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Old 06-25-2008, 12:37 AM   #1
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Cybook VS PRS 500
Hi
I want to compare between PRS 500 and cybook
1. PRS 500 :
low price
support PDF , word , MP3 ....
doesn't support Arabic fonts
2.Cybook
more expensive
support PDF , word , MP3 .... (HTML)
support Arabic fonts

is there any way to make the PRS 500 support Arabic font ?
because I would like to buy it if it support Arabic fonts
Thanks
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Old 06-25-2008, 04:57 AM   #2
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is there any way to make the PRS 500 support Arabic font ?
because I would like to buy it if it support Arabic fonts
Point one:
plese stop using this font/color/fontsize combination.

Point two:
Use OpenOffice.org Writer (free download) and create a short text (preferably using a public domain text) in Farsi using your favourite farsi font.
Then set page size to 90mm x 120mm and export document as pdf. Make sure the fonts are
Upload pdf here.
I will load it on my PRS500 and upload a photo of how it looks.
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Old 06-25-2008, 05:01 AM   #3
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Both the Gen3 and the PRS-500 will support Arabic fonts via PDF.

Although the Gen3 does indeed allow you to load an Arabic TT font, it does not support right-to-left languages, so you can't display Arabic text on it, other than as PDFs.
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Point one:
plese stop using this font/color/fontsize combination.
I think that ones font/color/fontsize choice should be left up to the individual. Do we need font police at MobileRead?
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I think that ones font/color/fontsize choice should be left up to the individual. Do we need font police at MobileRead?
Maybe. At least feedback that people will not read thing with hard to read choices might be needed. And in this case the display in my browser was broken since I got overlapping lines making it even harder to read.
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Maybe. At least feedback that people will not read thing with hard to read choices might be needed. And in this case the display in my browser was broken since I got overlapping lines making it even harder to read.
I have no problem with some constructive feedback, but telling someone not to use a font (even with a pretty please with sugar on top) is a bit to much for me. I think that is sends the wrong message to offer someone 20 different fonts, 7 different font sizes and a multitude of colors to choose from only to be criticized for using them.
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Old 06-25-2008, 06:10 AM   #7
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Thanks men

I'm sorry about the font
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