Sony Reader vs. iRex Iliad e-book reader - Page 10

tribble · 11-02-2007, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by astra_lestat

When I switch off iLiad and turn it back on (I know it takes about 1 minutes to boot up), will it start at the same place where I finished to read or at least will I be able to find this book and the place where I finished reading easily?

In the settings you can tell the iLiad to open your last read document where you left off after booting.

Generally the iLiad saves the position where you left off reading in any document.

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Can I change font size in a similar way I can do it on Sony reader? such as small/medium/large?

Not in PDF files, there you can only zoom in.
In Mobipocket and TXT files you can change the font size to various sizes. Not as nicely as with the Cybooks UI, but more fontsizes than the sony.

astra · 11-02-2007, 11:02 AM

Good news.
Because I have read somewhere that earlier versions of iLiad software didn't have this feature, or maybe I misundertood...
I understand that I cannot change font size in pdf.

nekokami · 11-02-2007, 12:14 PM

Yes, you can set the iLiad to return to the same document you left, in the same place. (This doesn't work with the minimo HTML reader, as far as I know, but works with ipdf and FBReader.) You can adjust font sizes in all the readers except ipdf, but you can zoom in ipdf. FBReader lets you pick the font by number. minimo has "bigger" and "smaller" font buttons on screen that you can tap with the stylus.

sianon · 11-02-2007, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by astra_lestat

Good news.
Because I have read somewhere that earlier versions of iLiad software didn't have this feature, or maybe I misundertood...
I understand that I cannot change font size in pdf.

you certainly can enlarge the font size in PDF and this is very easy to do.

ig88 · 11-02-2007, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by sianon

you certainly can enlarge the font size in PDF and this is very easy to do.

How can you do this?

sianon · 11-03-2007, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ig88

How can you do this?

simply click on the icon with the little arrow pointing upwards and then drag he stylus diagonally across the text and it will increase in size.

tribble · 11-03-2007, 05:01 AM

Sianon, you are referring to zooming in. It does enlarge the fontsize, but is not generally referred to as enlarging the fontsize. When i refer to enlarging font size, i expect the text to reflow, that i do not have to scroll sideways at any given time. And i assume, this is the general understang of the phrase.

sianon · 11-03-2007, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tribble

Sianon, you are referring to zooming in. It does enlarge the fontsize, but is not generally referred to as enlarging the fontsize. When i refer to enlarging font size, i expect the text to reflow, that i do not have to scroll sideways at any given time. And i assume, this is the general understang of the phrase.

True Tribble, however I have found that I have been able to size text so that I can read it comfortably with all text on the one page. At the worst, I have had to go into landscape mode.

ig88 · 11-05-2007, 01:23 PM

Right.

But it is NOT enlarging the font size, and should not be sold or presented that way. That leads to confusion and misunderstandings.

It is zooming the PAGE CONTENT, not enlarging the font size. Two very different things.

And you are correct, more often than not you can zoom the page/crop the margins out of the view and read the entire page at once comfortably. MOST of the time.

Nigel · 11-11-2007, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ig88

Right.

But it is NOT enlarging the font size, and should not be sold or presented that way. That leads to confusion and misunderstandings.

It is zooming the PAGE CONTENT, not enlarging the font size. Two very different things.

And you are correct, more often than not you can zoom the page/crop the margins out of the view and read the entire page at once comfortably. MOST of the time.

I'm a new Iliad owner, got it a few days ago. I was pretty shocked that I couldn't enlarge the font size on PDFs with the click of a button. Does anyone know if this is planned for a future software update?

A pretty quick workaround though is to process the file in BookDesigner, setting it for a larger font. This appears to only work if the PDF is text only.

I apologize in advance if there is a better way. Again, I'm very new with this machine.

ig88 · 11-11-2007, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Nigel

I'm a new Iliad owner, got it a few days ago. I was pretty shocked that I couldn't enlarge the font size on PDFs with the click of a button. Does anyone know if this is planned for a future software update?

You have to realize the nature of the PDF format and what it was designed to do. It was designed SPECIFICALLY to maintain the EXACT layout of a page, regardless of the software you have.

Since enlarging the font size changes the flow of text (and then of course other items of a page), what you are asking for is exactly opposite of what the PDF format was designed to do.

