Update time for the orizon :)

EowynCarter · 05-27-2011, 04:06 PM

I was cheeking facebook before going to bed, and saw this :

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Calling all Orizon users: new upgrade available now!
Includes improved graphical interface, new home page, new reading options (night mode, hyphenation...), and improvements to the browser.
Full details of the new features will be available on our blog next week. Have a great weekend!

hyphenation! Whoo!! You gotta be kidding ! Downloading

Jellby · 05-28-2011, 03:12 AM

Orizon only?

EowynCarter · 05-28-2011, 04:40 AM

Yes

I really wish I could update my opus too.

blak4dr · 05-29-2011, 01:29 AM

Love the new updated home page. It keeps track of your last four opened books. So if like me you read several books at the same time, you have easy access.

Lots of other changes in the interface.

Rick_Aus · 05-30-2011, 09:14 AM

Installed the update, and apart from taking longer than expected, it worked fine.

One question to the community; does anyone know what the old Default font was. It is now a different font and I find it slightly harder to read and I was hoping to look for the original font and install it.

Excellent new home page.

bob123 · 05-30-2011, 08:03 PM

My one complaint about the update the big bookstore link at the bottom. what used to fit four links now only fits one. also the bookstore is not much use to me as it only sells books written in french(nothing bad about french just that I don't speak it!).
what exactly does hyphenation do?

Rick_Aus · 05-30-2011, 09:35 PM

Actually, I have noticed with this update that the Font Family section is all screwy. I don't get a font anything like the one I selected. This might be the cause of my problem with the default font since the update.

EowynCarter · 05-31-2011, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by bob123

My one complaint about the update the big bookstore link at the bottom. what used to fit four links now only fits one.
what exactly does hyphenation do?

Swipe from right to left, you'll see your favorites.

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what exactly does hyphenation do?

Cuts the words to avoid big spaces when justifying.
A rather good job accentually. Hyphenation using mobi sometimes disturbed me with weido cuts, that happens less with ePub.

bob123 · 05-31-2011, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by EowynCarter

Swipe from right to left, you'll see your favorites.

I know but it take an extra screen refresh (wastes battery) and just plain is a wast of time!

EowynCarter · 05-31-2011, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bob123

I know but it take an extra screen refresh (wastes battery) and just plain is a wast of time!

Trully.

Rick_Aus · 06-01-2011, 09:05 PM

So what is 'night mode' and where is it?
Is hyphenation something that can be turned on or off (I can't find anything in the Settings).
Has anyone else noticed the weird font problems?
Is there a way of turning off a vertical swipe taking you to the first page of the book, I have lost my position several times to this.
To be honest I am not a new fan of this update - the new home page is great, and the new folders are nice, but too many things that are either not obvious, or not helpful.

EowynCarter · 06-02-2011, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Rick_Aus

So what is 'night mode' and where is it?
Is hyphenation something that can be turned on or off (I can't find anything in the Settings).
Has anyone else noticed the weird font problems?
Is there a way of turning off a vertical swipe taking you to the first page of the book, I have lost my position several times to this.
To be honest I am not a new fan of this update - the new home page is great, and the new folders are nice, but too many things that are either not obvious, or not helpful.

Night mode, hyphenation are in parameters / display.

There was some changes with fonts. Not sure what they do and what they are. What exactly is bothering you ?

exodont · 06-02-2011, 11:06 AM

At last I can use my Orizon again, thanks to the latest update. The software now performs almost exactly like the Opus. It handles my library of circa 3150 books with ease; I can make it look exactly the same as the Kindle by installing the Caecilia font and selecting the 'embolden' font option together with antialiasing/'sharpen'. The Orizon is now the reader it should have been a year ago.

EowynCarter · 06-02-2011, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exodont

At last I can use my Orizon again, thanks to the latest update. The software now performs almost exactly like the Opus. It handles my library of circa 3150 books with ease; I can make it look exactly the same as the Kindle by installing the Caecilia font and selecting the 'embolden' font option together with antialiasing/'sharpen'. The Orizon is now the reader it should have been a year ago.

Is Caecilia that good ? I've been wondering about buying it, But it's a bit expensive.

exodont · 06-02-2011, 01:14 PM

If you like the look of the kindle, then I'd say get it. To achieve the Kindle look on my BeBook Neo I convert from epub to mobi and then you've got a whole range of font adjustments available. The only reader that fails the Kindle test is the Sony 650. But then that can't cope with large libraries either.

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05-28-2011, 03:12 AM	#2
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,515 Karma: 18512745 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Orizon only?

05-28-2011, 04:40 AM	#3
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,332 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	Yes I really wish I could update my opus too.

05-29-2011, 01:29 AM	#4
blak4dr Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 396 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Meuse, France Device: Pocketbook 623, Kobo Glo HD, Aura One,Aura H2O2	Love the new updated home page. It keeps track of your last four opened books. So if like me you read several books at the same time, you have easy access. Lots of other changes in the interface.

05-30-2011, 09:14 AM	#5
Rick_Aus Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Cybook Orizon	Installed the update, and apart from taking longer than expected, it worked fine. One question to the community; does anyone know what the old Default font was. It is now a different font and I find it slightly harder to read and I was hoping to look for the original font and install it. Excellent new home page.

05-30-2011, 08:03 PM	#6
bob123 Addict Posts: 237 Karma: 34996 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Cybook	My one complaint about the update the big bookstore link at the bottom. what used to fit four links now only fits one. also the bookstore is not much use to me as it only sells books written in french(nothing bad about french just that I don't speak it!). what exactly does hyphenation do?

05-30-2011, 09:35 PM	#7
Rick_Aus Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Cybook Orizon	Actually, I have noticed with this update that the Font Family section is all screwy. I don't get a font anything like the one I selected. This might be the cause of my problem with the default font since the update.

06-01-2011, 09:05 PM	#11
Rick_Aus Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Cybook Orizon	So what is 'night mode' and where is it? Is hyphenation something that can be turned on or off (I can't find anything in the Settings). Has anyone else noticed the weird font problems? Is there a way of turning off a vertical swipe taking you to the first page of the book, I have lost my position several times to this. To be honest I am not a new fan of this update - the new home page is great, and the new folders are nice, but too many things that are either not obvious, or not helpful.

06-02-2011, 11:06 AM	#13
exodont Member Posts: 14 Karma: 216 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Kobo, Sony, BeBook, Kindle	At last I can use my Orizon again, thanks to the latest update. The software now performs almost exactly like the Opus. It handles my library of circa 3150 books with ease; I can make it look exactly the same as the Kindle by installing the Caecilia font and selecting the 'embolden' font option together with antialiasing/'sharpen'. The Orizon is now the reader it should have been a year ago.

06-02-2011, 01:14 PM	#15
exodont Member Posts: 14 Karma: 216 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Kobo, Sony, BeBook, Kindle	If you like the look of the kindle, then I'd say get it. To achieve the Kindle look on my BeBook Neo I convert from epub to mobi and then you've got a whole range of font adjustments available. The only reader that fails the Kindle test is the Sony 650. But then that can't cope with large libraries either.