Feature requests etc. - Page 4

Shaggy · 05-18-2009, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisAIX

[b]
Let's say - start the device - go to Main Menu --> last 5 opened Documents
So to say a QuickLink to the last five documents.

They've talked about this before on their forum. My understanding is that a "recent documents" list is definitely something they are planning on adding, but they wanted to get the power management sorted out first.

pthwaite · 05-29-2009, 09:50 AM

A spreadsheet app would be nice, one that can do graphs.

Admitedly it is then becoming more like a PC than a Reader, but, it would still be very useful.

godel10 · 06-09-2009, 02:31 PM

A feature I would like to see is an "Underline" option. This feature would draw a line after marking two points.

Most of the time I use my reader I highlight parts of a text just underlying them, but unfortunately there is no way to get a straight line (the train movement is not helping me, but even sitting in a chair I also have troubles).

tjdean256 · 06-10-2009, 06:13 PM

I would like to see Xournal incorporated into system. Several of the features requested would become available with the incorporation of this program. For instance, drawing straight lines under text is a snap. Erasing entire sections within a notepad is very easy - in fact entire sections of scribbling can be moved around the page. The todo list seems short (perhaps beguilingly so): improve the refresh rate (it is already workable) and port the PDF libraries. The resolution of the scribbles is much superior to the native scribbles and the ability to save named files instead on sequentially named copies of templates makes file retrieval a snap. Merging and renaming template copies is too cumbersome. Plus merge does not work on my computer: I have to go to another computer.

Warriah · 06-14-2009, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by godel10

A feature I would like to see is an "Underline" option. This feature would draw a line after marking two points.

Most of the time I use my reader I highlight parts of a text just underlying them, but unfortunately there is no way to get a straight line (the train movement is not helping me, but even sitting in a chair I also have troubles).

I totally agree... Underlining and/or highlighting are the very last "big" improves that I would from Irex.

I hope they will added soon!

ThR · 07-13-2009, 05:42 AM

mobi-support for future firmware-release...

allovertheglobe · 08-08-2009, 10:32 PM

Finally updated the sticky top post with the current info after a pretty long absence.

Going over things, it is somewhat depressing how little headway is made at iRex in improving the usability of a very expensive device, especially since a lot of it is software/firmware related. Like accessing the Go To Page dialogue in fullscreen mode, or the criminally underused tablet functionality: Pen buttons, pressure sensitivity, a couple of gray color choices...

Never mind compressed folder support, or at least remembering the position/document within an uncompressed one. Or a serif font. Or having a simple toggle to choose between a black or white background for docs that don't fit the DR1000's screen.

Sometimes I get the impression that only a couple of software engineer are left on the project...

1.7, whenever it arrives (I can't believe people are still getting worked up over that), will be another little step in the right direction, but by next year time will run out for iRex with the kind of competition that's around the corner... and it's nice they want to get a color reader ready by 2011, but even that one would benefit from having a solid OS/UI foundation to build on, and we sure aren't there yet...

In the meantime I still use the device with biggest, most hires screen currently on the market regularly, warts and all, wishing it could be all it can be.

Shaggy · 08-10-2009, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allovertheglobe

Sometimes I get the impression that only a couple of software engineer are left on the project...

They're a very small company. They've probably always had only a couple software engineers.

Warriah · 08-17-2009, 05:28 PM

What about a small, optional digital clock at the bottom-right corner?

Quote:

Originally Posted by allovertheglobe

Going over things, it is somewhat depressing how little headway is made at iRex in improving the usability of a very expensive device, especially since a lot of it is software/firmware related.

Sage words...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaggy

They're a very small company. They've probably always had only a couple software engineers.

Ok but it isn't an excuse.. In that case they simply should hire more programmers.

Shaggy · 08-18-2009, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warriah

Ok but it isn't an excuse.. In that case they simply should hire more programmers.

I never claimed it was an excuse, I was just confirming allovertheglobe's impression.

diegeschichte · 11-07-2009, 10:27 AM

Hi,
I'm looking for somebody that is able to write a little program for the iRex DR1000S. I want to use the device as a nice picture frame, because sometimes its just lying in the room and I want to have it looking nice.

