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Forum: Devices 04-05-2012, 10:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,417
Posted By PaulPosition
If I recall correctly (I'm not a Kindle user),...

If I recall correctly (I'm not a Kindle user), books that come from Amazon/Kindle stores will go to the books folder (or tag?) of your Kindle but anything that comes from somewhere else (like...
Forum: Sony Reader 04-05-2012, 12:11 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,473
Posted By PaulPosition
Oh, I *think* she's right ; I know nothing,...

Oh, I *think* she's right ; I know nothing, really. I just *feel* there's more to it than just that.
Forum: Sony Reader 04-04-2012, 06:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,473
Posted By PaulPosition
Hmm, I find this strange.. I've played a bit...

Hmm, I find this strange..

I've played a bit (more like looked at) with embedded firmware for mp3 players (not android, so take it for what it's worth) and for each device that was supported we...
Forum: Calibre 04-04-2012, 10:39 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,644
Posted By PaulPosition
You'll have much better help in the calibre forum...

You'll have much better help in the calibre forum (a bit lower down the main forum page) but the gist of it is :
- Calibre stores your metadata (data about the data) in its database and only writes...
Forum: Sony Reader 04-03-2012, 12:00 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,817
Posted By PaulPosition
Sync == Synchronize == "at this current time,...

Sync == Synchronize == "at this current time, have both items be the same".
Forum: Sony Reader 04-03-2012, 11:03 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,817
Posted By PaulPosition
And then I know plenty of people who'll say the...

And then I know plenty of people who'll say the exact contrary about Apple, because they're not used to the itunes eco-system. -- Myself, I *hate* anything "Sync" be it from Apple, Microsoft, Sony,...
Forum: Devices 03-31-2012, 01:50 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 909
Posted By PaulPosition
If I remember correctly, on my (Windows) Reader...

If I remember correctly, on my (Windows) Reader software and with the T1 connected, I had access to a 'settings' or 'options' box (or maybe a tab) where I could uncheck a 'autostart Reader' sort of...
Forum: General Discussions 03-28-2012, 12:22 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 11,826
Posted By PaulPosition
If *that* is their complain then (I hope) it will...

If *that* is their complain then (I hope) it will go the same way as the guy who patented "Sealed Crustless Sandwich" (ie, peanut-butter-jelly sam).
Forum: Calibre 03-23-2012, 09:37 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,956
Posted By PaulPosition
Dionysus - Pricing information may be available...

Dionysus - Pricing information may be available only based on information stored in a cookie (like country on a "real user browser"), it may only be available when you've followed some internal link...
Forum: Sigil 03-22-2012, 09:26 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,191
Posted By PaulPosition
The T1 certainly does have a back button. ...

The T1 certainly does have a back button.

And the hyperlinks need not be superscript, that's a convention that *some* people use (okay, a lot) but is in no way mandatory. And tapping in the...
Forum: Sigil 03-21-2012, 05:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,378
Posted By PaulPosition
30px will look much different on an eInk device...

30px will look much different on an eInk device (~167ppi) than it will on, say, the new iPad.
Forum: Sigil 03-21-2012, 03:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,191
Posted By PaulPosition
Are you targeting any particular hardware? ...

Are you targeting any particular hardware? Mouse-over events make sense on a desktop but much less on an e-reader... Most books I've seen use end-notes with internal links to-and-from.

(Edit : ...
Forum: Sigil 03-21-2012, 11:11 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,378
Posted By PaulPosition
Use CSS, as suggested above the above. If...

Use CSS, as suggested above the above.

If you go about adding an empty line here, you'll have to add an empty line at every chapter. And when you decide you'd rather have two empty lines, you'll...
Forum: Sony Reader 03-19-2012, 11:14 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,946
Posted By PaulPosition
What happens when you run the "Super User" applet...

What happens when you run the "Super User" applet from the AWD launcher? Any error message or something?
Forum: Devices 03-16-2012, 11:25 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,736
Posted By PaulPosition
Could you provide us with a small-ish epub, one...

Could you provide us with a small-ish epub, one that has embedded fonts and works in Calibre viewer, so that I can test it on my rooted T1 ?

Obviously couldn't read it, but I'm pretty sure I can...
Forum: Devices 03-16-2012, 10:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,736
Posted By PaulPosition
Potential trouble is, unless I'm mistaken, Arabic...

Potential trouble is, unless I'm mistaken, Arabic is read from right to left (right, Hedaya?). I have no idea if any of the native languages for those devices are made for that (and your previous...
Forum: Sony Reader 03-10-2012, 11:34 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 8,710
Posted By PaulPosition
Actually, showing a still image for long does...

Actually, showing a still image for long does create a sort of burn in, but it is a temporary one that is remedied by flashing white, black, white (which it automagically does as you've certainly...
Forum: Sony Reader 03-09-2012, 11:39 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 8,710
Posted By PaulPosition
Well, obviously not even Sony calls it a...

Well, obviously not even Sony calls it a screensaver so you can stop with the "there's nothing to save, it's fraudulent marketing or whatever" -thing already.

It's a convenience thing. Go to...
Forum: Devices 03-06-2012, 07:57 PM
Replies: 389
Views: 109,650
Posted By PaulPosition
Weird.. Could we get text position...

Weird..

Could we get text position declaration for another part of the excerpt.. Say, "LONDON, August, 1889" which is in another paragraph... ? Obviously it sets one point and an offset of...
Forum: Sony Reader 02-27-2012, 11:52 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,298
Posted By PaulPosition
Do you mean like you turn from page 236 to page...

Do you mean like you turn from page 236 to page 237 but really end up on page 400 with no way to read the last 153 pages (ie, going back is back to 236) ?

It happened to me with *one* book and was...
Forum: Conversion 02-23-2012, 10:19 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,681
Posted By PaulPosition
More than half the pages in the calibre user...

More than half the pages in the calibre user manual are filled with command-line triggers and their parameters.. -- The table of content will help you find your way through there.
Forum: Library Management 02-23-2012, 10:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,336
Posted By PaulPosition
Well, the goodread metadata plugin -- at least ...

Well, the goodread metadata plugin -- at least -- has a sort of plugboard whereby you could map any and all tags *goodreads* provides to any tag you've chosen.

Like,

"SF" ->...
Forum: Conversion 02-22-2012, 11:18 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,681
Posted By PaulPosition
Could it be the .pdf format allows (external)...

Could it be the .pdf format allows (external) linked images while .mobi doesn't?

That 'magic' pdf you've created, does it show the images if you disconnect from the internet before opening it for...
Forum: Calibre 02-20-2012, 02:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 815
Posted By PaulPosition
The title in the metadata or the filename? Keep...

The title in the metadata or the filename? Keep in mind some readers don't use metadata and just guestimate author and titles from the filename.

Filenames need some characters removed because...
Forum: Sony Reader Dev Corner 02-20-2012, 02:27 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,116
Posted By PaulPosition
Does it first asks you if you really want to shut...

Does it first asks you if you really want to shut it down? If it doesn't, then it would seem like it's searching for some 'closing' app that just might not be there... (??)
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