Cannot open PDF book in Eco Reader... XPDF?

Seanno · 03-02-2010, 06:47 PM

Hi

I have been reading a PDF book that i bought from Diesel.com. As I was reading it in my ECO Reader (which i am very impressed with), I clicked on something that looked like "Read in XPDF" Just to see what would happen, now i cannot open the book again.

Seanno

cbell · 03-02-2010, 07:27 PM

Hi Seanno, open an unprotected PDF (e.g. your User Manual) and when it's open select Read by Adobe from the menu. This will close the manual and you can then open the Diesel book.

Glad you're enjoying your ECO Reader!

Seanno · 03-02-2010, 08:08 PM

Thanks, Cbell

Wasn't that easy, i can go back to reading Edgar Rice Burroughs, Master Mind of Mars now. I'll just keep away from XPDF.

Cheers

Seanno

cbell · 03-02-2010, 08:32 PM

As you've found, XPDF is only suitable for non-DRM'd Adobe PDF books.

We chose to include the option of reading PDFs with XPDF on our ECO Reader firmware, as XPDF processes and displays PDFs differently to Adobe.

XPDF zooms the page, while maintaining the aspect ratio and formatting of the page. Adobe zooms by resizing the font and reflowing the text.

If ECO Reader owners don't want the option for using XPDF, we can remove it with a firmware update.

dioib · 03-02-2010, 10:57 PM

I don't exactly own an ECO Reader, but I have seen PDF files you can only open with XPDF. Scanned articles happen to fall in this category sometimes.

Ellean · 03-02-2010, 11:29 PM

My DoctorYi reader can read PDF directly like TXT files..can not ECO reader support such PDF files?

Solicitous · 03-03-2010, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ellean

My DoctorYi reader can read PDF directly like TXT files..can not ECO reader support such PDF files?

Yes it can. If you read the PDF using the Adobe PDF reader on the Eco Reader. Optionally the user has the option of using XPDF and zooming differently. To sum up, the Eco Reader offers two apps to read PDFs by.

DaleDe · 03-04-2010, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbell

As you've found, XPDF is only suitable for non-DRM'd Adobe PDF books.

We chose to include the option of reading PDFs with XPDF on our ECO Reader firmware, as XPDF processes and displays PDFs differently to Adobe.

XPDF zooms the page, while maintaining the aspect ratio and formatting of the page. Adobe zooms by resizing the font and reflowing the text.

If ECO Reader owners don't want the option for using XPDF, we can remove it with a firmware update.

Actually have XPDF is important as it can handle eBooks that are made from images better than Adobe can. But perhaps there is a better way to offer this choice than having to open a book and select it from the openbook menu. There should be a choice in tools/user preferences for this and other items.

Dale

03-02-2010, 06:47 PM	#1
Seanno Captain - Space Patrol Posts: 9 Karma: 110 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Queensland Device: ECO Reader	Cannot open PDF book in Eco Reader... XPDF? Hi I have been reading a PDF book that i bought from Diesel.com. As I was reading it in my ECO Reader (which i am very impressed with), I clicked on something that looked like "Read in XPDF" Just to see what would happen, now i cannot open the book again. Seanno Last edited by Seanno; 03-02-2010 at 06:49 PM.

03-02-2010, 08:08 PM	#3
Seanno Captain - Space Patrol Posts: 9 Karma: 110 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Queensland Device: ECO Reader	No More XPDF Thanks, Cbell Wasn't that easy, i can go back to reading Edgar Rice Burroughs, Master Mind of Mars now. I'll just keep away from XPDF. Cheers Seanno

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Eco Reader Help	smd79	HanLin eBook	12	12-01-2010 05:12 AM
Help - Eco Reader vs Eco Eclipse vs Kogan	lala85	Which one should I buy?	1	10-08-2010 04:34 AM
Eco Reader - first impressions	paul1403	Which one should I buy?	7	12-09-2009 01:22 AM
ECO Reader book store?	troykm	HanLin eBook	3	11-26-2009 11:17 PM
ECO reader best format?	troykm	HanLin eBook	6	10-26-2009 10:21 AM

03-02-2010, 07:27 PM	#2
cbell Frenetic Posts: 590 Karma: 8181 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Device: iLiad V2	Hi Seanno, open an unprotected PDF (e.g. your User Manual) and when it's open select Read by Adobe from the menu. This will close the manual and you can then open the Diesel book. Glad you're enjoying your ECO Reader!

03-02-2010, 08:32 PM	#4
cbell Frenetic Posts: 590 Karma: 8181 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Device: iLiad V2	As you've found, XPDF is only suitable for non-DRM'd Adobe PDF books. We chose to include the option of reading PDFs with XPDF on our ECO Reader firmware, as XPDF processes and displays PDFs differently to Adobe. XPDF zooms the page, while maintaining the aspect ratio and formatting of the page. Adobe zooms by resizing the font and reflowing the text. If ECO Reader owners don't want the option for using XPDF, we can remove it with a firmware update.

03-02-2010, 10:57 PM	#5
dioib ∂₪≈☼ Posts: 113 Karma: 550104 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: ιη.σιγ.ηιφι.κα	I don't exactly own an ECO Reader, but I have seen PDF files you can only open with XPDF. Scanned articles happen to fall in this category sometimes.

03-02-2010, 11:29 PM	#6
Ellean Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: DoctorYi	My DoctorYi reader can read PDF directly like TXT files..can not ECO reader support such PDF files?