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CommanderROR · 01-07-2007, 09:07 AM

@b_k

The problem with HTML for me is that it's not really working for books at the moment. Page-break is not there, paging and jump to last page is not there (or was not when I last looked, but there has been no announcement so I guess nothing has changed...) so I can't really use it to read HTML format books.
I'd prefer HTML or RTF or even .txt for books over PDF because it would mean that I don't have to go through the whole formatting procedure every time I start a new book. I also can't change the text-size in PDF (apart from zooming and panning which is in my opinion not really eink compatible...).
TXT is supported in the Iliad, but also doesn't work (again, last time I tried) because it somehow does not reflow the text but let's it go on further than the edge of the screen...and other features are also missing like the page-numbers and similar (just like HTML).
Using the HTML browser for web-browsing is not supported by iRex at the moment...and there is no complete and easy-to-use community method for this yet slthough it is possible.

@jaed

One day you will have to explain to me what you think is so great about the Iliad and what you use it for. For reading it's barely adequate, and that is the most basic use you can put it to.
If you are willing to accept lots of compromises, then you might be happy with the device, but for 650€ I'm not going to shut up and lie down when almost every feature that was promised beforehand is being only half implemented or not at all.
Look at the datasheet and then look at what you have now, almost half a year after the (already delayed) release date...

01-07-2007, 09:07 AM	#17
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	@b_k The problem with HTML for me is that it's not really working for books at the moment. Page-break is not there, paging and jump to last page is not there (or was not when I last looked, but there has been no announcement so I guess nothing has changed...) so I can't really use it to read HTML format books. I'd prefer HTML or RTF or even .txt for books over PDF because it would mean that I don't have to go through the whole formatting procedure every time I start a new book. I also can't change the text-size in PDF (apart from zooming and panning which is in my opinion not really eink compatible...). TXT is supported in the Iliad, but also doesn't work (again, last time I tried) because it somehow does not reflow the text but let's it go on further than the edge of the screen...and other features are also missing like the page-numbers and similar (just like HTML). Using the HTML browser for web-browsing is not supported by iRex at the moment...and there is no complete and easy-to-use community method for this yet slthough it is possible. @jaed One day you will have to explain to me what you think is so great about the Iliad and what you use it for. For reading it's barely adequate, and that is the most basic use you can put it to. If you are willing to accept lots of compromises, then you might be happy with the device, but for 650€ I'm not going to shut up and lie down when almost every feature that was promised beforehand is being only half implemented or not at all. Look at the datasheet and then look at what you have now, almost half a year after the (already delayed) release date...