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Subject: Re: bookmarking

Re: bookmarking

From: Magnus Holmgren <lear_at_algonet.se>
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 15:04:02 +0200

RaZorbacK wrote:

>> "List Bookmarks" shows the most recent global bookmarks, as enabled by
>> the "Maintain a List of Recent Bookmarks?" option.
>
> unfortunately, this option is not well voiced. when selecting a
> bookmark, the voice announces the time in seconds but we don't know the
> file the bookmark refers to. In a stabgle release made for the archos
> recorder (v1), a kind guy has patched it in order to have the bookmark
> correctly voiced. when you select a bookmark within this version, it
> says the time and then something like "folder x, file: y. It thus allows
> us, blind ppl to know the file refered to by the bookmark. I think it
> was in the version 2.5.1 (modified one) for archos recorders v1. It
> would be nice if a clever guy could implement this option in the other
> developpment builds since it's very usefull for us. It shouldn't be
> really complicated to get it work for someone who knows what to do.

There's some disabled code to play the talkbox clip for the file, but it
is disable because the transition between that and the normal voice UI
is bad, apparently. So making it speak more is easy, but making it sound
good might not be so easy...

   Magnus
Received on 2007-05-20

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