PRS+: Enhanced firmware for Sony Reader, Folders, Games & more - Page 251

yolan · 06-08-2012, 06:28 AM

Hi Analogus

Good to know everything is ok then!

I forgot to mention I have a PRS-650 (need to update my profile :-))

I really like the fine-size overlay for epubs, a great great enhancement !!!
I just noticed that you need to remember your current settings for line height and fine-size, as they are not marked in black when you open the overlay (at least on my device, it does not mark somehow the current settings).
Is it possible to display the current settings marked in black, just as the current rough-size selection is displayed?

Thank you! Great job!

Analogus · 06-08-2012, 07:36 AM

yolan:

I tried hard to solve this but struggled and gave up in the end. I have no idea how to keep the buttons black though much help came from the developers. Sorry...

Another thing I was not able to manage is displaying the function of the new middle button of the font size overlay. You can choose between several functions over PRS+ setup but there will be no hint which function is currently activated.

A.

yolan · 06-08-2012, 07:55 AM

Thank you Analogus

Not a big problem compared to the big enhancement you provided! :-)
Thanks again

Mark Nord · 06-09-2012, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Analogus

..,
I tried hard to solve this but struggled and gave up in the end. I have no idea how to keep the buttons black though much help came from the developers. Sorry...

Another thing I was not able to manage is displaying the function of the new middle button of the font size overlay. You can choose between several functions over PRS+ setup but there will be no hint which function is currently activated.

A.

Hi Analogus,

check your e-mail, solution for both is on its way

Analogus · 06-09-2012, 07:58 PM

Mark:
Thank you, mail in your mbox.

Additions to my mail:

The glitch with the default page-layout is still existing. When closing a book, reopen it again, SONY's default layout will be activated and not the choosen one over PRS+

The caption on the middle button should be held flexible. 'SomeText' is shown. But when I try to held it flexible with a variable it won't work. I tried to remove the ' ' around 'SomeText' and assign this variable (?) with a value, but get major errors.

It would be nice when opening a non-EPUB-book the buttons are greyed out. It should be possible, but I didn't manage it.

When restarting the reader the buttons (font size fine; line height) are reset to the default assigned values you added in variable-definitions. That's not a good choice because most of the time this is missleading.

In any case it would be a great help to be able to store this value as an option value. I tried to manage it several times. But I was never able to write directly in one of the hidden files storing the variable values. But this would be necessary in some cases. For example in the case above:
Choosing a new value for the font-size --> writing this value in the file holding the value of the variable --> using this value in showing the right font size even in PRS+ menue / using this value for restoring the button-colour when restarting the reader.

yolan:
Solution on the way for keeping buttons selected. Looks good so far...

Mark Nord · 06-10-2012, 08:28 AM

A

please note that I was just checking out the principles.

ad 1) Didn't address it at all
ad 2) should work with a variable as well
ad 3) varBtn.enable(false) should do the trick
ad 4) agree to use option values

Will try to have a further look, but don't expect it tomorrow.

Analogus · 06-10-2012, 08:53 AM

Hi

Your contribution is most welcome!

1) Ok ;-)
2) Try once more in the evening
3) Thank you. Will try it out.

No problem concerning time. As the current state is usable and stable there is no reason to hurry. With your help buttons store the current state which is a huge progress in usability.

Thanks again

Mark Nord · 06-10-2012, 02:05 PM

A

you are welcome.

2 and 4 done, e-mail is on the way.

Analogus · 06-10-2012, 04:07 PM

Hi

Sadly no mail had rushed in so far ;-)

Besides: new updated repository online

Scipio · 06-10-2012, 04:49 PM

Since at least one year I had PRS+ on my 650 and since April the fabulous Zork-Edition. (By the way analogus, there is one major bug: If you update the zork-editon, all your zork-savegames get lost!

)

But I also had the known akku problems: suddenly the akku runs empty over night etc.
I followed the advice, to return to the homescreen after reading because there might be some problems with bad formated epubs and shut of the power savings. It reduced the appearance of the power losses but not completly.

Finally I returned to sonys firmware a few weeks ago (and at once missed the folder access) and ALL the powerproblems are gone (with the same ebooks on it). The reader got several times in sleepmode and shut completly down. When I started it again one oder two days later the akku remained its last state.

