Linus Nielsen Feltzing wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> This question is primarily directed towards the blind community, who
> rely on the voice to operate the player.
>
> Would it be helpful if the menu title is spoken when you enter a menu
> which is not directly selected by a menu item?
>
> My idea is this:
>
> If you press Menu to reach the main menu from the WPS, it would say
> "Main menu", followed by the currently selected menu, for example
> "Files". You then navigate to "Settings" and press SELECT. This time
> it will *not* speak the menu title, because it is obvious that you
> entered that menu, so it will directly speak the first item in the
> settings menu, "Sound Settings".
>
> Now you leave the Settings menu by pressing Left. This time it will
> say the menu title again, "Main menu", followed by the currently
> selected item, "Settings".
>
> Comments? Suggestions?
>
> Linus

Also, it would be nice to be able to here the WPS at a press of a button
I.E. if you play a song, and want to know what the title is, etc.

That would help allot.
Seems that Rockbox used to do that about a year or 2 ago, and something
was
done which prevented the item from being spoken when a menu was opened
up. Glenn

Sarai D. Bucciarelli

-----Original Message-----
From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se]
On Behalf Of Glenn Ervin
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 5:28 PM
To: Rockbox
Subject: Re: Voice support suggestion

Linus Nielsen Feltzing wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> This question is primarily directed towards the blind community, who
> rely on the voice to operate the player.
>
> Would it be helpful if the menu title is spoken when you enter a menu
> which is not directly selected by a menu item?
>
> My idea is this:
>
> If you press Menu to reach the main menu from the WPS, it would say
> "Main menu", followed by the currently selected menu, for example
> "Files". You then navigate to "Settings" and press SELECT. This time
> it will *not* speak the menu title, because it is obvious that you
> entered that menu, so it will directly speak the first item in the
> settings menu, "Sound Settings".
>
> Now you leave the Settings menu by pressing Left. This time it will
> say the menu title again, "Main menu", followed by the currently
> selected item, "Settings".
>
> Comments? Suggestions?
>
> Linus

That would help allot.
Seems that Rockbox used to do that about a year or 2 ago, and something
was
done which prevented the item from being spoken when a menu was opened
up. Glenn
Received on 2007-03-23