Unicode Font support without flashing - Page 4

igorsk · 06-10-2008, 11:36 AM

TXT has be in UTF-16/UTF-8 with a BOM for the non-latin characters to be displayed properly.

atesta · 06-10-2008, 12:22 PM

It works! Perfect! Thank you very much!
(OK, now I have to find a way to convert my whole library. But the important thing is that it works.)

seajewel · 06-16-2008, 07:08 PM

Is it possible to replace the English fonts for the Sony using this method? Would it be possible to have both Korean fonts AND a different default English font? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

lovebeta · 06-21-2008, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seajewel

Is it possible to replace the English fonts for the Sony using this method? Would it be possible to have both Korean fonts AND a different default English font? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Yes. Actually your Korean font should already contain some Latin typeface. If you are not satisfied with Korean font's Latin part, then you need to know how to construct a font by yourself. One tool to do that is FontCreator. However I don't know if you can legally do that or not due. Please check your font's license.

seajewel · 06-24-2008, 12:26 PM

Thanks. I've figured out how to do this and it's wonderful. I love my Sony Reader. And to think, I came THIS CLOSE to getting a Kindle instead.

Edited to ask a couple of questions:

1. Do I need to keep the fontmapper files on the SD reader? i once removed them and noticed my Korean files were all messed up, but I'd also messed with other options so I wasn't sure that was the culprit. I'm guessing it is though.

2. After doing resets and reapplying the Unicode patch and such, and converting my Korean text files to .lrf using Calibre, I notice that pages or lines are missing between each page. I have looked at Korean sites for info and they say either it's because I need to reconvert after applying each new font, or some also say something about corrupted files in the cache, and mention chkdisk. Can someone explain the chkdisk for dummies? I think I go to cmd but dont know how to do anything from thereon forward, how to chkdisk disks (just the Sony Reader drive? or ?) and how to delete from there. Or can I just delete the cache from My Computer?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lovebeta

Yes. Actually your Korean font should already contain some Latin typeface. If you are not satisfied with Korean font's Latin part, then you need to know how to construct a font by yourself. One tool to do that is FontCreator. However I don't know if you can legally do that or not due. Please check your font's license.

soilwork · 06-24-2008, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seajewel

1. Do I need to keep the fontmapper files on the SD reader? i once removed them and noticed my Korean files were all messed up, but I'd also messed with other options so I wasn't sure that was the culprit. I'm guessing it is though.

Once the fontmapping is done, you don't have keep the program on the SD.

Quote:

2. After doing resets and reapplying the Unicode patch and such, and converting my Korean text files to .lrf using Calibre, I notice that pages or lines are missing between each page. I have looked at Korean sites for info and they say either it's because I need to reconvert after applying each new font, or some also say something about corrupted files in the cache, and mention chkdisk. Can someone explain the chkdisk for dummies? I think I go to cmd but dont know how to do anything from thereon forward, how to chkdisk disks (just the Sony Reader drive? or ?) and how to delete from there. Or can I just delete the cache from My Computer?

I would make sure whether the file is created correctly in your PC.
First, replace the default fonts in 'C:\Program Files\Sony\Reader\Data\fonts' with the fonts you put in your Sony reader.
Second, open the file you mentioned with Sony 'ebook library' program and see whether the file looks all right.

igorsk · 06-24-2008, 05:14 PM

If you use eBook Library to transfer files, you have to have exactly the same fonts on PC and the device, otherwise you'll get those weird pagination issues.

seajewel · 06-24-2008, 10:01 PM

Thank you both. This is slightly off topic, but it is a question about fonts. When I look at fonts in Font Creator to make one of them ttmwhatever.ttf, I can only choose one file instead of say, Calibri (with Bold + Italics + Bold/Italics, which are all separate files). Does this mean my Sony Reader will get rid of all italics and bolding? How do i get around this problem? Is there a way to construct a font to have all of those? Thank you!

