The Series 5 Page Converter takes a Series 5 User file (.user) and converts it to a Compass user file (.bzf). The resulting file contains:
A named .bzf file with all of the folders and pages for the Series 5 user plus any embedded images and sounds used on pages in that user.
My Symbols.library that contains all of the custom symbols from the Series 5 user that actually appeared on pages. It doesn’t copy everything out of the Series 5 My Symbols library, just the symbols that are actually used.
Dummy settings .xml, UserVars.bpf, and userdb.sqlite files.
The Series 5 user’s abbreviation expansions and My Phrases
Objects Converted
Folders
Name
Pages and Popups (Popups become pages)
Name
Screen Region
Background color
Background image
Note: .gifs are not converted
Background image wrap
Scaled and Snugged > Stretch
Tiled > Tile
Any other > Actual
Open Page actions
Close Page actions
Note: Series 5 popup Styles (Title Bar, Moveable, Static) all convert to one type in Compass. The Compass style does not have a title bar and you may need to add an action to Close Popup.)
Buttons
Screen region
Button type:
Word predictor, Character Predictor, Recency > Word Predictor
Phrase Predictor > Phrase Predictor
All else > normal
Word and Phrase Predictors have:
Border color
Background color
Normal Buttons have:
Border color
Border width
Note: the wider widths are not converted on beveled buttons.
Background color
Shape:
Folder and Flat Folder > Folder
Flat, Rectangle, Photo > Rectangle (the flat one)
RoundRect > RoundedRect
Ellipse > Circle
Normal > Chiseled Edge Rectangle
Anything else > Rectangle (the flat one)
Labels
Symbols
Actions
Name
Messages
Audio cue
Note: TTS cues, not sound files
Labels
Screen region
Text of the label
Note: Label location on a button may sometimes change, for example, from the top to the bottom of a button.
Font
Note: There may be font differences between the two platforms that change appearance somewhat.
Text color
Horizontal text justification
Name
Messages
Any embedded slots are converted to plain text in the label because the slots are not brought forward.
Active Labels
In the Series 5, active labels can be made in two ways:
1. - with the active label object in page editing. 2. - using an action such as Insert Active Label to add an active label in the text of a regular label.
The converter converts the active labels in #1.
The active labels in #2 become regular text.
Screen region
Type of the label
Day
Date
Time
Keyboard Key
Autospace
Autocapitalize
Clear after speech
Speak on entry
None of the rest
Font
Text color
Horizontal text justification
Symbols
Screen region
Symbol reference – translated as described below
Name
Messages
Message Window
Screen region
Name
Messages
Tab Controls
Screen region
Tab height
Tab Panes
Label
Symbol
Name
Note: The names used for tab panes aren’t visible in Compass.
Messages
The placement of the label and symbol on the header may differ from the Series 5.
Boxes (converted to Group Box)
Screen Region
Text
Name
Messages
Header for the box is not converted
Active Areas (becomes hot spot)
Screen region
Actions
Name
Messages
Audio cue
Note: TTS cues, not sound files, are converted.
Objects Not Converted
Search Boxes
Multipage Objects
Note: they are converted so that you can see what you were using in the Series 5, then use a Vocabulary Grid object in Compass.
Lines
Freeform Buttons
Note: Convert but become rectangular buttons.
Freeform Active Areas
Note: Convert but become rectangular buttons.
Ebook viewer and Ebook TOC
Eye Tracking Status Object
Scanning groups are not converted
On-screen keyboards are converted but just become pages .
Templates are converted into “pages” (can also be used to make pages “Like Page” in Compass)
System Variables
What are we doing with symbols?
PCS Symbols – Series 5 had a subset of the PCS symbols. We map those into DynaVox Compass (their IDs are all different).
My Symbols – My Symbols that are attached to buttons, etc., come over into the My Symbols.library file in DynaVox Compass.
Everything else – for everything else we use the image from the symbol and create a new symbol stored in My Symbols in Compass.
Only the 1st frame of an animated symbol is imported.
Data and Miscellaneous
We aren’t bringing over:
Settings,
Slots,
Dictionary entries,
Pronunciation Exceptions,
Photo albums, or
email.
Macros are converted to top-level macros
Phrases in the Series 5 that have multiple concepts are added to only one Phrase folder in Compass (in Vocabulary/My Phrases) as the organization of My Phrases is different in Compass.
Behaviors Converted to Actions
A list of individual S5 behaviors that will be converted into Compass actions follows. For scripts, the converter will convert some of the Series 5 behaviors into Compass actions. Some of the behaviors in the script, however, may not be converted. The last section of this document lists behaviors that will not be converted.
