New Reader with great pdf-support: Mantano Reader (like aldiko+ezpdf) - Page 36

SCION · 11-11-2011, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jabby

The best solution is to have a menu item to select two column mode. Then you will be able to pick the font size that suits your eyes.

If Mantano used this method, I would be an immediate buyer.

Regards - John

Yeah, this seems to be the common, yet very practical, approach. Not sure why they went another route. It alienates many people from using this feature.

tomsem · 11-11-2011, 10:55 AM

Still waiting for library DRM support...

tomsem · 11-11-2011, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCION

Yeah, this seems to be the common, yet very practical, approach. Not sure why they went another route. It alienates many people from using this feature.

Menu option is fine but I would like gesture as well. Much quicker.

Blossom · 11-14-2011, 06:10 PM

We need the Free version on the Amazon App Store with the Fire coming out people are going to want to try it before they buy it.

artig · 11-14-2011, 09:02 PM

I have just installed Mantano reader version 1.6.4, and have a few problems.

First, it reports an error when trying to download the user manual.

Second, and much more important, I can't find any method to let me see complete pictures in EPUBs. It shows the part of the picture which will fit in the display, but there is no (obvious) way to scroll up and down or sideways, or to zoom in or out. Pinch zoom does not work in EPUBs like it does when viewing PDF files.

Third, I can't find any method to remove a book from the list of books. By mistake I have opened the same book twice, and now it appears as two separate books in the list of documents.

Blossom · 11-14-2011, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by artig

I have just installed Mantano reader version 1.6.4, and have a few problems.

First, it reports an error when trying to download the user manual.

Second, and much more important, I can't find any method to let me see complete pictures in EPUBs. It shows the part of the picture which will fit in the display, but there is no (obvious) way to scroll up and down or sideways, or to zoom in or out. Pinch zoom does not work in EPUBs like it does when viewing PDF files.

Third, I can't find any method to remove a book from the list of books. By mistake I have opened the same book twice, and now it appears as two separate books in the list of documents.

To delete a book:

Set view to details hit the checkbox next to the book you want gone then hit the delete icon on the menu bar. It will ask you if you really want to delete it. Hit Yes.

If you want to remove the actually file of the book which you don't in your case, check "Also delete files" on the popup box but this removes the actually epub from your device. Unchecked it only removes it from Mantano.

artig · 11-15-2011, 01:52 AM

Thank you, Blossom. I hadn't even noticed there were checkboxes in detail view.

blak4dr · 11-15-2011, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by artig

...Second, and much more important, I can't find any method to let me see complete pictures in EPUBs. It shows the part of the picture which will fit in the display, but there is no (obvious) way to scroll up and down or sideways, or to zoom in or out. Pinch zoom does not work in EPUBs like it does when viewing PDF files...

I have the same problem. Only a small part of the images show on the page.

lauras231279 · 11-16-2011, 02:14 PM

thanks for all the help here, been very useful. I have one remaining problem....for some reason one of the pdf copies I made of a recipe book I'd always blank in mantano. its fine in the adobe reader and on the PC but not in mantano. I've tried reloading it a few times, both wired and wirelessly. any ideas? is there a pdf format that doesn't work?

fyrogenesis · 11-20-2011, 01:21 AM

Hi guys,

i am using asus TF101, and i found out in many occasion i have trouble selecting text. the cursor always jump and selecting bunch of other adjacent texts while i just wanted to select one word (for dictionary lookup). it was very annoying.

have u guys face similar problem? every other readers i tried can do text selection very smoothly and intutive. i didnt get why a 5-star, highly praised app failed in this particular function.

this is particularly evident at the end of any paragraph. i cannot select the last word in the paragraph, in any epub i tried.

**i just found out that in my Dell Streak, the app is actually better and perfect.

SCION · 11-20-2011, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fyrogenesis

Hi guys,

i am using asus TF101, and i found out in many occasion i have trouble selecting text. the cursor always jump and selecting bunch of other adjacent texts while i just wanted to select one word (for dictionary lookup). it was very annoying.

have u guys face similar problem? every other readers i tried can do text selection very smoothly and intutive. i didnt get why a 5-star, highly praised app failed in this particular function.

this is particularly evident at the end of any paragraph. i cannot select the last word in the paragraph, in any epub i tried.

**i just found out that in my Dell Streak, the app is actually better and perfect.

I have this problem when there is spacing between paragraphs. The last word in the previous paragraph is selected when selecting the first line of a paragraph.

apesmom · 11-21-2011, 01:58 AM

I stumbled across Mantano today and now I have new favorite! So glad I decided to poke around in this forum.

Has anyone been able to get opds to work with passwords enabled while using Calibre Content Server? While PW is on it works fine in my browser and using the Calibre Library app but I get no results after entering my PW in Mantano and Aldiko. Once I remove the PW from Calibre, opds works perfectly in both readers. At the moment I'm using an ASUS TF running 3.2.1.

loyukfai · 11-21-2011, 08:15 PM

@Team Mantano: Any plan to implement a better drawing/freehand annotation interface...?

Also need a semi-transparent colour for highlighting non-text/scanned PDF.

And any news on JPEG2000 support in PDF...?

Cheers.

tomsem · 11-21-2011, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCION

I have this problem when there is spacing between paragraphs. The last word in the previous paragraph is selected when selecting the first line of a paragraph.

