09-08-2012, 04:28 PM | #1 |
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Considering to buy a M92 or M92S
I am a iLiad user for almost 5 years. My iLiad is having some problem on the E-INK display starting from yesterday. I think the problem is going to be worse, so I am considering to buy a new E-INK device. I tried to read on LCD tablet and found that I just can't get used to it.
BOOX M92 or M92S is the best options that I can find. Before buying, I need some more information. I am totally happy with my iLiad, so I will compare any new device with my past experience with iLiad. 1. I don't need drawing on screen (I don't write on iLiad, too), but I need touch screen for UI. Does M92S differ from M92 in UI in screen control? 2. Is standy-by mode available? iLiad don't have stand-by mode. I think newer devices will have it. Just want to make sure. 3. Is SDK available? I did a lot porting on iLiad. I wrote my own program to run on iLiad. Can I create my own program or port QT program to M92? Any restrictions? Is the e-ink screen refresh API available? 4. Can I SSH to M92 and M92S? M92S has no wifi. Is it possible to SSH to M92S? SSH is useful for me to operate the file system. I can live without Internet connection as long as I can SSH. 5. How is the reflash (unbrick) procedure? I presume it should be ready. Just want to make sure. 6. Can I instal user fonts? I have my personal favored TTF fonts when reading. On iLiad, FBreader supports user fonts rendering. Is it the same with M92? 7. There is FBReader on QT. Any FBReader for M92? 8. How does M92 support mobipocket format? Mobipocket is proprietary format. I guess M92 won't support mobipocket format with DRM. What about mobipocket dictionary? I have some mobipocket dictionaries without DRM. Can I use them on M92? I have read M92 wiki. Any advice or information is appreciated. Thanx in advance. Last edited by ericshliao; 09-08-2012 at 04:36 PM. |
09-10-2012, 05:25 AM | #2 |
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Hello Eric,
some answers:
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09-10-2012, 07:20 AM | #3 |
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Thanks FDD for answering 1-5!
The rest is quite easy to answer: 6. yes 7. yes 8. yes, non DRM .mobi documents reading is supported. I don't know about mobi dictionaries, but I 'd like to try it out. Is it possible to send me one? |
09-10-2012, 10:20 AM | #4 |
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Thanx for your reply. Still, if people have any info to share, please do it.
I think I will choose M92. As for the mobi dictionary, there is one here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16419 Where is FBReader for M92? Any pictures? |
09-11-2012, 12:58 AM | #5 |
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It seems that FBReader is officially bundled with M92. Right? Which version of FBReader does M92 have? FBReader 0.99.2 has been released. Will ONYX update FBReader for M92?
For my personal needs, I must make some modification to FBReader. I want to modify the source code and replace FBReader by ONYX. I presume it's possible. Do you have any comment or advice? I am thinking about buying I62 HD. After all, M92 is too large for me. Do I62 HD and M92 have same software (system and reader)? Thanx for any reply. |
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Considering that current version is rather old, I'm in doubt they will. |
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09-11-2012, 01:31 PM | #7 | |
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It's not good to hear this. To be honest, I have been using FBReader 0.12 on iLiad right after it was released till now. Why don't developers port newer FBreader to M92? AFAIK, SDK, screen refresh API and Scratchbox2 are available. That means porting newer FBReader should be feasible. Is there any obstacles or restrictions? Last edited by ericshliao; 09-11-2012 at 01:38 PM. |
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09-11-2012, 09:55 PM | #8 |
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Probably they have some higher priority tasks. Let Booxtor comment on this, he should know better. I only see that their activity on open source part of the project is about zero. From technical point of view porting newer FBReader is doable. IMHO the main obstacle is that there is no people willing to do it.
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09-13-2012, 12:51 PM | #9 | |
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I was not thinking about updating of FB-Reader but after reading your message I will talk to the team. |
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09-13-2012, 02:04 PM | #10 |
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Any news on annotations merging bug(s) being fixed? New academic year's approaching, I'll have my hands busy checking students' essays. This feature would be perfect for doing that...
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09-14-2012, 07:15 AM | #11 |
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09-14-2012, 12:12 PM | #12 |
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Hi,
is it about that issue ? "Merging does not work when special characters are used in the comment text (non-ascii characters from annotations such as Polish special characters ąęśćżźńółĄĘŚĆŻŹŃÓŁ or German ö ä ü ß µ § ´ å é)" I have tried to reproduce the described issue in the new software and couldn't. May be it was already solved, but I would like to test it with your documents too. Could you please send me some affected sample pdfs? |
09-14-2012, 01:12 PM | #13 | |
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Not only you received a copy of "affected" pdf but also *.sketch file with annotations! The two different bugs that Knorke and I discovered got confirmed. Please see the apropriate thread and do check your PM for sketch file. |
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