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qariwa55 · 06-11-2011, 03:30 PM

I am a relatively new owner of the Pocketbook Pro 602. One reason I bought it was to be able to read Arabic books on it. It came with FW 2.0.4 and Arabic letters were not joined. Following the company's advice, I upgraded to the 2.0.5 Arabic FW version and then 2.0.6. Arabic is now joining, but I cannot switch fonts AT ALL in fbreader (but is not problem on coolreader or the interface font). I went back to FW 2.0.5 (NOT the Arabic), and then back up to 2.0.6. All three FWs look the same: I cannot change fonts in fbreader for any of them. I CAN change font sizes. I have tried books in both Arabic and English, but cannot change fonts for any of them.

I tried loading fbreader180. That can switch fonts, but it does not have joining in Arabic (which makes it virtually impossible to read Arabic).

The font that fbreader is stuck on looks horrid in Arabic, though not terrible in English (I cannot tell what it is for sure, but something ling Liberation Sans).

I talked with the American branch of the company, but they do not seem to have a clue.

Any ideas?

06-11-2011, 03:30 PM	#1
qariwa55 Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 18 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Boyue T62D	Changing fonts in fbreader I am a relatively new owner of the Pocketbook Pro 602. One reason I bought it was to be able to read Arabic books on it. It came with FW 2.0.4 and Arabic letters were not joined. Following the company's advice, I upgraded to the 2.0.5 Arabic FW version and then 2.0.6. Arabic is now joining, but I cannot switch fonts AT ALL in fbreader (but is not problem on coolreader or the interface font). I went back to FW 2.0.5 (NOT the Arabic), and then back up to 2.0.6. All three FWs look the same: I cannot change fonts in fbreader for any of them. I CAN change font sizes. I have tried books in both Arabic and English, but cannot change fonts for any of them. I tried loading fbreader180. That can switch fonts, but it does not have joining in Arabic (which makes it virtually impossible to read Arabic). The font that fbreader is stuck on looks horrid in Arabic, though not terrible in English (I cannot tell what it is for sure, but something ling Liberation Sans). I talked with the American branch of the company, but they do not seem to have a clue. Any ideas?