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Old 11-20-2010, 05:00 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Kiya View Post
What would be the advantage of using several versions?
Well,
- you might want to have a backup if you are away from the PC and you discover a flaw in the newest FBReader, so you could switch to old and well working one.
- you might want to compare features of several FBReader versions without connecting reader to PC constantly
- when I was betatesting the newest firmware I tried most of the operations in several versions of fbreader. When I found something that behaved strangely I wanted to see if it is the same in other versions
- because now we can use several versions

In day-to-day reading I tend to use the same version - usually the newest working one. It is only when there is problem, or when I am betatesting, or trying to help somebody here I switch to different version temporarily.


To install several versions you need to create file called extensions.cfg.
Look at this post for description how it works
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...226#post779226

Also, have a look at this thread
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69185
Some of the tips are outdated (stuff implemented directly in the new fbreader) but you can still learn a lot
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