Message Window
Cursor Up
Cursor Down
Cursor Left
Cursor Right
Scroll Up
Scroll Down
Line Begin
Line End
Message Window Start
Message Window End
Previous Word
Next Word
Previous Sentence
Next Sentence
Previous Paragraph
Next Paragraph
Insert Text
Insert Image and Text
Insert Image and Sound
Insert Label
Insert Sound Button (M3)
Insert New Line
Expand Abbreviation
Backspace
Delete Character
Clear
Delete Word
Select Previous Word
Start Selecting
Stop Selecting
Select All
Deselect Text
Spell Check
Symbol Spell Check
Show Word Forms
Change Word Form
Symbolate the Selected Text
Desymbolate the Selection
Search for Text
Search Again for Text
Copy
Cut
Paste
Chat Mode On or Off
Load File
Load Text and Symbolate
Save Message Window
Save Message Window As...
Save Message Window As Text...
Copy to 'Abbreviation Expansion'
Start of Selection
End of Selection
Undo
Redo
Next Slot
Previous Slot
Edit Current Slot
Insert Slot
Insert Text Before Selection
Insert Text After Selection
Insert Text, Fill Slots
Insert Label, Fill Slots
Add to 'My Phrases'
Make Slot from Selection
Navigation
Close Popup
Close All Popups
Go to Page
Page Forward
Page Back
Go to Home Page
Open Popup Exclusively
Popup Exclusively to Position
Speech, Sound and Video
Play a Sound
Play Video
Speak Text
Speak Label
Volume Up
Volume Down
Change Volume
Change Rate
Raise Speech Rate
Lower Speech Rate
Change Voice
Speak Selection
Speak Message Window
Speak Word
Speak Paragraph
Speak Sentence
System Tools
Setup Menu
System Keyboards
Cancel & Close System Keyboard
OK & Close System Keyboard
Shift Key
Ctrl Key
Alt Key
Caps Lock Key
Normal Key Mode
Insert Key
Programming
Source Code Comment
While loop
If-then
Assignment Statement
Send Message to Object
Speak Expression
Set Label
Set Symbol
Disable
Enable
Set Color
Set Border Color
Set Text Color
Insert Variable
Hide
Show
Save Open Pages
Activate a Macro
Broadcast Message
Pause
Millisecond Pause
Miscellaneous
Launch an Application
Open Document
Note: Converts to LaunchFile which may be supported in Compass in the future.
Reset Prediction
Show More Predictions
Show Message
Word Prediction On or Off
Note: Converts to TogglePrediction which may be supported in Compass in the future.
Behaviors Not Converted to Actions
The following Series 5 behaviors have not been converted to actions in Compass. For most of these, the reason is obvious. For example, entire classes of these have no counterpart in Compass, at least today. This includes:
ECU
Computer Access
Telephone support
Email
Some types of navigation like minimizing popups, jumping with search, bookmarks, etc.
Some language support like adding prefixes and suffixes with spelling rules, Find Similar Words, Expansion Rules, multi-language support
Interaction between Series 5 and onscreen keyboards
Text Messaging,
ebooks,
Some types of Active Labels that depended on variables that aren’t present in Compass.
Media and MP3s beyond simple playing of files
most of the Series 5 System Tools
Eye tracking and other aspects of selection methods
Device-level items
The Series 5 idea of photo albums,
Programmatic support for editing,
Printing
Calculator behaviors
Most of these are not supportable in Compass at this time. Some actions on the following list are possibly supportable under Compass but were left out due to either complexity of support of perceived lack of importance.
ECU, Computer Access, and Telephone Interaction
Perform IR Command
Enqueue IR Command
Set Active Remote Control
Play Command from Current Remote
Play Command from Specific Remote
Send IR Queue
Clear IR Queue
Perform IR X10 Command
Perform GEWA Jupiter Command
Perform GEWA 200 Command
Perform Possum Phone Command
Perform Tash Phone Command
Perform 2007 Tash Phone Command
Make a Phone Call
Disconnect Modem
Connect to Modem
Ask and Connect to Modem
Hang up Phone
Dial Selected Phone Number
Dial Tone: Zero
Dial Tone: One
Dial Tone: Two
Dial Tone: Three
Dial Tone: Four
Dial Tone: Five
Dial Tone: Six
Dial Tone: Seven
Dial Tone: Eight
Dial Tone: Nine
Dial Tone: A
Dial Tone: B
Dial Tone: C
Dial Tone: D
Dial Tone: On or Off Hook
Dial Tone: Star
Dial Tone: Pound
Send Label
Send Key
Send Key Press
Send Key Release
Send Special Key
Send Text
Send Text, Fill Slots
Send Mouse Button Click
Send Mouse Move
Send Absolute Mouse Move
Send Continuous Mouse Move
Send To...
Send to the Next Window
Alternate Output
Change Window Position Or Size (Internal Only)
Send Windows Button (Internal Only)
Send Dialog Control (Internal Only)
Start Scanning Mouse (Internal Only)
Send SerialKeys Command (Bluetooth Only)
Change Active Program (Internal Only)
Cancel Bluetooth AccessIT Output
Minimize Series 5
Maximize or Restore Series 5
Turn On Alternate Output
Turn Off Alternate Output
Turn On Speech with Alternate Output
Turn Off Speech with Alternate Output
Email and Text Messaging
Show Text Message Browser
New Text Message
Quick Text Message
Quick Text Message To...
