What would you like in the next Firmware Release? - Page 8

delphidb96 · 01-11-2008, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Varley

1. The ability to read mobipocket format books from mobipocket.

Have been reading mobipocket-formatted ebooks purchased from Fictionwise and Mobipocket for some time now. (Well, not doing so *NOW* because my Cybook died early last week - as in broken power switch. Now I just pretend to read my Cybook by staring at my white wall and imagining there's text there.)

Derek

Varley · 01-11-2008, 04:41 PM

Not all the mobipocket format books from mobipocket.com work - so greater compatibility would be a nice addition.

tompe · 01-11-2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Varley

Not all the mobipocket format books from mobipocket.com work - so greater compatibility would be a nice addition.

It is probably not a question of incompatibility but a question of bugs. So I hope that all people that find a book that do not work report it to Bookeen.

JSWolf · 01-11-2008, 06:06 PM

One answer I am surprised at not seeing especially at the top of everyone's lists....

1. ALL THE BUGS FIXED

tompe · 01-11-2008, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

One answer I am surprised at not seeing especially at the top of everyone's lists....

1. ALL THE BUGS FIXED

Maybe becaue it is a stupid wish. If you meant all observed bugs fixed its is a bit more sensible. But I rather have folder support than all observed bugs fixed. They need to fix important bugs like some books not working and bookmarks not working but after that folder support are more importat.

HarryT · 01-12-2008, 03:31 AM

Perhaps for Bookeen, as for me, bookmarks do work perfectly

Speaking as a software developer myself, it's very difficult to fix a bug that you're unable to reproduce yourself.

tompe · 01-12-2008, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Perhaps for Bookeen, as for me, bookmarks do work perfectly

They work perfectly for me to. Maybe because we were in the first batch? Maybe the hardware have changed? And I meant that it was important for Bookeen. Non working bookmarks is bad PR.

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Speaking as a software developer myself, it's very difficult to fix a bug that you're unable to reproduce yourself.

Exactly. And some bugs are really not so important compared to new features.

Striking Claw · 01-13-2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Perhaps for Bookeen, as for me, bookmarks do work perfectly

Speaking as a software developer myself, it's very difficult to fix a bug that you're unable to reproduce yourself.

Maybe they could implement some workaround if they are not able to fix the problems. I have on of the Cybooks with the bookmark problem. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. If there were pagenumbers while reading a book then I could at least use the "goto page" feature to jump to the last read page (of course I still would have to remember which page that was).
Instead of impementing the support for folders (which probably is a mayor change) they could implement the "goto page" in the library view (The pagenumbers are allready there) or even better let us use letters to jump to a specific book. An other possibility would be to allow us to switch off the cover pictures to speed up paging.
My library currently has over 150 pages in 5 books per page view and it's not funny to go to a book starting with 'B' after having read a book starting with 'S'. If I switch to the 20 books per page view I need less paging but the buildup of every individual page takes much longer and the Cybook won't accept another paging before the page is completely displayed.

It would also be nice if Bookeen would keep us up todate or on their blog page about the solved problems and when they intend to but a firmware update on the net, instead of yet another review of the Cybook.

SandySchwab · 01-14-2008, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Perhaps for Bookeen, as for me, bookmarks do work perfectly

Lucky you! It's a rather strange bug indeed -- so very unpredictable! At first I thought it only occurred when I left the reader switched on for some time without turning a page (e.g. when going into the kitchen to make tea and get some cookies and feed the cat). But this morning, I could no longer place bookmarks after I'd read one hour without any sort of interruptions. 'Tis all very strange.

tompe · 01-14-2008, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SandySchwab

Lucky you! It's a rather strange bug indeed -- so very unpredictable! At first I thought it only occurred when I left the reader switched on for some time without turning a page (e.g. when going into the kitchen to make tea and get some cookies and feed the cat). But this morning, I could no longer place bookmarks after I'd read one hour without any sort of interruptions. 'Tis all very strange.

I just enabled the write protection on my SD card and the symptom then is exactly as described with the bookmark bug. So maybe there can be many reasons for this. One might be that the slider setting the write protection is loose. Another might be that the connections are dirty. Or that the drivers cannot handle the card. Or if you have corrupted the file system. Or a timing issue that make the write fail sometimes for certain sD cards.

But I seem to remember people having problem with the internal memory also.

