This is the official wanted features thread for the Pocketbook devices. if you really want a feature in here, just put it in here. As soon as a feature gets five positive votes, the support team will consider it voted for and check with the GfK (Guys from Kiev - our programmers) if such a feature is feasible and will give feedback. Thanks to all active posters!

Thank you,
Then I would like to start with a request for:

A way to see how many days are left on a borrowed epub/pdf, like it is possible on the Sony's.

Thank you,
Then I would like to start with a request for:

A way to see how many days are left on a borrowed epub/pdf, like it is possible on the Sony's.

And that it says that it has expired (when it has expired), and not just like the current message that it is impossible to open.

1. As stupid as it may sound, but I would like an alarm (silent) if it is feasible and will not drain too much of the battery. Sometimes, reading people forget burning things in the oven because of loosing track of time (in spite of the clock in the status bar) :book2:...
2. Better way to navigate (going back from deep levels of bookshelf folders to the main menu with a click):bookworm:

1. As stupid as it may sound, but I would like an alarm (silent) if it is feasible and will not drain too much of the battery. Sometimes, reading people forget burning things in the oven because of loosing track of time (in spite of the clock in the status bar) :book2:...
2. Better way to navigate (going back from deep levels of bookshelf folders to the main menu with a click):bookworm:

There is a simple solution for 2: Just map a key to that feature. It can be done via the keymapping subtab in the configuration menu.

Blue sky time!

1- I doubt it will get 5 votes much less get implemented but LIT format support would be greatly appreciated.

2- More realistically, good documentation for the dictionary format. A wizard type creator tool would be desirable but I'd settle for the documentation. Failing that, some good *commercial-grade* dictionaries in western languages; english, spanish, french. Both definition and translation.

3- Better documentation for the Theme creator tools, maybe a wizard?

4- The current "Notes" app is really a clipping tool. A good one and useful. But an actual note-taking App that links snippets of user text in the notebook would be a bit more useful. Failing that, how about a highlighter feature at least? The same approach as the full-screen clipping would work but with shading over select passages?

5- Ability to open ebooks (epub, prc, whatever) from inside an HTML document. No need to return to the launching HTML doc required, though it would be nice. The purpose? Well, for starters, one could create an Author Bibliography doc and open ebooks from inside it.

6- Ability to link an info file (with a hide attribute) to a folder/ebook in the bookshelf. (see above) Combined with a new Bookshelf mode that displays the info instead of the thumbnail when the file is highlighted it could be used for book summaries, ratings.

Basically, the Pocketbook environment isn't just an electronic ebook reader, it's an electronic *library*. The file management features are great (and better than most competitors) but it would be nice if we could move from file management (so '80's!) to *document* management, which requires using the ebook's metadata.

Anybody agree with that last statement as a *goal*?
(Yeah, I know; its not a computer and I'm not asking that the bookshelf become a database; just for a way to manage the ebooks using metadata, not just file attributes. A PC-based app that creates hidden info files might do the trick.)

Just throwing ideas out okay?
But better dictionary support is a must.

And LIT suport? Pretty please? ;)

1- I doubt it will get 5 votes much less get implemented but LIT format support would be greatly appreciated.

VOTE!
only 3 votes to go.
Please, please, pretty please Lit support would be great.



2- More realistically, good documentation for the dictionary format. A wizard type creator tool would be desirable but I'd settle for the documentation. Failing that, some good *commercial-grade* dictionaries in western languages; english, spanish, french. Both definition and translation.

You got my vote for this one as well.
PocketBook might start by translating the existing docs from Russian to English ;-)




3- Better documentation for the Theme creator tools, maybe a wizard?

Vote again.




5- Ability to open ebooks (epub, prc, whatever) from inside an HTML document. No need to return to the launching HTML doc required, though it would be nice. The purpose? Well, for starters, one could create an Author Bibliography doc and open ebooks from inside it.

This would be nice to have.
You get a half vote for this one.




And LIT suport? Pretty please? ;)
You got my vote again.
Does it make four votes already?
Pretty please ...
;-)

Oh ...
Did I mention LIT support?

Ad 1: Do I have a vote, too? So it's only 2 to go. There's hope for that, in fact, as PB is shaping up a new reader app (based on Webkit?).

Ad 2: There will be a multilingual ABBYY Lingvo dictionary pretty soon.

Ad 3: Good point

Ad 4: A "REAL" note function is in the making (cf Ad 1:)

Blue sky time!

1- I doubt it will get 5 votes much less get implemented but LIT format support would be greatly appreciated.

2- More realistically, good documentation for the dictionary format. A wizard type creator tool would be desirable but I'd settle for the documentation. Failing that, some good *commercial-grade* dictionaries in western languages; english, spanish, french. Both definition and translation.

3- Better documentation for the Theme creator tools, maybe a wizard?

4- The current "Notes" app is really a clipping tool. A good one and useful. But an actual note-taking App that links snippets of user text in the notebook would be a bit more useful. Failing that, how about a highlighter feature at least? The same approach as the full-screen clipping would work but with shading over select passages?

5- Ability to open ebooks (epub, prc, whatever) from inside an HTML document. No need to return to the launching HTML doc required, though it would be nice. The purpose? Well, for starters, one could create an Author Bibliography doc and open ebooks from inside it.

6- Ability to link an info file (with a hide attribute) to a folder/ebook in the bookshelf. (see above) Combined with a new Bookshelf mode that displays the info instead of the thumbnail when the file is highlighted it could be used for book summaries, ratings.

Basically, the Pocketbook environment isn't just an electronic ebook reader, it's an electronic *library*. The file management features are great (and better than most competitors) but it would be nice if we could move from file management (so '80's!) to *document* management, which requires using the ebook's metadata.

Anybody agree with that last statement as a *goal*?
(Yeah, I know; its not a computer and I'm not asking that the bookshelf become a database; just for a way to manage the ebooks using metadata, not just file attributes. A PC-based app that creates hidden info files might do the trick.)

Just throwing ideas out okay?
But better dictionary support is a must.

And LIT suport? Pretty please? ;)

I want to second Anders request for a way to see how many days are left on a borrowed epub/pdf. Thanks!

A real dictionary! Not a translation dictionary, but one to look up words in that is more current than 1913. I'd pay for this.

-Marcy

A real dictionary! Not a translation dictionary, but one to look up words in that is more current than 1913. I'd pay for this.

-Marcy

I am trying to get this one converted by the gentleman that created the epub. Its based off the 1913 dictionary but with over 100,000+ words added.

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80267

I vote for lit support *** one to go!

A real dictionary! Not a translation dictionary, but one to look up words in that is more current than 1913. I'd pay for this.

-Marcy

In trolling for themes I ran into this:
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fbookfast.org%2Fpocketbook%2Fdiction aries%2Foxford-advanced-learners-dictionary&sl=ru&tl=en

It knows HDTV, computers, LASERs and it knows internet.
Unless somebody squawks about copyright I figure that between this and the (updated) Webster's I'll be set.
At least until somebody brings the OED over.

(Which exists in LIT format, btw.)
(HINT!):2thumbsup

I vote for LIT support too! Is that five votes? :D

I'd love a new dictionary, too. I'd really like to never see the word "twixt" in a dictionary search again ;)

I'm guessing with metadata support we'd be able to use tags. I think that would be fantastic. I LOVE the organisation of the PB360, I'm a file organising junkie, but I'd love to be able to use tags with my books as well.

I vote for LIT support too! Is that five votes? :D

I'd love a new dictionary, too. I'd really like to never see the word "twixt" in a dictionary search again ;)

I'm guessing with metadata support we'd be able to use tags. I think that would be fantastic. I LOVE the organisation of the PB360, I'm a file organising j- unkie, but I'd love to be able to use tags with my books as well.

I second tags!

-Marcy

A real dictionary! Not a translation dictionary, but one to look up words in that is more current than 1913. I'd pay for this.

-Marcy

Almost done. It will be in one of the next firmware updates (soon).

As a soon to be PB360 owner I'd love metatag support. LIT support would be nice to as I have a number of files I wasn't looking forward to having to convert.

I apply for the dictionarie too, improved, and of course, a language dictionary (I'm Spanish, and although I'm doing my best, help is always welcome).

Thank you for this thread.

As a soon to be PB360 owner I'd love metatag support. LIT support would be nice to as I have a number of files I wasn't looking forward to having to convert.
I wasn't looking forward to converting files either, but I've found that using Calibre to convert LIT files to FB2 is quick and easy, not anything to worry about at all :)

But yes, LIT support would be lovely so we can avoid the conversions.

I adhere to the LIT support, the Theme making wizard, and the dictionary. I rest assured that there is one in the making. However, I wonder if it will support less common combinations like German-Spanish, or if we'll have to build 'em ourselves. In such case, some more documentation on dictionaries (knowing that Stardict is open-source ;)) won't harm.

I don't think .lit support is feasible, given that it is a proprietary format owned by Microsoft and they haven't given permission to anyone to write a program to display it on a system other than Windows. You need to be realistic when asking for features.

However .lit docs are so easy to convert they aren't a problem. The GUI DRM-stripping tool is simple to use and will process multiple books at one time. Calibre will then easily convert your books to a multitude of other formats.

-Marcy

I third tags.

Automatic (finish the book and it removes itself) or manual way to clear the 'last open books' from within the PB360 (maybe there is a way now just not aware of it).

I vote for tags too.

I don't think .lit support is feasible, given that it is a proprietary format owned by Microsoft and they haven't given permission to anyone to write a program to display it on a system other than Windows. You need to be realistic when asking for features.
I can imagine a situation when an anonymous hacker, with nick Ivan Kuznec (John Smith) releases litreader.app on some filesharing servers.
You copy it to /system/bin directory and add a line with lit extension to the extensions.conf file.
What can Microsoft do?
They will do the same as they did with the "convertlit" program or with Calibre. Nothing.

I can imagine a situation when an anonymous hacker, with nick Ivan Kuznec (John Smith) releases litreader.app on some filesharing servers.
You copy it to /system/bin directory and add a line with lit extension to the extensions.conf file.
What can Microsoft do?
They will do the same as they did with the "convertlit" program or with Calibre. Nothing.

Of course that can be done. But Pocketreader as a company can't add specific support, as they are not an anonymous hacker and Microsoft would definitely have recourse.

So, that would be a wish-list item for anonymous hackers...

-Marcy

I have a modest request.

I would like to have English documentation for the existing Theme Builder.
I would also like to have an example that show all the options. Theme "sheep" and "Sherlock", or theme "Five" I have posted to another thread demonstrate that there are many possibilities that the three default themes do not use.

I have a modest request.

I would like to have English documentation for the existing Theme Builder.
I would also like to have an example that show all the options. Theme "sheep" and "Sherlock", or theme "Five" I have posted to another thread demonstrate that there are many possibilities that the three default themes do not use.

I'll try to get that for you

I third tags.

Automatic (finish the book and it removes itself) or manual way to clear the 'last open books' from within the PB360 (maybe there is a way now just not aware of it).

What you can do right now is wipe all reading marks from your memory, which automatically empties your "last open" list.

I'll try to get that for you
I have prepared and formated a rough translation using Translate.google.com, so the developer preparing the document for us does not have to do tedious work (and he can spend as much time as possible improving the firmware ;-) ).

It would be good if one of Guys From Kiev (TM) could check the translation and perhaps add some more explanations.


If they could also provide themes "Sheeps", "Sherlock" and "Covers-S-r2" (if possible with sources) that won the competition at the-ebook.org forum, we could learn from the very best examples.

I don't think .lit support is feasible, given that it is a proprietary format owned by Microsoft and they haven't given permission to anyone to write a program to display it on a system other than Windows. You need to be realistic when asking for features.
-Marcy

Beg to differ ma'am. :)
MS Reader DRM is MS proprietary but the LIT format itself is fully documented and open to use by others. That is precisely why Calibre and other apps can convert to/from LIT in the first place.

The Hanlin V3 and V5 ereaders (sold under many different names) have for several years offered LIT support. Flaky but real. No lawsuit has ensued.

There is also at least one commercial application, TinyReader from Golden Crater Software that supports LIT format. (I have it installed on my WinMo Smartphone.) Again, no lawsuit after 7+ years on the market.
http://www.goldencrater.com/

And then there is Stanza on PC and IPxx that also supports LIT. Ditto.
(MS isn't half as demonic as they're made out to be, you know...)

LIT in itself is simply OpenEbook in a Microsoft-defined compression wrapper.
As such it is a precursor of sorts to ePub, minus the attempts to graft PDF features onto OpenEbook, that give us ePub "wonders" such as hard-wired margins, non replaceable fonts, and all-image ePubs.

