OpenInkpot Beginners-Questions

Rapefruit · 08-17-2009, 02:19 PM

Hi everybody!

After fixing the hardware (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...105#post558105) I became more brave to try out alternative firmware as well.

There are a lot of things that I liked very much and some things that I didn't like. I'll make a separate post of my experience.

My questions:

Why couldn't I see PDFs in the bookshelf application? Should I try a different snapshot for that? Which one? Or is there something I can do in the shell? Some config file maybe?
Where I can I decide on a per file-type basis whether cr of fb opens a file?
Maybe I just didn't see it but to me there was very little information about config files for the custom made applications. Where are they?
Do the games work yet? I couldn't find any documentation about it anywhere.

Thanks
Rapefruit

idle · 08-17-2009, 03:31 PM

Looks like you installed one of the August snapshots, which don't read PDFs and there's no cr there either - so you can't choose reader application. Otherwise, you would choose it by long pressing the number of the book, which gives you a pop-up menu.
If you want all these functions, try older snapshots - March or May (there's only the installable version for the May snapshot).
I suppose the games don't work much, at least on Hanlin - I did give them a try, but without much success

Rapefruit · 08-17-2009, 03:57 PM

Hey, thank!

True, I tried 2009-08-12. Will try the may version.
Thanks for the tip with the long-press, will try that as well.

Rapefruit

Dave_S · 08-17-2009, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idle

If you want all these functions, try older snapshots - March or May (there's only the installable version for the May snapshot).

Just a little comment in addition to some good advice.

The August snapshot reformats the book storage FAT file system to jffs2, so it will probably also require reformatting the file system back to FAT16 to revert to an earlier snapshot?

Rapefruit · 08-18-2009, 05:23 PM

Thanks for the hint. I wouldn't know, because I had the official hanlin firmware installed in between. And that one flashed fine without reformatting.
So maybe the same is true when downgrading OI directly?

spaze · 08-19-2009, 08:48 AM

What games are there in OIP?

idle · 08-19-2009, 09:38 AM

Sudoku and a few other ones that I don't know what you're supposed to do. But as I said, they don't seem to work much yet.

slayda · 08-19-2009, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idle

Sudoku and a few other ones that I don't know what you're supposed to do. But as I said, they don't seem to work much yet.

One of them is called fifteen. It's an old puzzel (4x4) with the numbers 1 - 15 and one blank. The object is to line the numbers up sequentially. The left side page turn moves numbers left & right but I found nothing to move them up & down.

Dave_S · 08-19-2009, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slayda

One of them is called fifteen. It's an old puzzel (4x4) with the numbers 1 - 15 and one blank. The object is to line the numbers up sequentially. The left side page turn moves numbers left & right but I found nothing to move them up & down.

Wow, I am glad I was not the only one who could not figure that out.

idle · 08-19-2009, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slayda

One of them is called fifteen. It's an old puzzel (4x4) with the numbers 1 - 15 and one blank. The object is to line the numbers up sequentially. The left side page turn moves numbers left & right but I found nothing to move them up & down.

You're right, I knew this one, just forgot about it at the moment I was writing the answer. I figured about as much as you did.
And there's a similar one there with a square of numbers and somehow I managed to switch places of some of them (like I was turning a small square of 2x2 numbers inside).
The Bridges game draws links between some of the numbers sometimes, even multiple ones.
All in all there seem to be "up" and "down" keys missing, I guess they are on the Hanvon device so the games make more sense there.

slayda · 08-19-2009, 04:18 PM

The volume up & down would be logical for that but didn't do anything.

dottedmag · 08-22-2009, 07:51 PM

Yeah, puzzles are not really adapted to V3 yet.

What do you think about WASD-like cursor on 2/5/6/7 keys?

idle · 08-23-2009, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dottedmag

What do you think about WASD-like cursor on 2/5/6/7 keys?

Rather 2/6/7/8, I think. Sounds good.

slayda · 08-23-2009, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idle

Rather 2/6/7/8, I think. Sounds good.

I concur.

Rapefruit · 08-28-2009, 03:25 AM

That was my first try, also. I have admit, it didn't even occur to me to try the volume buttons... So: WASD-like cursor on 2/6/7/8 keys would be the best solution in my view. Mainly because it is intuitive.

08-17-2009, 02:19 PM	#1
Rapefruit Member Posts: 13 Karma: 98 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Neuss, Germany Device: Hanlin V3 (64MB)	OpenInkpot Beginners-Questions Hi everybody! After fixing the hardware (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...105#post558105) I became more brave to try out alternative firmware as well. There are a lot of things that I liked very much and some things that I didn't like. I'll make a separate post of my experience. My questions: Why couldn't I see PDFs in the bookshelf application? Should I try a different snapshot for that? Which one? Or is there something I can do in the shell? Some config file maybe? Where I can I decide on a per file-type basis whether cr of fb opens a file? Maybe I just didn't see it but to me there was very little information about config files for the custom made applications. Where are they? Do the games work yet? I couldn't find any documentation about it anywhere. Thanks Rapefruit

08-19-2009, 04:18 PM	#11
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,700 Karma: 871861 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: EZ Reader, Kindle 1, NookColor, iPad 4, iPhone 5	The volume up & down would be logical for that but didn't do anything. __________________ "People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for" - Harper Lee

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08-17-2009, 03:31 PM	#2
idle I Do Like Ebooks Posts: 143 Karma: 1006 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Prague, Czech rep. Device: Hanlin V3, Sony PRS-T1	Looks like you installed one of the August snapshots, which don't read PDFs and there's no cr there either - so you can't choose reader application. Otherwise, you would choose it by long pressing the number of the book, which gives you a pop-up menu. If you want all these functions, try older snapshots - March or May (there's only the installable version for the May snapshot). I suppose the games don't work much, at least on Hanlin - I did give them a try, but without much success

08-17-2009, 03:57 PM	#3
Rapefruit Member Posts: 13 Karma: 98 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Neuss, Germany Device: Hanlin V3 (64MB)	Hey, thank! True, I tried 2009-08-12. Will try the may version. Thanks for the tip with the long-press, will try that as well. Rapefruit

08-18-2009, 05:23 PM	#5
Rapefruit Member Posts: 13 Karma: 98 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Neuss, Germany Device: Hanlin V3 (64MB)	Thanks for the hint. I wouldn't know, because I had the official hanlin firmware installed in between. And that one flashed fine without reformatting. So maybe the same is true when downgrading OI directly?

08-19-2009, 08:48 AM	#6
spaze Addict Posts: 267 Karma: 512072 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Helsinki, Finland Device: Writing my first short story: Guardian Angel	What games are there in OIP?

08-19-2009, 09:38 AM	#7
idle I Do Like Ebooks Posts: 143 Karma: 1006 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Prague, Czech rep. Device: Hanlin V3, Sony PRS-T1	Sudoku and a few other ones that I don't know what you're supposed to do. But as I said, they don't seem to work much yet.

08-22-2009, 07:51 PM	#12
dottedmag OpenInkpot co-founder Posts: 402 Karma: 845 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Nokia770, Nokia N900, Sony PRS-505, lBook V3, Orsio b721+, Hanvon N516	Yeah, puzzles are not really adapted to V3 yet. What do you think about WASD-like cursor on 2/5/6/7 keys?

08-28-2009, 03:25 AM	#15
Rapefruit Member Posts: 13 Karma: 98 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Neuss, Germany Device: Hanlin V3 (64MB)	That was my first try, also. I have admit, it didn't even occur to me to try the volume buttons... So: WASD-like cursor on 2/6/7/8 keys would be the best solution in my view. Mainly because it is intuitive.


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