ETA: I'm guessing this is what it means when people say Amazon Kindle has real italics, not algorithmic slanting which is what Sony has.. so I will see italics and bolding, but only in an inferior way?

seajewel · 06-24-2008, 11:46 PM

EDITED: Reset before adding any new files to the device. It was said in the original post, and I'll say it again. It took me a while to really really set my mind that I'll do it every time.. and I do, and everything works beautifully. I do lose my last page, but it is a relatively small price to pay.

I am having this problem..

Any thoughts? I really like Calibre, so this is a bummer. I guess I could reinstall everything each time but it seems like a pain.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guesser

This font hack worked for me. I'm having trouble with calibre after it though.

.. and then after trying it again with a blank SD card inserted, I get a corrupt database error instead (which suggests deleting media.xml, etc.).

After erasing the media.xml and resetting my reader with a soft reset (which apparently killed the font hack, since the Chinese text turned into boxes), it worked fine. Then after re-applying the hack, I get the error. Not sure if it matters, but this is running calibre in Ubuntu 8.04.

Skittels · 07-06-2008, 03:16 AM

Is this a way to get russian and english fonts displayed correctly,

What unicode package do i need to use for that?

got a gf who reaaaly wants that...

yirong · 07-23-2008, 03:13 AM

It works great! Just remember to save your file as unicode format, you will get it!

JSWolf · 07-24-2008, 08:37 PM

Does this Unicode Font support without flashing hack still work with the new 1.1.00.18040 version firmware?

igorsk · 07-24-2008, 08:44 PM

It should.

atesta · 07-25-2008, 05:52 AM

Well, and isn't the unicode support included in the new FW?
I haven't tested it yet, but it isn't mentioned in the new FW feature list

.

igorsk · 07-25-2008, 05:58 AM

Reader supported Unicode from Day 1. However, the fonts included have only characters for Western languages.

06-24-2008, 10:01 PM	#53
seajewel Fanatic Posts: 589 Karma: 1451235 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-950	Thank you both. This is slightly off topic, but it is a question about fonts. When I look at fonts in Font Creator to make one of them ttmwhatever.ttf, I can only choose one file instead of say, Calibri (with Bold + Italics + Bold/Italics, which are all separate files). Does this mean my Sony Reader will get rid of all italics and bolding? How do i get around this problem? Is there a way to construct a font to have all of those? Thank you! ETA: I'm guessing this is what it means when people say Amazon Kindle has real italics, not algorithmic slanting which is what Sony has.. so I will see italics and bolding, but only in an inferior way? Last edited by seajewel; 06-24-2008 at 10:27 PM.

07-06-2008, 03:16 AM	#55
Skittels Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: PRS-505/lc	Russian English fonts? Is this a way to get russian and english fonts displayed correctly, What unicode package do i need to use for that? got a gf who reaaaly wants that...

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06-10-2008, 11:36 AM	#46
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	TXT has be in UTF-16/UTF-8 with a BOM for the non-latin characters to be displayed properly.

06-10-2008, 12:22 PM	#47
atesta Banned Posts: 31 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: TBA	It works! Perfect! Thank you very much! (OK, now I have to find a way to convert my whole library. But the important thing is that it works.)

06-16-2008, 07:08 PM	#48
seajewel Fanatic Posts: 589 Karma: 1451235 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-950	Is it possible to replace the English fonts for the Sony using this method? Would it be possible to have both Korean fonts AND a different default English font? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

06-24-2008, 05:14 PM	#52
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	If you use eBook Library to transfer files, you have to have exactly the same fonts on PC and the device, otherwise you'll get those weird pagination issues.

07-23-2008, 03:13 AM	#56
yirong Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Sony prs-505	It works great! Just remember to save your file as unicode format, you will get it!

07-24-2008, 08:37 PM	#57
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,994 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Does this Unicode Font support without flashing hack still work with the new 1.1.00.18040 version firmware?

07-24-2008, 08:44 PM	#58
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	It should.

07-25-2008, 05:52 AM	#59
atesta Banned Posts: 31 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: TBA	Well, and isn't the unicode support included in the new FW? I haven't tested it yet, but it isn't mentioned in the new FW feature list .

07-25-2008, 05:58 AM	#60
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Reader supported Unicode from Day 1. However, the fonts included have only characters for Western languages.

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