As you have found, the only way to change the font size is to create a new document.

narve · 11-12-2007, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ig88

You have to realize the nature of the PDF format and what it was designed to do. It was designed SPECIFICALLY to maintain the EXACT layout of a page, regardless of the software you have.

Since enlarging the font size changes the flow of text (and then of course other items of a page), what you are asking for is exactly opposite of what the PDF format was designed to do.

As you have found, the only way to change the font size is to create a new document.

Exactly. In fact, PDF is an extremely lousy format for ebooks. HTML is a lot better, and the ebook-formats are the best. PDF is unfortunately very necessary, since lots of content is available in PDF format and it easy to convert to.

tirsales · 11-12-2007, 12:27 PM

To be fair: PDF was never meant for applications like eReaders. And for those purposes it was meant to be used, it is extremely useful.

veeraganesh · 12-19-2007, 08:33 PM

Hi every one. I bought PRS505 a week ago and I am very unhappy with it. I do have lots of technical ebooks and they are not rendered properly on PRS. I am planning to get a Iliad, but will it solve my problem? I want to read my Technical ebooks without any problems.

nekokami · 12-19-2007, 08:50 PM

The screen is a bit larger, and there is native PDF support. Are your technical books in PDF format? You might want to try printing a page at the size that will display on the iLiad and see if you'll be satisfied with the display. You also have the option of viewing in landscape mode and scrolling, but you only see part of a page at a time that way. It works well for single-column text, but is kind of a pain for two columns or more, though there are variant PDF readers that can make this easier.

If you don't like the contrast on the Sony screen, though, the iLiad isn't going to be much different. So it depends on what you don't like about the Sony.

12-19-2007, 08:33 PM	#149
veeraganesh Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK Device: iRex DR1000s	Is Iliad worth the money? Hi every one. I bought PRS505 a week ago and I am very unhappy with it. I do have lots of technical ebooks and they are not rendered properly on PRS. I am planning to get a Iliad, but will it solve my problem? I want to read my Technical ebooks without any problems.

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11-02-2007, 11:02 AM	#137
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Good news. Because I have read somewhere that earlier versions of iLiad software didn't have this feature, or maybe I misundertood... I understand that I cannot change font size in pdf.

11-02-2007, 12:14 PM	#138
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Yes, you can set the iLiad to return to the same document you left, in the same place. (This doesn't work with the minimo HTML reader, as far as I know, but works with ipdf and FBReader.) You can adjust font sizes in all the readers except ipdf, but you can zoom in ipdf. FBReader lets you pick the font by number. minimo has "bigger" and "smaller" font buttons on screen that you can tap with the stylus.

11-03-2007, 05:01 AM	#142
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	Sianon, you are referring to zooming in. It does enlarge the fontsize, but is not generally referred to as enlarging the fontsize. When i refer to enlarging font size, i expect the text to reflow, that i do not have to scroll sideways at any given time. And i assume, this is the general understang of the phrase.

11-05-2007, 01:23 PM	#144
ig88 Gadget Guy Posts: 76 Karma: 84 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iLiad - iPhone - OSX	Right. But it is NOT enlarging the font size, and should not be sold or presented that way. That leads to confusion and misunderstandings. It is zooming the PAGE CONTENT, not enlarging the font size. Two very different things. And you are correct, more often than not you can zoom the page/crop the margins out of the view and read the entire page at once comfortably. MOST of the time.

11-12-2007, 12:27 PM	#148
tirsales MIA ... but returning som Posts: 1,600 Karma: 511342 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Germany Device: PRS-505 and Really not owning a PRS-700	To be fair: PDF was never meant for applications like eReaders. And for those purposes it was meant to be used, it is extremely useful.

12-19-2007, 08:50 PM	#150
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	The screen is a bit larger, and there is native PDF support. Are your technical books in PDF format? You might want to try printing a page at the size that will display on the iLiad and see if you'll be satisfied with the display. You also have the option of viewing in landscape mode and scrolling, but you only see part of a page at a time that way. It works well for single-column text, but is kind of a pain for two columns or more, though there are variant PDF readers that can make this easier. If you don't like the contrast on the Sony screen, though, the iLiad isn't going to be much different. So it depends on what you don't like about the Sony.