I know, you (the PRS+ people) tested everything and found no problem, but it works for me...sadly, because I liked PRS+ very much

Perhaps my experience helps someone.

Greetings, Scipio

Analogus · 06-10-2012, 05:22 PM

Scipio:

Thanks for reporting the bug. Will have an eye on it!

Power-problem:
Sadly I for my part cannot do anything. I have the PRS350 and never suffered a power-problem I were not able to solve with deleting some books. I've the suspicion that the power-loss is esp. a problem with the 650-line.

A.

Mark Nord · 06-11-2012, 02:53 AM

Scipio

By any chance are you using a MS and/or SD-card?
Which settings for Browse-Folders-Card-Access are/were used?

I do not use any cards with my 650 (though the 505 utilize one for the beta-folder) and only once noticed a quick discharge, which - very likely - was due to a malformated/converted e-book.

BenChen · 06-11-2012, 03:22 AM

Scipio

One other possibility: were you using the "pages to next chapter" page index style? I think that might cause problems with some epubs.

(By the way, I have a 650 and only very rarely have I had a battery discharge problem.)

Sincerely,
Ben.

Terisa de morgan · 06-11-2012, 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Analogus

Scipio:

Thanks for reporting the bug. Will have an eye on it!

Power-problem:
Sadly I for my part cannot do anything. I have the PRS350 and never suffered a power-problem I were not able to solve with deleting some books. I've the suspicion that the power-loss is esp. a problem with the 650-line.

A.

I'm afraid that 350 suffers that problem, too, but in a minor degree (a friend of mine has had to come back to standard firmware because of it).

Analogus · 06-11-2012, 02:28 PM

Ben:

So it could be a good choice to remove this option. Better one option less then one distracted user less ;-)
I never used this option. That's of course no evidence but at least one hint.

Mark:

Great work! Thanks. After removing one small bug the button/option-thing buttons stay black and follow changing option-values over PRS-options. New files will be in the repository soon.

A.

06-08-2012, 06:28 AM	#3751
yolan Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS-650 & Kindle PW	Hi Analogus Good to know everything is ok then! I forgot to mention I have a PRS-650 (need to update my profile :-)) I really like the fine-size overlay for epubs, a great great enhancement !!! I just noticed that you need to remember your current settings for line height and fine-size, as they are not marked in black when you open the overlay (at least on my device, it does not mark somehow the current settings). Is it possible to display the current settings marked in black, just as the current rough-size selection is displayed? Thank you! Great job! Last edited by yolan; 06-08-2012 at 06:31 AM.

06-09-2012, 07:58 PM	#3755
Analogus Fanatic Posts: 568 Karma: 2170348 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: 2x Sony PRS-350; PRS-300 (†), Paperwhite (†), Voyage	Mark: Thank you, mail in your mbox. Additions to my mail: The glitch with the default page-layout is still existing. When closing a book, reopen it again, SONY's default layout will be activated and not the choosen one over PRS+ The caption on the middle button should be held flexible. 'SomeText' is shown. But when I try to held it flexible with a variable it won't work. I tried to remove the ' ' around 'SomeText' and assign this variable (?) with a value, but get major errors. It would be nice when opening a non-EPUB-book the buttons are greyed out. It should be possible, but I didn't manage it. When restarting the reader the buttons (font size fine; line height) are reset to the default assigned values you added in variable-definitions. That's not a good choice because most of the time this is missleading. In any case it would be a great help to be able to store this value as an option value. I tried to manage it several times. But I was never able to write directly in one of the hidden files storing the variable values. But this would be necessary in some cases. For example in the case above: Choosing a new value for the font-size --> writing this value in the file holding the value of the variable --> using this value in showing the right font size even in PRS+ menue / using this value for restoring the button-colour when restarting the reader. yolan: Solution on the way for keeping buttons selected. Looks good so far... Last edited by Analogus; 06-10-2012 at 04:18 AM.

