jetBook Firmware - Round Three - Page 3

akira28 · 08-12-2009, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by jgray

Almost all companies are very secretive about the details of unreleased products, firmware, software, etc. Ectaco isn't doing anything different, although I do think they should provide a change log with each new firmware.

Many small companies maintain their own forums with an active presence. I think it would be a good idea in this rapidly expanding market, especially when competing against the likes of Sony and Amazon.

jgray · 08-12-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by akira28

Many small companies maintain their own forums with an active presence. I think it would be a good idea in this rapidly expanding market, especially when competing against the likes of Sony and Amazon.

You mean like this one?

http://www.ectaco.com/ectaco-forums/show/45.page

akira28 · 08-12-2009, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jgray

You mean like this one?

http://www.ectaco.com/ectaco-forums/show/45.page

No, not like that?!

Very helpful. Thank you. I couldn't find one mentioned at all on Jetbook.net.

Kris777 · 08-12-2009, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by vsalvaggio

jgray: Thanks again for sharing this info. Much appreciated!

nice Avatar

Kralik · 08-17-2009, 12:51 PM

Here are my observations--

Improvements:
-TXT bug fixed
-Remnants of the 'y' in 'By Author' gone
-Definitely faster throughout

Things that still aren't working as expected:
-Text from books doesn't take the entire screen. In non-PDF files, there's a progress bar on the right-side of the screen. It doesn't extend to the bottom of the screen and neither does the text!
-Justification settings still aren't sticking for me. Quickest way to change it to full justify is to type 6, 4, 2, in an eBook. Menus are still a bit slow, even though the overall speed is faster as far as I can tell.

Does anyone know whether jetBook uses FBReader?

Bottomline: It seems like some of the bugs from 33c have been ironed out and this version would be worth using if you are still on 30i. ePUB support is much better.

akira28 · 08-19-2009, 04:27 PM

33g has cleaned up most of the 33c problems. But it has introduced a new one. The landscape screen refresh is now way too slow. I can see it updating slowly while it crosses the screen from right to left. Also seeing some text/line break problems too.

We still desperately need a menu cursor improvement and more font options (need I say this yet again?), both of which, I would think, should be very easy to fix. Hey, but we are making progress and Ecatco (or whoever) is supplying updates.

bonteku · 08-19-2009, 07:31 PM

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bonteku · 08-19-2009, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by akira28

33g has cleaned up most of the 33c problems. But it has introduced a new one. The landscape screen refresh is now way too slow. I can see it updating slowly while it crosses the screen from right to left. Also seeing some text/line break problems too.

I had this problem with 33c and it is still there.

08-19-2009, 04:27 PM	#36
akira28 Nameless Being	JB v33G 33g has cleaned up most of the 33c problems. But it has introduced a new one. The landscape screen refresh is now way too slow. I can see it updating slowly while it crosses the screen from right to left. Also seeing some text/line break problems too. We still desperately need a menu cursor improvement and more font options (need I say this yet again?), both of which, I would think, should be very easy to fix. Hey, but we are making progress and Ecatco (or whoever) is supplying updates.

08-19-2009, 07:31 PM	#37
bonteku Interested Observer Posts: 20 Karma: 30 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago Device: Palm tx/Jetbook	deleted original post Last edited by bonteku; 08-19-2009 at 07:48 PM.

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08-17-2009, 12:51 PM	#35
Kralik Guru Posts: 609 Karma: 1013897 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Rooted NST	Here are my observations-- Improvements: -TXT bug fixed -Remnants of the 'y' in 'By Author' gone -Definitely faster throughout Things that still aren't working as expected: -Text from books doesn't take the entire screen. In non-PDF files, there's a progress bar on the right-side of the screen. It doesn't extend to the bottom of the screen and neither does the text! -Justification settings still aren't sticking for me. Quickest way to change it to full justify is to type 6, 4, 2, in an eBook. Menus are still a bit slow, even though the overall speed is faster as far as I can tell. Does anyone know whether jetBook uses FBReader? Bottomline: It seems like some of the bugs from 33c have been ironed out and this version would be worth using if you are still on 30i. ePUB support is much better.

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