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Old 03-01-2009, 03:55 AM   #1
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Alternative epub viewing software?

There are two things I do not like about the epub viewer on the device, which are stopping me from using epub as my preferred format:

The calculated page numbers that are displayed in the right margin--they are redundant, sometimes obscure the end of a line, and never appear in the same row twice!

The lack of full justification (straight right margin).

I think the chances of getting Sony to fix these two things is remote. Therefore I wonder if would be possible to just replace the existing epub viewing software on the device with an open source version?

I know about the Open Inkpot project, but I quite like the rest of the device software, just this one thing bugs me. (Well other things bug me but we'll leave my personal problems out of this).
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Old 03-01-2009, 03:59 AM   #2
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I think the chances of getting Sony to fix these two things is remote. Therefore I wonder if would be possible to just replace the existing epub viewing software on the device with an open source version?
Why do you think that the chances are remote? Adobe have recently released a new version of the desktop ADE reader which implements full justification; why do you believe that this will not become available on the Sony in due course?
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Old 03-01-2009, 04:07 AM   #3
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Why do you think that the chances are remote? Adobe have recently released a new version of the desktop ADE reader which implements full justification; why do you believe that this will not become available on the Sony in due course?
I did not know that. You have filled me with hope. Thanks.

I just assumed that Sony would not see sufficient benefit in releasing new firmware to justify the cost.
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Old 03-01-2009, 04:55 AM   #4
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I did not know that. You have filled me with hope. Thanks.

I just assumed that Sony would not see sufficient benefit in releasing new firmware to justify the cost.
Here's some blog entry about it, if you'd like proof
http://blog.feedbooks.com/?p=158#comments

Hopefully Sony will do it. I can't imagine it'd be that hard to implement on the software side, considering the thing already can justify (just not with ePub...yet).
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Old 03-01-2009, 06:47 PM   #5
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Untill Sony do it... ePub is a no go for me when reading in the 505.
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