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Old 02-27-2010, 10:51 PM   #29
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Location: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Device: Sony PRS-505
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Originally Posted by charleski View Post
Each ligature substitution is another check that needs to be made while pre-processing the stream for display. In isolation, you could probably add that in without inducing a noticeable increase in the delay. Add up all the rest, though, especially hyphenation and tracking adjustments for justification, and a 505 would crawl.
Possibly. Surely the fact that Sony-ready ePubs break their source into limited size chunks provides some help. But even if this is too much for a 505, surely we should keep pushing for something better; the hardware will surely catch up to the requirements soon if it's not there yet!
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