New Reader with great pdf-support: Mantano Reader (like aldiko+ezpdf) - Page 46

mvo · 12-30-2011, 12:31 AM

Hi volwrath

When I do that to a PDF file (turn on re-flow and change the text size), and go out of Mantano, then back into the file, the file shows in non-reflow view. But when I go into re-flow view, the increased text size has been "remembered". I am using Honeycomb 3.1 on a Lenovo Thinkpad for testing at the moment - latest paid version of Mantano. Hope that helps

Cheers,
M

volwrath · 12-30-2011, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mvo

Hi volwrath

When I do that to a PDF file (turn on re-flow and change the text size), and go out of Mantano, then back into the file, the file shows in non-reflow view. But when I go into re-flow view, the increased text size has been "remembered". I am using Honeycomb 3.1 on a Lenovo Thinkpad for testing at the moment - latest paid version of Mantano. Hope that helps

Cheers,
M

Mvo,

Thanks for the confirmation and reply. I was afraid I was yet again the thread killer

Even for a thread this popular!

SteveMB · 01-02-2012, 01:15 AM

In some ePub documents with JPEG images, I occasionally get an image that does not render (shows up blank). I can't detect any pattern to it, and replacing the image (by opening it and saving it in Paint Shop Pro, replacing the image in the source document, then re-converting to ePub) seems to clear it up on a case-by-case basis. Is there a bug in Mantano JPEG rendering, or is something else going on?

RainIntoRainbows · 01-03-2012, 08:23 PM

This might be a simple question, but I can't seem to find an answer.

I have my books tagged in Calibre. How can (or can I?) convert those tags into Mantano collections? If there's a way, I'm sure it's really simple & staring me right in the face, but I'm not able to find it, and rather than stressing more, I figured I might as well ask.

Thanks!

SteveMB · 01-03-2012, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RainIntoRainbows

This might be a simple question, but I can't seem to find an answer.

I have my books tagged in Calibre. How can (or can I?) convert those tags into Mantano collections? If there's a way, I'm sure it's really simple & staring me right in the face, but I'm not able to find it, and rather than stressing more, I figured I might as well ask.

Thanks!

If you convert the books to ePub format (including ePub-to-ePub conversion), the output file will have subject tags (<dc:subject>foo</dc:subject> lines in content.opf) corresponding to the Calibre tags. When you import the books into your library (you may need to remove and re-import them), Mantano should pick up these embedded subject tags and automagically apply them to the ePub books.

To convert books with a given tag into a collection, open the list of books with that tag, select all, then open the "Organize" menu.

RainIntoRainbows · 01-03-2012, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveMB

If you convert the books to ePub format (including ePub-to-ePub conversion), the output file will have subject tags (<dc:subject>foo</dc:subject> lines in content.opf) corresponding to the Calibre tags. When you import the books into your library (you may need to remove and re-import them), Mantano should pick up these embedded subject tags and automagically apply them to the ePub books.

To convert books with a given tag into a collection, open the list of books with that tag, select all, then open the "Organize" menu.

Thank you! Off to see if I can "automagically" figure this out!

Sweetpea · 01-04-2012, 02:19 AM

And I got a solution to my not-being-able-to-add-to-collections-due-to-thick-fingers problem... I simply installed HC and now I can use my pen which has a nice sharpish point

(I could do that now, as there is finally a ROM to turn my hardware buttons back on...)

SteveMB · 01-05-2012, 01:08 PM

I found a workaround for the occasional-bad-JPEG problem:

1. Save the source document in a format that files the images in an accessible directory (e.g. HTML). (Obviously, you can skip this if you're converting to filtered-HTML anyway during ePub creation.)

2. Run the directory through a batch picture resizer (I use Picture Resizer -- http://www.rw-designer.com/picture-resize), set to output 100% original size at an image quality no worse than the pictures are already. (Alternately, cranking down the quality a bit, within acceptable limits, can be done if you want to shrink your final filesize a bit.) Replace the images in the HTML directory with the output (Picture Resizer can be set to simply overwrite them directly).

