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tompe · 11-07-2007, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by bob_ninja

Also I wonder why +/- don't function as page up/down when not using audio functions? If audio is not active then these buttons are disabled, so might as well activate them for page up/down.

My first thought was also that this would be a good idea. Maybe these buttons are not designed to be pressed as many time as you will press a page turning button.

tobyb · 11-07-2007, 07:11 AM

Yep i'd agree it would be nice if the plus & minus buttons could be customised - e.g. go to the next page etc.

Bookeen if you're reading, perhaps for the next firmware?!

Hadrien · 11-08-2007, 06:37 AM

Did any of you who took a few photos of your cybook have one with one of the books generated with Feedbooks displayed ?

I'd like to blog about the release and this kind of picture would be helpful.

IreneDelse · 11-08-2007, 08:37 AM

I did take one ! Click to enlarge:

Actually, it's a scan, but the picture is quite clear.

Hadrien · 11-08-2007, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by IreneDelse

I did take one ! Click to enlarge:

Actually, it's a scan, but the picture is quite clear.

Merci Irène ! D'ailleurs tu connais un peu des auteurs de Fantasy ou de SF qui diffusent sous Creative Commons en français ?

Did you liked "Accelerando" ? I had a lot of fun reading this one, love the post-cyberpunk universe at the beginning of the book. I wonder why Michael embedded "I, Robot" instead of "Down and out in the Magic Kingdom". More people downloaded "I, Robot", but the name is confusing. I guess some people expected Asimov instead...

IreneDelse · 11-08-2007, 12:23 PM

Hi, Hadrien ! I didn't read Accelerando yet, but I'm planning to.

Sinon, des auteurs de SF et fantasy français qui diffusent en CC, j'en connais quelques uns... Moi-même, j'ai mis plusieurs nouvelles en téléchargement sur mon blog.

http://www.irenedelse.com/category/nouvelles/

Voir aussi Emmanuel Guillot et le Groupe 746 de Lulu.com :
http://stores.lulu.com/gr746
http://stores.lulu.com/emmanuelguillot

IreneDelse · 11-09-2007, 07:57 AM

BTW, if you're looking for other french language SF/fantasy works freely available, see Utopod, a podcast of short stories by Johan Héliot, Joël Champetier, Ugo Bellagamba and other contemporary authors.

Barcey · 11-09-2007, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by simple dave

Come on people, snap some pictures. You can never have too many pictures. Take some pictures in bad lighiting condition. Show us the menus. Show us side view. What is the smallest readable font size? how many lines per page do you get in that case.
Do kind of a visual review. Each new happy owner donate a picture

. Help the undecided make the switch...

Some pictures showing smallest font size, largest font size and one of the demo pictures to demonstrate gray scale. I don't plan on using if for pictures though. I used the built in Verdana font.

JSWolf · 11-09-2007, 07:51 PM

Barcey, can you attach that parrot photo? I'd like to see how it looks on my 505.

I've been noticing that books in mobi format do use a fair bit of margin. Is there any way using Mobipocket's tools to specify the margin?

Barcey · 11-09-2007, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Barcey, can you attach that parrot photo? I'd like to see how it looks on my 505.

I've been noticing that books in mobi format do use a fair bit of margin. Is there any way using Mobipocket's tools to specify the margin?

Ask and you shall receive.

No unfortunately there's no way to remove the margins yet. I'm hoping that will be an option in a future firmware release. You don't get the extra lines when you remove the header or progress bar either. More wasted space then I'd like.

HarryT · 11-10-2007, 05:10 AM

Other versions of the Mobi reader have a menu setting to change the margin size; hopefully Bookeen will add this to their version in a future release. I find the current margin to be reasonable, however.

tompe · 11-10-2007, 06:38 AM

The current margin works OK and sometimes you need a margin since you can get a shadow from the leather case.

DaleDe · 11-11-2007, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Barcey

Some pictures showing smallest font size, largest font size and one of the demo pictures to demonstrate gray scale. I don't plan on using if for pictures though. I used the built in Verdana font.

the smallest font size is surprising large. Only about 30 lines on the page. I would expected a bit more for the smallest font.

Dale

delphidb96 · 11-11-2007, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

the smallest font size is surprising large. Only about 30 lines on the page. I would expected a bit more for the smallest font.

Dale

Clearly you haven't moved Berling Antiqua to your Cybook yet! I just switched from Constantia to Berling Antiqua and got it up to *40* lines!!!

Derek

delphidb96 · 11-11-2007, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by delphidb96

Clearly you haven't moved Berling Antiqua to your Cybook yet! I just switched from Constantia to Berling Antiqua and got it up to *40* lines!!!

Derek

Be damned if *I* can stand to *read* it at that setting for very long, though.

Derek

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11-07-2007, 07:11 AM	#32
tobyb Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London UK Device: Cybook Gen3	Yep i'd agree it would be nice if the plus & minus buttons could be customised - e.g. go to the next page etc. Bookeen if you're reading, perhaps for the next firmware?!

11-08-2007, 06:37 AM	#33
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	Did any of you who took a few photos of your cybook have one with one of the books generated with Feedbooks displayed ? I'd like to blog about the release and this kind of picture would be helpful.

11-08-2007, 08:37 AM	#34
IreneDelse Groupie Posts: 154 Karma: 589 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Paris Device: Bookeen Cybook Gen3 & Opus	I did take one ! Click to enlarge: Actually, it's a scan, but the picture is quite clear.

11-08-2007, 12:23 PM	#36
IreneDelse Groupie Posts: 154 Karma: 589 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Paris Device: Bookeen Cybook Gen3 & Opus	Hi, Hadrien ! I didn't read Accelerando yet, but I'm planning to. Sinon, des auteurs de SF et fantasy français qui diffusent en CC, j'en connais quelques uns... Moi-même, j'ai mis plusieurs nouvelles en téléchargement sur mon blog. http://www.irenedelse.com/category/nouvelles/ Voir aussi Emmanuel Guillot et le Groupe 746 de Lulu.com : http://stores.lulu.com/gr746 http://stores.lulu.com/emmanuelguillot

11-09-2007, 07:57 AM	#37
IreneDelse Groupie Posts: 154 Karma: 589 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Paris Device: Bookeen Cybook Gen3 & Opus	BTW, if you're looking for other french language SF/fantasy works freely available, see Utopod, a podcast of short stories by Johan Héliot, Joël Champetier, Ugo Bellagamba and other contemporary authors.

11-09-2007, 07:51 PM	#39
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,677 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Barcey, can you attach that parrot photo? I'd like to see how it looks on my 505. I've been noticing that books in mobi format do use a fair bit of margin. Is there any way using Mobipocket's tools to specify the margin?

11-10-2007, 05:10 AM	#41
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Other versions of the Mobi reader have a menu setting to change the margin size; hopefully Bookeen will add this to their version in a future release. I find the current margin to be reasonable, however.

11-10-2007, 06:38 AM	#42
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	The current margin works OK and sometimes you need a margin since you can get a shadow from the leather case.