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[REBOL] Re: facts we will have to face ...

From: joel:neely:fedex at: 25-Oct-2001 14:39

Hi, Robert, Do you consider presentations to be a business application? Robert M. Muench wrote:
> Hi, well I have to refine my statement: I don't see a need to > play MP3s from business applications ;-)) And yes, I see Rebol's > market there. But for this market other features/optimizations > are more needed. >
Think of a presentation (e.g., the example on the RT site) which might include suitable audio clips either as: 1) background music 2) per page audio sound bite 3) on-demand (e.g. button click) audio information Also consider the possibility of audio feedback in an O/S neutral manner, such as alerts to signal completion of a long-running process, receipt of a new message, timeout on an error dialogue to which the user has not responded in a timely manner, etc. It seems reasonable to consider MP3 as a "generic" audio format for use an *any* situation requiring audible signals/information by analogy with the fact that JPEG and PNG are "generic" graphic formats that can be used in any situation requiring non-text display of information (whether charts, photos, or just eye candy...) Just my $0.02. -jn- -- This sentence contradicts itself -- no actually it doesn't. -- Doug Hofstadter joel<dot>neely<at>fedex<dot>com