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davidrothman · 12-29-2007, 03:22 AM

Hi, Nate. The word from Todd Bennett, who did try it, is that FBReader works great on the XO. Just keep in mind that FBReader still requires you to run it on the XO from the terminal mode. Let's hope that some eager volunteers can Sugarize it to the max!

There's a delay you notice between page changes, but not an irritating one, according to Bennett. So if people are looking for a reflective screen without the delay of E Ink, then the XO/FBReader combo could be a possibility. My XO has yet to arrive even though I was a first-day donor, and I haven't seen FBReader myself on the XO. Would that I be able to try FBReader now!

To address one general XO issue, in case it's of interest, the contrast is ample in bright light in the reflective mode, but not as good as Vizplex's. Res of course is superb in the reflective mode and at least adequate in the backlit mode.

Deadline for Give One Get One (laptopgiving.org) is Dec. 31. Just be prepared for delays in receiving the XO.

HTH,
David

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12-29-2007, 03:22 AM	#2
davidrothman Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 32 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Alexandria, VA Device: Paperwhite, $50 Fire, iPad Air 2, Nexus 6, Kobo Aura H2O	Re: FBReader running on the XO-1 Hi, Nate. The word from Todd Bennett, who did try it, is that FBReader works great on the XO. Just keep in mind that FBReader still requires you to run it on the XO from the terminal mode. Let's hope that some eager volunteers can Sugarize it to the max! There's a delay you notice between page changes, but not an irritating one, according to Bennett. So if people are looking for a reflective screen without the delay of E Ink, then the XO/FBReader combo could be a possibility. My XO has yet to arrive even though I was a first-day donor, and I haven't seen FBReader myself on the XO. Would that I be able to try FBReader now! To address one general XO issue, in case it's of interest, the contrast is ample in bright light in the reflective mode, but not as good as Vizplex's. Res of course is superb in the reflective mode and at least adequate in the backlit mode. Deadline for Give One Get One (laptopgiving.org) is Dec. 31. Just be prepared for delays in receiving the XO. HTH, David http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12...er-child-kids/