Add in that the LIT spec features a standard dictionary format that is fully documented in multiple languages and includes the free converter tools and that free and commercial dictionaries exist in LIT format for most major languages and the argument can be made that LIT is a more mature format than ePub at its current state of development. No shame there; ePub is barely a year old while LIT is over a decade old. Also, it doesn't hurt that MS Reader on PC and Pocket PC has excellent typography.X

The relevant fact here is that there are entire libraries' worth of ebooks in LIT format (The University of Virginia's eText collection comes to mind; MS helped fund their conversion efforts early in the last decade) and that a lot of us coming to eInk readers from the PDA world are deeply vested in commercial ebooks in LIT format. To such as us, LIT support is a lifeline and a selling point (I, for one, bought my BeBook solely because of its LIT support at a time *before* Calibre supported LIT conversion).

Now, given the MS-phobia prevalent in the publishing industry and LINUX community, I know the MS taint makes it unlikely that we'll soon see a LIT reader app on another LINUX-based system (the Hanlin one hasn't been updated in over a year), but to wistfully ask for one is hardly unrealistic; the source code for opening LITs into their internal OEB file structure is readily available and so is the code for OEB rendering in LINUX so the project is quite feasible in *technical* terms.

Whether it is a feasible use of the time and skills of the Guys in Kiev(tm) is a Pocketbook Global management decision. I'm not holding my breath (hence my blue sky comment) but I'm not giving up the hope that there's enough of us old PDA-reader veterans out there to make it worth their time to add LIT support.

After all, "maybe the horse will sing". ;)

Fair'nough?

Peace! :cool:

The Hanlin V3 and V5 ereaders (sold under many different names) have for several years offered LIT support. Flaky but real.
I was just going to say that. While it doesn't seem that the Hanlins have got LIT support right just yet, it seems possible that they could. I don't feel this request was unrealistic at all. We were asked what we wanted and we're letting them know. They can certainly tell us it's not possible, if that's the case.

Two important features for me:

1. There needs to be an option to save notes as text. I honestly don't see the value of taking a picture of words.

2. Notes need to be stamped with either a static page number (for epub), a paragraph number, or both. It's important to have some way of locating passages according to a standard system.

I will also vote for any highlighting feature.

Two important features for me:

1. There needs to be an option to save notes as text. I honestly don't see the value of taking a picture of words.

2. Notes need to be stamped with either a static page number (for epub), a paragraph number, or both. It's important to have some way of locating passages according to a standard system.

I will also vote for any highlighting feature.

I second highlighting. Or the ability to bookmark a particular word on a page. That would help tons when you find errors in an ebook that you want to correct.

-Marcy

Whether it is a feasible use of the time and skills of the Guys in Kiev(tm) is a Pocketbook Global management decision. I'm not holding my breath (hence my blue sky comment) but I'm not giving up the hope that there's enough of us old PDA-reader veterans out there to make it worth their time to add LIT support.

After all, "maybe the horse will sing". ;)

Fair'nough?

Peace! :cool:

Fair enough.

Admittedly, I still don't see that it should be necessary. I have a ton of books in .lit format as well. I simply ran them through Calibre into another format—into mobi back when I only had a Kindle and now into epub.

MS Reader has been all but abandoned by Microsoft—there hasn't been an update in almost 3 years, which is forever in software terms. Even though there are a lot of .lit books out there, it is a dying format. You might as well convert your books now, to something that will be around in 10 years and supported by the reader you buy in the future.

Just my opinion anyway.

-Marcy

Gif image support.

Since gif is considered more efficient because of size. A lot of hyperlinks of maps are in gif format in ebooks.

MS Reader has been all but abandoned by Microsoft—there hasn't been an update in almost 3 years, which is forever in software terms.

Quite true.
But two minor points and I'll move on:

1- LIT isn't *quite* dead yet. Yes, it is currently fading into the legacy format category but... MS released an MS Reader update us a couple of months ago amid a flood of rumors that they might be adding it to Zune HD and WinMo 7 phones. And then, to add fuel to the fire, the various videos floating around of Microsoft's dual-lcd journal prototype, the Courier, show one of its functions is... ebooks. Finally, *many* of the ebook pundits talking of the things they saw under NDA at CES 2010 were saying the same thing: don't count Microsoft out yet. It is still early in the ebook gae and MS has some leverage to work with if they choose to take MS Reader to version 3 and run it on Zune HD, WinMo 7 phones, and the wave of upcoming Win7 Atom slates. Today, it's a legacy format. Tomorrow it might be dead. Or it might be a contender.

2- Conversion can be done, yes. And Calibre in particular is very fast converting LIT to ePub which is, clearly, the Pocketbook's preferred format, even under FBReader. However... while conversion doesn't alter the text in the file, conversion *does* alter the internal links and structures of the ebook. And Calibre's ePub conversion, because of the immature state of the ePub spec, which is loose and has tons of room for interpretation, is strongly biased towards Adobe's interpretation on Sony readers. This leads to issues with the output ePubs showing erratic behavior in other reader or cataloging apps. On Pocketbook, for example, we have the ongoing issue of covers not always displaying in the bookshelf. Other issues I've heard of are of weird hard-wired margins and font sizes, links that don't always work the way they're supposed to, etc. And these are all things that work okay in ADE so the baseline assumption is to blame the file or the conversion code instead of wondering if maybe ADE is at fault. Give it a while and this can come back to haunt the industry big time. My take on conversion is that it is not something to be avoided at all costs, like format conversion of digital music files which requires transcoding and is guaranteed to degrade quality, but it *is* something to be avoided whenever possible; if I have a book in Mobi format, I'll read it in that format even if it means run-on chapters or erratic TOC recogition by FBReader. Ditto for rtf or Html. Unlike many out there, I do not see it as a given that ePub is the end-all, be-all of ebook formats, much less the Adobe-specific ePub that Calibre tries to output.

If nothing else it is worth remembering that the publishers store their ebooks in their back-end servers in OEB format, not ePub. Last I heard, ePub-ing is done on the retail servers not at the publishing house. Nothing stops the publishers from switching their "industry-standard" label to something else.

With that in mind, I favor ebook readers that let me read my accumulated content in its native file format as much as possible; I don't demand support for every last obscure format out there as I don't use it. But support for formats with significant commercial ebook history such as Mobi, LIT, and PDB is a *nice* feature to have. I might even be suggesting eReader support along with it were it not for the fact that my exposure to the issue on the Aztak/Hanlin forums has made it clear it can't be done without B&N suport and B&N is not particularly interested in helping Aztak and co. Much less Pocketbook Global.

Ultimately its not about the format but rather about the books themselves. Being able to access them with a minimum of muss or fuss.

Hence my request for LIT support.
I love my PB360 a lot. Lack of LIT support isn't going to change that. But adding it would make my whole month... :)

I love my PB360 a lot. Lack of LIT support isn't going to change that. But adding it would make my whole month... :)
Ditto :) It's not a pain to convert our LIT files at all, but it would be even easier to be able to load up a LIT file and read it straight away. I won't be horribly upset if it's not possible, but it'll probably make me squeal if it does happen!

Can we PLEASE have a "back" button for coming back from a hyperlink. At the moment, you have to remember to look at the page number and memorize it, jump to the hyperlink, read it, and then use "goto page" to get back to where you were. A simply "back" button, as so many other readers have, would make life a lot easier.

Can we PLEASE have a "back" button for coming back from a hyperlink. At the moment, you have to remember to look at the page number and memorize it, jump to the hyperlink, read it, and then use "goto page" to get back to where you were. A simply "back" button, as so many other readers have, would make life a lot easier.

Well, it's there. When you have jumped to a target, just use the link button again and press okay and back you go.

Well, it's there. When you have jumped to a target, just use the link button again and press okay and back you go.

I'm sorry to be dense, but I'm afraid I don't understand you. "Down" on the nav button selects hyperlinks on a page. I jump to a page via a hyperlink by selecting the link with "Down" and then "OK" to activate it; how do I get back to where I was, if there isn't a "reverse" hyperlink to get back? To clarify, this is reading ePub books with ADE.

I'm sorry to be dense, but I'm afraid I don't understand you. "Down" on the nav button selects hyperlinks on a page. I jump to a page via a hyperlink by selecting the link with "Down" and then "OK" to activate it; how do I get back to where I was, if there isn't a "reverse" hyperlink to get back? To clarify, this is reading ePub books with ADE.

Yep. Down and "Ok" should bring you back where you came from.

Unfortunately it doesn't. "Down" simply displays an error message "There are no links on this page", following which "OK" brings up the menu, as usual.

Can someone else with a PB360 try this and see if it works for you, please:

1. Using ADE on the PB360 ,open a book with hyperlinks (eg use the hyperlinked table of contents in any of my ePub books).
2. Go to a page with hyperlinks on it, press "Down" to select one of the hyperlinks, and "OK" to activate it.
3. On the page you end up at (preferably a page with no hyperlinks on it), press "Down" and "OK" again. Do you get back to where you were, or do you get the error message that I report in my previous message?

Thanks!

I second tags!

-Marcy

I vote for tags too.
I do, too. Think I'm no. 5.

What I would like to see, was some more user-friendly documentation. You can find things here that you can't find in other places - or perhaps it only exist in Russian. Things like that. It's not easy to find out where to start looking and it's easy to miss information that might make a good device work much better for the user. The start-up guide that came with the device was so-so. A few more illustrations would make things clearer. When I downloaded a firmware upgrade, the link had 'TEST' in it, and I wondered whether I was actually downloading the right software, but I couldn't find anything else. In short, product support could be improved somewhat. I'm sure there's a lot of great information available, but it's not all easy to find.

I do, too. Think I'm no. 5.

What I would like to see, was some more user-friendly documentation. You can find things here that you can't find in other places - or perhaps it only exist in Russian. Things like that. It's not easy to find out where to start looking and it's easy to miss information that might make a good device work much better for the user. The start-up guide that came with the device was so-so. A few more illustrations would make things clearer. When I downloaded a firmware upgrade, the link had 'TEST' in it, and I wondered whether I was actually downloading the right software, but I couldn't find anything else. In short, product support could be improved somewhat. I'm sure there's a lot of great information available, but it's not all easy to find.

For me it seems like the "Add category" (a long press on the OK when you are in Favorites) is a bit like the Sony's "Collections" that are used by Calibre for its tags.

I have tested to create multiple categories and then added the same book to multiple categories, you can even add a folder as favorite, so for instance if you sort your books under a separate folder for each author, then you could add multiple author folders to a category.

I know this is done on the device, and I haven't checked how the Favorite's are stored on the device, but I would be surprised if it is impossible to do this from Calibre.

Can someone else with a PB360 try this and see if it works for you, please:

1. Using ADE on the PB360 ,open a book with hyperlinks (eg use the hyperlinked table of contents in any of my ePub books).
2. Go to a page with hyperlinks on it, press "Down" to select one of the hyperlinks, and "OK" to activate it.
3. On the page you end up at (preferably a page with no hyperlinks on it), press "Down" and "OK" again. Do you get back to where you were, or do you get the error message that I report in my previous message?

Thanks!

I am running 14.2 and have tested with the following:
BBC News (fast) [so, 18 apr 2010] - calibre.epub

I have mapped the Left(hold) to Links->Go_back and Right(hold) to Links->Enter_links_mode

When I press the Right(hold) it enters the link_mode and there is "block cursor" is shown in the top left corner, then one can use the down and up keys to navigate through the links followed by ok to follow the link, this works perfect :)

I have tested a lot but I can not get the "links->Go_back" to work on any page neither on a page with links nor on a page without, and neither by pressing the OK when the "block cursor" is shown nor by pressing Left(hold) :(

Now I tested also to enter the links mode by just pressing the down key and it works also, but there is no change when I try to go back, it still doesn't work

Now I am sure, this is a bug in the ADE implementation, because now I have seen how it should work.
When I use the fbreader on the same file, and follow a link, and then press Right(hold) the "block cursor" that is shown in ADE has been changed to
"a block cursor with a go back arrrow" and when pressing OK you get back :)

Harry can you report this? Now I need to go to sleep I will only get 5,5 hours sleep, then I have a long day at work tomorrow.