With more than one column, selection from one column to the other does not work correctly.

tomsem · 11-21-2011, 11:38 PM

I am wondering why Mantano is not available for Kindle Fire in Amazon Appstore. On the amazon.com page for Mantano, it says Fire is 'not compatible'. I saw one report that someone was unable to install version 1.6.3 from Getjar (the same version that is currently in Amazon Appstore), so that may in fact be accurate. But the same 'not compatible' message appears for other reading apps such as Aldiko and Moon+. I've successfully installed 1.6.4 on my Fire, so I assume that at some point,when Mantano is updated, the 'not compatible' claim will not be true (I will say that the text on the 'home' screens could benefit from being a little larger to make it more readable on the Fire).

A reasonable conjecture is that Amazon is singling out these apps for 'special treatment'—but on what basis? As an Appstore customer, I expect the apps I purchase to be available for and run on any device that meets the hardware requirements, including (especially) Amazon devices. I would think app publishers (such as the publishers of Mantano) share the same expectation. Moreover, I expect 'compatibility' information to be exactly that, not the result of some arbitrary filter that Amazon is applying.

I would like Amazon to clarify whatever policy they are applying so that all stakeholders can make an informed decision. I will be pursuing such clarity with Amazon CS myself, but wondered if anyone else has done so, and/or what you may have learned.

11-20-2011, 01:21 AM	#535
fyrogenesis Undead Posts: 49 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Omnia, Kindle 3, Dell Streak, Asus TF101, iPad 2 3g 64gb, Note	Hi guys, i am using asus TF101, and i found out in many occasion i have trouble selecting text. the cursor always jump and selecting bunch of other adjacent texts while i just wanted to select one word (for dictionary lookup). it was very annoying. have u guys face similar problem? every other readers i tried can do text selection very smoothly and intutive. i didnt get why a 5-star, highly praised app failed in this particular function. this is particularly evident at the end of any paragraph. i cannot select the last word in the paragraph, in any epub i tried. *i just found out that in my Dell Streak, the app is actually better and perfect. Last edited by fyrogenesis; 11-20-2011 at 01:37 AM.*

11-21-2011, 01:58 AM	#537
apesmom Wizard Posts: 2,535 Karma: 24702524 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Boox Nova Air, Galaxy Note 10	OPDS & Passwords I stumbled across Mantano today and now I have new favorite! So glad I decided to poke around in this forum. Has anyone been able to get opds to work with passwords enabled while using Calibre Content Server? While PW is on it works fine in my browser and using the Calibre Library app but I get no results after entering my PW in Mantano and Aldiko. Once I remove the PW from Calibre, opds works perfectly in both readers. At the moment I'm using an ASUS TF running 3.2.1.

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11-11-2011, 10:55 AM	#527
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,951 Karma: 27060153 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Still waiting for library DRM support...

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11-14-2011, 09:02 PM	#530
artig Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 681012 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: kobo, kindle pw	I have just installed Mantano reader version 1.6.4, and have a few problems. First, it reports an error when trying to download the user manual. Second, and much more important, I can't find any method to let me see complete pictures in EPUBs. It shows the part of the picture which will fit in the display, but there is no (obvious) way to scroll up and down or sideways, or to zoom in or out. Pinch zoom does not work in EPUBs like it does when viewing PDF files. Third, I can't find any method to remove a book from the list of books. By mistake I have opened the same book twice, and now it appears as two separate books in the list of documents.

11-15-2011, 01:52 AM	#532
artig Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 681012 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: kobo, kindle pw	Thank you, Blossom. I hadn't even noticed there were checkboxes in detail view.

11-16-2011, 02:14 PM	#534
lauras231279 Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: sony reader / xoom	thanks for all the help here, been very useful. I have one remaining problem....for some reason one of the pdf copies I made of a recipe book I'd always blank in mantano. its fine in the adobe reader and on the PC but not in mantano. I've tried reloading it a few times, both wired and wirelessly. any ideas? is there a pdf format that doesn't work?

11-21-2011, 08:15 PM	#538
loyukfai Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 4260 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	@Team Mantano: Any plan to implement a better drawing/freehand annotation interface...? Also need a semi-transparent colour for highlighting non-text/scanned PDF. And any news on JPEG2000 support in PDF...? Cheers.

11-21-2011, 11:38 PM	#540
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,951 Karma: 27060153 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I am wondering why Mantano is not available for Kindle Fire in Amazon Appstore. On the amazon.com page for Mantano, it says Fire is 'not compatible'. I saw one report that someone was unable to install version 1.6.3 from Getjar (the same version that is currently in Amazon Appstore), so that may in fact be accurate. But the same 'not compatible' message appears for other reading apps such as Aldiko and Moon+. I've successfully installed 1.6.4 on my Fire, so I assume that at some point,when Mantano is updated, the 'not compatible' claim will not be true (I will say that the text on the 'home' screens could benefit from being a little larger to make it more readable on the Fire). A reasonable conjecture is that Amazon is singling out these apps for 'special treatment'—but on what basis? As an Appstore customer, I expect the apps I purchase to be available for and run on any device that meets the hardware requirements, including (especially) Amazon devices. I would think app publishers (such as the publishers of Mantano) share the same expectation. Moreover, I expect 'compatibility' information to be exactly that, not the result of some arbitrary filter that Amazon is applying. I would like Amazon to clarify whatever policy they are applying so that all stakeholders can make an informed decision. I will be pursuing such clarity with Amazon CS myself, but wondered if anyone else has done so, and/or what you may have learned.