K2 is prejudiced against "Pride and Prejudice"

Sonist · 02-26-2009, 10:28 PM

I am in the middle of reading "Pride and Prejudice" (I am rediscovering a lot of stuff I haven't read since I was a kid:-) So I loaded it on my new K2.

But it doesn't acknowledge any of the TOC or other links. Instead, it wants to highlight them.

Also, it doesn't respond to the 5-way stick to skip through chapters.

I tried the version I downloaded from here. I also tried the version from Feedbooks. Same result:-(

It's the only title I've found which does this. Not a big deal, but now it bugs me and I want to know why it does this.

Any ideas?

Elsi · 02-26-2009, 11:05 PM

Mail me your Kindle and I'll check it out.

Hadrien · 02-26-2009, 11:12 PM

The 5-way stick thing, need files designed for it. I need to find out how it works exactly, and if I can support it, I'll add it on every file generated on Feedbooks.

Strether · 02-26-2009, 11:18 PM

Which version of P&P from here are you looking at?

Jim

I ask, because Harry T's version and mine are a little different when it comes to the text editing: he's included more instructions than I did. I would be interesting to know if they're giving the same results you're describing or not. If they're different, it would help pinpoint the problem, perhaps.

Sonist · 02-27-2009, 03:04 AM

I tried HarryT's since it was more recent and I assumed (perhaps wrongly,) more updated, from formatting standpoint.

JBradHicks · 02-27-2009, 09:38 PM

According to Amazon's "Digital Text Platform" website, it's a custom HTML tag: <mbp:section>

JSWolf · 02-27-2009, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hadrien

The 5-way stick thing, need files designed for it. I need to find out how it works exactly, and if I can support it, I'll add it on every file generated on Feedbooks.

But how will this joystick support affect Mobipocket eBook on other devices?

scotty1024 · 02-28-2009, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But how will this joystick support affect Mobipocket eBook on other devices?

I don't know about other devices but the 5 way controller has me re-subscribing to newspapers again.

I highly recommend implementing support for it.

Has anyone noticed if Amazon has documented how to add non-vocalized effects to the text-to-speech via embedded tags???

tlrowley · 02-28-2009, 09:00 PM

I just downloaded HarryT's version of P&P and the TOC is working correctly. As the OP mentioned, though, I don't have the dots in the location bar (representing chapters) and I can't get to the next chapter with clicking to the right.

tompe · 02-28-2009, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But how will this joystick support affect Mobipocket eBook on other devices?

Not at all if standard MobiPocket format is used. If for example "section" is used to get the functionality on the Kindle then Feedbook can easily add this. It will be much harder to add it to all MobiPocket books onn MobileRead which shows the disadvantage of doing manual work to produce a terminal format.

Hadrien · 03-01-2009, 11:17 AM

I believe that they use "tours" in the OPF to support this. I'll do a demo file next week, if anyone would like to test this for me, PM me.

As soon as I have something that works, I'll update all of the Mobipocket files on Feedbooks.

twister · 03-28-2009, 12:09 PM

Any updates on this? I would really like to have the 5-way navigation work on books downloaded from Feadbooks.

02-26-2009, 10:28 PM	#1
Sonist Apeist Posts: 2,126 Karma: 381090 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The sunny part of California Device: Generic virtual reality story-experiential device	K2 is prejudiced against "Pride and Prejudice" I am in the middle of reading "Pride and Prejudice" (I am rediscovering a lot of stuff I haven't read since I was a kid:-) So I loaded it on my new K2. But it doesn't acknowledge any of the TOC or other links. Instead, it wants to highlight them. Also, it doesn't respond to the 5-way stick to skip through chapters. I tried the version I downloaded from here. I also tried the version from Feedbooks. Same result:-( It's the only title I've found which does this. Not a big deal, but now it bugs me and I want to know why it does this. Any ideas?

02-26-2009, 11:18 PM	#4
Strether Guru Posts: 765 Karma: 2825929 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fresno Device: Kindle 1; iPad Air; iPhone 7; Kobo Libra; Kindle Oasis 3	Which version of P&P from here are you looking at? Jim I ask, because Harry T's version and mine are a little different when it comes to the text editing: he's included more instructions than I did. I would be interesting to know if they're giving the same results you're describing or not. If they're different, it would help pinpoint the problem, perhaps. Last edited by Strether; 02-26-2009 at 11:35 PM.

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02-26-2009, 11:05 PM	#2
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	Mail me your Kindle and I'll check it out.

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Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	The 5-way stick thing, need files designed for it. I need to find out how it works exactly, and if I can support it, I'll add it on every file generated on Feedbooks.

02-27-2009, 03:04 AM	#5
Sonist Apeist Posts: 2,126 Karma: 381090 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The sunny part of California Device: Generic virtual reality story-experiential device	I tried HarryT's since it was more recent and I assumed (perhaps wrongly,) more updated, from formatting standpoint.

02-27-2009, 09:38 PM	#6
JBradHicks Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 2	According to Amazon's "Digital Text Platform" website, it's a custom HTML tag: <mbp:section>

02-28-2009, 09:00 PM	#9
tlrowley Quilt Geek Posts: 472 Karma: 91775 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA Device: Kindle	I just downloaded HarryT's version of P&P and the TOC is working correctly. As the OP mentioned, though, I don't have the dots in the location bar (representing chapters) and I can't get to the next chapter with clicking to the right.

03-01-2009, 11:17 AM	#11
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	I believe that they use "tours" in the OPF to support this. I'll do a demo file next week, if anyone would like to test this for me, PM me. As soon as I have something that works, I'll update all of the Mobipocket files on Feedbooks.

03-28-2009, 12:09 PM	#12
twister Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 3 and 2	Any updates on this? I would really like to have the 5-way navigation work on books downloaded from Feadbooks.

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