I want to have a folder or something where I can put a picture in and what is displayed fullscreen when shutting down the device, suppressing the clear-function after being switched off.

Is this simple or complicated to implement?

Thank you very much for your help,
Robert, Germany.

05-29-2009, 09:50 AM	#47
pthwaite Evangelist Posts: 433 Karma: 336 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ellesmere Port, UK Device: DR1000S Sony PRS505	A spreadsheet app would be nice, one that can do graphs. Admitedly it is then becoming more like a PC than a Reader, but, it would still be very useful. __________________ Howard "To read freely is the key to civilisation. Contains scenes of irritation."

07-13-2009, 05:42 AM	#51
ThR Tatütatuter Posts: 118 Karma: 470 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Germany, Baden, Karlsruhe Device: DR1000S, HX4700	mobi-support for future firmware-release... __________________ Operative Hektik ersetzt geistige Windstille »KSC-Fan zu sein bedeutet, seine Hoffnungen gegen Null zu schrauben und trotzdem zu wissen, dass man noch enttäuscht wird.«

08-08-2009, 10:32 PM	#52
allovertheglobe Grumpy Old Man Posts: 217 Karma: 498 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: L.A., Euro ex-pat Device: iRex DR1000S, Sony PRS-500, Sony PRS-505, EBW-1150, REB1100, REB1200	Finally updated the sticky top post with the current info after a pretty long absence. Going over things, it is somewhat depressing how little headway is made at iRex in improving the usability of a very expensive device, especially since a lot of it is software/firmware related. Like accessing the Go To Page dialogue in fullscreen mode, or the criminally underused tablet functionality: Pen buttons, pressure sensitivity, a couple of gray color choices... Never mind compressed folder support, or at least remembering the position/document within an uncompressed one. Or a serif font. Or having a simple toggle to choose between a black or white background for docs that don't fit the DR1000's screen. Sometimes I get the impression that only a couple of software engineer are left on the project... 1.7, whenever it arrives (I can't believe people are still getting worked up over that), will be another little step in the right direction, but by next year time will run out for iRex with the kind of competition that's around the corner... and it's nice they want to get a color reader ready by 2011, but even that one would benefit from having a solid OS/UI foundation to build on, and we sure aren't there yet... In the meantime I still use the device with biggest, most hires screen currently on the market regularly, warts and all, wishing it could be all it can be. Last edited by allovertheglobe; 08-09-2009 at 08:18 PM. Reason: Added link

11-07-2009, 10:27 AM	#56
diegeschichte Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: DR1000S	Picture frame Hi, I'm looking for somebody that is able to write a little program for the iRex DR1000S. I want to use the device as a nice picture frame, because sometimes its just lying in the room and I want to have it looking nice. I want to have a folder or something where I can put a picture in and what is displayed fullscreen when shutting down the device, suppressing the clear-function after being switched off. Is this simple or complicated to implement? Thank you very much for your help, Robert, Germany.

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06-09-2009, 02:31 PM	#48
godel10 Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 204 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Sony Librie, Irex DR1000S	A feature I would like to see is an "Underline" option. This feature would draw a line after marking two points. Most of the time I use my reader I highlight parts of a text just underlying them, but unfortunately there is no way to get a straight line (the train movement is not helping me, but even sitting in a chair I also have troubles).

06-10-2009, 06:13 PM	#49
tjdean256 Connoisseur Posts: 74 Karma: 50 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: irex dr1000s	I would like to see Xournal incorporated into system. Several of the features requested would become available with the incorporation of this program. For instance, drawing straight lines under text is a snap. Erasing entire sections within a notepad is very easy - in fact entire sections of scribbling can be moved around the page. The todo list seems short (perhaps beguilingly so): improve the refresh rate (it is already workable) and port the PDF libraries. The resolution of the scribbles is much superior to the native scribbles and the ability to save named files instead on sequentially named copies of templates makes file retrieval a snap. Merging and renaming template copies is too cumbersome. Plus merge does not work on my computer: I have to go to another computer.

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