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Originally Posted by byblo
Then why kepub behavior is not the same ? No published on kobo store ? :s
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Epubs are rendered using Adobe's Reader Mobile SDK code. Kepub.epubs are rendered using ACCESS's NetFront BookReader code. The ACCESS renderer is able to handle a fair chunk of HTML5 and EPUB3 but does not handle Adobe's ADEPT DRM so the Adobe code is still needed to borrow books from your local library or to read a downloaded Adobe DRM ebook. More information on ACCESS is available on their website and also on the Readium website.
http://gl.access-company.com/products/dpub/bookreader/
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Originally Posted by byblo
I don't mind to call it a bug or feature.
Whatever it is, it should be optional at least. When I open a book, I like to read who translated the book, when it was published the first time, to read the dedicace, the author's introduction, the author's notes, and so on...
Its irritating to have each time to popup the bottom menu, then page icon, then arrow, then close the thing, just to start it from the beginning of the book...
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If your ebooks are editable, use Sigil to put an entry for the cover page in the toc.ncx. As for optional? I can't see them changing a behaviour that was in the original Kobo (the non-touch, non-WiFi) ereader when they are looking towards the future. Check Datalogics page for information on their epub3 support. Datalogics is currently supporting the Adobe Reader Mobile SDK and their path to the future seems to be waiting for the Readium project and then grafting the Adobe DRM code onto it.
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Originally Posted by byblo
Also, I almost forgot the inability to change the font if the ebook specified one. Why giving the options if its to restrict it ? I remember in old firmware pictures there was a check box in the fonts option, something called "Kobo Style" or something like that. Was it an option to force fonts choices? Or what was the purpose of it ?
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I don't notice an inability to change fonts when reading an ebook but then I strip embedded fonts just to save space (and that I find a lot of the font choices to be crap on an eInk display). "Kobo Style" seemed to be tied to some Javascript embedded in older .kepub.epub books. That code seems to be gone leaving a zero length placeholder behind.
Regards,
David