07-05-2013, 01:49 PM | #136 | |
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07-05-2013, 01:51 PM | #137 | |
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I need this feature, so i am going to look around and see which reader will suit my purpose: T1/T2 or Nook |
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07-05-2013, 01:53 PM | #138 | |
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I mean real folders (directories), not shelves. I do not use shelves. I am using Cool Reader 3 and it has its own internal file manager to navigate real folders. Furthermore, it has its own internal list of the last read books, and you can choose any book in that list and get directly to its folder - it is a very convenient shortcut to get the next book in a series, or just to get to the general vicinity of where you want to be. Cool Reader also allows to search for books, but I don't use that feature much, because it requires to type in at least some letters and I type only on highly ergonomic keyboards, I do not touch screens. That's why I hate Aura so much. They forgot buttons!!! Last edited by parkher; 07-05-2013 at 03:00 PM. |
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07-05-2013, 02:01 PM | #139 |
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That sounds nice, parkher. I didn't root my T2 so far. My Reader has firmware 1.0.05 now so that's not possible anymore. If I get my second Reader back I'll have a look what firmware it has and then I'll try some stuff. I've read a lot about Cool Reader so far, I'm really curious to see it myself someday.
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07-05-2013, 02:07 PM | #140 | |
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I just think Sony is missing a trick here with these control buttons. Whilst they are there quite clearly for functional reasons that shouldn’t mean they can’t be more sympathetically incorporated into the overall casing design. The overall ergonomic feel of the T2 is very nice—except for those clunky, hard, shiny buttons. It’s not even as if the function of those five buttons is going to be hard to forget. Without even looking at my T2 I can remember the two buttons on the left are for page back and forward, the middle the home button, the next one the back one step and the one on the far right for bringing up preference panels. Why do they have to be so prominent and glaring in bright silver? The whole device would have been so much nicer had they been toned down, the button material changed into a rubberised one, in a matching colour to the case and perhaps the symbols indented into them in case you did forget what they were for. It’s a shame—Sony could elevate their products into being really nice ones with a little more thought and care in the product design area. It’s the attention to these types of little details that turn run of the mill, average products into ones people really want to buy and enjoy using. This is particularly important in such a hotly contested market as ereaders. |
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07-05-2013, 02:18 PM | #141 | |
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As to Cool Reader 3, I am using specifically builds made by jotas, I like them more, even though they might be a bit behind the official line of android Cool Reader as it comes to various unnecessary features. But they support T2 buttons 100%. Also they have some improvements (some of them asked by me). Here it is: http://www.lectoreselectronicos.com/...k-Touch-(jotas) It is also very good for landscape orientation. Again, jotas made some specific changes (reordering some things on some screens, so that things that are really needed are directly accessible) to help out people (like me) who use landscape on T2. Last edited by parkher; 07-05-2013 at 02:31 PM. |
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07-05-2013, 02:18 PM | #142 | |
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I haven't tried a pdf on my T1/T2 yet - I always convert it to something else first.
Anyway, try Cool Reader 3 built by jotas. I know, there is some discussion going, some people prefer the Lopatin mainstream ones, but I certainly don't. As to buttons, I think Onyx Boox have buttons? Large buttons on both sides, and probably a joystick at the bottom. |
07-05-2013, 02:42 PM | #146 |
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Returning back to the issue of that unnecessary front-lighting which requires a special light distributing layer.
Read this about the new android Onyx Boox i63SL: http://www.the-ebook.org/?p=18124#more-18124 It says that the contrast is noticeably reduced because that light distributing layer is "milky" Ha! It is written not in English. At least some letters look like Greek Anyway, Google Translate says: Молочная подсветка -> Dairy lights Which is pretty funny. Even though perfectly correct. It shows that automatic translation is almost impossible. So, yes, I demand an option from the manufacturers: no lighting, and buttons !!! Last edited by parkher; 07-05-2013 at 02:52 PM. |
07-05-2013, 03:24 PM | #147 | |
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Anyway i am with you on your demand, but it seems front-light has become the standard feature and manufacturers may not release models without it. |
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07-05-2013, 04:27 PM | #148 |
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Again, capacitive touch screen has another top layer which is not 100% transparent.
Better IR. I mean, I would like a choice to buy IR |
07-05-2013, 04:48 PM | #149 | |
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I asked this question in Onyx subforum - what could be the possible differences between these two screen technologies as Onyx is going to launch two variants - R65 (IR based ) and C65 (Capacitive). |
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07-05-2013, 06:56 PM | #150 | |
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http://coolreader.org/e-index.htm Here's a demo video of the Android version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO4cG4WnSbA My rooted T1 is more stable under Coolreader than with the Sony reader app. Which isn't bad...just limited compared to Coolreader, which has been my reader of choice for 4 years and three ereader generations (BeBook. PB360, and Rooted T1) and two tablet generations. Last edited by fjtorres; 07-05-2013 at 06:58 PM. |
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