What built in epub renderer?

karljs · 05-09-2021, 02:21 PM

I see a lot of information online that seems in conflict. Some folks say the Pocketbook ereaders use Adobe RMSDK while others say they uses FBReader. Can anyone give me a definitive answer, and maybe explanation as to why there's talk of both?

JSWolf · 05-09-2021, 03:40 PM

Pocketbook uses the latest version of RMSDK which is much better then FBReader.

rkomar · 05-09-2021, 03:46 PM

They used to provide two reading apps: one based on RMSDK and one on FBReader. You could choose which one you wanted to read any epub with. It looks like they have done away with the FBReader-based one in recent firmware versions, although it's hard to follow where the reading applications actually are now.

karljs · 05-09-2021, 04:28 PM

Thanks, that explains the conflicting information. They probably stopped shipping FBReader after they stopped making open source versions available. I wish one of these companies would just put their support behind one of the community-friendly open source readers instead of shipping stuff that has been abandoned for years.

JSWolf · 05-09-2021, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by karljs

Thanks, that explains the conflicting information. They probably stopped shipping FBReader after they stopped making open source versions available. I wish one of these companies would just put their support behind one of the community-friendly open source readers instead of shipping stuff that has been abandoned for years.

RSMDK has not been abandoned. FBReader is rubbish. SO be glad it's FBReader that's gone.

karljs · 05-09-2021, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

RSMDK has not been abandoned. FBReader is rubbish. SO be glad it's FBReader that's gone.

I could be wrong, but it looks like the last major version is from more than 5 years ago. Moreover, the blog link is just a 404 and the forums seem to be a mix of spam and people pleading for updates.

JSWolf · 05-09-2021, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by karljs

I could be wrong, but it looks like the last major version is from more than 5 years ago. Moreover, the blog link is just a 404 and the forums seem to be a mix of spam and people pleading for updates.

ADE 4.5.11 was released April 14, 2020. So I would think RMSDK would have been updated as well.

05-09-2021, 02:21 PM	#1
karljs Member Posts: 21 Karma: 94 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle Oasis 2, Kobo Forma	What built in epub renderer? I see a lot of information online that seems in conflict. Some folks say the Pocketbook ereaders use Adobe RMSDK while others say they uses FBReader. Can anyone give me a definitive answer, and maybe explanation as to why there's talk of both?

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,724 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Pocketbook uses the latest version of RMSDK which is much better then FBReader.

05-09-2021, 03:46 PM	#3
rkomar Wizard Posts: 3,052 Karma: 18821071 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	They used to provide two reading apps: one based on RMSDK and one on FBReader. You could choose which one you wanted to read any epub with. It looks like they have done away with the FBReader-based one in recent firmware versions, although it's hard to follow where the reading applications actually are now.

05-09-2021, 04:28 PM	#4
karljs Member Posts: 21 Karma: 94 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle Oasis 2, Kobo Forma	Thanks, that explains the conflicting information. They probably stopped shipping FBReader after they stopped making open source versions available. I wish one of these companies would just put their support behind one of the community-friendly open source readers instead of shipping stuff that has been abandoned for years.

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