06-10-2012, 04:49 PM	#3760
Scipio Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: PRS 650	Akku problems Since at least one year I had PRS+ on my 650 and since April the fabulous Zork-Edition. (By the way analogus, there is one major bug: If you update the zork-editon, all your zork-savegames get lost! ) But I also had the known akku problems: suddenly the akku runs empty over night etc. I followed the advice, to return to the homescreen after reading because there might be some problems with bad formated epubs and shut of the power savings. It reduced the appearance of the power losses but not completly. Finally I returned to sonys firmware a few weeks ago (and at once missed the folder access) and ALL the powerproblems are gone (with the same ebooks on it). The reader got several times in sleepmode and shut completly down. When I started it again one oder two days later the akku remained its last state. I know, you (the PRS+ people) tested everything and found no problem, but it works for me...sadly, because I liked PRS+ very much Perhaps my experience helps someone. Greetings, Scipio

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06-08-2012, 07:36 AM	#3752
Analogus Fanatic Posts: 568 Karma: 2170348 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: 2x Sony PRS-350; PRS-300 (†), Paperwhite (†), Voyage	yolan: I tried hard to solve this but struggled and gave up in the end. I have no idea how to keep the buttons black though much help came from the developers. Sorry... Another thing I was not able to manage is displaying the function of the new middle button of the font size overlay. You can choose between several functions over PRS+ setup but there will be no hint which function is currently activated. A.

06-08-2012, 07:55 AM	#3753
yolan Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS-650 & Kindle PW	Thank you Analogus Not a big problem compared to the big enhancement you provided! :-) Thanks again

06-10-2012, 08:28 AM	#3756
Mark Nord 2B \|\| !2B Posts: 851 Karma: 194010 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austria Device: Sony PRS505/650/T1/tolino vision 5	A please note that I was just checking out the principles. ad 1) Didn't address it at all ad 2) should work with a variable as well ad 3) varBtn.enable(false) should do the trick ad 4) agree to use option values Will try to have a further look, but don't expect it tomorrow.

06-10-2012, 08:53 AM	#3757
Analogus Fanatic Posts: 568 Karma: 2170348 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: 2x Sony PRS-350; PRS-300 (†), Paperwhite (†), Voyage	Hi Your contribution is most welcome! 1) Ok ;-) 2) Try once more in the evening 3) Thank you. Will try it out. No problem concerning time. As the current state is usable and stable there is no reason to hurry. With your help buttons store the current state which is a huge progress in usability. Thanks again

06-10-2012, 02:05 PM	#3758
Mark Nord 2B \|\| !2B Posts: 851 Karma: 194010 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austria Device: Sony PRS505/650/T1/tolino vision 5	A you are welcome. 2 and 4 done, e-mail is on the way.

06-10-2012, 04:07 PM	#3759
Analogus Fanatic Posts: 568 Karma: 2170348 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: 2x Sony PRS-350; PRS-300 (†), Paperwhite (†), Voyage	Hi Sadly no mail had rushed in so far ;-) Besides: new updated repository online

06-10-2012, 05:22 PM	#3761
Analogus Fanatic Posts: 568 Karma: 2170348 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: 2x Sony PRS-350; PRS-300 (†), Paperwhite (†), Voyage	Scipio: Thanks for reporting the bug. Will have an eye on it! Power-problem: Sadly I for my part cannot do anything. I have the PRS350 and never suffered a power-problem I were not able to solve with deleting some books. I've the suspicion that the power-loss is esp. a problem with the 650-line. A.

06-11-2012, 02:53 AM	#3762
Mark Nord 2B \|\| !2B Posts: 851 Karma: 194010 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austria Device: Sony PRS505/650/T1/tolino vision 5	Scipio By any chance are you using a MS and/or SD-card? Which settings for Browse-Folders-Card-Access are/were used? I do not use any cards with my 650 (though the 505 utilize one for the beta-folder) and only once noticed a quick discharge, which - very likely - was due to a malformated/converted e-book.

06-11-2012, 03:22 AM	#3763
BenChen EPUB Metadata ****** Posts: 522 Karma: 26874 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kobo Glo HD	Scipio One other possibility: were you using the "pages to next chapter" page index style? I think that might cause problems with some epubs. (By the way, I have a 650 and only very rarely have I had a battery discharge problem.) Sincerely, Ben.

06-11-2012, 02:28 PM	#3765
Analogus Fanatic Posts: 568 Karma: 2170348 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: 2x Sony PRS-350; PRS-300 (†), Paperwhite (†), Voyage	Ben: So it could be a good choice to remove this option. Better one option less then one distracted user less ;-) I never used this option. That's of course no evidence but at least one hint. Mark: Great work! Thanks. After removing one small bug the button/option-thing buttons stay black and follow changing option-values over PRS-options. New files will be in the repository soon. A.

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