06-28-2011, 10:00 PM | #61 |
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Sweet, SWEET, SWEET! Great job, Kobo! I love the new fonts and line-spacing and justification options. You've just made reading on the KT that much better! Delima might just replace Cambria as my all-time favorite typeface.
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06-28-2011, 10:02 PM | #63 | |
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06-28-2011, 10:50 PM | #65 |
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The fonts, line spacing, margins also adjust for html, txt and rtf files, depending on how hard coded the formatting is in the original file. This is a major leap forward from yesterday.
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06-28-2011, 10:59 PM | #66 |
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Broken Update
It's nice to see some of the changes underfoot, however, the breaking of basic styling in e-books (italics, etc.) makes this a broken update as far as I'm concerned.
It would be really nice if Kobo made available to download the koboroot file and update folder used for the updats. I know I'm in the minority here, but having to boot to Windows to fix my Linux device is insult to injury. Also, I'm sure even the Windows users would appreciate being able to restore a previous, liked firmware version when Kobo releases broken ones. (on that note, Desktop really needs to stop auto-updating the kobo without a by your leave, for the same reason). Edit: I just wanted to add, once the few niggling bugs are resolved, the changes in this update unquestionably propel the Kobo to the best E-ink reader there is. (and the least expensive... ha!) Last edited by rashkae; 06-28-2011 at 11:21 PM. Reason: Adding PS: |
06-28-2011, 11:21 PM | #67 |
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06-28-2011, 11:21 PM | #68 | |
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This is a great update that is a huge step forward. I would definitly agree that you are in the minority in your view. |
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that said it really is just a guess on my part. regards jack |
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06-28-2011, 11:34 PM | #71 |
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The kepubs seem to be fine, but the sideloaded books I've tried all seem to be affected.
AFAIK, I've got all the necessary font files loaded. Same problem with the standard fonts. . . Last edited by SF&F Reader; 06-28-2011 at 11:36 PM. |
06-28-2011, 11:40 PM | #72 | |
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(Yes... I am FULLY aware that a lot of people will do copy the fonts; I just want to share the legal info. I am also aware that there are other font sources, and that those who use non Microsoft O/S's can use those. So please.. NO attacks or flames). |
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06-28-2011, 11:40 PM | #73 | |
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06-29-2011, 12:05 AM | #74 |
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Hmmm I am having some interesting trouble with firmware 1.9.5 i think it was in 1.9.4 as well.. I noticed that books I have deleted are not being deleted from my reader or sd card. These are books that I have deleted with the the KT and I am curious as to why this is so. IF i use calibre they are gone for good, as well as manually delete. But not when i select the book then select delete. IT seems the KT is deleting temporarially out of the database but not From the sd card or the main memory and on a power cycle they are picked up again and processed..
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06-29-2011, 12:10 AM | #75 |
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On books that have not been run through Calibre in the way I normally do that, I see bold and italics just fine. I have not transferred any of my Calibre enhanced books onto my Touch yet as I am one of those folks who like to make sure that the Kobo driver changes on Calibre are stable and I was not yet convinced. Of course the fact that all my calibre books were on a full sized SD card in the past and now I have to use a different card comes into play, as well.
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