Good luck David with whatever life brings you; we all hope for the best, and appreciate all you've done.
Chip Chip Orange Florida Public Service Commission Computer Systems Analyst 850-413-6314 -----Original Message----- From: Scripting [mailto:scripting-bounces+corange=psc.state.fl...@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of David via Scripting Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2016 9:32 AM To: Neville; Window-Eyes Scripting List Subject: Re: future of the extended dictionary app For all listers, I have personally replied to Neville, dealing with his concerns to the best of my ability. The extended Dictionary, has been widely used around the globe, for the last few years, and I am very much aware of its functionality and meaning for many a user. Unfortunately, this is - and has always been - a mere sparetime project, which has been developed and maintained as time and energy permits. Sometimes in life, time and energy does not carry for all we want to do, and in times like that, something has to forego. For the time being, the development and maintanence of the Extended Dictionary, has temporarily been put on hold. I have not gone out with any general info about this, since I did not want to stir up anyone of the many users, unnecessarily. The current version will still be operative for a little while, and my hope is to have something resumed and released before anything expires. If things had been as easy as asking some payment for the project to continue, I would have considered doing so long time ago. And if anyone really wants to send a moderate contribution for the project, they could have done so all the time, via Paypal. Yet, the whole picture, though, is far more complicated than such. I am very sorry to have to write this message, as I know many of you will pity the day the project would have to be halted permanently. But we are not there at the moment, and to stress it once again, I do intend to have something out before anything will be halted, although I simply cannot afford to promise anything at the moment. I simply am not in a life situation that lets me sit 35 hours aday in front of my computer, doing all the development I could have enjoyed. I do hope for everyone's understanding in the matter, and hope that this message will stand as a complete answer to Neville's initial concerns. He was in his right to ask, but I just don't have any better news to bring at this moment. Regards, David (Author of the Extended Dictionary) David On 09.01.2016 07:44, Neville via Scripting wrote: > Hi Listers, > > Does anyone know whether the much appreciated and useful app, extended dictionary, is going to be supported in the future? I wrote to the author, David P from Norway, enquiring about its status but with no success. > > The app requires that users agree to terms and conditions during installation but this licence period appears to expire after some time which results in the app no longer functioning. As the latest version is dated just over 12 months ago, I am becoming concerned about just how much longer the app will continue to function. > > As I use this app numerous times daily when accessing a financial site with its thousands of company abbreviations, I would miss the use of this app to a great degree because it does such a fantastic job. There is just nothing to replace it. Of course, the app is also used for a normal dictionary for Eloquence and other voices as well. > > In my opinion, the app currently does all that is required of an extended dictionary and does not need any complex upgrades. I would be more than happy to continue using the app in its present form providing there was no time constraints as is presently the case. > > Also, I would be more than willing to pay the author a reasonable amount if I could continue to use this app in the future without the fear of it ceasing to function. This is how much this app means to me and the difference in productivity it has made. > > In short, I sincerely hope that the extended dictionary app continues to function well into the future and would like to thank the author for his past efforts. > > Cheers > Neville. > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/scripting-window-eyes.com/trailerdavid%40hotmail.com. > For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/scripting-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/scripting-window-eyes.com > > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. 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