Cool Reader on Android - Page 37

ebookleser0815 · 02-22-2012, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buggins

I'm planning to implement reading position and bookmarks sync feature (between CoolReader instances on different devices, and on desktop) based on DropBox.

i will start to ask how far the the sync between different installations is now. This synchronization would eventually make the perfect cr.

sciurius · 02-22-2012, 09:16 AM

I've created a small tester ebook to show some problems with vertical space. You can download it from http://www.squirrel.nl/pub/xfer/tester-20120221.epub .

When shown in Cool Reader, with "Enable document internal styles", the vertical space settings (margin-top) for the paragraphs are not honoured. In the "default paragraph settings", all settings are set to "-" where possible.

May I assume that this is a bug or am I overlooking some extra setting?

I'm running CR 3.0.55-32 on Archos 10.1 IT (UrukDroid 1.6.2).

flamingspinach · 02-24-2012, 01:28 AM

This is the third time this has happened so I wonder if it's known to the Cool Reader developer at all.

I'm on an Android 1.5 device (HTC Dream), and sometimes when I upgrade Cool Reader to a new version, all my settings are reset to the default. This is, as you can imagine, quite annoying. Please look into it if you haven't already heard about it!

Thanks for your great software!

fedcod · 02-24-2012, 05:25 AM

Is a version of CoolReader for Sony PRS-T1 that support partial refresh planned ?

fbrII · 02-26-2012, 09:54 AM

A Couple of Questions - Note: These pertain to CoolReader on Linux Desktop

1) Is there a max size limitation when opening books? I have noticed when trying to open a book from Delpi Classics for instance that CoolReader will error "Error while opening document" whenever I attempt to load a file larger than 9.0 MiB. Most of the books by this publisher are larger than the size specified because they contain the complete works of a given author.

2) The only packaging I've found is for Debian distributions. Is there anything available for RPM distributions or anything planned?

Great product - I also use with my Android device but would also like to use on my laptop.

rockyabq · 02-28-2012, 01:21 AM

Still lovin' CR on my Android, but I have another couple of questions.

First, some of my rtf format documents have right-slash (\) characters in them. CR doesn't display them at all.

And second, the only Greek character that it will display is a lowercase mu (µ). Is there any trick to enabling CR to display the other Greek characters?

Thanks,
Rocky

Dave_S · 02-28-2012, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockyabq

First, some of my rtf format documents have right-slash (\) characters in them. CR doesn't display them at all.

The back slash is an escape character, so you may need to use two of them simultaneously to get it to display in the output.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockyabq

And second, the only Greek character that it will display is a lowercase mu (µ). Is there any trick to enabling CR to display the other Greek characters?

Pick a font that has those characters available?

eisbaer · 02-28-2012, 12:16 PM

I'm using coolreader on an asus tf101 for epub files. Great app for English epub books but it can't handle Dutch books too well. The letter e and i with a double dot above it (trema), appears as a space in coolreader. Mylibrary and aldiko e.g. show that letter correct. Is this possible also in coolreader?

sciurius · 03-01-2012, 06:05 AM

I haven't had this kind of problems with CR and dutch books on Archos 10.1IT. Maybe a font issue?

EDIT: Have you tried Menu > More > Disable document internal stylesheets ?

eisbaer · 03-01-2012, 12:15 PM

I have tried that but the letters with trema's still appear as spaces.

I have tried all the fonts that are selectable.
Available fonts are, under the option 'Font face':
- AR ZhongkaiGB18030 Medium
- Droid Sans Fallback
- Droid Sans Mono
- Droid Serif
- Roboto

Maybe it's android related. I'm running ICS. Still other readers work right. (But I prefer CR for the 2 page layout in landscape).

Dave_S · 03-01-2012, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eisbaer

I have tried that but the letters with trema's still appear as spaces.

I have tried all the fonts that are selectable.
Available fonts are, under the option 'Font face':
- AR ZhongkaiGB18030 Medium
- Droid Sans Fallback
- Droid Sans Mono
- Droid Serif
- Roboto

It sounds very much like it is font related though. You should find a Truetype font that you KNOW contains the missing characters and install that font for CoolReader to use.

Quote:

Additional fonts installation

Fonts in .ttf format can be placed to 'fonts' directory of SD card.

eisbaer · 03-01-2012, 01:19 PM

Thx for the help. I copied the ariel font from my pc and created a Fonts directory on the sdcard. The trema's are shown correctly now.

Archolmn · 03-01-2012, 01:29 PM

Anyone know why certain epubs only display the title picture and return a null error?