I am running 14.2 and have tested with the following:
BBC News (fast) [so, 18 apr 2010] - calibre.epub

I have mapped the Left(hold) to Links->Go_back and Right(hold) to Links->Enter_links_mode

When I press the Right(hold) it enters the link_mode and there is "block cursor" is shown in the top left corner, then one can use the down and up keys to navigate through the links followed by ok to follow the link, this works perfect :)

I have tested a lot but I can not get the "links->Go_back" to work on any page neither on a page with links nor on a page without, and neither by pressing the OK when the "block cursor" is shown nor by pressing Left(hold) :(

Now I tested also to enter the links mode by just pressing the down key and it works also, but there is no change when I try to go back, it still doesn't work

Now I am sure, this is a bug in the ADE implementation, because now I have seen how it should work.
When I use the fbreader on the same file, and follow a link, and then press Right(hold) the "block cursor" that is shown in ADE has been changed to
"a block cursor with a go back arrrow" and when pressing OK you get back :)

Harry can you report this? Now I need to go to sleep I will only get 5,5 hours sleep, then I have a long day at work tomorrow.

Thanks. I think it's my mistake. I am not using ADE that often and thought it should work there, too. My apologies, Harry. So if you want to use this feature, use fbreader, I guess. I will report this to Kiev.

Thanks. I think it's my mistake. I am not using ADE that often and thought it should work there, too. My apologies, Harry. So if you want to use this feature, use fbreader, I guess. I will report this to Kiev.

No problem at all - I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't doing anything wrong! Thanks - if you could report it, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks. I think it's my mistake. I am not using ADE that often and thought it should work there, too. My apologies, Harry. So if you want to use this feature, use fbreader, I guess. I will report this to Kiev.

I tried to use the fbreader more on the
BBC News (fast) [so, 18 apr 2010] - calibre.epub

Then I found another bug/problem

1. follow a link from the main-section, for instance "Business"
2. then follow another link, for instance the first "Airlines urge flight ban review"

This doesn't work in fbreader :( , but works in ADE :)

I tried to use the fbreader more on the
BBC News (fast) [so, 18 apr 2010] - calibre.epub

Then I found another bug/problem

1. follow a link from the main-section, for instance "Business"
2. then follow another link, for instance the first "Airlines urge flight ban review"

This doesn't work in fbreader :( , but works in ADE :)

Sorry, I am not sure if I understand your problem. Please elaborate!

Sorry, I am not sure if I understand your problem. Please elaborate!

Open the attached epub with fbreader, it is auto generated by calibre.

On the first page is a cover with info about what calibre version was used.

On the second page is the "main section" with links, that works ok to follow with fbreader, but then you come to a "sub section" and the links on these pages are impossible to use, nothing happens, it seems just like a refresh/blink of the same page, please try this.

The above is working fine with the AdobeViewer (ADE) but then you have the problem with the "go back" that doesn't work.
It is this kind of things that I really dislike, that one has to learn that some things needs one viewer because of bugs. I would appreciate if all current features was really working (and really stable also) and documented well, before any new features are added .

My vote goes to a better note taking function :-)

My vote goes to a better note taking function :-)

Again a start would be if the current version of the note functionality was really stable and the documentation more thoroughly about how it works in different file formats and with different zoom levels etc.

But also I would like the stored notes of text to be text and not only bitmaps.

I am wondering if it would be possible to have both a startup and shutdown Logo Folders. Or a 'Bootup' and 'Shutdown' folder support within the Logo Folder. It would makes things a lot nicer. I will give an example of why it would be a better Pocketbook world with two different folders (processes).

I have a set of sequential images that I use on bootup. Some here have probably heard of them, MondrianBoot. I really like how it boots up and how it uses multiply images to make it seem like the bootup is actually happening or whatever it does instead of just a single static picture. There is 10 images. So you put the device setting on random and its good to go.

But if you want to set your device to shutdown using a specific logo. And its not one of the above 10 images above it still has to go into the single Logo folder. It then messes up the sequential bootup images. And if you have say 5 or 8 different specific shutdown images you like to use depending on your mood then it can really jack up the MondrianBoot process.

Is that making sense to anyone? I am afraid I am going to get everyone confused by trying to explain this lol.

I thought maybe there would be some folder support inside the Logo Folder like 'Bootup', 'Startup' or 'Shutdown'. Which would solve the above issue. But I already tried putting my images into folders within the Logo Folder and and that didn't work, only the bookland image came up after that. Which I assumes means there is no folder support inside the Logo Folder. Or I did it wrong or used improper names. I even tried a MondrainBoot folder as well.

Anyway I just think it would be a great feature to be able to have more control of your startup and shutdown images. I know its seems like a silly feature compared to some of the more needed features. But I still think it would be a great feature to have. And the more I can make the device specifically mine the better.

Vote for this and I will give you karma! :)

Another wanted feature : support SDcard with ext3 or nfs filesystem.
I've got some bad surprise with FAT32 and looking for a way to have a more robust FS.

Another wanted feature : support SDcard with ext3 or nfs filesystem.


I believe I'm correct is saying that use of the FAT or FAT32 file system is actually a part of the SD card standard.

I believe I'm correct is saying that use of the FAT or FAT32 file system is actually a part of the SD card standard.

Mostly.
From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital

File system
Like other flash card technologies, most SD cards ship preformatted with the FAT or FAT 32 file system on top of an MBR partition scheme. The ubiquity of this file system allows the card to be accessed on virtually any host device with an SD reader. Also, standard FAT maintenance utilities (e.g. SCANDISK) can be used to repair or retrieve corrupted data. However, because the card appears as a removable hard drive to the host system, the card can be reformatted to any file system supported by the operating system.

SD cards with 4 GB and smaller capacities can be used with many systems by being formatted with FAT16 (4 GB only possible by using 64 kByte clusters, and not widely supported) or FAT32 file system (common for file systems 4 GB and larger). Cards 4 GB and larger can only be formatted with a file system that can handle these larger storage sizes, such as FAT32.

SD cards are plain block devices and do not in any way imply any specific partition layout or file system thus other partition schemes than MBR partitioning and the FAT file systems can be used. Under Unix-like operating systems such as Linux or FreeBSD, SD cards can be formatted using, for example, the UFS, EXT3 or the ReiserFS file systems; under Mac OS X, SD cards can be partitioned as GUID devices and formatted with the HFS+ file system. Under MS-Windows and some unix systems, SD cards can be formatted using the NTFS and on later versions exFAT file system. However most consumer products will expect MBR partitioning and FAT16/FAT32 filesystem.

The hardware allows it, so the cards *can* be formatted with pretty much any File system but it is not, as a rule, supported under the spec. And it does limit the portability of the card. <shrug>

A buddy of mine, new to linux, was blowing through 8GB cards he was using to share movies with. I did a bit of research into his problem, and found the following info succinctly describes the issues he was having:

http://groups.google.com/group/linux.kernel/msg/8d1591196c0ae15e

In short, filesystems that require the 'sync' option, which as I understand is any FS that supports journalling, will wear out flash RAM noticeably quicker. My buddy was using NTFS on his card; I haven't tested ext[3,4], reiserfs, xfs, etc nor do I have any realworld experience with them.

Hope this helps!

I second highlighting. Or the ability to bookmark a particular word on a page. That would help tons when you find errors in an ebook that you want to correct.

-Marcy

I would also love some kind of highlighting feature, so my vote goes for that!:)

Bestest regards,
Helmuts

Imagine when studying you can draw your mindmaps from within the books and when studying go back from the mindmaps to the parts in the book where you originally made the mindmap. Would be really helpful when using the reader as device to study on.

Yes, I know what you're thinking - how could anyone want MORE configuration options for the buttons? :)

I find the fact that some options are ONLY available on the power button to be a little odd. Is there some reason why "list of last books read" and "lock the keyboard" should be mutually exclusive? Does the Pocketbook explode if you happen to have both features enabled at one time? :) So I would like to be able to assign these functions to other keys so they (and all the rest) can be available simultaneously.

In addition, even if we enhance the button configuration to allow us to place any action on any button, the fact of the matter is that there are just too many actions and not enough buttons. So inevitably some actions go "unmapped." But does that mean we shouldn't be able to use them?

For example, I don't currently have any key mapped to go into "link" mode. But when I encounter links in my html document, I still need that action. I was thinking that, from the "quick menu" in any book, you should have a choice that would present you with ALL the actions you could take. Yes, it's less convenient than a single click (or hold) on a button, but if they were at least available on the menu, then - even with extra key clicks - they can be activated (unlike now).

I was thinking that, from the "quick menu" in any book, you should have a choice that would present you with ALL the actions you could take. Yes, it's less convenient than a single click (or hold) on a button, but if they were at least available on the menu, then - even with extra key clicks - they can be activated (unlike now).

I really like that idea, I think it's a excellent option to have.

Imagine when studying you can draw your mindmaps from within the books and when studying go back from the mindmaps to the parts in the book where you originally made the mindmap. Would be really helpful when using the reader as device to study on.

Whats a mindmap?

Whats a mindmap?

A mind map is a sort of brainstorming which comes from a single concept. Say you put a word in the middle of a paper: "Love". The concept "Love" suggests you different kinds of things: love towards your family, towards your friends, towards your spouse, towards your football team, and so on. Each of those concepts, "Family", "Friends", "Spouse", "Football Team", is connected to the central concept in a diagram form. And that's only the beginning.

Here you have an example of a mind map:

http://www.mymindmap.net/images/Mind_Map_Template_Mulit_Rnd_small.jpg

Is there some reason why "list of last books read" and "lock the keyboard" should be mutually exclusive? .

No.
And, as of 15.1, they aren't.
It added a third mode to the power button; press, long-press, and (new) double tap. Problem solved:
pres for last ten
double-tap for lock
long-press for power off

All done. ;)

No.
And, as of 15.1, they aren't.
It added a third mode to the power button; press, long-press, and (new) double tap. Problem solved:
pres for last ten
double-tap for lock
long-press for power off

All done. ;)

That's good news. Now, we just need to have a new release that is ready for everyone to install...:)

But are these functions still restricted to being ONLY on the power button? Is there a reason these functions must ONLY be tied to the power button?

And please don't forget the 2nd half of the suggestions - it would be very useful to provide access to all the functions (even those that are not assigned to any key) via the menus.

But are these functions still restricted to being ONLY on the power button?
Yes.
And, the double tap is very, VERY hard to execute.
I have tried PocketBook 302 and the double tap worked nice, but with my PocketBook I have to try several times before I get keyboard lock I have assigned to double click.

+ Better note-taking features -- annotation and the ability to save notes in text form would be awesome.

+ I'd also like to suggest support for HTML metadata -- right now only the <title> tag seems to be supported. I'd like support for meta tags such as

<meta name="author" content="Terry Pratchett" />
<meta name="description" content="Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch had it all. But now he’s back in his own rough, tough past without even the clothes he was standing up in when the lightning struck…
" />

+ Ability to press a button while browsing files and see that book's description.

+ What bryanzs said - the ability to access more functions from the quick menu without needing to assign them to buttons

Yes.
And, the double tap is very, VERY hard to execute.
I have tried PocketBook 302 and the double tap worked nice, but with my PocketBook I have to try several times before I get keyboard lock I have assigned to double click.

I can just picture it now:
<click>
<list appears>Darn it!
<click>
<list appears>Grrr!
<click>...<etc>...
<cliiiiiick><powers off>
<sound of PB360 thrown against the wall>

:)

<shrug>
Took me three attempts to get used to the feel of mine.
I know all switches aren't created equal, so...

And yes, being able to asign all functions to all buttons would be great.
But in the meantime...

I second highlighting. Or the ability to bookmark a particular word on a page. That would help tons when you find errors in an ebook that you want to correct.

-Marcy

I vote for this as well for the same reason.

Mostly.
From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital

The hardware allows it, so the cards *can* be formatted with pretty much any File system but it is not, as a rule, supported under the spec. And it does limit the portability of the card. <shrug>

You're right. And I've got no trouble by formating my SD cards. But pocketbooks can read FAT32 formated cards only. I guess they have not activate the support of others filesystems to have a kernel as light as possible.

But I've got trouble with FAT32 since I use gmap application which works with uge directory tree (> 50 000 files). FAT32 handle very bad this (really slow, several FS corruption).

That's why I'll be glad when PB will support another FS.

I would like the ability to rotate PDF files independently of the screen rotation. Many of my PDF's are in landscape and it doesn't quite work out when I try to do the 2-column option on them.

If there's already a way to do this, I apologize. Thanks again for soliciting user feedback!

Almost done. It will be in one of the next firmware updates (soon).

If you still need votes for it. I vote in favor.

