PRS-500 Homebrew Wish List

Aerlock · 06-14-2007, 07:48 PM

As per this post here I'm gonna go ahead and start thread where we can all post our wants and desires for the Sony Reader that Sony probably (or definately) will not do.

There's also the Wiki page that has quite a few things, but that includes features we'd like/expect to see soon in the Sony software or things that have been already homebrewed. This thread is for what you'd like to see developed by our community here or to post a link to your own developments along these lines.

To start us off I'm gonna post a couple of features that I'd like to see (but am currently too unskilled to create).

- Sudoku (I'm hooked, what can I say)
- ...

I had others in mind when I started this thread but thus are the fruits of posting from work after a long day playing catch up and get ahead so you can take the next day off to get your vehicle fixed.

Who's next?

JSWolf · 06-14-2007, 08:16 PM

There already is a Sudoku generator out there but what good is it? On the Sony it isn't good. We have no way to input the numbers. On the iLiad it works because you can hand draw in the numbers. So unless we have a way to put in the anwers it's worthles son the Sony. Sorry.

JSWolf · 06-14-2007, 08:17 PM

What I'd like on the Sony is Mobipocket support so we can steal the thunder from Palm.

NatCh · 06-14-2007, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

We have no way to input the numbers.

If the developer were clever enough to arrange it, you could navigate the squares with the jogstick and enter the numbers with the number buttons.

For my own suggestion, how about a little app to flip the screen upside down?

JSWolf · 06-14-2007, 09:37 PM

I do have a few more suggestions...

Kerning
Hyphenation
PROPER Italics

induna · 06-14-2007, 09:37 PM

How about basic file management on the reader -- the ability to delete files and to move them between main memory and cards.

jakeluck · 06-15-2007, 12:52 AM

timestamps on bookmarks

NatCh · 06-15-2007, 01:17 AM

It already does timestamps on bookmarks -- unless I don't understand what you're suggesting, jakeluck.

athlonkmf · 06-15-2007, 05:13 AM

Next to the batterymeter the remaining number of pageturns before the battery goes out, and while we're at it, total pageturns made since the battery got recharged

Assigning functions to buttons ( easy change the joystick to page forward/back mode)

yvanleterrible · 06-15-2007, 09:30 AM

Ability to correct typos

Ability to select words as boomarks.

melechmet · 06-15-2007, 05:00 PM

OK my 1st list:

Port over a comics/manga reader.

Offline HTML browser/reader, any of these (the smallest I guess)

Online HTML Browser like this

Now we go into the stratosphere

any one of the following:

Linux driver for a Bluetooth via USB, and/or USB WIFI and/or USB CDMA modem...

I know not for this device, but after that wireless card hack on the Iliad I was hopping for something comparable eventually

pwalker8 · 06-15-2007, 10:27 PM

My biggie is collections that include titles that are on the card.

A couple others
-author view (i.e. a list of authors and when you select an author, it lists the books by that author)

-categories (i.e. science, history, sf, ...)

RWood · 06-15-2007, 10:49 PM

I want a remote page turner even if it is always a forward page turn.

diabloNL · 06-16-2007, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by athlonkmf

Next to the batterymeter the remaining number of pageturns before the battery goes out, and while we're at it, total pageturns made since the battery got recharged

I liked the idea of the total page count since the battery was recharged so I made that. The remaining pageturns before the battery runs out is very difficult to do.

Here is the file to get the total pages counter. To reset the counter go to the "about" screen and press "ENTER". Use the universal flasher made by Igor to install. I tested it and it works good but of course all usage is on your own risk.

Xenophon · 06-16-2007, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwalker8

My biggie is collections that include titles that are on the card.

A couple others
-author view (i.e. a list of authors and when you select an author, it lists the books by that author)

-categories (i.e. science, history, sf, ...)

Those sound great! I'd also like to ask (yet again) for a mode (or application?) in which I get a list of titles (or authors or categories, or whatever we're listing by) that is divided up into 10ths so I can drill down with the 0-9 buttons. Three levels of drill-down should get me to any of 1000 books (or authors, or categories, or...). This would be a real boon to supporting large libraries.

06-14-2007, 07:48 PM	#1
Aerlock Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500	Homebrew Wish List As per this post here I'm gonna go ahead and start thread where we can all post our wants and desires for the Sony Reader that Sony probably (or definately) will not do. There's also the Wiki page that has quite a few things, but that includes features we'd like/expect to see soon in the Sony software or things that have been already homebrewed. This thread is for what you'd like to see developed by our community here or to post a link to your own developments along these lines. To start us off I'm gonna post a couple of features that I'd like to see (but am currently too unskilled to create). - Sudoku (I'm hooked, what can I say) - ... I had others in mind when I started this thread but thus are the fruits of posting from work after a long day playing catch up and get ahead so you can take the next day off to get your vehicle fixed. Who's next?

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06-14-2007, 08:16 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	There already is a Sudoku generator out there but what good is it? On the Sony it isn't good. We have no way to input the numbers. On the iLiad it works because you can hand draw in the numbers. So unless we have a way to put in the anwers it's worthles son the Sony. Sorry.

06-14-2007, 08:17 PM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	What I'd like on the Sony is Mobipocket support so we can steal the thunder from Palm.

06-14-2007, 09:37 PM	#5
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I do have a few more suggestions... Kerning Hyphenation PROPER Italics

06-14-2007, 09:37 PM	#6
induna Addict Posts: 230 Karma: 1500000 Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Vito de Coto Brus, Costa Rica Device: Sony PRS-500, 505, 600, 350, T1 Amazon Kindle PW1, PW2, Voyage	How about basic file management on the reader -- the ability to delete files and to move them between main memory and cards.

06-15-2007, 12:52 AM	#7
jakeluck Groupie Posts: 193 Karma: 3252 Join Date: Dec 2004	timestamps on bookmarks

06-15-2007, 01:17 AM	#8
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	It already does timestamps on bookmarks -- unless I don't understand what you're suggesting, jakeluck.

06-15-2007, 05:13 AM	#9
athlonkmf Guru Posts: 714 Karma: 1014039 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500, Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3, Sony PRS350, iPad 64GB	Next to the batterymeter the remaining number of pageturns before the battery goes out, and while we're at it, total pageturns made since the battery got recharged Assigning functions to buttons ( easy change the joystick to page forward/back mode)

06-15-2007, 09:30 AM	#10
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Ability to correct typos Ability to select words as boomarks.

06-15-2007, 05:00 PM	#11
melechmet Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: Sony Reader	OK my 1st list: Port over a comics/manga reader. Offline HTML browser/reader, any of these (the smallest I guess) Online HTML Browser like this Now we go into the stratosphere any one of the following: Linux driver for a Bluetooth via USB, and/or USB WIFI and/or USB CDMA modem... I know not for this device, but after that wireless card hack on the Iliad I was hopping for something comparable eventually

06-15-2007, 10:27 PM	#12
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,195 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	My biggie is collections that include titles that are on the card. A couple others -author view (i.e. a list of authors and when you select an author, it lists the books by that author) -categories (i.e. science, history, sf, ...)

06-15-2007, 10:49 PM	#13
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	I want a remote page turner even if it is always a forward page turn.