E-mail program, Utilities instead of Utility, FM Radio instead of Radio, Mass-storage device mode instead of Mobile disk. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv
