Gen3 Gen 3 Update to 1.5

GeoffC · 01-03-2010, 09:16 AM

Okay, it's been a while since the Holy Grail was released; There are threads for 2.0 - but none for specifically for 1.5.....

Has everyone gone to 2.0 ?!

If you went for 1.5 - any thoughts, good, bad and the downright ugly ...... ?

(Me , I'm still on the fence ......)

ggendel · 01-03-2010, 09:28 AM

I tried 1.5 and then decided to go with 2.0. I used calibre to convert the books I'm currently reading. So far, I'm happy with the switch. One very large epub gave it some difficulty when it was doing it's setup scan, but I figure I'd look at it later.

One weirdness happens occasionally. If I press "down" it usually goes to the next screen. However, once in a while it goes to the previous page. I have to hit "right" to get passed this.

Sparrow · 01-03-2010, 09:45 AM

I went with 1.5 and was pleasantly surprised. I didn't have any expectations; but having folders is much more convenient than I thought it would be.
Can't see any improvement with PDFs though; which is a pity.
Still have USB conflicts with my Maxtor external drive when the CyBook is connected to my PC - but dunno if it's reasonable to hope a firmware upgrade might resolve that.

tompe · 01-03-2010, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ggendel

One weirdness happens occasionally. If I press "down" it usually goes to the next screen. However, once in a while it goes to the previous page. I have to hit "right" to get passed this.

"right" is next page. "down" is next link.

Barcey · 01-03-2010, 11:46 AM

I installed v2.0 to evaluate it but I intend to reflash with v1.5. I appreciate that they provided both options.

It's great that they added the ability to select fonts in ADE as well as the embolden feature. The thing that's bothering me is the page number on the right of the page. The book I'm reading has very small margins so it fill the entire screen (I like this) but when I get into the triple digits in page numbers the page number is overwriting the last character of the word. They really need to include an option to turn this off or change it to a simple small tick that shows the page break but doesn't grow.

If I have to strip off the DRM and edit a style sheet to get the ebook the way I want I figure I might as well convert the epub to Mobipocket and read it with v1.5. Then I get my dictionaries and thesaurus back.

I did have one lockup on boot with v2.0 so it appears they haven't fixed this yet. Has anyone experienced it with v1.5 yet?

Idoine · 01-03-2010, 12:41 PM

1.5 is great for me !

Faster to start, the possibility to browse faster with the nav button (in Library, in books, in Lookup mode, even in menus !), be able to change rapidly the size of font with the buttons in the right side, and of course Folders view... All great points !

The only problem was with the dictionaries and the delay of the search, as it seems now that it scans through all the subfolders.
Problem solved with Folder view and the folders/subfolders/ebooks in an folder parallel to eBooks folder, and only the dictionaries in eBooks. (Thanks Chlorine for the idea !)

Ortep · 01-03-2010, 02:30 PM

I tried V 2.0 also but I was not happy with the way ePub looked like. Problems with margins, to much or none at all. The mobi versions of the same book looked great. Not picking up meta data was another thing and I also lost my dictionary so the choice was easy, I went back to 1.5.

Folder support...well, it's nice but I don't really know why I want it. I want to be able to sort on tag. What kind of folder structure I choose today, next week I want an other way of searching. So it is nice to have but that is all.

I had page numbers in V2.0 but to me they are a relic of the past and I never had any use for them

A working delete button is nice and the +/- buttons for font size are nice

tompe · 01-03-2010, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ortep

I tried V 2.0 also but I was not happy with the way ePub looked like. Problems with margins, to much or none at all. The mobi versions of the same book looked great.

Yes, you seem to have to fix the ePub yourself to get margins that are OK.

Quote:

I had page numbers in V2.0 but to me they are a relic of the past and I never had any use for them

Page number and total number of pages is essential for me and I had stopped using my Gen3 because of this lack. Now I have started to use it again. Knowing the length of a book in some unit and knowing how much you have read in one sitting in the same unit is not a relic of the ast but essential for e.g. planning your reading to finish at a specific day.

Krystian Galaj · 01-03-2010, 04:44 PM

1.5 seems to work fine for me, no known bugs.

graypal · 01-03-2010, 06:03 PM

I have tried them both and settled on 1.5 just because of the dictionaries and RSS feeds from mobi reader software.

No problems at all, and I love the way the dictionaries work. It was the one thing lacking with the 1.9 firmware.

I had a problem with one ebook because it kept on going back to the menu, or freezing when I selected it when using the 1.9 firmware. All my other books worked fine, so I thought it was just the one ebook causing the problem. When I went to the 1.5 firmware and converted it to mobi it works fine now.

I may change in the future if I can't get the books I want in the mobi format, but for now I am very happy with 1.5.

Gray

lmarie · 01-03-2010, 08:39 PM

I'm very pleased with 1.5, no problems so far, but I have to say I also haven't been following the epub issue closely enough to want to switch out of mobi, where all my books are. I suspect that if dictionary support shows up for epub I'll consider moving.

GeoffC · 01-04-2010, 04:27 AM

wow
- many thanks
- that's a lot of positive things being said about 1.5.
Seems like Bookeen have come up trumps for our Christmas 2009 present .... here's hoping for a stable 2010 ....

Conor · 01-04-2010, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Still have USB conflicts with my Maxtor external drive when the CyBook is connected to my PC

A problem with drive letters? You can reserve letters for USB devices even if they aren't connected.
Google on assigning drive letters, although I expect it's in Windows Help.
Sorry if I'm teaching you how to suck eggs.

HarryT · 01-04-2010, 08:44 AM

No, that's not what's being talked about here. With some external hard disks, connecting the Gen3 momentarily breaks the connection to the hard disk, which can lead to data loss, if data is being transferred at the time. I've seen it myself.