3. Re-save in your preferred format (or go ahead to building the ePub from the HTML version).

As I said, it's a workaround; hopefully whatever problem is causing Mantano to choke on the occasion JPEG will be fixed at some point.

loyukfai · 01-07-2012, 05:41 PM

@SteveMB: You're having issues with JPEG 2000 images in EPUB...? Thought it's only a problem with PDF...

Or it's not related to JPEG 2000...?

Cheers.

RainIntoRainbows · 01-08-2012, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveMB

If you convert the books to ePub format (including ePub-to-ePub conversion), the output file will have subject tags (<dc:subject>foo</dc:subject> lines in content.opf) corresponding to the Calibre tags. When you import the books into your library (you may need to remove and re-import them), Mantano should pick up these embedded subject tags and automagically apply them to the ePub books.

To convert books with a given tag into a collection, open the list of books with that tag, select all, then open the "Organize" menu.

Okay, again I am wracking my brain but can't seem to find an answer. I am trying to figure out *how* to open the list of books with a given tag. My books are importing the tags from Calibre -- I can see those -- but I can't seem to figure out how to filter a list of books with a given tag so that I can then add it to a specific collection.

Can someone help please? Thanks!

GregoryP · 01-08-2012, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RainIntoRainbows

Okay, again I am wracking my brain but can't seem to find an answer. I am trying to figure out *how* to open the list of books with a given tag. My books are importing the tags from Calibre -- I can see those -- but I can't seem to figure out how to filter a list of books with a given tag so that I can then add it to a specific collection.

Can someone help please? Thanks!

If you're on a tablet : the left panel can filter by tag. Just click on "Collections" and select "Tags". Then you can select all the book with a given tag and put them in a collection

If you're on a phone : same thing, except that there's a filter button in the toolbar to display that screen.

loyukfai · 01-09-2012, 04:10 PM

ColorDict is the only dictionary I currently use, can I have the dictionary interface skips the intermediate step (which allows one to enter the word and select a dictionary) when I lookup a word by highlighting...?

Cheers.

SteveMB · 01-13-2012, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loyukfai

@SteveMB: You're having issues with JPEG 2000 images in EPUB...? Thought it's only a problem with PDF...

Or it's not related to JPEG 2000...?

Cheers.

I don't know if it's related to JPEG 2000 -- just that very occasionally a blank space will appear instead of an image in an ePub. Generally, it's an ePub converted from a Web page (after a few steps of cutting-and-pasting and editing and format cleanup), so I don't know offhand if the problem images are a particular format or if they have some other common element.

As I noted above, running all images in a document through a 100% "resize" seems to solve the problem, which suggests that it's a JPEG format issue.

Madmick · 01-16-2012, 01:01 AM

It's probably been mentioned, but I'd like to add my request for a feature. When I edit the authors in Mantano, I have to bring up the "Authors" column on the left (from the same menu that you use to show Collections, Formats, Folder, etc.). About half the PDF's I added show up in a single folder entitled "Show books without author". It's impossible for me to edit the author for the books in this folder individually, and most of them have different authors; thus, it is impossible to edit the author for these books.

The same is true for every other field in this left column menu, too. You have to long-click on the folder containing the books (e.g. "Show books without authors", "Show books without series", "Show books without publishers", etc.) in this left-hand column in order to edit the books, but of course it edits every book in that folder. I've tried selecting books one-at-a-time using the checkbox and then editing this field, but it still edits the field for every book in the folder.

Please fix. Your reader is awesome; IMO, it's the best all-around Android reader by a mile.

JxK · 01-16-2012, 01:41 AM

What added features does the full version of Mantano have over the free version? I checked the market, but the descriptions were not helpful. And also, does the full version of mantano still have its generous return policy of something like 15 days?