MeMeMeMe · 03-05-2012, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eskarina

Just figured this out. In case there are any other dummies like myself out there:

To use calibre content server or calibre2opds on cool reader, go to online catalogs, long press on any of the catalogs and it'll bring up a menu and select new catalog. Then give it a name and provide a url - same as in Aldiko, Mantano, fbreader etc... Easy as pie.

This was stumping me. Thank you very much!

Eskarina · 03-05-2012, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MeMeMeMe

This was stumping me. Thank you very much!

You're welcome. I'm glad I could help.

02-22-2012, 09:16 AM	#542
sciurius Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 102 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 52.88504N 06.85904E Device: PC	Vertical space issues I've created a small tester ebook to show some problems with vertical space. You can download it from http://www.squirrel.nl/pub/xfer/tester-20120221.epub . When shown in Cool Reader, with "Enable document internal styles", the vertical space settings (margin-top) for the paragraphs are not honoured. In the "default paragraph settings", all settings are set to "-" where possible. May I assume that this is a bug or am I overlooking some extra setting? I'm running CR 3.0.55-32 on Archos 10.1 IT (UrukDroid 1.6.2).

02-24-2012, 05:25 AM	#544
fedcod Member Posts: 20 Karma: 12452 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: France Device: Pocketbook 623	Is a version of CoolReader for Sony PRS-T1 that support partial refresh planned ? Last edited by fedcod; 02-24-2012 at 09:17 AM.

02-28-2012, 12:16 PM	#548
eisbaer Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kobo Glo - Asus TF 101 (ICS)	I'm using coolreader on an asus tf101 for epub files. Great app for English epub books but it can't handle Dutch books too well. The letter e and i with a double dot above it (trema), appears as a space in coolreader. Mylibrary and aldiko e.g. show that letter correct. Is this possible also in coolreader? Last edited by eisbaer; 02-29-2012 at 03:10 PM.

03-01-2012, 06:05 AM	#549
sciurius Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 102 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 52.88504N 06.85904E Device: PC	I haven't had this kind of problems with CR and dutch books on Archos 10.1IT. Maybe a font issue? EDIT: Have you tried Menu > More > Disable document internal stylesheets ? Last edited by sciurius; 03-01-2012 at 08:26 AM.

03-01-2012, 12:15 PM	#550
eisbaer Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kobo Glo - Asus TF 101 (ICS)	I have tried that but the letters with trema's still appear as spaces. I have tried all the fonts that are selectable. Available fonts are, under the option 'Font face': - AR ZhongkaiGB18030 Medium - Droid Sans Fallback - Droid Sans Mono - Droid Serif - Roboto Maybe it's android related. I'm running ICS. Still other readers work right. (But I prefer CR for the 2 page layout in landscape). Last edited by eisbaer; 03-01-2012 at 12:18 PM.

02-24-2012, 01:28 AM	#543
flamingspinach Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: HTC Dream	This is the third time this has happened so I wonder if it's known to the Cool Reader developer at all. I'm on an Android 1.5 device (HTC Dream), and sometimes when I upgrade Cool Reader to a new version, all my settings are reset to the default. This is, as you can imagine, quite annoying. Please look into it if you haven't already heard about it! Thanks for your great software!

02-26-2012, 09:54 AM	#545
fbrII F. BluDevil Posts: 428 Karma: 1152548 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St. Louis Missouri Device: Pocketbook Inkpad3 pro, Kobo Libra, Kindle Paperwhite	A Couple of Questions - Note: These pertain to CoolReader on Linux Desktop 1) Is there a max size limitation when opening books? I have noticed when trying to open a book from Delpi Classics for instance that CoolReader will error "Error while opening document" whenever I attempt to load a file larger than 9.0 MiB. Most of the books by this publisher are larger than the size specified because they contain the complete works of a given author. 2) The only packaging I've found is for Debian distributions. Is there anything available for RPM distributions or anything planned? Great product - I also use with my Android device but would also like to use on my laptop.

02-28-2012, 01:21 AM	#546
rockyabq Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Albuquerque, NM Device: New: Samsung Charge, Old: iPaq 1955 / eReader Pro	Still lovin' CR on my Android, but I have another couple of questions. First, some of my rtf format documents have right-slash (\) characters in them. CR doesn't display them at all. And second, the only Greek character that it will display is a lowercase mu (µ). Is there any trick to enabling CR to display the other Greek characters? Thanks, Rocky

03-01-2012, 01:19 PM	#552
eisbaer Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kobo Glo - Asus TF 101 (ICS)	Thx for the help. I copied the ariel font from my pc and created a Fonts directory on the sdcard. The trema's are shown correctly now.

03-01-2012, 01:29 PM	#553
Archolmn Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Android Coolreader	Anyone know why certain epubs only display the title picture and return a null error?

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