Sparrow · 01-04-2010, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

No, that's not what's being talked about here. With some external hard disks, connecting the Gen3 momentarily breaks the connection to the hard disk, which can lead to data loss, if data is being transferred at the time. I've seen it myself.

Yep, Harry's described what I'm experiencing - but thanks for the suggestion Conor.

Also, post 1.5 upgrade, the +/- buttons aren't changing the font size - does it only work with particular fonts?

01-03-2010, 09:16 AM	#1
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Gen 3 Update to 1.5 Okay, it's been a while since the Holy Grail was released; There are threads for 2.0 - but none for specifically for 1.5..... Has everyone gone to 2.0 ?! If you went for 1.5 - any thoughts, good, bad and the downright ugly ...... ? (Me , I'm still on the fence ......)

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01-03-2010, 09:28 AM	#2
ggendel Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 54 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Cybook 3	I tried 1.5 and then decided to go with 2.0. I used calibre to convert the books I'm currently reading. So far, I'm happy with the switch. One very large epub gave it some difficulty when it was doing it's setup scan, but I figure I'd look at it later. One weirdness happens occasionally. If I press "down" it usually goes to the next screen. However, once in a while it goes to the previous page. I have to hit "right" to get passed this.

01-03-2010, 09:45 AM	#3
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	I went with 1.5 and was pleasantly surprised. I didn't have any expectations; but having folders is much more convenient than I thought it would be. Can't see any improvement with PDFs though; which is a pity. Still have USB conflicts with my Maxtor external drive when the CyBook is connected to my PC - but dunno if it's reasonable to hope a firmware upgrade might resolve that.

01-03-2010, 11:46 AM	#5
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	I installed v2.0 to evaluate it but I intend to reflash with v1.5. I appreciate that they provided both options. It's great that they added the ability to select fonts in ADE as well as the embolden feature. The thing that's bothering me is the page number on the right of the page. The book I'm reading has very small margins so it fill the entire screen (I like this) but when I get into the triple digits in page numbers the page number is overwriting the last character of the word. They really need to include an option to turn this off or change it to a simple small tick that shows the page break but doesn't grow. If I have to strip off the DRM and edit a style sheet to get the ebook the way I want I figure I might as well convert the epub to Mobipocket and read it with v1.5. Then I get my dictionaries and thesaurus back. I did have one lockup on boot with v2.0 so it appears they haven't fixed this yet. Has anyone experienced it with v1.5 yet?

01-03-2010, 12:41 PM	#6
Idoine Which book will be next ? Posts: 661 Karma: 2172 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: France Device: Cybook Gen3 1.5, Sony PRS 600 RC, Samsung Omnia...	1.5 is great for me ! Faster to start, the possibility to browse faster with the nav button (in Library, in books, in Lookup mode, even in menus !), be able to change rapidly the size of font with the buttons in the right side, and of course Folders view... All great points ! The only problem was with the dictionaries and the delay of the search, as it seems now that it scans through all the subfolders. Problem solved with Folder view and the folders/subfolders/ebooks in an folder parallel to eBooks folder, and only the dictionaries in eBooks. (Thanks Chlorine for the idea !)

01-03-2010, 02:30 PM	#7
Ortep Fanatic Posts: 527 Karma: 470 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Netherlands Device: Kindle Oasis	I tried V 2.0 also but I was not happy with the way ePub looked like. Problems with margins, to much or none at all. The mobi versions of the same book looked great. Not picking up meta data was another thing and I also lost my dictionary so the choice was easy, I went back to 1.5. Folder support...well, it's nice but I don't really know why I want it. I want to be able to sort on tag. What kind of folder structure I choose today, next week I want an other way of searching. So it is nice to have but that is all. I had page numbers in V2.0 but to me they are a relic of the past and I never had any use for them A working delete button is nice and the +/- buttons for font size are nice

01-03-2010, 04:44 PM	#9
Krystian Galaj Guru Posts: 820 Karma: 11012 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Warsaw, Poland Device: Bookeen Cybook	1.5 seems to work fine for me, no known bugs.

01-03-2010, 06:03 PM	#10
graypal Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: st helens UK Device: cybook opus, kindle paperwhite	I have tried them both and settled on 1.5 just because of the dictionaries and RSS feeds from mobi reader software. No problems at all, and I love the way the dictionaries work. It was the one thing lacking with the 1.9 firmware. I had a problem with one ebook because it kept on going back to the menu, or freezing when I selected it when using the 1.9 firmware. All my other books worked fine, so I thought it was just the one ebook causing the problem. When I went to the 1.5 firmware and converted it to mobi it works fine now. I may change in the future if I can't get the books I want in the mobi format, but for now I am very happy with 1.5. Gray

01-03-2010, 08:39 PM	#11
lmarie Dilettante Posts: 148 Karma: 132 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Philadelphia area Device: EB1150, Cybook Gen3, Kobo Touch	I'm very pleased with 1.5, no problems so far, but I have to say I also haven't been following the epub issue closely enough to want to switch out of mobi, where all my books are. I suspect that if dictionary support shows up for epub I'll consider moving.

01-04-2010, 04:27 AM	#12
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	wow - many thanks - that's a lot of positive things being said about 1.5. Seems like Bookeen have come up trumps for our Christmas 2009 present .... here's hoping for a stable 2010 ....

01-04-2010, 08:44 AM	#14
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	No, that's not what's being talked about here. With some external hard disks, connecting the Gen3 momentarily breaks the connection to the hard disk, which can lead to data loss, if data is being transferred at the time. I've seen it myself.

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