What I would like to see, was some more user-friendly documentation. You can find things here that you can't find in other places - or perhaps it only exist in Russian. Things like that. It's not easy to find out where to start looking and it's easy to miss information that might make a good device work much better for the user. The start-up guide that came with the device was so-so. A few more illustrations would make things clearer. When I downloaded a firmware upgrade, the link had 'TEST' in it, and I wondered whether I was actually downloading the right software, but I couldn't find anything else. In short, product support could be improved somewhat. I'm sure there's a lot of great information available, but it's not all easy to find.

As a new 301 owner I find I need much more explanation of HOW TO... the various features. Let's call it a tutorial. I vote for that. I think that is roughly what the quote asked.
That's 2 votes.

I am considering 9"-10" e-ink ebook readers, and the PocketBook 901 seems ideal. Light, big clear plastic non-glare screen, seemingly good interface. The following are some features I would like to see, although I don't promise to actually wait until September (I really want a device now). These are the features I think a lightning fast ereader should have:
(1) A way to create table of contents from within a document, which can then be used to jump around the document. Good default chapter names (numbers would be good).
(2) This is related to 1. A way to scroll down lines in the book and create links to other pages. This way, a user could turn a non-linking TOC into a set of links.
(3) Regarding 1 and 2 above: It should be possible to navigate using the created TOC without having to view any specific page with links. In other words there should be some kind of native TOC interface, and that interface should be optionally activated when creating a TOC from the document's non-linking TOC. And if there are pre-existing internal links in a document, it should be possible to view these links in either the native TOC interface or similar. Perhaps the native TOC interface should be the default link navigation menu, and possibly there could be another link navigation menu or extra links could appear below the TOC.
(4) Regarding 1 and 2 above: What would be ideal, in the case that the user is creating links / TOC, would be to allow the user to either enter a page number or to start from some arbitrary page number and scroll through pages until the right one is found, select it, then get back to the page from which the link is being created, or to the TOC creation interface where the TOC item is being created.
(5) A mode to page through a document very fast, maybe viewing multiple pages at a time, then jump into a page as needed. It should be possible to jump between these two modes easily. It should be possible to hold a button and continuously page through a document either backwards or forwards as desired.
(6) A way to set pan and zoom settings for specific pages, and specific sets of page numbers. So I should be able to go to a page, pan and zoom to the ideal setting, then either set that page to that zoom and pan setting indefinitely, and optionally set all odd numbered pages in a certain range to that setting (actually a set of ranges would be very important). Then I should be able to go to the next page and do a similar thing for even numbered pages, except with a different pan setting. And, I should be able to input a list of the specific page numbers that such a setting should be applied to. So for example, maybe I have a book where the first page of each chapter is centered, and then the remaining pages of each chapter are set either towards the left or the right, in alternating fashion. Maybe some lines or other stuff appear along the margins, preventing any auto-cropping feature to zoom into each page in an ideal fashion. With the features I mentioned, one could go to the first page of the first chapter, zoom and pan to the ideal setting, then list the page number for the first page of every single chapter (see number 4 above for how this could work better), then go to the second page of that chapter and zoom and pan, and list the sets of pages that this setting should be applied to (alternating, starting with that setting, and continuing for some range, and multiple ranges should be allowed, and some interface similar to number 4 above could make this easier), etc. So in 3 big steps I could set up my viewing of the document in my example such that it is ideal.
(7) Smart crop. This one might be kind of difficult, and require some kind of image processing and/or machine learning techniques to get it right. But it could obviate the need for the user to use the features as described in 6. It would crop each page according to just the main text, and leave out any lines, page numbers, semi-extraneous text in the margins, etc.
(8) Regarding 6 and 7, it should be possible to temporarily reverse the zoom and pan level without setting it indefinitely, and the indefinitely set zoom and pan settings should by default apply even when in landscape mode (viewing only part of a page). So it should be possible to zoom in further, without losing the zoom and pan settings you set before. And when you switch to landscape mode, the zoom and pan settings you have for that page should define the boundaries of the page from which the sections of the page are rendered.

These are just ideas, and even if none of them are included the PocketBook 901 would be my top choice for PDF textbook and research paper reading.

an option for djvu viewer (and pdf?) available in custom config: for two or more column view - the left/right shift step should be +1 column. an example. having A4 djvu'ed paper/magazine, with two or three column text, when you zoom into 2 or 3 column view - switch left/right should be between columns and not between fragment of a column. besides, when switching left/right column, a top of the page could be loaded (custom view option). then you can read easy column by a column. or is there alternative/better djvu viewer than the defauld one?

another thing, rather a gadged, but it can be useful in some cases.

document playlist/queue (after one docu is finished, another one is loaded automatically according to the playlist, like with music). good for sets of short documents or for modular architecture (like step-by-step guided scripts).

I'd really like the ability to display dictionaries entries full screen, even during word lookup while reading. I'm creating reference material that it would be nice to be able to lookup without having to leave a book. I was going to create epubs but will probably create dictionaries too.

Just an idea.
If the last page can be set as power-off logo, make it seamless reading wiht setting all of these to 'last opened page':
- startup logo
- power-off logo
- At startup, open

Just an idea....

Instead of page turn, allow the possiblity of page scroll .... perhaps at a pre-defined speed.

I have ordered my first ebook reader Pocketbook 301+ and am eagerly waiting for it.

My next ebook reader would be surely a 9-10" reader and PB901 is a potential option already in consideration.

I mainly plan to use my 10" reader for reading pdfs. What I need is an excellent pdf support. I have lots of my technical books and drawings. As I have to carry binder full of drawings and documents while going to my site, instead I would want to load all these pdfs in the reader and use. As the drawings will be in various sizes from A3 to A1, the reader should have the capability to zoom to easily readable size (without distorting the quality) and then pan to move all around the drawing. I am not sure whether existing pocketbook has this feature even to read such big sizes. Though I do not want to use 6" screen for this purpose as it seems too small. 10" size is a good readable size similar to a netbook.

Another nice to have would be a detachable lid for the 10" screen similar to the existing PB360 model.

Hope pocketbook team would not disappoint me, as I may not get 5 votes similar to my requirement ;)

A real dictionary! Not a translation dictionary, but one to look up words in that is more current than 1913. I'd pay for this.

-Marcy

add my vote to this.

add my vote to this.


and another .... (OED or similar)

Look here:

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftraduko.lib.ru%2Flingvo.html

these are easy to convert to the Pocketbook format

Having used the 302 for a few days - here are my votes for the most important things I would like to see

- a better cover. The current one blocks the power socket. Also cannot use the side buttons. Makes them kind of pointless. Also - make it open horizontally.

- make the 302 use metadata! It amazes me that it does not even show it to you.

- make cover art more visible. I can only see it on epub files.

One feature which will make the life easier for the customer is to have a very good detailed user manual specific for the product. I hope everyone will agree to this.

In present user manual, many details are missing / content not applicable for the specific product.

One feature which will make the life easier for the customer is to have a very good detailed user manual specific for the product. I hope everyone will agree to this.

In present user manual, many details are missing / content not applicable for the specific product.
Definitely agree. This is an area that needs more attention IMHO.

I know this isn't a software feature, but it's worth a shot: a more robust case. Some of us are more clumsy than others =).

I know this isn't a software feature, but it's worth a shot: a more robust case. Some of us are more clumsy than others =).

Hey, spideyak, look at this thread in the Deutsch sub-forum: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79946 (you can put it through Google Translate - or something - to read it...).

This guy, rasch, has created the most awesome-looking carbon fiber cover for the PB301. From what I can tell, he is working to make them commercially, maybe even through/with Pocketbook (?).

I don't know why no other manufacturer of cases has thought of this idea, but you may want to haunt that thread to see how rasch's efforts turn out.

If I had a PB301 - I'd want it... Heck, I'd want something like it for ANY of the e-readers!

Marilyn

I'd like to be able to bind keys to file functions, especially Delete. I read a lot of downloaded blog posts on the PB, and I like to delete them from the device when I've read them. Right now, I have to press different buttons 14 (!) times (Menu-Exit-OK-Context menu-Down-Down-Down-Down-Right-Down-Down-OK-Left-OK) to delete the document I'm currently reading.

I've found that, while I scroll with the D-pad between books, I must press the buttons once for every position I want to ascend or descend. Holding the "Down" key doesn't make the selection go down on its own, but I must press "Down" every step I want to go down. If you have really long lists of books (e.g due to using certain themes) it can get quite boring to press... say, 15 times the "down" key to come from the 1st to the 16th book in the list.

This post is after my first hand experience with the pocketbook handling a pdf. Overall, I am very much impressed with PB handling a pdf. Below are my suggestion regarding zoom features to make it even better and user friendly.

1. Zoom selection option shall be increased further to include fit page, fit height options (both cases shall cut the white borders similar to the present fit width option) and intelligent zoom based on direct selection by touchscreen markup and zoom that markedup area to fit the screen.
2. In fit width zoom option, an option to block the hidden white margin area or cut permanently. When scrolling up / down by touchscreen, presently it also moves sideways showing the white borders on one side and hides the words on the other end.

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79946 This guy, rasch, has created the most awesome-looking carbon fiber cover for the PB301.

COVET! I would buy a 600 series reader IF it came with a carbon fiber shell. Seriously. I am that big of a sucker for doodads that look like F1 cars :)

Lot of us use our phones with bluetooth speakers (also hands free). To most people this is what bluetooth is for, and really, what it means.

I would like the 302 to be able to send music (audio books, etc) to bluetooth speakers.

I would like to have scroll up/down line by line as button mapping options. Presently, move up / down moves feature moves complete full screen up /down (may be only one line from the past screen view). This is not helpful if any picture/diagram is cut halfway in a view. Moving down shows next half but we could not able to scroll in a way to adjust the view to see the full picture.

ODT SUPPORT! I'm tired of bloated DOC files which weigh thrice as much and hang with ease.

ODT SUPPORT! I'm tired of bloated DOC files which weigh thrice as much and hang with ease.

Agreed. I don't recall seeing ODT support in any other reader's specs; it may be worth it just for the coup if nothing else.

ODT SUPPORT! I'm tired of bloated DOC files which weigh thrice as much and hang with ease.

(-_-)/ Either I.

Not so much wanted, as *suggested*:

The Last 10 Read pop-up menu on the power button has room for a few extra icons.
Judging by the many creative ways folks are using the FAVORITES shortcut system, it might be a good idea to add a FAVORITES Icon to the pop-up menu.

Just a thought. ;)

GPX support?

The conversions to epub/html/etc aren't that great. It would be nice to have internal support/indexing for us geocachers...

Not so much wanted, as *suggested*:

The Last 10 Read pop-up menu on the power button has room for a few extra icons.
Judging by the many creative ways folks are using the FAVORITES shortcut system, it might be a good idea to add a FAVORITES Icon to the pop-up menu.

Just a thought. ;)

That's a great idea. I also wish we'd be able to add a book to our favourites from inside the book itself, and I wonder if that little popup menu wouldn't be a good place to add that.

Speaking of favourites. I'd love to be able to add a book to multiple favourites at once, whether it be a check box system or something else. It's very time consuming the way it is at the moment.

Speaking of favourites. I'd love to be able to add a book to multiple favourites at once, whether it be a check box system or something else. It's very time consuming the way it is at the moment.

That should be doable from the PC side.
Remember, the favorites are just link files; very much like windows shortcuts.
They can be copied.

And, theoretically, somebody could write a Calibre plug-in that would create a favorites structure from the PC side. (Just don't expect me to do it. ;) )

That should be doable from the PC side.
Remember, the favorites are just link files; very much like windows shortcuts.
They can be copied.

And, theoretically, somebody could write a Calibre plug-in that would create a favorites structure from the PC side. (Just don't expect me to do it. ;) )

PC side would be good, and probably much quicker. I don't use Calibre to organise my books, I only use it for converting files. I have my own organisation system, and I'm not sure if that would mess everything up or not.

Lot of us use our phones with bluetooth speakers (also hands free). To most people this is what bluetooth is for, and really, what it means.

I would like the 302 to be able to send music (audio books, etc) to bluetooth speakers.

Actually, PB302 does have a Bluetooth module built inside. However, the driver which activates it shall come with the next firmware update.

PC side would be good, and probably much quicker. I don't use Calibre to organise my books, I only use it for converting files. I have my own organisation system, and I'm not sure if that would mess everything up or not.

Calibre lets you define your own arbitrary categories so you can probably make it conform to your oranization system and needs. Your mileage may vary, as they say, but they do have a nice tutorial video on their website...

