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Originally Posted by Dave_S
IMHO, the Lbook firmware is the best V5 firmware around, at least for my reading habits. I am using the 30 March 2010 firmware that Vadim Lopatin (buggins) has made available for testing new features of his CoolReader. His V5 firmware is based on some newer Lbook firmware that Lbook has not made available on their site yet. If you feel adventurous, you can find it here:
http://files.mail.ru/12ENCF
The language of the download site is in Russian, but you can switch to English by clicking the word "English" in the upper right corner of the page. I am currently using both the V3 and V5 versions of that firmware on my readers and it is working fine for me. |
Thanks, Dave_S, for the recommendation. I downloaded and installed this firmware without any problem. And I love it! I've tried and it works perfectly with txts, rtfs, htmls, fb2s, and epubs (with fb2 modified extension).
There are so many more options now with CoolReader. More fonts and more font-sizes are always welcome. Normal or Bold font-weight makes some fonts really readable. And an amazing feature is the
Display update mode. When the
Always use fast updates option is chosen, the turn-page speed is really faster and more pleasant. I even have the feeling that the overall contrast has been improved. Texts are a little bit blacker now... Or maybe it's only me... And the Dictionary is working! But only with English-Russian translation...
Great update! Of course there are some drawbacks. It takes more time to open a book. And even though I find the general visual interface nicer, I miss the different book-format icons that are gone. But overall, an even better upgrade than the original Astak March firmware. Thanks, Dave_S, for the good advice.