[Grimulkan]

Originally Posted by KingDani

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1. device does not have any charger , so we are left with the USB PC charge , which is not much of a hassle, but after the suspend feature added , it is. in fact , the device goes to sleep mode, during a charge. previously in v1 i realized that for the device to get a full charge , i need to leave it on. what can i do now?

You can change the power management settings so that the device never shuts down when connected to a power supply.

Originally Posted by KingDani

2. i have read somewhere , that the device SD slot is not IO capable , is that correct? i was meant to add either BT or Wifi connectivity to it , with the help of some SD modules , if it can not be a host for such devices , my dreams are dead.any new leads?

I have no idea if the DR supports SDIO, but since they don't say so, I'm guessing not. The USB port is stuck in slave mode, but that *could* (in the future) be hacked into host mode to allow connection of BT/WiFi adapters. This may take a while; we'll need some mighty brave hackers because the USB is the only way to connect to the PC, and there is no way to recover if something goes wrong with the driver. There is also no way to directly access the internal memory on the DR, so there is no way to "unbrick" the device (without sending it back to iRex) if the OS gets screwed up. Moreover, I am yet to find a USB-mini male to USB female connector.
If this is important to you, you'd best wait for the 1000SW.

Originally Posted by KingDani

3.if there any alternative software to myscript notes , to import our hand written material?

There are some user-developed scribble merging software packages (like this one) around in the forum, do a search.

Originally Posted by KingDani

4.there is no brightness settings on the device right?

Nope, this is e-ink! You could theoretically provide a contrast control, but the DR has no such option for now. Basically, if you want the screen to be brighter, sit in an area with better lighting conditions, just like you would do with a real book!

Originally Posted by KingDani

5. i have heard about iliad , that it is capable of play back , for files such as MP3s , in DR however, that is not the case. i figured since MP3 is protected by copyright , there would be need for some 3rd part apps , any suggestions?

The DR has no soundcard or any device that is capable of putting out audio, so no, it does not read mp3 or other audio files. A remote possibility is for the USB port to be hacked to allow USB soundcards. There is also the future possibility that the 1000SW might allow streaming of audio data to a wireless headset (perhaps via a third-party app). The mp3 format itself is open (and doesn't even support DRM), so that is not the issue. For now, get an mp3 player, although it won't read back text to you.

Originally Posted by KingDani

6. a while back i have come upon a great solution to see web content in the format of PDFs in this forum which was in fact a plugin addon for FireFox , is it PDF Download?

I am not sure what you mean. PDFCreator, however, is free and lets you print anything to PDF, including web pages. You can even save directly onto the SD card on the device, if its connected. You can also export the website into an HTML file (and its corresponding folder holding all the images) and view it with FBReader.

Originally Posted by KingDani

7. on a more wide basis , could you please refer me to a more widely based service ,that gathered all the programs developped for DRs? i have read that all software developed for iliad would work here , but as far as i researched ,that is not the case. correct me please , if i'm wrong.

Until someone comes up with a sticky-worthy thread to gather all the apps for the DR, you're best off searching the forums for them. Frankly, there are not that many around right now. You could also visit the official software forum, though you'll have better luck here. Here is a quick list: FBReader (and its CTB update), Leafpad text editor (the keyboard update may come in handy), Xournal note taking app, Sudoku.

Edit 04/21: I wasn't aware of it earlier, but there is a wiki.

The DR is a different platform, so I don't think iLiad apps will work without some modification. I am not familiar with iLiad development, so I can't comment on how easy this would be. Apps that predominantly use only GTK+ (or directly talk to X) should be easy to port though.