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Xochipilli2012 · 04-05-2010, 02:34 PM

Hi Everyone,

I didn't play with TTS too much when I still had it with the December 2010 Astak firmware, and then it disappeared with the aborted March FW update that brought us CoolReader 3, but lost TTS. The LBook firmware not only gives us CoolReader 3, but also TTS for EPUB and PDF. I'm also finding the System menus, including the pop-ups that occur in the lower left corner to be much easier to read.

For those of you who loved CR3 that came with the March Astak firmware, but missed TTS support, the LBook firmware discussed in this thread might be just the ticket for you.

Oh...another thing. If I were studying Russian, I'd be really excited by the English-Russian dictionary that comes along for the ride.

And I don't remember if "search" was available in previous firmwares, Astak or otherwise, but I found the search functions in CoolReader, and whatever opens EPUBs (that isn't CoolReader) to be really easy to use. The former uses an X-Y number entry grid system to enter letters, and the latter uses multi-tap numbers similar to how texting works on mobile phones without a full keyboard.

These are really early findings...based on a few minutes "messing about."

I'm sure more reports will follow.

Enjoy!

04-05-2010, 02:34 PM	#77
Xochipilli2012 Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 38 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Seattle Device: Red PRS-600, Slate Blue Astak EZReader Pocket Pro	LBook Firmware = CoolReader 3 + TTS for PDF and EPUB Hi Everyone, I didn't play with TTS too much when I still had it with the December 2010 Astak firmware, and then it disappeared with the aborted March FW update that brought us CoolReader 3, but lost TTS. The LBook firmware not only gives us CoolReader 3, but also TTS for EPUB and PDF. I'm also finding the System menus, including the pop-ups that occur in the lower left corner to be much easier to read. For those of you who loved CR3 that came with the March Astak firmware, but missed TTS support, the LBook firmware discussed in this thread might be just the ticket for you. Oh...another thing. If I were studying Russian, I'd be really excited by the English-Russian dictionary that comes along for the ride. And I don't remember if "search" was available in previous firmwares, Astak or otherwise, but I found the search functions in CoolReader, and whatever opens EPUBs (that isn't CoolReader) to be really easy to use. The former uses an X-Y number entry grid system to enter letters, and the latter uses multi-tap numbers similar to how texting works on mobile phones without a full keyboard. These are really early findings...based on a few minutes "messing about." I'm sure more reports will follow. Enjoy!