New Firmware Upgrade Posted Already!

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by DaleDe

For now you can remember the page number and to a goto page to return.

That will get you close, but not to the exact sames spot since every 'page' is really several page turns long correct?

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

That will get you close, but not to the exact sames spot since every 'page' is really several page turns long correct?

True enough, even a bookmark only sets the 'page'. I think this needs to be changed for all formats.

Dale

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Xerxes

Sometimes. I really think you WANT to like the Pocket Pro.

I don't see how these bugs/issues got past QA and made it into production devices. I would like to see things fixed but fixed in a logical manor. Some things are just not logical.

[theducks]

I have been reading some epub format from Baen a was noticing every few pages that 1 letter at the line end (different line positions) was fuzzy.
I was going to try an make a image until I noticed that these were tiny numbers. I changed from Zoom 3 or 4 on a page and it turns out to be the original text's page number showing up on the right edge.
Baen, Bug or just normal for epub?

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by theducks

I have been reading some epub format from Baen a was noticing every few pages that 1 letter at the line end (different line positions) was fuzzy.
I was going to try an make a image until I noticed that these were tiny numbers. I changed from Zoom 3 or 4 on a page and it turns out to be the original text's page number showing up on the right edge.
Baen, Bug or just normal for epub?

I was told this is part of the Adobe Epub implementation.

[ekaser]

Originally Posted by theducks

I have been reading some epub format from Baen a was noticing every few pages that 1 letter at the line end (different line positions) was fuzzy. Baen, Bug or just normal for epub?

It's Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) which puts those "logical page numbers" on there. It has nothing to do with the publisher or the ePub format, purely the "reader software", ADE in this case. Unfortunately, that seems to be the only ePub reader software that ebook manufacturers are including at this point.

[theducks]

for the quick reply.
What were they thinking to blur the last letter of text to the point of unreadability. Why not put the page # on a line by itself, even if it is tiny type and not over-print a existing character?

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by theducks

for the quick reply.
What were they thinking to blur the last letter of text to the point of unreadability. Why not put the page # on a line by itself, even if it is tiny type and not over-print a existing character?

I don't think that was the intent at all, it is overlayed -- you can actually see both, but the limited black levels make it difficult. I find the page numbers useful and they don't usually interfere with my reading. Part of it depends on how the margins are set on the particular book.

[griffonwing]

What about editing the endnote to include a link to the initial caller. For example:

"And Christopher set loose the Hounds of Blant (1) upon the invading horde.

"(1)" links to the end of the book endnote number 1.

(1) The Hounds of Blant are a summoned horde of misbegotten gnomish hunting dogs whos bray can piece the heart and cause the most stouthearted to cower in fear or turn and run(C1)

"(C1)" links to the initial "Hounds of Blant" endnote call in the body of the text. Selecting this will send you back to the page you were on when you left to read the endnote.

This will double the amount of hyperlinks in a given book, but you need not worry about making bookmarks, and having a BACK TO BOOK button in the firmware.

[6charlong]

Originally Posted by griffonwing

What about editing the endnote to include a link to the initial caller. For example:

"And Christopher set loose the Hounds of Blant (1) upon the invading horde.

"(1)" links to the end of the book endnote number 1.

(1) The Hounds of Blant are a summoned horde of misbegotten gnomish hunting dogs whos bray can piece the heart and cause the most stouthearted to cower in fear or turn and run(C1)

"(C1)" links to the initial "Hounds of Blant" endnote call in the body of the text. Selecting this will send you back to the page you were on when you left to read the endnote.

This will double the amount of hyperlinks in a given book, but you need not worry about making bookmarks, and having a BACK TO BOOK button in the firmware.

This can be simplified even more. Footnote (1) makes a hyperlink to the Endnotes thus:

(1) The Hounds of Blant are...

The return hyperlink is placed on the (1) in the target. Click that and it takes you back to your place in the body of the original text. I used this method in a PDF version of Beowulf I formatted last year. It works well enough in Adobe Reader and on the PPro too, as long as you know how to active hyperlinks on the PPro.

I'll try to attach the Beowulf file here:

[6charlong]

BTW. I just looked at one of the ePub books I'm currently reading and the publisher implemented footnotes--actually they used endnotes--the same way I did in Beowulf. You select the endnote you want to see and click Go; it takes you to the page of endnotes; read the one you want to see; select the number of the note and click Go again, and it takes you back to where you were in the text. The publisher of this eBook is Cannongate.

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by 6charlong

BTW. I just looked at one of the ePub books I'm currently reading and the publisher implemented footnotes--actually they used endnotes--the same way I did in Beowulf. You select the endnote you want to see and click Go; it takes you to the page of endnotes; read the one you want to see; select the number of the note and click Go again, and it takes you back to where you were in the text. The publisher of this eBook is Cannongate.

that is pretty much the way they convert if you have footnotes in word. When you translate to HTML on the way to ePUB the Word program puts both links in.

Dale

[Javed]

Can someone please tell me what button to press etc when I turn on the Pocket Pro to to a firmware update? I'm up to step 4 but does the "silver volume button" apply to the PP? Does this mean the page turning button on the side? Or do I press something else? Thanks.


From the Astak website:
1. After downloading the upgrade from our website, you must first unzip the file on your computer.
2. After unzipping, put the ".bin" file on your SD card. Your SD card must be 4GB or smaller (for the 6" EZ Reader) or 16GB or smaller (for the 5"PocketPRO) to do this.
3. Turn OFF your EZ Reader, and then insert the SD card into your EZ Reader.
4. Then, first holding down the silver "volume up" button on the right side of the EZ Reader, then press the ON button to turn on your EZ Reader.
5. Keep pressing the buttons until you hear a beep-beep sound.
6. The screen will display a message to ask if you want to update the firmware, so press the OK button to confirm, and wait until it finishes loading the firmware. Then you're done!

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by Javed

Can someone please tell me what button to press etc when I turn on the Pocket Pro to to a firmware update? I'm up to step 4 but does the "silver volume button" apply to the PP? Does this mean the page turning button on the side? Or do I press something else? Thanks.


From the Astak website:
1. After downloading the upgrade from our website, you must first unzip the file on your computer.
2. After unzipping, put the ".bin" file on your SD card. Your SD card must be 4GB or smaller (for the 6" EZ Reader) or 16GB or smaller (for the 5"PocketPRO) to do this.
3. Turn OFF your EZ Reader, and then insert the SD card into your EZ Reader.
4. Then, first holding down the silver "volume up" button on the right side of the EZ Reader, then press the ON button to turn on your EZ Reader.
5. Keep pressing the buttons until you hear a beep-beep sound.
6. The screen will display a message to ask if you want to update the firmware, so press the OK button to confirm, and wait until it finishes loading the firmware. Then you're done!

This is the description for the V3 not the V5. For the V5 the 4th step is to hold down the upper button on the left top side (next page).

Dale

[Javed]

Thanks Dale!

I never would have guessed it was that button to press! (especially since it isn't near the right side as mentioned). This forum is a great.