A short glimpse on OS 2.8

tribble · 10-30-2006, 01:17 PM

Just saw this on the iRex homepage:

Preview of the upcoming software release.

In the upcoming software release you can expect a number of additional features on the iLiad that will extend your electronic reading and digital writing experience.

Herewith a short preview of some features that you can expect in this upcoming release:

Scribble in PDF: With the stylus you will be able to make annotations on PDF documents on your iLiad.
Configurable Flipbar: You will now be able to configure the direction of the flipbar to your liking.
Transfer files via LAN: For easy file transfer you can now mount your iLiad as USB device via your wireless or wired network connection to your PC.
Pin code protection: Protect your iLiad with a personalized pin code. This pin code will be asked on startup of the iLiad.

A release date will be announced shortly.

More software releases to be come available after this one...

arivero · 10-30-2006, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tribble

Just saw this on the iRex homepage:
[*]Transfer files via LAN: For easy file transfer you can now mount your iLiad as USB device via your wireless or wired network connection to your PC..

CommanderROR · 10-30-2006, 02:08 PM

all very nice, but what about suspend mode...???

tribble · 10-30-2006, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CommanderROR

all very nice, but what about suspend mode...???

Hehe, dont get your hopes up yet. For suspend mode, they have to sort uut quite a bit of the power management part. And they have to get the buttons to wake up the device again. So i guess, you will need some patience.

arivero · 10-30-2006, 02:22 PM

Any idea about what the file transfer "mount" really meants? NFS into the kernel?

VillageReader · 10-30-2006, 02:34 PM

Well, I'm hoping it means you can transfer directly to the mmc or cf card (ie you mount the card as a drive). Then again, I've been known to be wildly optimistic

scotty1024 · 10-30-2006, 02:34 PM

I think they're saying you will have Windows networking access to the same content as you'd get via USB, except without the annoying PC is accessing iLiad screen.

I already hacked my "personal" ipdf to flip the flip bar.

And I already have network file access to my iLiad.

So scribble in PDF.... hmmm.

arivero · 10-30-2006, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scotty1024

So scribble in PDF.... hmmm.

AND the sources to it

. Or, at least, to the scribble libraries.

Mambo · 10-31-2006, 05:50 AM

Configurable Flipbar means what?

a) This means only the reversal of next/previous page?
b) Or even the landscape mode will work properly, i.e. flipbar will now be able to navigate through the same page?

I am afraid we get only point a) which is not much use anyway. You can get accustomed to the direction of the flipbar, but the landscape + Zoom mode currently is pretty useless.

tribble · 10-31-2006, 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mambo

b) Or even the landscape mode will work properly, i.e. flipbar will now be able to navigate through the same page?

I think iRex is working on the "width mode" so that you can flip through pages in landscape mode. I dont know, if it is going to be in OS 2.8 though.

Matthijs · 10-31-2006, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arivero

Any idea about what the file transfer "mount" really meants? NFS into the kernel?

New and more accurate description on the website now reads:
"Transfer files from your PC to the iLiad using your network."
which is what the function will actually be: a way to transfer files from and to your iLiad by using the (wireless) network.

arivero · 10-31-2006, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthijs

New and more accurate description on the website now reads:
"Transfer files from your PC to the iLiad using your network."
which is what the function will actually be: a way to transfer files from and to your iLiad by using the (wireless) network.

I guess the other one was taken cut/paste from a discussion slide. I can imagine "USB" floating somewhere in the slide, and "wireless" in some other.

scotty1024 · 10-31-2006, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tribble

I think iRex is working on the "width mode" so that you can flip through pages in landscape mode. I dont know, if it is going to be in OS 2.8 though.

Well I'm bored so I'm putting my rotate crop and view tool trick into ipdf in revision 5.

I hope to get enough source code to be able to add automatic margin removal at some point.

CommanderROR · 10-31-2006, 09:22 AM

Nice work Scotty...^^

Malder1 · 10-31-2006, 09:57 AM

iRex replied me that hardware of iLiad doesn't support suspend mode.

10-30-2006, 01:17 PM	#1
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	A short glimpse on OS 2.8 Just saw this on the iRex homepage: Preview of the upcoming software release. In the upcoming software release you can expect a number of additional features on the iLiad that will extend your electronic reading and digital writing experience. Herewith a short preview of some features that you can expect in this upcoming release: Scribble in PDF: With the stylus you will be able to make annotations on PDF documents on your iLiad. Configurable Flipbar: You will now be able to configure the direction of the flipbar to your liking. Transfer files via LAN: For easy file transfer you can now mount your iLiad as USB device via your wireless or wired network connection to your PC. Pin code protection: Protect your iLiad with a personalized pin code. This pin code will be asked on startup of the iLiad. A release date will be announced shortly. More software releases to be come available after this one...

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CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	all very nice, but what about suspend mode...???

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arivero Guru Posts: 607 Karma: 2157 Join Date: Oct 2005 Device: NCR3125, Nokia 770,...	Any idea about what the file transfer "mount" really meants? NFS into the kernel?

10-30-2006, 02:34 PM	#6
VillageReader Evangelist Posts: 430 Karma: 2718 Join Date: May 2006 Device: Iliad	Well, I'm hoping it means you can transfer directly to the mmc or cf card (ie you mount the card as a drive). Then again, I've been known to be wildly optimistic

10-30-2006, 02:34 PM	#7
scotty1024 Banned Posts: 1,300 Karma: 1479 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Peoples Republic of Washington Device: Reader / iPhone / Librie / Kindle	I think they're saying you will have Windows networking access to the same content as you'd get via USB, except without the annoying PC is accessing iLiad screen. I already hacked my "personal" ipdf to flip the flip bar. And I already have network file access to my iLiad. So scribble in PDF.... hmmm.

10-31-2006, 05:50 AM	#9
Mambo Gadget fan Posts: 147 Karma: 3968 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London Device: RM Tablet PC, iLiad, PRS 505, iPod Touch	Configurable Flipbar means what? a) This means only the reversal of next/previous page? b) Or even the landscape mode will work properly, i.e. flipbar will now be able to navigate through the same page? I am afraid we get only point a) which is not much use anyway. You can get accustomed to the direction of the flipbar, but the landscape + Zoom mode currently is pretty useless.

10-31-2006, 09:22 AM	#14
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	Nice work Scotty...^^

10-31-2006, 09:57 AM	#15
Malder1 Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2006	iRex replied me that hardware of iLiad doesn't support suspend mode.

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