Gen3 Gen3: When will the new FW really be available?

gerraldo · 08-26-2009, 05:08 AM

When will it be available? Will it be available? Long time overdue, but what'll happen in the end?! What do you think???

Edit: I was the first one to vote for October!

Snuffi · 08-26-2009, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by gerraldo

When will it be available? Will it be available? Long time overdue, but what'll happen in the end?! What do you think???

Another poll? The last one isn't finished yet: There are still those who voted for "end of 2009" and "never".
Wouldn't we have to wait and see if one of those groups is right first?

JSWolf · 08-26-2009, 05:19 AM

Do we really need yet another poll on the same topic?

gerraldo · 08-26-2009, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Do we really need yet another poll on the same topic?

The last one is a bit outdated, don't you think?! Not much to vote anymore...

pdurrant · 08-26-2009, 05:49 AM

Every optimistic, I've voted for September.

I should note I was wrong in the last poll (five months ago!):

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42882

Checking that poll, I see that just over 50% still have a chance of being proven right.

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Originally Posted by gerraldo

When will it be available? Will it be available? Long time overdue, but what'll happen in the end?! What do you think???

Ned · 08-26-2009, 06:09 AM

not sure about the point of us guessing when it will be. Is there a prize? (apart from a new firmware :-))

gerraldo · 08-26-2009, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Ned

Is there a prize? (apart from a new firmware :-))

Hey, after THIS long wait this is a really GRAND prize (and everyone'll get it)!

infinidim · 08-26-2009, 01:40 PM

I have been holding on for new firmware

for so long now........does anybody have any idea when they will release a new version

....if not then I am going to get a better E-Book reader

Infinidim

ErwinOtten · 08-26-2009, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by infinidim

I have been holding on for new firmware

for so long now........does anybody have any idea when they will release a new version

....if not then I am going to get a better E-Book reader

Infinidim

Define 'better E-Book reader' please ............

For me the cybook is still by far the best mobipocket-reader money can buy.

btw. I voted Next Year

HarryT · 08-27-2009, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ErwinOtten

Define 'better E-Book reader' please ............

For me the cybook is still by far the best mobipocket-reader money can buy.

btw. I voted Next Year

And the Opus is a pretty good ePub Reader - it has far less intrusive marginal numbers than most other ePub devices do.

tompe · 08-27-2009, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

And the Opus is a pretty good ePub Reader - it has far less intrusive marginal numbers than most other ePub devices do.

But it does not mark the position correctly as I understand it since the page number is always on the top. So more exact referencing is not possible.

HarryT · 08-27-2009, 09:49 AM

No, the page number can be anywhere in the right margin. It marks a specific line of text, which is invariant with font size changes.

tompe · 08-27-2009, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

No, the page number can be anywhere in the right margin. It marks a specific line of text, which is invariant with font size changes.

Ah, very good (I must have misunderstood some description saying it was always on the top).

HarryT · 08-27-2009, 09:55 AM

The page number is repeated in the status bar, too - perhaps that what you were thinking of. If the page number changes during the course of a page, eg if the page number "50" occurs half way down the page, the status bar then shows "49-50 of 200" (or whatever the total number of pages is).

tompe · 08-27-2009, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

The page number is repeated in the status bar, too - perhaps that what you were thinking of. If the page number changes during the course of a page, eg if the page number "50" occurs half way down the page, the status bar then shows "49-50 of 200" (or whatever the total number of pages is).

Perfect, exactly how I want it to work.

View Poll Results: Gen3: When will the new FW be available?
August (not much left)	0	0%
September	13	26.53%
October	5	10.20%
November	2	4.08%
December	2	4.08%
Next year	13	26.53%
Never	14	28.57%
Voters: 49. You may not vote on this poll

08-26-2009, 05:08 AM	#1
gerraldo Anti-DRM Advocate Posts: 351 Karma: 960 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vienna/Austria Device: CyBook Gen 3, Palm Tungsten T3	Gen3: When will the new FW really be available? When will it be available? Will it be available? Long time overdue, but what'll happen in the end?! What do you think??? Edit: I was the first one to vote for October! Last edited by gerraldo; 08-26-2009 at 05:48 PM.

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Ned Ebook reader Posts: 389 Karma: 5899335 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: York, England Device: Kobo Aura H2O (ed 2, v1), Kobo Forma, Kobo Libra 2	not sure about the point of us guessing when it will be. Is there a prize? (apart from a new firmware :-))

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infinidim Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Cybook Gen3	I have been holding on for new firmware for so long now........does anybody have any idea when they will release a new version ....if not then I am going to get a better E-Book reader Infinidim

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	No, the page number can be anywhere in the right margin. It marks a specific line of text, which is invariant with font size changes.

08-27-2009, 09:55 AM	#14
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The page number is repeated in the status bar, too - perhaps that what you were thinking of. If the page number changes during the course of a page, eg if the page number "50" occurs half way down the page, the status bar then shows "49-50 of 200" (or whatever the total number of pages is).

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