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Originally Posted by rkomar
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You *can* get a program to open a selected filetype. So I do know my extensions.cfg was in the right place and working.
Specifically for epub, I was unable to get the "Open with" menu. It did work for html. I have even "stolen" epubinfo program from inside theme that SirSteiner created for PB623 and used it successfully on PB650 to open epubs. BUT! once you selected an app that is supposed to open a chosen epub, the reader always opened this particular book with selected program. The beauty of the "Open with" functionality is that when you are not satisfied with how the epub is displayed with one program, you can open the same book with a different one.
There are many other shortcomings in the new 5.xy firmware.
- the front-page ONLY has thumbnail display for the read books, and only three of them at the same time. There is "last added books" thumbnails beneath this. In the 4.something firmware you can select what is displayed on a home page and in what format.
- In the library extensions.cfg is not working properly - see the above description
- In the library you can't select "display filenames". the reader always displays title and author as set in metadata and that is not always desirable. I personally like to rename all the books using Calibre when loading them into subdirectories, and I have series number at the beginning of the filename. All books in series are, of course, in a subdirectory with the series name. You can side-step this issue by creating yet another level of subdirectories, but why do I have to piss against the wind, when it worked flawlessly in PB360?
- In the reading app fbreader is almost identical to Adobe reader. I used to use Adobe reader when I wanted to see the book as formatted by publisher (which was very rarely). When I wanted to set my own format I used fbreader. Now fbreader ignores my attempts to set margins, justification and other stuff.
- there is new "Android-like" status line at the top of the screen in homepage, options page and in library, that you can also switch on in book as well. It is a good idea, BUT, now you can only display pagenumber at the bottom status line in fbreader or Adobereader. If you wanna see time, battery or WiFi status you have to have TWO status lines. In 4.xy firmware you can select from EIGHT items to see in a bottom status line, such as time, battery status ... And do not get me started with comparison with FBReader180 that worked so beautifully on PB360 or CoolReader that I have on PB623
- There are fewer configuration options for reading apps in 5.xy as compared to 4.xy firmware, and 4.xy has fewer than firmware on PB360. And all of them pale in comparison with FBReader180 or Coolreader. This is extremely worrisome trend.
- In short, the new firmware underwent a heavy Kindlification. PHEW!
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By the way - location of the extensions.cfg depends on whether you have activated the user profiles or not.