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parkher · 12-10-2010, 05:15 PM

Some issues:

1.
Actually, I would like even larger margins than "large" in FBReader settings.
That's why I bought 902, so that a typical paperback book could fit with wide margins.
Is there a way to set margins by a specific number in mm or other units?
Perhaps something can be done in fbreader.cfg file, not just border=2.

As to ePub - it also has no margins to speak of, if viewed in AdobeViewer, and I suspect that DRMed books have to be viewed in AdobeViewer.
So this has to be fixed as well.

And finally, pdfs: after reflow, sometimes there are no margins whatsoever, which is not acceptable.

2.
Another issue: what about default,25 font in FBReader?
If I choose any other font, I cannot return to default, even with "Clean State".
None of the offered fonts has sizes 15,20,25,30,35 as the default font does.
Strange. To return to default I have to edit the .cgf manually and write there literally:
"default,25".

Another thing: if I set over the top large font size (like 72) in FBReader settings, then I have only two choices with the font size buttons: either the smallest or that insanely large.
Turns out, its current size in settings is shown as a crazy large multi-digit number.

3. Where are the text-to-speech modules located in the machine, and where to get them and how to install?
In my machine, Russian language module is missing, although it specifically was demonstrated in a PocketBook video, actually reading the russian user guide (which was also missing in my PocketBook).

4. What about mp3 player? Can it be somehow controlled?
- how to stop it (not pause) playing , other than setting to one song mode and waiting until the song ends?
- how to make it not to search for mp3s through all the directories and files each time it starts. With 32 GB card and thousands of directories and files, it may take half an hour.
- I don't want it to collect everything together: I may want to listen an album at a time.
Or to listen to an audio book, it is a book reader, after all.
Actually, I did not test yet with mp3s in different folders, maybe it somehow retains the hierarchy? Not likely.
So I want to place audio books alongside the printed ones in the same directory structure, and then to invoke the mp3 player on a specific audiobook. Is it possible?

5. How to do Page Up, Page Down on the directory list in the library. Is it possible at least to map some key to do that?

6. Ok, guys, so where did you get the 2.0.3 firmware?

12-10-2010, 05:15 PM	#59
parkher Evangelist Posts: 467 Karma: 369018 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: BL Alita/Mimas/Ares, OB Note2/Note, KA One/H2O/HD, S PRS T2/T1, PB 902	Some issues: 1. Actually, I would like even larger margins than "large" in FBReader settings. That's why I bought 902, so that a typical paperback book could fit with wide margins. Is there a way to set margins by a specific number in mm or other units? Perhaps something can be done in fbreader.cfg file, not just border=2. As to ePub - it also has no margins to speak of, if viewed in AdobeViewer, and I suspect that DRMed books have to be viewed in AdobeViewer. So this has to be fixed as well. And finally, pdfs: after reflow, sometimes there are no margins whatsoever, which is not acceptable. 2. Another issue: what about default,25 font in FBReader? If I choose any other font, I cannot return to default, even with "Clean State". None of the offered fonts has sizes 15,20,25,30,35 as the default font does. Strange. To return to default I have to edit the .cgf manually and write there literally: "default,25". Another thing: if I set over the top large font size (like 72) in FBReader settings, then I have only two choices with the font size buttons: either the smallest or that insanely large. Turns out, its current size in settings is shown as a crazy large multi-digit number. 3. Where are the text-to-speech modules located in the machine, and where to get them and how to install? In my machine, Russian language module is missing, although it specifically was demonstrated in a PocketBook video, actually reading the russian user guide (which was also missing in my PocketBook). 4. What about mp3 player? Can it be somehow controlled? - how to stop it (not pause) playing , other than setting to one song mode and waiting until the song ends? - how to make it not to search for mp3s through all the directories and files each time it starts. With 32 GB card and thousands of directories and files, it may take half an hour. - I don't want it to collect everything together: I may want to listen an album at a time. Or to listen to an audio book, it is a book reader, after all. Actually, I did not test yet with mp3s in different folders, maybe it somehow retains the hierarchy? Not likely. So I want to place audio books alongside the printed ones in the same directory structure, and then to invoke the mp3 player on a specific audiobook. Is it possible? 5. How to do Page Up, Page Down on the directory list in the library. Is it possible at least to map some key to do that? 6. Ok, guys, so where did you get the 2.0.3 firmware? Last edited by parkher; 12-10-2010 at 05:21 PM.