I'd like to see basic PDA apps for a touchscreen device:

1) Calendar (in some open format like iCal)
2) Notepad (text files)
3) Sketchpad (draw and erase, save to PNG)
4) To Do (hierarchical)

I'd be carrying such a device anyway, and a 5 or 6 inch reader is a better size for reading and planning than a phone or a PDA and more portable than even a netbook.

I'd like to see basic PDA apps for a touchscreen device:

1) Calendar (in some open format like iCal)
+1

2) Notepad (text files)
+1

3) Sketchpad (draw and erase, save to PNG)
+1
(btw: you can get this funcion if you create a new note and edit it, in fact its saved in bmp but it should be no problem to convert it ;) )


4) To Do (hierarchical)
Also +1

2) Notepad (text files)

you have my vote

Dictionary. Concise Oxford or collins one.

I'd love it if we were able to edit html inside the reader itself. I download a lot of fanfiction and many of them have spelling and grammar mistakes. I'd love to be able to correct them in the reader.

I don't need anything more than a connection to my laptop for downloading books and texts, so for me the wireless system is superfluous, but I like the 903 for the big screen size and the possibility to quickly scribble corrections and notes in texts I wrote myself.

Ideal for kids doing homework and writers:

It would be nice to quickly make correction scribbles first in a text and then plug in an external full size keyboard and type in the corrections on the 903. But no scribbles and only a usb for a keyboard would be OK too. Maybe for the 902?

If there would be no way to make text corrections with an external keyboard on the 902 but that option would exist for the 903, I would definitely choose the latter.

I'd really appreciate being able to scribble right on the page of a text as I could on my ebookwise....but on it, I couldn't export my scribblings.

I started a normal thread asking if it was possible to change the information displayed in the 'information' screen of a book in the bookshelf, to ask if it was possible to add book descriptions or summaries, whether it be automatic, based off metadata, or manually.

No one came up with an answer, but there seems to be some interesting in thinking that would be an awesome feature.

See this thread http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98252.

I'd love to know if it's already possible, or if it might be implemented in the future. It would make deciding what to read SO much easier.

On my PB360, I'd like to be able to have the folders sorted alphabetically *and* the books sorted by publication date.

Thanks to guru in another thread -about Pocketbook's screens- I found out a few to me important possible features, which I wrote about in my above post, replacing my now obsolete wish list in that post with those hopefuls. See 4 posts higher on this page.

I'd love a more advanced graphic calculator :D Not a book, I know, but get it appealing to those HP calculator guys too...and geeks like me ;)

Imagine when studying you can draw your mindmaps from within the books and when studying go back from the mindmaps to the parts in the book where you originally made the mindmap. Would be really helpful when using the reader as device to study on.

VOTE;)

I'd like to see basic PDA apps for a touchscreen device:

1) Calendar (in some open format like iCal)
2) Notepad (text files)
3) Sketchpad (draw and erase, save to PNG)
4) To Do (hierarchical)

I'd be carrying such a device anyway, and a 5 or 6 inch reader is a better size for reading and planning than a phone or a PDA and more portable than even a netbook.

VOTE;)

I don't need anything more than a connection to my laptop for downloading books and texts, so for me the wireless system is superfluous, but I like the 903 for the big screen size and the possibility to quickly scribble corrections and notes in texts I wrote myself.

Ideal for kids doing homework and writers:

It would be nice to quickly make correction scribbles first in a text and then plug in an external full size keyboard and type in the corrections on the 903. But no scribbles and only a usb for a keyboard would be OK too. Maybe for the 902?

If there would be no way to make text corrections with an external keyboard on the 902 but that option would exist for the 903, I would definitely choose the latter.
VOTE;)

icarine:
"Better note-taking features -- annotation and the ability to save notes in text form would be awesome."

I vote for that here. Especially because I had already mentioned it in my above post as a number one wanted option.

So together with knightzsx2000 that is 3 votes for this feature.

icarine:
"Better note-taking features -- annotation and the ability to save notes in text form would be awesome."

I vote for that here. Especially because I had already mentioned it in my above post as a number one wanted option.

So together with knightzsx2000 that is 3 votes for this feature.

Yes please include me too. I have asked for this on several occasions.

Of course, once we have notes-as-text, we'll be wanting XML-RPC over HTTP so we can post our notes and annotations directly to our blogs... :)

With icarine's, knightzx2000's, mysweety's and branycat's votes -he supports the note taking feature by wanting even more based on that- and mine, I count 5 votes now.

POCKETBOOK, are you reading? ; )

Seriously though...

Please Dear God (Pocketbook CEO) add ZIP support so that I can finally read my .cbz archives on this reader! CBZ and Powerpoint and I would buy 10 devices, 1 for each of my family and near friends. iRiver's Cover Story does it all and their firmware and file viewer is open source!

Please Dear God (Pocketbook CEO) add ZIP support so that I can finally read my .cbz archives on this reader! CBZ and Powerpoint and I would buy 10 devices, 1 for each of my family and near friends. iRiver's Cover Story does it all and their firmware and file viewer is open source!

I so much second this.

Not a firmware feature, but what I would really like for my pocketbook is a remote control! That way, when I'm laying at some awkward angle, I can just have the page turn in my hand and easily turn the page without moving.

We need a bluetooth device that can be tied to specific keystrokes. Like a rubber ball...something for just this purpose...or sound activated - snap to turn a page?

(and working bluetooth keyboard drivers and something to type in).

Thank you,
Then I would like to start with a request for:

A way to see how many days are left on a borrowed epub/pdf, like it is possible on the Sony's.

I vote for this feature! I am waiting to purchase my first ereader and my main criteria is to be able to borrow ebooks from my local library. I would think this an alert or timer or days remaining on borrow or some such would be a no brainer.:thumbsup:

I would also love some kind of highlighting feature, so my vote goes for that!:)

Bestest regards,
Helmuts

I am also voting for highlighting!

I would like to vote for a "To Do List" also.
I am hoping for multiple ways to store the same book or document.

icarine:
"Better note-taking features -- annotation and the ability to save notes in text form would be awesome."

I vote for that here. Especially because I had already mentioned it in my above post as a number one wanted option.

So together with knightzsx2000 that is 3 votes for this feature.

Two important features for me:

1. There needs to be an option to save notes as text. I honestly don't see the value of taking a picture of words.

2. Notes need to be stamped with either a static page number (for epub), a paragraph number, or both. It's important to have some way of locating passages according to a standard system.

I will also vote for any highlighting feature.

I agree.


Another great thing, in my opinion, would be to see the feed notes in the same page, not as final notes but I don't know if this is possible.

A RSS application that is actually use full would be nice for the models that have Wifi

I agree.


Another great thing, in my opinion, would be to see the feed notes in the same page, not as final notes but I don't know if this is possible.
Pardon, on the same page as what? With "feed" you mean an RSS feed?
I'm a prospective user so I'd like to know if this is something I want too.

Yours,
mabri

Pardon, on the same page as what? With "feed" you mean an RSS feed?
I'm a prospective user so I'd like to know if this is something I want too.

Yours,
mabri

Sorry, I has had a mistake writting. I propose to see the notes in the feet on the books at the end of each page, not and the end of the book.

Sorry for this mis-understanding.

For example, we can read the same in other places:

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63567

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=703504

It's not the same, however I hope you undestand.

P.S. Sorry again, but english isn't my native language.

Hi,

I would like to be able to connect a external keyboard by usb to a pocketbook so I can type properly. I prefer this to bluetooth due to 1) battery recharging complications 2) the additional emf pollution while I'm trying to write 3) keyboard availability.

I know you are going with bluetooth, but please consider adding usb connectivity to all models.

Thank you,
Andrew

I know you are going with bluetooth, but please consider adding usb connectivity to all models.
Hi Andrew.
I am not PocketBook staff but I can answer your request.

There are two types of USB connectors.
- USB guest. This is what cameras, card readers, USB memory sticks, USB mice, USB keyboards have.
- USB host. This is typically found on a PC.

You can connect USB guest type device (memory stick) only to a USB host device (PC).
You can not connect two PCs together by USB cables to copy data. (well, it can be done, you just have to use third device with two USB guest type connectors)
You can not connect two USB guest devices, because one of devices has to provide 5V DC and USB guest devices can not do that.

PocketBook 602, 603, 902, 903 only have USB guest type connector. That means they can be connected to a PC to upload data, but you can not connect other peripherals to those e-book readers.
So there will never be external USB keyboard functionality for those models.


Devices that feature BOTH types of connectors are very rare. Some very fancy and expensive (think military spec.) pocket computers have both types of connectors.
Also PocketBook 302 is very special, because it has USB guest connector (so it can be connected to a PC to load it with data) and it also has USB host connector, so you can connect USB memory stick to the reader.

Once upon a time me were told that it would be possible, in future, to connect USB keyboard to PB302. Much later (but still long time ago) we were told that there IS application in internal beta testing that can use external USB keyboard to take notes. So far we haven't seen such application.

Perhaps now, that 602 ... 903 models are almost finished, and 15.3 firmware for 360 and 301 is in the last stages of public betatesting our dear Roskietvook will spare a developer or two to finish this feature for PB302 (Also Known As Unwanted Stepchild)

Isn't the pocketbook 302 acting as a host when I plug in my thumbdrive?

Isn't the pocketbook 302 acting as a host when I plug in my thumbdrive?
Yes, it is. Look at the previous post.
302 is the only PocketBook so far (and the only e-ink reader, as far as I know) to have USB host capability.

Completely missed that line! Thanks!

In the virtual keyboard part of the 902, a 'clear complete line'. Clearing the Libris HTTP line takes forever and a day :( :help:

A RSS function for the 902 :thanks:

When no clearing option a simple way to get the clean browser running, without the http stuff of libris, pretty please ;)

Does the 701 have usb host?

Dear Developers,
it happens that I read a lot of small stories together with "heavier" books - and those short stories fill my "last open"-list completely, so that I don't see other books anymore. The books stay in the Last Open even if they are already read till last page - so I'm quite often having a "dead" Last Open list.

I Know I could use "Favorites" - but to go there I have to return to main page, where Last Open is accessible from current book (if I map the Power button accordingly).

And I don't want to delete books - I may return to them later.

So I suggest to have a feature to not show "fully read" books in the "Last Open" list; or any other similar possibility.

It seems that some people in Korea purchased Pocketbook Pro 902 and, with no doubt, they want to see the title of Korean files in Korean language. Please, add Korean language to the menu language list. This will raise the possibility that I and other Koreans purchase your products in the near future. Thanks.

PS... I thought there is a margin-cut function in the PDF viewer of 902 but it seems not. Am I right?

Yes Please, the more supported formats, the more ebooks available!!! :2thumbsup

VOTE!
only 3 votes to go.
Please, please, pretty please Lit support would be great.



You got my vote for this one as well.
PocketBook might start by translating the existing docs from Russian to English ;-)




Vote again.


This would be nice to have.
You get a half vote for this one.




You got my vote again.
Does it make four votes already?
Pretty please ...
;-)

Oh ...
Did I mention LIT support?

I agree with the need for both of these. Using my old ereader, I don't have the ability to do anything like this, can't even add bookmarks, so being able to create notes, highlight words or sections, and create bookmarks to get back to those notes or highlights would be a world-class feature. :thanks:

I agree.


Another great thing, in my opinion, would be to see the feed notes in the same page, not as final notes but I don't know if this is possible.

.lit is a proprietary format owned by Microsoft. I don't think we'll see an implementation on PB hardware any time soon. Luckily a conversion with Calibre to, say, epub is really a non-issue.

Luckily a conversion with Calibre to, say, epub is really a non-issue.
Have you *tried* to use Calibre to convert from .lit?

It takes forever. In some cases I have been waiting 25 minutes for a single file to convert. Then I stopped the conversion and used commandline utility called convertlit. With convertlit the same file takes a few seconds. When I asked Kovid, he said that Calibre checks for more things and his conversion does better job and that he is satisfied with the speed of conversion. So I installed lit2epub package and wrote shell script that converts all .lit files in directory.

A real dictionary! Not a translation dictionary, but one to look up words in that is more current than 1913. I'd pay for this.

-Marcy

One of the reasons I bought an e-reader was to look up words that I did not know the meaning of as I was reading. I am disappointed that what was advertised as a dictionary is actually a translator. Why would you need a translator anyway? Please find a way to replace the translator with a dictionary or add one.
Thanks:rolleyes:

Getting on the internet via USB port.

Glenda

I cannot agree more with previous posts: please add a real note taking feature to the 600 series.