01-16-2012, 01:01 AM	#689
Madmick Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Red Bluff, CA Device: Asus Eee Pad Transformer, Droid X	It's probably been mentioned, but I'd like to add my request for a feature. When I edit the authors in Mantano, I have to bring up the "Authors" column on the left (from the same menu that you use to show Collections, Formats, Folder, etc.). About half the PDF's I added show up in a single folder entitled "Show books without author". It's impossible for me to edit the author for the books in this folder individually, and most of them have different authors; thus, it is impossible to edit the author for these books. The same is true for every other field in this left column menu, too. You have to long-click on the folder containing the books (e.g. "Show books without authors", "Show books without series", "Show books without publishers", etc.) in this left-hand column in order to edit the books, but of course it edits every book in that folder. I've tried selecting books one-at-a-time using the checkbox and then editing this field, but it still edits the field for every book in the folder. Please fix. Your reader is awesome; IMO, it's the best all-around Android reader by a mile. Last edited by Madmick; 01-16-2012 at 01:29 AM.

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12-30-2011, 12:31 AM	#676
mvo Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 1588 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Zealand Device: see signature	Hi volwrath When I do that to a PDF file (turn on re-flow and change the text size), and go out of Mantano, then back into the file, the file shows in non-reflow view. But when I go into re-flow view, the increased text size has been "remembered". I am using Honeycomb 3.1 on a Lenovo Thinkpad for testing at the moment - latest paid version of Mantano. Hope that helps Cheers, M

01-02-2012, 01:15 AM	#678
SteveMB Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Toshiba Thrive (Honeycomb Tablet); Touch Pro 2 (WinMo Phone)	In some ePub documents with JPEG images, I occasionally get an image that does not render (shows up blank). I can't detect any pattern to it, and replacing the image (by opening it and saving it in Paint Shop Pro, replacing the image in the source document, then re-converting to ePub) seems to clear it up on a case-by-case basis. Is there a bug in Mantano JPEG rendering, or is something else going on?

01-03-2012, 08:23 PM	#679
RainIntoRainbows Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: iPad Mini, NOOK Color, NOOK Classic, Kobo WiFi	This might be a simple question, but I can't seem to find an answer. I have my books tagged in Calibre. How can (or can I?) convert those tags into Mantano collections? If there's a way, I'm sure it's really simple & staring me right in the face, but I'm not able to find it, and rather than stressing more, I figured I might as well ask. Thanks!

01-04-2012, 02:19 AM	#682
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	And I got a solution to my not-being-able-to-add-to-collections-due-to-thick-fingers problem... I simply installed HC and now I can use my pen which has a nice sharpish point (I could do that now, as there is finally a ROM to turn my hardware buttons back on...)

01-05-2012, 01:08 PM	#683
SteveMB Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Toshiba Thrive (Honeycomb Tablet); Touch Pro 2 (WinMo Phone)	I found a workaround for the occasional-bad-JPEG problem: 1. Save the source document in a format that files the images in an accessible directory (e.g. HTML). (Obviously, you can skip this if you're converting to filtered-HTML anyway during ePub creation.) 2. Run the directory through a batch picture resizer (I use Picture Resizer -- http://www.rw-designer.com/picture-resize), set to output 100% original size at an image quality no worse than the pictures are already. (Alternately, cranking down the quality a bit, within acceptable limits, can be done if you want to shrink your final filesize a bit.) Replace the images in the HTML directory with the output (Picture Resizer can be set to simply overwrite them directly). 3. Re-save in your preferred format (or go ahead to building the ePub from the HTML version). As I said, it's a workaround; hopefully whatever problem is causing Mantano to choke on the occasion JPEG will be fixed at some point.

01-07-2012, 05:41 PM	#684
loyukfai Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 4260 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	@SteveMB: You're having issues with JPEG 2000 images in EPUB...? Thought it's only a problem with PDF... Or it's not related to JPEG 2000...? Cheers.

01-09-2012, 04:10 PM	#687
loyukfai Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 4260 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	ColorDict is the only dictionary I currently use, can I have the dictionary interface skips the intermediate step (which allows one to enter the word and select a dictionary) when I lookup a word by highlighting...? Cheers.

01-16-2012, 01:41 AM	#690
JxK Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 866238 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kindle PW, NC CM 7.2	What added features does the full version of Mantano have over the free version? I checked the market, but the descriptions were not helpful. And also, does the full version of mantano still have its generous return policy of something like 15 days?