01-05-2012, 09:34 PM | #46 | |
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I experimented with that right after I made the CSS tweaks in Coolreader and indeed, my other epubs do not look right. So, the tweaks I made were worthless. I am going to stick with FBreader for my ST novels since I make my own epubs of those, and I like the anti-aliasing in FBreader the best. I'll still try tinkering around with different apps to see if I can find a reader app that can display epubs correctly when I need them to, so that I don't have to resort to using the ADE app which I don't like. |
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FBReader handels TOC the same, links work ok. Moonreader acts ok |
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01-06-2012, 06:19 AM | #48 |
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You should send the test file to the author of Cool Reader so that he can start following epub standards.
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01-06-2012, 07:14 AM | #49 |
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@fjtorres,
I suspect you and I will never agree on epub readers, c'est la vie My 'ideal' would be one which obeys all internal css 'special' formatting but allows easy user override for 'standard body text' only (font-family, font-size, page margins, line-height, justification. I'd settle for one which allows me free rein overriding body{...} styling but obeys internal epub css everywhere else. Plus the ability to easily define my 3 default generic fonts (serif, sans-serif and monospace), of course. At the moment ADE with workarounds-which-attempt-to-reproduce-PRSPlus-css-customisation comes closest on the T1. I have to say that Sony's 3 default generic fonts are appalling. They've been around since the PRS505, at least (maybe longer). The poor coverage of non-Western European languages and the fact that each of the 3 single font files is stretched/squeezed/slanted into artifical bold and italics is inexcusable at this stage of ereader development. The extra fonts which appear on the T1 are definitely much better, but an implementation which can't manage to display bold and italic reliably out-of-the-box beggars belief. This statement sounds quite promising, however the images posted here so far don't really bear this out. Last edited by jackie_w; 01-06-2012 at 07:20 AM. |
01-06-2012, 11:29 AM | #50 | |
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Different strokes and all that. But the trend to more user overrides is expanding. Even Amazon is getting with the program: the Kindle Reading app for FIRE *finally* allows for multiple typefaces. Its no longer about choosing between Caecillia and Caecillia. As an example of differences in tastes: I *abhor* Caecillia at anything but the smallest sizes. My preferred font on eink screens these days is Georgia, which looks glorious in Coolreader 3 on the T1. On LCD screens, though, it doesn't quite work for me whereas Original Garamond shines. I see it as another form of publisher gatekeeping, forcing their choices upon me. Right or wrong, I just want the *choice*. If I want to ready in Comic sans in dual column landscape with no page counter or status bar I should be able to. So I choose devices and apps that let me do it my way. Doesn't mean *everybody* has to do it my way; rather I want everybody to be free to do it their way. It comes back down to my view that ebooks are not and should not be seen as simply print books minus tree pulp or as digital microfiche. Last edited by fjtorres; 01-06-2012 at 11:31 AM. |
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By the way: I don't see the failure to get epubs to render consistently across apps as failure of the apps, but rather a failure of epub as a standard.
ePub simply is too loose a standard with too much left to interpretation. And with no way to enforce compliance, we get stuff like the recent Kobo CSS fiasco... (shrug) It is what it is. Useful but no panacea. |
01-11-2012, 04:26 AM | #52 |
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I don't have an Android device but I tested Epub_Test.epub on Nook app for Mac. The formatting is rendered correctly (is the same as rendered by ADE), with the added bonus of allowing you to change fonts.
Is there a Nook reading app for Android? If so, can the app be installed on a Sony T1? I suspect that the format will be correct with Nook for Android app? |
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Not sure about the installation though...... |
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01-12-2012, 03:05 AM | #54 |
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That is because the nook reader is ADE. Both the Sony reader and Nook devices use Adobe Mobile reader, which is ADE. The nook and Sony reader android apps will not allow you to use your own fonts as is the case with the respective reader software on the nook and Sony devices.
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2.6 and newer needs more memory, I think. Freeware Lovers has Nook 2.5 for download. |
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01-29-2012, 12:00 AM | #56 |
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I've since switched over to coolreader a few weeks ago and I've kept it updated with the latest versions from the sourceforge page. I've noticed that the font rendering on the T1 in coolreader has improved considerably. I switched to coolreader because it renders epubs the most accurately out of all the android reading apps, while still offering control over the look of the formatting. (I can switch CSS formatting off, for instance) Sometimes when my Star Trek novels come with formatting that I am satisified with, I will leave the CSS formatting enabled in coolreader. I like this flexibility, while using the fonts of my choice. Right now I am using the Ubuntu family of fonts. It looks excellent on the T1 e-ink screen, and sets the mood quite nicely while reading my Star Trek novels, as the font closely resembles some of the fonts seen on Star Trek. I've attached two pictures, taken from my phone.
Edit- no adjustments were made to coolreader other than the default font size, font gamma, and font width spacing. (19, 1.1, and 60%, respectively) Last edited by tayseidel; 01-29-2012 at 12:03 AM. |
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For anyone who may be interested and doesn't already know...
Morkl has been doing some excellent work enhancing the standard Sony reader app. This is still a work in progress but as of now these are the features:
For anyone wanting to track the progress of Morkl's projects there are threads here and here |
01-29-2012, 07:26 PM | #58 |
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Do you still have to remove DRM if you install the Kindle app?
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01-30-2012, 06:36 AM | #59 |
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01-30-2012, 07:52 AM | #60 |
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I guess the Sony dictionaries don't work with the Kinddle app? Can you still mark words easily and use the Kindle app dictionary?
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