On the Pocket Book website I read that, thanks to the Active Content feature "vous lisez désormais le texte en voyant les notes prises" (litterally, from the French, "you now read the text while seeing your notes". Unfortunately, this is not true, as far as I am aware of. I bought the device and I am really disappointed !

At best, you can add notes and bookmarks to the index of your document. You can create a detailed index, but you cannot annotate your document !

I really hope you can improve this.

:(:blink:

With a little experience with my 903, here's my list of wanted features:

#1. Publish the SDK, so we can start improving things - because the current one doesn't work for this model.

#2. Zoom to pen marked region - it's simple, just wait for a stylus stroke and zoom in to the bounding box.

#3. Margin strip - the current zoom is often sufficient to remove left and right margins, but it always leaves the top margin, larger than before. I want to focus on the text, which instead gets pushed off the bottom edge for no reason. The scrolling buttons do not help because the vertical step is much larger than the horizontal.

#4. Note taking. Scribble is currently the closest in there, which is weird as the 15.1 SDK inkdemo demonstrates the note feature including adding and editing images. The 903 instead integrates the screenshots in contents and allows no editing, nearly useless.

#5. Publish the sources for the web browser - you appear to be in violation of the LGPL license it is under currently.

#6. Type-ahead with the buttons. Currently one has to wait for the display when moving through a list with the buttons; it should be possible to just tap for each row.

#7. Make the keyboard work without stylus as well, in case one doesn't want to use it, has only one hand available or loses the stylus. After all, the 902 must have a keyboard that works with buttons.

#8. Make the keyboard more responsive. It does not need to flash each virtual key when one taps many keys in sequence, the text itself is sufficient. Skip that animation when there are later taps in the queue.

#9. Stop popping up a "battery low, please charge" message when it is already charging. Better to make the battery indicator show a hint of current level while charging.

I might come up with more later.

Of course, the old promises such as text based notes for the 302 along with keyboard support must be fulfilled.

Of course, the old promises such as text based notes for the 302 along with keyboard support must be fulfilled.
If I remember correctly, those were promised for January 2011. January began some 12 hours 47 minutes ago in Ukraine :D

one application which nicely supports text, picture and tables with support to large fonts - like isilo or mobipocket reader

For PB902, I need,

1. bluetooth keyboard and mouse support,
2. Better handling for RSS feed menu and webbrowser (I cannot edit url nor change the default encodings.)
3. If possible, euc-kr (Korean) support.

There are several things I like to have (system font change, default viewer settings, other dictionary format support etc), but it looks like PB removed those functions on purpose.

1) Text-only mode in the browser
2) Support dictionary in the browser (zoom-in already there?)
3) Support of Isilo

For PB902, I need,

1. bluetooth keyboard and mouse support,
2. Better handling for RSS feed menu and webbrowser (I cannot edit url nor change the default encodings.)
3. If possible, euc-kr (Korean) support.

There are several things I like to have (system font change, default viewer settings, other dictionary format support etc), but it looks like PB removed those functions on purpose.

I would like to add my support for #1 & #2, and the more languages supported, the better, but I also have another suggestion.

I've searched all the PocketBook threads to see if this has been suggested for the 902, found nothing, so I'd like to suggest some sort of option for the g-sensor to allow for page turns with a flick of the wrist, or something similar. I know that the 902 can be in any one of the four cardinal orientations for button access, but there are occasions when they're still not in the right place. As an example, I'm right-handed, and when I go to bed at night, I like to read in bed. My partner likes to lie with her head on my left shoulder, with my left hand on her hip. I can't reach my 902 with my left hand at all, so I've got it resting on my chest, trying to grip it with my right. Unfortunately, with the slippery surface, this means that occasionally, I hit the "Home" key by accident. Not a big deal, but REALLY :angry::furious2: frigging annoying when you do it five times in 3 minutes. Another example, I'm a regular blood donor (over 65 so far) and I like to read while I'm waiting for the process to finish. Here in Canada, with all the safety checks and such, it now takes approximately an hour to donate half a litre of blood. With the tube in my arm, or putting pressure on that point when the needle comes out, means I gotta sit there for 10-15 minutes doing nothing, when I could be reading.

I've not yet found anything in the configuration menus that allows for any change to the g-sensor functionality, but I really hope something like this could be implemented. Thanks for listening,
Dan

I must add the another vote for the annotation feature!



however a very simple market analysis will reveal that there is an important niche made of academics but also of other professional who dedicate most of their time to read and additionally travel!

so, if PB manage to satisfy (before others) some basic requirements of this niche they can make a fortune!

1° these persons want a comfortable device for reading A4 file size (this is a good point of 900 series)
2° the same persons want to manually annotate their papers, reports or prospectus, save their annotation and print them! (everybody on this forum seems to agree that there is no trace of such thing on the PB device)
3° these persons are working mostly with doc and pdf files. so the reader should be able to process very quickly these formats. (in its actual state PB903 may need years to open some .pdf file!)
4° eventually, the same persons may want to have and to manage an agenda (not just to look at a plain calendar!) synchronized with their own agenda on their pc and/or their webphone.

commercially speaking, it will be an error to try to satisfy all types of consumers instead of focusing on a particular segment of consumers (irex is already a classical example that is now taught in business schools!) and, in my eyes, it will be an error to ignore professionals who may consider the ereader as an investment capable to ameliorate their productivity. PB should seduce them with the above arguments before they buy an ipad!

Option to remove/replace the White 'Thank you' message when turning my IQ on. I'd prefer to remove it completely and either see a timer rotating/bar scrolling etc if it needs to hold me up as it 'starts' though I don't see why it would and then have me at the 'android' loading screen afterwards.

An actual dictionary, with definitions of words or multiple choices of languages to other languages. I have English to German and some foreign language to another foreign language could be Icelandic to Czech for all I know but that's it, very limited use.

Option to reverse the sound buttons for page turns, hitting the + upper button to go 'down' a page is counterintuitive.

Ability to install applications based on actual available space not the soft limit we now have, IE I have nearly 1.5gb free on the internal card, 6.5gb free on my removable SD card yet I can't install apps to fill either of them if I wanted.

Access to the android market through the IQ.

for the pocketbook 903I must add the another vote for the annotation feature!

yes, yes yes - otherwise you will force us to swithc to the Hanvon (http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/hands-on-with-the-hanvon-9-7-inch-e-nk-color-e-reader/) :D

A couple more things:
Web-browser:
- it would be nice if pdf files could be opened in the browser;
- it would be nice if the g-sensor worked in the browser - indeed, you cannot change orientation in the browser at all, just stuck with portrait mode;
- it would be nice if the browser remembered any changes in the settings - for instance, if you change font size in one session, it won't remember this next time you open the web-browser;
- it would be nice if there was any way to zoom the page - there isn't, as far as I can see.

Pocketnews:
Really too basic - you cannot download news, only their titles.

Appearance:
It would be nice if one could really customise the widgets - for isntance I have a german bookstore as a widget - I cannot change it, I cannot remove it, and I cannot understand German :D

I support the following

With a little experience with my 903, here's my list of wanted features:

#1. Publish the SDK, so we can start improving things - because the current one doesn't work for this model.

#2. Zoom to pen marked region - it's simple, just wait for a stylus stroke and zoom in to the bounding box.

#3. Margin strip - the current zoom is often sufficient to remove left and right margins, but it always leaves the top margin, larger than before. I want to focus on the text, which instead gets pushed off the bottom edge for no reason. The scrolling buttons do not help because the vertical step is much larger than the horizontal.

#5. Publish the sources for the web browser - you appear to be in violation of the LGPL license it is under currently.



one other feature I would like to see...
A system console. Not so much for access to the PB, but to SSH'ing to my own server computer and execute any application from there, like mail, netstat, irc or any other console based app that the landscape of linux has.

As for margin strip, please apply it as well to the applications, like chess.

Also a forum request: if possible, please post once and a while a priority list of features that you are working on to implement or have already implemented, but is not yet released in a firmware update.

We ask a lot, so there for....:thanks::thanks::thanks:

another vote for the amelioration of the scribble function. it would be useful to be able to save/classify in files the notes and to export/print them. just write down notes it might be fun for children at beginning but there is of absolutely no professional use!

I would recommend in the e-ink versions 602, 902 to have a dedicated web browser launcher under applications or where the game section is located. Right now to get the web browser loading is a bunch of run arounds, it should be easier.

With the 702 IQ, i would revise the syncing of ebooks in the library, sometimes it takes 5 minutes to sync one book, other times it takes quicker amount of time.

1. Unlike others, i really like existing note taking system in PB 902. But i'd like to copy notes from pdf as a text, not only as a image.
2. I sometimes need czech software keyboard… Is there any way, how can i create it myself?
3. Name bookmarks when i create them.

I would like to add my support for Bluetooth for Keyboard and Mouse. Really would be handy for my PB 602 !

1) Add "fit the content" to zoom options. Now there is only fit the width.

2) Cut margins for Djvu files

3) Let the browser remember user names and passwords

3) Show book titles in Chinese

I add my vote for all the features requested by JP36 - replace the white boot up screen with one of our own, preferably simply by uploading an image of pre-prepared dimensions into an appropriate folder on the IQ; monolingual dictionaries; reversing buttons for page turns; install applications to the internal card. Access to Android Market is not such an issue for me, but would be nice if possible.

With a little experience with my 903, here's my list of wanted features:

#1. Publish the SDK, so we can start improving things - because the current one doesn't work for this model.

#2. Zoom to pen marked region - it's simple, just wait for a stylus stroke and zoom in to the bounding box.

#3. Margin strip - the current zoom is often sufficient to remove left and right margins, but it always leaves the top margin, larger than before. I want to focus on the text, which instead gets pushed off the bottom edge for no reason. The scrolling buttons do not help because the vertical step is much larger than the horizontal.

#4. Note taking. Scribble is currently the closest in there, which is weird as the 15.1 SDK inkdemo demonstrates the note feature including adding and editing images. The 903 instead integrates the screenshots in contents and allows no editing, nearly useless.

#5. Publish the sources for the web browser - you appear to be in violation of the LGPL license it is under currently.

#6. Type-ahead with the buttons. Currently one has to wait for the display when moving through a list with the buttons; it should be possible to just tap for each row.

#7. Make the keyboard work without stylus as well, in case one doesn't want to use it, has only one hand available or loses the stylus. After all, the 902 must have a keyboard that works with buttons.

#8. Make the keyboard more responsive. It does not need to flash each virtual key when one taps many keys in sequence, the text itself is sufficient. Skip that animation when there are later taps in the queue.

#9. Stop popping up a "battery low, please charge" message when it is already charging. Better to make the battery indicator show a hint of current level while charging.

I might come up with more later.

Of course, the old promises such as text based notes for the 302 along with keyboard support must be fulfilled.

I'd like to vote for all of these. Thanks.

I got a Pro603:
In the internet browser
1. I miss the function to increase the font size - it's too small for me.
2. The display should turn with rotation of the device (90 degrees).

It would be nice if 602 could have a "new words book/list" by providing an option to add selected words looked up while reading a book.

It would be nice if 602 could have a "new words book/list" by providing an option to add selected words looked up while reading a book.

That would be nice on any reader! Do some actually provide it?

It sounds like a simple thing to accomplish for any reader with dictionary capabilities.

PB603: Neue Buecher sollten entweder direkt in der Favoriten Liste erscheinen oder in einem Ordner "Neu geladene Buecher".

That would be nice on any reader! Do some actually provide it?

It sounds like a simple thing to accomplish for any reader with dictionary capabilities.

Sony PRS650 keeps a log of words one has looked up. There are people who hacked previous Sony models to add more languages and functions but over all, especially the new Sony models, Sony E-readers are pretty much limited to "as is".

So far I really like Pocketbook's customized dictionaries. I hope the next firmware will take our suggestions. There are couple of guys from the company on the-ebook.org. They are quick at taking feedback and explaining things.

It would be nice if 602 could have a "new words book/list" by providing an option to add selected words looked up while reading a book.
+1
I was actually about to suggest this one myself. ^^
Also, +1 for supporting other file-systems on SD cards.

Here is a pdf related request:
- It would be nice if the reflow zoom factors were a bit more granular. The
text in some of my pdfs looks too small with the lowest 150% and too big
with the next step available (200%).

Here a sort of meta-suggestion:
- Wouldn't it be somewhat tidier to put up a bug tracker to manage all the
bug reports and the feature requests?

Thank you.


P.S.: I got a PB 602, 2.0.3 firmware.

