Adobe Digital Editions update (2.0) - Page 3

kennyc · 09-30-2012, 04:24 PM

Thank you oj829, that is exactly why I've avoided it so far and why my comment initially in this thread.

EowynCarter · 09-30-2012, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

@Cfrizz Do remember thought that if you DO buy new material that is DRM protected it might well be safer to have done the ADE registration now so that when ADE does the download it is done to your ID rather than to an anonymous, temporary computer registration.

Yeah. Been there, done that. "No need to autorize ade, i just need to open an ePub."
I had forgotten about not autorizing ade when i bought a books days later...

And if you have the two version running, be careful windows won't open ascm files with the un-autorized one...

JD Gumby · 09-30-2012, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by oj829

Things seemed to go smoothly. I was asked if I wanted to transfer existing 1.72 books (I did not)

Which is probably why...

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However, every graphic (book covers, interface buttons, etc.) was scrambled. Tried to open a newly downloaded library book, and the contents were also scrambled.

BeccaPrice · 09-30-2012, 05:12 PM

I think I'm not going to update until I absolutely have to. I hate ADE, and use it only rarely anyway.

oj829 · 10-01-2012, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by JD Gumby

Which is probably why...

I don't think so. I don't actually "have" books in my ADE 1.72 library, although epub droppings (files) stay in my ADE directory unless I clear them out by hand. After I return library books, e.g., the presumably useless husk of a DRM'ed epub stays hanging out in the directory.

After I delete a downloaded purchase, same thing. I have to manually clean out the useless epubs, and at the time of this attempted install, there were about a half-dozen epubs in the ADE library directory, but 0 bought/borrowed books in the ADE library. The installer apparently detected returned library books.

The distortion on the menus and buttons preceded my adding even 1 single (new library) book to ADE 2.0. In fact, I keep my ADE library at 0 books on purpose.

EowynCarter · 10-01-2012, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Hellmark

Is the update mandatory yet?

Anyone try it on Wine yet? I know some of the dev releases were broken due to components that wouldn't work under Wine.

Unless adobe got rid of .NET... Didn't had time to try yesterday. Will try this evening maybe.

EowynCarter · 10-02-2012, 01:24 AM

So, 2.0 don't work with wine. It's bye bye buying books on linux...

Hellmark · 10-03-2012, 10:55 AM

Was worried about that. I know 1.8 used .net 2.0, which doesn't run under wine. Adobe was like "oh well, not our fault."

EowynCarter · 10-03-2012, 11:22 AM

They don't give a damm about us

Guess "drm free" will becore more of a criteria to chose my books.

tmclough · 10-04-2012, 11:27 AM

Let's see: ADE no longer works under Wine. No more Adobe AIR for Linux. Currently no Adobe Reader X for Linux. No new Flash for Linux. Never any Photoshop for Linux.

It sure seems to me like Adobe has a vendetta against Linux.

kennyc · 10-04-2012, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by tmclough

Let's see: ADE no longer works under Wine. No more Adobe AIR for Linux. Currently no Adobe Reader X for Linux. No new Flash for Linux. Never any Photoshop for Linux.

It sure seems to me like Adobe has a vendetta against Linux.

I wouldn't say a vendetta, but certainly a choosing of where to focus resources.

DiapDealer · 10-04-2012, 02:49 PM

What kills me is that almost all ebooks that get read, get read on hardware that runs on some flavor of Linux/*nix. Yet no one selling ebooks thinks having a Linux version of their desktop reading app is a good idea.

stepberr · 10-04-2012, 03:32 PM

Yes the only desktop app was being developed by e-Reader they had a beta version available before Fictionwise was bought by B&N.I don't no if it is still available but B&N have just about killed that format .

Hellmark · 10-05-2012, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by tmclough

Let's see: ADE no longer works under Wine. No more Adobe AIR for Linux. Currently no Adobe Reader X for Linux. No new Flash for Linux. Never any Photoshop for Linux.

It sure seems to me like Adobe has a vendetta against Linux.

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

What kills me is that almost all ebooks that get read, get read on hardware that runs on some flavor of Linux/*nix. Yet no one selling ebooks thinks having a Linux version of their desktop reading app is a good idea.

What gets me the most, is they're not even developing their developer tools for Linux. A sizable portion of programmers use Linux, and they don't push their dev tools to Linux. For the past decade or so, nearly as many developers use Linux as they do MacOS (and for majority of that time, Linux was ahead of MacOS by a good margin). Its like, "Hey, I'm a developer, I want to give you my money, why won't you take it? Lots of my friends do too."

theducks · 10-05-2012, 10:30 AM

@Hellmark
more ironic is most of the portable devices (like my PEz) that have MR run Linux

10-05-2012, 10:30 AM	#45
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,241 Karma: 61360164 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	@Hellmark more ironic is most of the portable devices (like my PEz) that have MR run Linux Last edited by theducks; 10-05-2012 at 10:36 AM. Reason: added MR

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	Thank you oj829, that is exactly why I've avoided it so far and why my comment initially in this thread.

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EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,338 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	So, 2.0 don't work with wine. It's bye bye buying books on linux...

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Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	Was worried about that. I know 1.8 used .net 2.0, which doesn't run under wine. Adobe was like "oh well, not our fault."

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EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,338 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	They don't give a damm about us Guess "drm free" will becore more of a criteria to chose my books.

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tmclough Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 500010 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Greenfield, MA Device: Astak EZ Reader Pocket PRO	Let's see: ADE no longer works under Wine. No more Adobe AIR for Linux. Currently no Adobe Reader X for Linux. No new Flash for Linux. Never any Photoshop for Linux. It sure seems to me like Adobe has a vendetta against Linux.

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DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,866 Karma: 207000000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	What kills me is that almost all ebooks that get read, get read on hardware that runs on some flavor of Linux/nix. Yet no one selling ebooks thinks having a Linux version of their desktop* reading app is a good idea.

10-04-2012, 03:32 PM	#43
stepberr Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Cybook Gen3	Yes the only desktop app was being developed by e-Reader they had a beta version available before Fictionwise was bought by B&N.I don't no if it is still available but B&N have just about killed that format .