Prospect · 01-15-2008, 05:13 AM

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The 4-way button is not that good, which is something that would be kind of difficult to handle through a SW update. One feature that would make it easier is if the SW where changed so that more then one item were scrolled when a button pressed continuously. It would have been best if it accelerated.

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Another thing that would be helpful is if it was possible to remap the three music buttons to something useful, like page turning or zoom.

3
Directories

HarryT · 01-15-2008, 05:39 AM

I keep all my books on an SD card and always use the Windows "safely remove hardware" tool before unplugging the USB cable. I too am wondering if the bookmark issue some people are having could perhaps be due to file system corruption caused by uplugging the USB cable with write operations pending.

tompe · 01-15-2008, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I keep all my books on an SD card and always use the Windows "safely remove hardware" tool before unplugging the USB cable. I too am wondering if the bookmark issue some people are having could perhaps be due to file system corruption caused by uplugging the USB cable with write operations pending.

Maybe time to do some experiments. Especially for Windows users to see if it is possible to replicate it...

In Linux if you get some kind of error the file system can be configured to be remounted read only. That will happen automatically in the Cybook. That would also be consistent with the observations.

cmbs · 01-15-2008, 01:12 PM

I can't save bookmarks after reading for a particularly long time, like 2 or 3 hours straight. When I can't save a bookmark, it will also not save my place in the book. The only way to fix it is to reboot the Cybook. This is on books on the Cybook memory, NOT an sd card. I also use "safely remove hardware".

I'll be reading and saving bookmarks every now and then, and suddenly after a time, it just won't save. When it won't save a bookmark, it also won't save my place. As if it's just not writing to the settings file. It only happens (and always happens) when I've been reading for a few hours straight, I don't have an exact amount of time.

It's not that the Cybook has been on for a long time, I do that often without problems, it's that I've been actively reading for a long time straight.

Battery is 100% charged, by the way. I keep it charged up, it hasn't gone below 90%.

llwwss · 01-15-2008, 01:20 PM

1. A virtual keyboard so that it can be used as a stand alone e-Dictionary.

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01-11-2008, 04:41 PM	#107
Varley Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Gen3	Not all the mobipocket format books from mobipocket.com work - so greater compatibility would be a nice addition.

01-11-2008, 06:06 PM	#109
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,957 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	One answer I am surprised at not seeing especially at the top of everyone's lists.... 1. ALL THE BUGS FIXED

01-12-2008, 03:31 AM	#111
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Perhaps for Bookeen, as for me, bookmarks do work perfectly Speaking as a software developer myself, it's very difficult to fix a bug that you're unable to reproduce yourself.

01-15-2008, 05:13 AM	#116
Prospect Other Posts: 143 Karma: 644 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norway Device: Cybook, Kindle	1 The 4-way button is not that good, which is something that would be kind of difficult to handle through a SW update. One feature that would make it easier is if the SW where changed so that more then one item were scrolled when a button pressed continuously. It would have been best if it accelerated. 2 Another thing that would be helpful is if it was possible to remap the three music buttons to something useful, like page turning or zoom. 3 Directories

01-15-2008, 05:39 AM	#117
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I keep all my books on an SD card and always use the Windows "safely remove hardware" tool before unplugging the USB cable. I too am wondering if the bookmark issue some people are having could perhaps be due to file system corruption caused by uplugging the USB cable with write operations pending.

01-15-2008, 01:12 PM	#119
cmbs non-believer Posts: 384 Karma: 713 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Device: Cybook Gen 3, JetBook Lite	I can't save bookmarks after reading for a particularly long time, like 2 or 3 hours straight. When I can't save a bookmark, it will also not save my place in the book. The only way to fix it is to reboot the Cybook. This is on books on the Cybook memory, NOT an sd card. I also use "safely remove hardware". I'll be reading and saving bookmarks every now and then, and suddenly after a time, it just won't save. When it won't save a bookmark, it also won't save my place. As if it's just not writing to the settings file. It only happens (and always happens) when I've been reading for a few hours straight, I don't have an exact amount of time. It's not that the Cybook has been on for a long time, I do that often without problems, it's that I've been actively reading for a long time straight. Battery is 100% charged, by the way. I keep it charged up, it hasn't gone below 90%.

01-15-2008, 01:20 PM	#120
llwwss Member Posts: 20 Karma: 100 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Cybook Gen3	1. A virtual keyboard so that it can be used as a stand alone e-Dictionary.

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