I bought PocketBook 902 mainly because of its large screen to read mangas. But reading mangas on this device is the most frustrating experience. Reading manga is the same as moving through a bunch of jpg/png files in some folder. But it could be a lot of files (150-200) so it is not possible to read the whole manga at once. But when I hit "Back" button, PB returns me to the first file in the folder (actually, file which was opened first) - NOT the file I was currently looking at. If I turn the PB off and then on, it does not display the latest picture, but show me the folder of graphic files instead with cursor on first file. It just does not remember the latest displayed graphic file. I have to write down the file name and then locate it manually.

Also it does not show the battery meter when displaying a graphic file. It's frustrating as you never know if the battery's running out of juice. And you cannot just hit "Back"/"Home" button as you'll loose the page/file you're reading.

So, my request is to fix this issue.

I bought PocketBook 902 mainly because of its large screen to read mangas. But reading mangas on this device is the most frustrating experience. Reading manga is the same as moving through a bunch of jpg/png files in some folder. But it could be a lot of files (150-200) so it is not possible to read the whole manga at once. But when I hit "Back" button, PB returns me to the first file in the folder (actually, file which was opened first) - NOT the file I was currently looking at. If I turn the PB off and then on, it does not display the latest picture, but show me the folder of graphic files instead with cursor on first file. It just does not remember the latest displayed graphic file. I have to write down the file name and then locate it manually.


Me too!! Please, add support for .cbz books.

It would be nice if PB could open two books at the same time and switch between them.

But honestly I doubt any of our wanted features will be developed. My best guess is they are always busy with the next models.

+1 Tags !!!

It would be nice if PB could open two books at the same time and switch between them.
Something similar is already there. You can set shortcut for "Last open books" to a hardware button. When you push the button, the quick menu opens and you can quickly switch to another book.

Something similar is already there. You can set shortcut for "Last open books" to a hardware button. When you push the button, the quick menu opens and you can quickly switch to another book.

very nice tip, thank you!

I would love to have a VPN client on the pocketbook. In this way I could do literature research on scientific topics within the journals my university's library has subscribed to. Also it would be possible to go online at universities that only let you go online when running a vpn client.

I would love to have a VPN client on the pocketbook. In this way I could do literature research on scientific topics within the journals my university's library has subscribed to. Also it would be possible to go online at universities that only let you go online when running a vpn client.
me too!

I would love to have a VPN client on the pocketbook. In this way I could do literature research on scientific topics within the journals my university's library has subscribed to. Also it would be possible to go online at universities that only let you go online when running a vpn client.

+1 !!!

We invite you to visit us on Facebook and post your requests and recommendations in our discussion board there as well. Here is the link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/?id=186947021335138&sk=basic#!/pages/PocketBook-USA/186947021335138

Facebook for support? You've just lost me completely, and I suspect a number of other privacy-conscious users.

I think that facebook is only meant as an additional support platform -- you do not have to use it. I think it's cool that they give support on facebook as well.

I think that facebook is only meant as an additional support platform -- you do not have to use it. I think it's cool that they give support on facebook as well.

It might be more useful if accessible without needing a facebook account and to login to see the page itself.

It might be more useful if accessible without needing a facebook account and to login to see the page itself.
second that :thumbsup:

I don't have a facebook account and I will not make one for the occasion... it is my opinion that PB should seriously reflect on its market position and, eventually, to make some choices regarding its target clients... I am pretty sure that they ignore who their clients are...

Facebook, - without me!

And without me!

I can not understand the companies that use Facebook or the-like for anything other than increasing their "visibility".
By using that kind of platform, the only (unfortunate) consequences that can arise are:

1) Dispersing the effort (support) and the information.
2) Leaving the feeling for some users to be abandoned, "leftover" (frustration).

New media can be useful, but also misused!

Thierry

I really do hate Facebook... but here's something constructive (sorry for repeating myself): why not use a true bug-tracking platform?
It souldn't be too much difficult to set up Bugzilla, and it offers a great deal of flexibility (see Bugzilla (http://www.bugzilla.org/) for deteils). Even Facebook uses (http://bugs.developers.facebook.com/) it. ;)
Otherwise, as the Pocketbook-free project is hosted on SourceForge, a zero-effort solution could be to simply use the SourceForge bug-tracker.

What just came to my mind: Besides having a VPN client on such a device, it also would be cool if you could just mark a region with your stylus and then zoom in.

A bugtracker would be awesome as well.

What just came to my mind: Besides having a VPN client on such a device, it also would be cool if you could just mark a region with your stylus and then zoom in.

A bugtracker would be awesome as well.

+1 for a bug-tracker

+1 for a "strike-zoom" (but not "then", "immediatly" zoom)
==> e.g. / up shape to zoom and \ down shape to unzoom. Some CAD application do that very well (and Sony PRS x50).

Thierry

- a hotkey option for the ZOOM window! (should be easily implementable)
while reading newspapers and magazines one needs to jump back and forth alot.

+1 for bug tracker
+1 a suggestion/feature-request management page that actually keeps track of votes.

It's nice PocketBook USA is willing to go to the effort of setting up a facebook page but it gives me the feeling that this is one of the reasons why this the official forum is being shown little attention.

Instead of spreading out try making things more focused offer real support pocketbook is looking unprofessional, for example the bookland website where the faq/help section data is only in russian, the new israel website which is only in russian/english and still contains random text used to test the site coding and product information which is inaccurate because it was copy pasted from model to model.

Not to mention whatever support information there is in english on any of pocketbooks websites is out of date.

Edit: Don't take this harshly, just trying to point some issues. :)

Here is my request for the PB603 (also if i have the one with the IBS.it firmware):
the ability to drag with the pen to scroll pdfs and midori browser. This will increase the feel and the usage of pdf and the reading of a little bit complex html articles (expecially the one with multiple columns).
Thanks a lot :D

A Media Player thats suited for audio books would be first priority (especially since being able to play mp3 files played a big part in my decision to buy the 602).

The current media player is missing:
1) the ability to navigate an mp3 file (i.e. move back/forward in varying jump sizes)
2) the ability to auto-pause after a specified time with no interaction (so you don't wake up with the battery drained)
3) the ability to remember your place in the book (which mp3 file and where in it) even if you leave the player or shut down the device (people don't listen to a whole book in one sitting)
4) the ability to remember/save the playlist , part of the failure in 3 is that the player doesn't actually remember anything and when you launch it again it searches again.
5) being able to choose where to look for files and re-order the playlist (right now it'll add every mp3 file it can find to the list)

a key mapping option for pdfviewer to open the zoom window directly; specially while reading newspapers and magazines it can really ease page navigation, lots of zooming is envolved; the standard, main menu and then zoom menu gets really tedious...

[QUOTE=mishaikin;873474]1. As stupid as it may sound, but I would like an alarm (silent) if it is feasible and will not drain too much of the battery. Sometimes, reading people forget burning things in the oven because of loosing track of time (in spite of the clock in the status bar) :book2:...


+1 !

yeah definitely an ap which lets you scribble on your ebook so if in another
language you can write in the translated word, just like in a normal paper
book.

I though this would be a default ap but it isnt there...

1. Taking notes when reading books + highlighting feature
2. Text format for notes (not only pictures)
3. Ability for pdfviewer to adjust contrast (getting the text darker, otherwise technical documents are hard to read)
4. The ability to adjust the scrolling sensibility when reading a pdf (especially when it's in landscape mode: it would be better to go through the text step by step, rather than with two or three position)
5. When editing metadata for pdf with calibre, I'd like it to be edited in the library of the Pocketbook (in the "genre" subfolder). A simpler way to edit this "genre" subfolder would be nice too, maybe with a calibre plugin ?
6. adobeviewer can't read correctly documents created with LaTeX (math symbols mainly), pdviewer can, but is slower

Yes, it is. Look at the previous post.
302 is the only PocketBook so far (and the only e-ink reader, as far as I know) to have USB host capability.

My other ebook reader, the iLiad, has it. You can put a USB stick into it, as well as a SD card and a compact flash card.

It has also a very nice scribble annotation system within PDF documents. You can write in the margin or circle words, etc.

You can even export scribbles (saved as a series of vectors) and convert them to text format.

Maybe this will happen to Pocketbook also in the future.

I would like my PB 803 to receive SMS's, as my provider sends me feedback that way. Would be nice to send them too.

We could even communicate by writing a letter together on 2 separate devices, by using the communication (BT,WIFI or 3G)

VOTE!
only 3 votes to go.
Please, please, pretty please Lit support would be great.



You got my vote for this one as well.
PocketBook might start by translating the existing docs from Russian to English ;-)




Vote again.


My vote for LIT support.




This would be nice to have.
You get a half vote for this one.




You got my vote again.
Does it make four votes already?
Pretty please ...
;-)

Oh ...
Did I mention LIT support?


My vote for LIT support also

Sorry that i must tell you that. But dont you realize that you just waste your time with ....dreaming?
Didn't you notice, that the developers didn't manage to solve the most simple bugs in the last 3 month? (I reported a lot of bugs, and i was promised by fork and mtravellerh, that they will be solved, and none of them has been solved. That means, it seems that seems that the developers from ukraine don't care what the "technical director from germany" (fork) is telling them).

They seem not to be able to solve the most simple bugs, and you still dream about new wanted features?????
The hopes for that are nearly zero.

not the thread for this cipri

Another wish:

As I like to let the Pocketbook read the books to me, and I regularly switch from Dutch to English and from male to female voice, it would be convenient to change the voice from the speech menu (it has 4 slots in the corners empty! Use these for the 4 installed voices). Now I have to leave the book for doing that.

This is the official wanted features thread for the Pocketbook devices. if you really want a feature in here, just put it in here. As soon as a feature gets five positive votes, the support team will consider it voted for and check with the GfK (Guys from Kiev - our programmers) if such a feature is feasible and will give feedback. Thanks to all active posters!
An application which retain in a list the words searched in the dictionary that could be exported and printed. That would be wonderfully.

An application which retain in a list the words searched in the dictionary that could be exported and printed. That would be wonderfully.

They can't even manage to find the time for some decent firmware. How the ...... will they ever be able to live up to the promise to deliver other stuff?

1. Taking notes when reading books + highlighting feature
2. Text format for notes (not only pictures)


I vote for both of these (especially #2). I would consider my 360 almost the perfect device if these could be implemented.

well i am in favor of so include me there

Proper support for thumbnails for PDF's on the 902?


Steve

I've been skimming through the requests and didn't find the one I was looking for, so please excuse me if this is a repeat.

When I bought the 602 one of the "coming soon" features was the ability to sort by date, author and title.

Right now I can only sort by author. Those other 2 sorts are key to me and one of the reasons I actually bought the Pocket 602. Any chance of this feature happening in the near future?

does no one else want the ability to add notes via on-screen keyboard on the 902 - I find it hard to believe!!!


Steve

I would like the ability to actually turn off the accelerometer on the 902. I don't like the fact that the little green LED constantly flashes on and off just because the device is being moved around.

I would like the ability to actually turn off the accelerometer on the 902. I don't like the fact that the little green LED constantly flashes on and off just because the device is being moved around.

+1 on the 602 too.
First of all the flashing green led tells us that even though the accelerometer isn't changing the screen orientation its still active.

Secondly, The little green led itself is an annoyance ... someone took 'battery indicator' a little too literally and now instead of: brown while charging / green when done charging / off when not connected.
We now have: blinking brown while charging / steady brown when done charging / Green whenever anything happens
Whether its the accelerometer activating or a button being pushed.

I would greatly appreciate a pocketbook with at least a 9.7 inch (10.1 inch is optimal for me personally) with some sort of touch screen.
"noob, that's the pro 903" you might say, but in light of recent competitors releases it needs a hardware update anyway and there is no way a student like myself is going to be able to fork out 500AUD (I had trouble finding someone still selling the 903s and that was roughly the what they were selling it for) just to carry and read pdfs and the occasional book/comic/manga.
Seriously I've been putting off buying one of your ereaders just because of the price.

In all honesty my ideal erader would have an A4 sized screen, but nobody else seems to care for such things so I'll settle for the largest your willing to make. Provided i can afford it...

Sorry if this seems more like a rant than a "wanted feature". I've been trying to find an ideal ereader for some time and the pro 903 is the closest I've found (note: still far from ideal) but to my disappointment it is well out of my price range.

annotation ability on the 902 would do it for me....


Steve

I'd love to have access to OPDS catalogs. Browse, download and all. I could publish my books from my home computer and download any one of them from my PB602 anywhere in the world. (I've been looking and didn't see this suggestion, must have missed)

does no one else want the ability to add notes via on-screen keyboard on the 902 - I find it hard to believe!!!


