Onyx Boox M96

[fgdas]

Originally Posted by zeng

Unfortunately, the 13.3 will be delayed as we need to invest quite lot of money in 13.3 project. We will continue the 13.3 once we finished i86.

Any good news?

[Elizabeth_b]

Originally Posted by nalugu

I've just installed MyScript Stylus, works perfectly well, astonishing.

Marvellous news. Looking forward to getting mine!

Originally Posted by nalugu

Elizabeth_b, in ezpdf, did you manage to get landscape view, two pages across on your other device? I tried on my M96, without success. I can get landscape, but in two-pages-view, the pages are placed one above the other - unreadable.

In the menu: View > Page Layout gives you a grid of options. You want Double Page (with or without a cover) on the first row, and "horizontal" (rather than "vertical") on the second row.

Boggling at the idea of having an eink reader so large that this would be a good idea, though. (My Nook is 6").

Btw, for anyone else using it the first time: one joy of ezpdf is you double-tap text to automatically set the zoom to that with the margins perfectly cropped. I guess this isn't quite so much of a joy when you have more than 6"....

[Elizabeth_b]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth_b

In the menu: View > Page Layout gives you a grid of options. You want Double Page (with or without a cover) on the first row, and "horizontal" (rather than "vertical") on the second row.

Though my Nook has a system-wide force-landscape, which I'm using -- if you were setting it within the app might you want the "vertical" option?? I don't know, try both!

[nalugu]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth_b

my Nook has a system-wide force-landscape

Thanks, Elizabeth_b. I've tried everything you proposed, but to no avail. I suppose the problem is that the M96 does not have a system-wide landscape option. Or at least i didn't find it.
You can force NeoReader to work in landscape mode, but not the whole machine.
Anyone any ideas? Maybe there is a hidden option for system landscape? Maybe when rooting the device?

[nalugu]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth_b

landscape

Rotation Locker (from the Play Store) did the job.

But, Elisabeth_b, be prepared that you need some patience to work with this app on the reader. I suppose that on a regular tablet it is much quicker and more responsive.
But the advantages of eink are obvious, nonetheless. ; )

[markom]

Onyx Neo Reader, PDF review by the-ebook-reader.com.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD-BVPUqP7k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dAdyAd-bBI

http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/201...-review-video/

[annalisa.x]

hi, i have problems with my old pocketbook 902 (great device for me) and i am searching for a substitute. M96 is the one i choose, but a doubt....
in pictures of device i see buttons in the left of the case, i would like to know if the little button on the right has the function to change page (forward and back) or if this is not possible. (I don't like to use stylus in bed!)
i am new in the forum if this is not the right thread excuse me
Thank you for replies, and sorry for my english . Annalisa - Italy

[Feher]

Originally Posted by annalisa.x

hi, i have problems with my old pocketbook 902 (great device for me) and i am searching for a substitute. M96 is the one i choose, but a doubt....
in pictures of device i see buttons in the left of the case, i would like to know if the little button on the right has the function to change page (forward and back) or if this is not possible. (I don't like to use stylus in bed!)
i am new in the forum if this is not the right thread excuse me
Thank you for replies, and sorry for my english . Annalisa - Italy

Hi, Yes you can change pages with the joystick (little button on the right).
I don't have M96 but Onyx M92. I am fairly certain it will work the same way. It will depend on android application also. Some apps may not work with buttons.

I hope somebody else answer this as well

[japinder]

Originally Posted by annalisa.x

...hi, i have problems with my old pocketbook 902 (great device for me) and i am searching for a substitute. M96 is the one i choose, but a doubt....
in pictures of device i see buttons in the left of the case, i would like to know if the little button on the right has the function to change page (forward and back) or if this is not possible...

Originally Posted by Feher

Hi, Yes you can change pages with the joystick (little button on the right).
I don't have M96 but Onyx M92. I am fairly certain it will work the same way. It will depend on android application also. Some apps may not work with buttons...

Hi Annalisa/Feher,

Confirmed, next/previous page works with the right/left buttons as well as joystick right/left on the M96.

[annalisa.x]

yes yes yes ! i am happy! thank you for replying!

[The Inktelligent]

Hi everyone!

New to this forum and to the Boox products as well, but recently purchased an M96.

So far I'm really impressed with this device, even with the bugs I have already encountered with its software. The features included out of the box in the onyx Neo reader app put most e-ink readers to shame in terms of its versatile pdf management.

Having said this, there are a few key areas where the software could use some improvement. In an effort to help that process along, I decided to come on here and list a few of the errors I have noticed so far. Perhaps Booxtor and his team can release an update which will address these issues and fully unlock the potential of this e-ink reading device.

The bugs I have noticed so far:

-NO export functionality! (at least that I can see)---This was a huge reason for my purchasing the device. Would be great to be able to scribble notes on the pdfs and then be able to keep them by exporting a separate, marked up copy of the pdf (like what some video reviews of the m92 showed). However, as it stands, when I tap the export button nothing seems to happen. Even just having an option whereby one could simply keep the notes they scribble on the one pdf (e.x. they appear in the pdf even after the device has been turned off)without being able to export would be appreciated.

-Certain apps will not open---Adobe reader and Adobe pdf reader in particular.

-Scribble bar page turning glitch-----When the scribble bar is open in Onyx neo reader, and I press the page turn button, the device often skips several pages ahead instead of simply moving to the next page.

-File renaming issue--Files do not always keep their new name once they have been renamed, and usually do not display it in the home screen or when being read.

-TOC button does not seem to have a function---It does not seem to matter what pdf I open in Onyx neo reader, but clicking on TOC simply takes me to a blank screen with the tab headings "TOC", "Bookmark", and "Annotation". Not sure what the function is supposed to be exactly, but clicking on any of those ta heading also does nothing.

Suggested Functionality to be added:

-An in app accessible tab to more easily switch between several open documents. I seem to remember seeing a review video of another device (I think it was the M92 (?)) which had this capability.

My apologies if these have all been heard before, but perhaps it helps to have these bugs listed in one place.

If anyone has any advice on a current update or method which might fix some of these issues please let me know.

Thanks for giving this a read over!

[GypsyJon]

You would have LOVED the Pocket Book Pro 902. The reason I bought it was to read journal articles in PDF. I still use it every day.

[rkomar]

Originally Posted by GypsyJon

You would have LOVED the Pocket Book Pro 902. The reason I bought it was to read journal articles in PDF. I still use it every day.

Except that you can't scribble notes on it, and typing in notes via the software keyboard and D-pad is highly tedious. Note taking is better with the 903 because of its touch screen, but even then, you can't export the notes. So, the Pocketbook devices are good for reading, but not very good for annotating.

It seems a bit of a paradox, but I've noticed in these forums that people are more content with their 902 ereaders than others with the more capable 903 ereaders, precisely because they don't expect it to be good for annotating.

[GypsyJon]

So what is the overall verdict on the M96? Yes or no?

After reading Russian reviews of PB Ink Pad, I have changed my mind and will not order one.

Sounds like the i86 is still a ways off, so I am leaning toward the M96.

I would appreciate all thoughts and opinions on this decision.

Thx in advance!

[Jmirko]

I would love to order the M96 and finally have a single device for reading and note-taking. Unfortunately I have been disappointed before and will not order it before being able to try it out. Especially the writing, which is not enough to see on YouTube.
If there are any M96 owners in Vienna (Austria) who would let me try it for 5 minutes, I would be very grateful (and lunch is on me :-)