Send Text Message Wizard
Complete Text Message
Quick Reply to Current Text Message
Check for Text Messages
Read Next Text Message
Read Previous Text Message
Show Email Browser
Show Attachments Browser
New Email
Quick Email
Quick Email To...
Send Email Wizard
Complete Email
Quick Reply to Current Email
Check for Email Messages
Read Next Email Message
Read Previous Email Message
Email message window
Email to an address
ebooks
Open eBook
Previous Page
Next Page
eBook Page to Message Window
eBook Page to Vocabulary Clipboard
Symbolate eBook Page
Desymbolate eBook Page
Load eBook
Unload eBook
eBook Reader
Scroll eBook
Adjust eBook Font Size
Download eBook
Create Bookmark
Jump to Bookmark
Jump to Specific Bookmark
Play/Pause/Resume eBook Speech
Assign Loaded eBook to a Button
Media / MP3
Open Media File
Sing
Play a Music File
Play Music from Folder
Browse for Music Folder
Next Song
Previous Song
Play/Pause/Resume
Stop
Change Playback Rate
Fast Forward
Rewind
Toggle Shuffle
Clear Playlist
Music Volume Up
Music Volume Down
Music Settings
Change Repeat Mode
Pause or Resume Video
Stop Video
Language and Vocabulary
Set Language
Flexible Abbreviation Expansion On or Off
Context Prediction On or Off
Auto Expand On or Off
Speak 'My Phrases' On or Off
Insert 'My Phrases' On or Off
Autoclose 'My Phrases' On or Off
Find Similar Words
Set Phrase Button Concepts
Character Prediction Insert
Phrase Prediction Insert
Prediction Insert
Expand One With Rule and Replace
Expand All With Rules and Present
Load Expansion Rules
Clear Expansion Rules
Add Prefix
Add Suffix
Learn Vocabulary
Edit Slot Words
Is Filler in Slot?
Does Word Match Part of Speech?
Navigation
Close Page
Minimize Popup
Maximize All Popups
Search for a Page with Content
Go to Page & Search
Exit Onscreen Keyboard
Scroll Up Search Box
Scroll Down Search Box
Set Bookmark
Go to Bookmark
Open Previous Page + Popups
Open Next Page + Popups
Return an Integer
Next Parent Page
Previous Parent Page
Activate Tab Pane
Jump to Named Page
Calculator
Add
Subtract
Multiply
Divide
Equal
Square Root
Change Sign
Percentage
Y to the X
(
)
Reciprocal
Squared
Sin
Cosine
Tangent
Message Window
Speak When Inserting On or Off
Autospacing On or Off
Autocapitalize On or Off
Autoclear On or Off
Highlight As You Speak On or Off
Set Default Font
Speak Random Text
Insert Active Label
Select Active Label and Insert
Insert Random Text
Change Font
Load Named File
Capitalize or Lowercase Word
Combine Last 2 Words Into One
Load File and Speak
Set Message Window Font
Speech
Temporary Volume
Temporary Rate
Temporary Voice
Stop Speaking
Query for Speech Rate
Query for Voice
System Tools
Concept Browser
Interface Features Menu
Camera
Photo Album Browser
Media Browser
File Browser
Open a User Files Directory
Page Browser
Preference Wizard
Prediction Settings Menu
Speech Controls Menu
System Settings
Tools
Email & Text Messaging
User Manager
Page Editing Preferences
Macro Editor
Symbol Browser
Battery Information
IR Browser
Phone Menu
Address Book
Reminders Menu
Reports Menu
Dictionary Browser
Chat with Tech Support
MP3 Player
Abbreviation Expansions
Calculator
Show a System Menu
Page Navigator
Open 'My Phrases'
Open 'My Phrases' with Concept
Eye Tracking and Other Selection Methods
Eye Tracking Status Menu
Eye Tracking Calibration
Eye Tracking Calibration - Reset
Eye Tracking Calibration - Improve
Eye Tracking Wizard
Hide Hotspots
Disable Eye Timeout
Toggle Slow Fine Tuning Near Target (Internal Only)
Toggle Fine Tuning (Internal Only)
Enable Fine Tuning (Internal Only)
Disable Fine Tuning (Internal Only)
Increase Scan Speed
Decrease Scan Speed
Increase Mouse Pause Time
Decrease Mouse Pause Time
Increase Joystick Pause Time
Decrease Joystick Pause Time
Increase Eye Tracking Dwell Time
Decrease Eye Tracking Dwell Time
Set Selection Method
Set Scan Speed
Set Mouse Scan Speed
Set Mouse Pause Time
Set Eye Tracking Dwell Time
Set Eye Tracking Selection Type
Set Scan Pattern
Set Next Scan
Mouse Pause On or Off
Eye Tracking On or Off
Audio Feedback Louder
Audio Feedback Softer
Device
Go to Sleep
Save to Card
Volume Setting
Software Reset
Shut Down Device
Enable Integrated Bluetooth and Wireless Networking
Disable Integrated Bluetooth and Wireless Networking