Steve

I gotta support this. I haven't yet found the dictionary I like for the 902, and I'm constantly looking up words. Even with words that I already know the meaning of, I sometimes want to find out more about them. It is a severe annoyance to have to either stop reading and pick up a physical dictionary to look up the word, or exit what I'm reading and look up the word via dictionary.com from my computer, or stop reading, exit my book and use the built-in browser to find the word using the 902. None of these is really satisfactory, and until I can find a dictionary that I like, I make notes of the words, phrases or situations I want more info on. As we all know, note taking on the 902 is far from easy, and any kind of keyboard support would turn a good reading experience into a great reading experience!

My $0.02...
Dan :mrrox:

1. Opera Mini Browser
2. Automatic save of last page read in FBReader every 30 seconds (FBReader for Linux and for Windows has this feature)
3. Ability to increase size of system fonts (they are too SMALL)
4. Ability to lighten background of text (current background is TOO DARK)

1. Opera Mini Browser
2. Automatic save of last page read in FBReader every 30 seconds (FBReader for Linux and for Windows has this feature)
3. Ability to increase size of system fonts (they are too SMALL)
4. Ability to lighten background of text (current background is TOO DARK)

1. Not funny
2. Why?
3. What is System fonts?
(*.font.normal=face,size,color
*.font.active=face,size,color
*.font=face,size,color
and e.t.c can not help?)
4. ???

:D I hope the People of Pocketbook will step up to Android 3.x. :D
Because it specially made for tablets instead phones...
You are freed of the typically "for phones" stuff.

I only hope the hardware is sufficient to support Android 3.x...:)

Please include some better zoom functions for images on PB360+ in its next firmware update. I only tested jpeg and png but for png there is only 1 level of zoom in, while jpeg images have no zoom options. Also accelerometer doesn't work for images.

+1 for whoever suggest earlier to include cbz and cbr recognition.

I need & want 9.7" pocketbook with:

e-ink pearl

!!!

For PDF documents Kindle has the capability to make the font darker; it seems a software capability not related to the display type. I need that capability for pocketbook too.

PS: I know you have good programmers :2thumbsup, the reader's software is the best on the market :thumbsup:; too bad you don't have enough good product managers :eek: - can't they see that people want this PB90x device mainly to read PDFs ?!!! :angry:

"Go to page" lacks random option (as real books have).

Button press queuing would be nice. It's quite a bit obnoxious having to wait for each button press to register before another one can be made.

"Go to page" lacks random option (as real books have).

It's not really random in a real book. You just stop flipping pages when you feel like it. Type in a number that you feel is random, and you will get the same effect.

Me too!! Please, add support for .cbz books.

yes, CBR & CBZ support +1 vote (makes 3?)

Pini

Expecting a 'pc suite' like that of Nokia so that one could transfer files via usb and read them immediately.

LIT support would be nice. One of the reasons I got by PB IQ 701 was it can view so many formats. Why not add another wrench to its toolbox?

Photo viewer with "zoom" option working like it should.

My previous e-reader (Ectaco) recently bit the dust... my own fault, reading in a damp tent. After some research, I just purchased a PB360+. I love the screen and most everything else, but I know what would happen if I took this one for some rough camping.
I would try to double-Ziplock bag or even heat-seal it and read through the plastic, but for that I'd have to leave the clamshell protective cover off, and the screen would be unprotected... so here's a bright idea: Why not make that clamshell transparent so it can always stay on? All the controls are still accessible, and the actual screen is much better protected from accidental scratching, at worst you can just replace the cover. Note to the company: I bet many people would be willing to purchase such clear covers for their 360/360+'s.
And my wishlist for the next model, from my peculiar point of view, is this:
--A plastic, not glass-based screen, so it'd be less fragile. Ultimately, the unit should be able to withstand a real fall onto a hard surface.
--Weatherproofing as charged, splash- and dampproofing, seals all around.
--A regular (AAA?) battery, not a rechargeable one that requires access to electric power. (Well, you can still stick in a rechargeable AAA NiMn cell.)
--Oh, and I can easily live without the G-sensor.

so here's a bright idea: Why not make that clamshell transparent so it can always stay on? All the controls are still accessible, and the actual screen is much better protected from accidental scratching, at worst you can just replace the cover. Note to the company: I bet many people would be willing to purchase such clear covers for their 360/360+'s.

this is really a neat one: howeevr you can also try with a largish jewel CD box, the PB360 might fit.

Wanted features…
….a battery save mode. Were all is optimized for long battery live.
Maybe with individually activate able functions. :)

Speaking of redundant battery usage, I would really like a feature that will allow me to turn off the battery led on my 602.
Once it would only turn on when you plugged the device, it was brown for charging and green for done.
After a firmware upgrade, it seems stuck in a 'debug' mode either that or someone redefined 'battery led'; Now its blinking brown for charging, steady for done charging.
But when its not attached to the cable its (and this is the most annoying and unnecessary part!) green for every action that takes power, thats right:
When you press any button it turns on green.
If you have the g-sensor on, every movement ... and it turns on green.

Its annoying ... its unnecessary ... and if you won't fix it as a bug ... please add this as a feature.

But when its not attached to the cable its (and this is the most annoying and unnecessary part!) green for every action that takes power, thats right:
When you press any button it turns on green.
If you have the g-sensor on, every movement ... and it turns on green.

Its annoying ... its unnecessary ... and if you won't fix it as a bug ... please add this as a feature.
No. It is not unnecessary. It is an important feature.

Due to nature of e-ink screen, and due to nature of usual reading activity - turn page, read for XY seconds, turn page again - the device is idle most of the time.
The device loads and displays the page and switches itself off. This is why ordinary small "cell-phone" battery inside can last for weeks.
So, it is important for us to know when the device is working. This is indicated by that LED.

No. It is not unnecessary. It is an important feature.

Due to nature of e-ink screen, and due to nature of usual reading activity - turn page, read for XY seconds, turn page again - the device is idle most of the time.
The device loads and displays the page and switches itself off. This is why ordinary small "cell-phone" battery inside can last for weeks.
So, it is important for us to know when the device is working. This is indicated by that LED.

The device doesn't turn itself off after every page load it's simply in the nature of e-ink displays that they don't require constant power to maintain the image once drawn.

When a user presses a button he knows power was used by the change in the display, same goes for using the g-sensor to change the page orientation.

That LED absolutely does not indicate that the device is working, it doesn't stay on constantly while the device is active; If a user doesn't have its device set to conserve power by turning itself off after x minutes of inactivity (found in the clock settings on my 602), the device will continue to draw power until it runs out.

This LED will at no time remind you to turn the device off, it only stays on for a few seconds after you took an action.

Give it some thought ... do you really need to see the led turns on when you can see on the actual display if the action you made resulted in a reaction?
Do you really need a constant reminder every time you turn a page ... that the drawing of a new page takes power?
Is it that constant reminder that power was used so important to you ... that you need to used more power by turning on a LED ?!

The device doesn't turn itself off after every page load ...
The device doesn't turn itself off as such. This was a simplification. But the processor does go to the "idle" state and waits for one of buttons to be pressed or for G-sensor. One of first devices Iliad from iRex was unable to turn processor to idle state and the result was that the battery only lasted fraction of the time they promised.
When a user presses a button he knows power was used by the change in the display, same goes for using the g-sensor to change the page orientation.Sometimes, when you have G-sensor activated even a small change in position results in processor "waking" from idle state, without actually changing orientation.
Page turn isn't the only situation when processor is working. There are situations when the LED is on for a long time. For example when you have changed the font size or when you have opened the book and the device is repaginating the book.

That LED absolutely does not indicate that the device is working, Yes it does.
It indicates that the processor is eating maximum level of power instead of much lower "idle" consumption

Give it some thought ... do you really need to see the led turns on when you can see on the actual display if the action you made resulted in a reaction?
Do you really need a constant reminder every time you turn a page ... that the drawing of a new page takes power?I *have* given it some thought.
This is a design feature. There are arguments against - such as your last point, that the LED itself eats power - and there are arguments in favour of this feature.
Sony reader or Kindle do not have such LED and people are obviously using those devices happily.
When I was using Sony PRS-500, the device could eat through *lots* of battery juice in very short time when re-paginating long book or when I have loaded an SD card with many books that the device started to index.
Kindle users have the same problem. Some people load lots of books in one go and the device starts to index the books (for the built-in search function) and the battery goes down very fast.

Is it that constant reminder that power was used so important to you ... that you need to used more power by turning on a LED ?!Yes, I *personaly* prefer to know when the power is drawn. But I wish they used something more energy efficient than that power-drawing LED ;-)

A good low-power LED has power consumption of 2mA [miliAmper] at 1.9V. The battery can provide 2mA at 3.7V for 500 hours. So ... the battery could power the LED for 35 days of continuous light (using step-down converter with 90% effectiveness)

A good low-power LED has power consumption of 2mA [miliAmper] at 1.9V. The battery can provide 2mA at 3.7V for 500 hours. So ... the battery could power the LED for 35 days of continuous light (using step-down converter with 90% effectiveness)

Indeed, but my main concern isn't that it draws power but that its an annoyance, one we should have the ability to turn off.

You've mentioned kindle and sony owners but are any of them actually negatively impacted by not having this LED ?
If you're planning on loading some books would you really load less books into your device simply because it might take some power initially to index them ?
Does the fact that it might take more power really prevent you from changing the font size to try and find a comfortable fit ?

The point being that while the LED might be informative, 99% of the time, it only reminds you of what you can see with your own eyes.

As I mentioned this seem more like a debug mode, helpful to the developers who can do something about an unexpected or unnecessary power drain.

You love this feature ? can't live without it ? I'm only asking for the ability to turn it off.

I second J.C.'s request. Furthermore I'd like to see the possibility to still show the last page after turning off the reader. Since both would have to be set by the user, he's well aware of the "consequences", like not knowing, when the processor works (other than for debugging purpose I personally have no interest in that little piece of information) or having to guesswork (aka trying) if the device hung up, has no battery or is just in auto-off when it doesn't answer to a page-turning button ...

Regards,
Klaus

i don't own pocketbook yet , planing to , i'd like it to read .cbz.

Hello,

I'm fan of comic books and Pocket Book 902, is great to read them. To read them I coverted CBR, CBZ in PDF with Calibre, or I read as a collection of JPEGs ( but in that case you can only zoom at 200%). My request : to have the CBR, CBZ readables directly without making a conversion.

krgds
Jean

Hello,

I'm fan of comic books and Pocket Book 902, is great to read them. To read them I coverted CBR, CBZ in PDF with Calibre, or I read as a collection of JPEGs ( but in that case you can only zoom at 200%). My request : to have the CBR, CBZ readables directly without making a conversion.

krgds
Jean

I think now they are - just check out this thread:
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=162852

There should be an option to darken fonts in PDF files (and other formats.
Moreover font change option shall be available for PDFs.

It would be great to have/fix:
1. If keypad is set to be locked via double power-button click, it should be unlocked the same way, exclusively (now, it can be unlocked by single power-button click)
2. If keys are locked, the device should not be able to turn-off via long power-button press (now it will turn off).
3. Ability to assign keypad lock/unlock to any key (sequence) on the device, not only power button.

The problem with the power button is the following: when I insert my 902 reader into the carrying pouch it has the power button either at the open or at the closed end of the pouch. In either way, it can be pressed accidentally/under its own weight. So when I lock the keys with double click and accidentally press once or hold the power button, it will unlock or turn off accordingly. Annoying stuff.

At least first two points mentioned above should be resolved to address this problem. The third is optional but very welcome.

I like the pocketbook bluetooth file transfer feature, but it's implemented only for a PC->PB direction. If you want to browse your device files, you need use the USB cable. I miss the OBEX based bluetooth file browser support. Most mobile phones support it.

...If you want to browse your device files, you need use the USB cable.

If you can connect to WiFi, then you can use my port of sshd to browse your device. See this thread: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159636 for more info. @abijah describes how to set up the filezilla ftp client to make it easy to use under Windows.

Besides files I would like to mark folders as favorites. For example, I have a folder represening a book with the book title as folder name. Within the folder I store different editions of this book (3rd Edition.pdf, 4th Edition.pdf, ...). It makes no sense to mark each PDF as favorite.

In connection with the 1. feature request, where folders represent books, it would be helpful to switch off placing folders before files. Instead it should be possible to sort folders and files equally, like on Mac OS, i.e.:

A.pdf
AA.pdf
B (Folder)
BA.pdf
C (Folder)
CA.pdf
D.epub
...