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mtravellerh · 11-30-2009, 05:57 AM

Oh my!
I had an early morning shock today! I tried to start MM and nothing happened! Nada! Absolutely nothing! Zilch! I already thought MM had died on me! Granted, I OD'ed on reading these last days, but the little one had appeared so sturdy. PMed Forkosigan to ask him about that in my distress! He was back with an answer in about 10 seconds time (come on Fork, get a life!) with an answer. Turns out that the battery meter is not working as it should on the beta version, but that the FB guys know about the issue and that it will be taken care before the final release.

The only thing I had to do was reset (slide open the battery case, push the reset button) and reload MM. She's still loading now! You can continue reading while she's loading, btw. Even when connected to the PC, you're asked if you want to communicate with your computer or just use the connection to reload. Nice! I'll check if the battery issue has been looked after in the final version, of course!

SFFs tweaked FBReader app (to "install" that app, just put it in your system/bin/) seems to have a problem with the hyphenation of html-files. At least some of the files do not respect any rules and some words even get cut after one letter or so. Any one else with that problem?

Speaking of installation: I have ten dictionaries now on MM and about ten fonts. That's enough for me. To install those, I simply do a Copy & Paste!

Ah, fonts. Our Wiki says that the PB software features about 20 font sizes. This is of course only partially right. In fact, font size is changed by a flick of the navigational cross (an upward flick zooms in, a downward flick zooms out) in five degrees. Now for the (usual) PB extra: Using the config menu, you can finetune the font size by steps of 2 pts. The automatic resizing is changed accordingly. This doesn't work for the ADE viewers, though!

Yesterday MM beat me in Chess three times in a row! In the easiest mode! That shows that I suck, doesn't it? Thank God I can play with myself in 2 player mode. So one of us 2 usually wins!

Other games on MM are Patience, Battleship and Sudoku. Patience is pretty self-explanatory, Sudoku is really well executed, because you're able to note possibilities (like you do in a "real" game) and the interface works well.

In "Battleship", I still don't know how to place your ships vertically. If all of them are horizontal, you don't stand a chance! Please help me somebody!

Oh, if you win a PB in our contest, choose a 360! They're cute, lighter than a 301 and a lot more mobile!

Has someone found out how to get rid of that (very small) status bar? It offers some great infos (time, for example), but sometimes I want a pure text screen

PS: Comic screen shots coming later today!

11-30-2009, 05:57 AM	#40
mtravellerh book creator Posts: 9,657 Karma: 3856660 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Luxembourg Device: Kindle Scribe	Oh my! I had an early morning shock today! I tried to start MM and nothing happened! Nada! Absolutely nothing! Zilch! I already thought MM had died on me! Granted, I OD'ed on reading these last days, but the little one had appeared so sturdy. PMed Forkosigan to ask him about that in my distress! He was back with an answer in about 10 seconds time (come on Fork, get a life!) with an answer. Turns out that the battery meter is not working as it should on the beta version, but that the FB guys know about the issue and that it will be taken care before the final release. The only thing I had to do was reset (slide open the battery case, push the reset button) and reload MM. She's still loading now! You can continue reading while she's loading, btw. Even when connected to the PC, you're asked if you want to communicate with your computer or just use the connection to reload. Nice! I'll check if the battery issue has been looked after in the final version, of course! SFFs tweaked FBReader app (to "install" that app, just put it in your system/bin/) seems to have a problem with the hyphenation of html-files. At least some of the files do not respect any rules and some words even get cut after one letter or so. Any one else with that problem? Speaking of installation: I have ten dictionaries now on MM and about ten fonts. That's enough for me. To install those, I simply do a Copy & Paste! Ah, fonts. Our Wiki says that the PB software features about 20 font sizes. This is of course only partially right. In fact, font size is changed by a flick of the navigational cross (an upward flick zooms in, a downward flick zooms out) in five degrees. Now for the (usual) PB extra: Using the config menu, you can finetune the font size by steps of 2 pts. The automatic resizing is changed accordingly. This doesn't work for the ADE viewers, though! Yesterday MM beat me in Chess three times in a row! In the easiest mode! That shows that I suck, doesn't it? Thank God I can play with myself in 2 player mode. So one of us 2 usually wins! Other games on MM are Patience, Battleship and Sudoku. Patience is pretty self-explanatory, Sudoku is really well executed, because you're able to note possibilities (like you do in a "real" game) and the interface works well. In "Battleship", I still don't know how to place your ships vertically. If all of them are horizontal, you don't stand a chance! Please help me somebody! Oh, if you win a PB in our contest, choose a 360! They're cute, lighter than a 301 and a lot more mobile! Has someone found out how to get rid of that (very small) status bar? It offers some great infos (time, for example), but sometimes I want a pure text screen PS: Comic screen shots coming later today! Last edited by mtravellerh; 11-30-2009 at 06:00 AM.