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Old 07-24-2008, 02:31 PM   #136
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Old 07-24-2008, 02:31 PM   #137
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pdf eBooks only?
From the eSupport page:
"Enables text within PDF eBooks to be "reflowed". This will enlarge the text and improve the readability of text-based PDF’s"

Does this mean only PDF eBooks will be reflowed, or all PDF files?
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Old 07-24-2008, 02:33 PM   #138
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"Enables text within PDF eBooks to be "reflowed". This will enlarge the text and improve the readability of text-based PDF’s"

Does this mean only PDF eBooks will be reflowed, or all PDF files?
All PDF Files that contain text.
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Old 07-24-2008, 02:33 PM   #139
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From the eSupport page:
"Enables text within PDF eBooks to be "reflowed". This will enlarge the text and improve the readability of text-based PDF’s"

Does this mean only PDF eBooks will be reflowed, or all PDF files?
I think they're loosely referring to all PDF files as e-books, perhaps to try and specify the mostly text ones. As far as I know there isn't really a functional difference between an "official" PDF e-book and any other PDF file.
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Old 07-24-2008, 02:37 PM   #140
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Are there any technical roadblocks to porting this to the Astak Mentor? The 5"and 6" models will apparently both run under Linux, but the 9" may still use WinCE.
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Old 07-24-2008, 02:38 PM   #141
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Second, ADE talks to the Sony PRS-505 through a DLL that get installed with the Connect Library. If you do not have Connect Library installed, then you will not see your Sony as a bookshelf in ADE (and you wont be able to activate your Sony, DRM won't work, etc...)
I remember when DE 1.5 came out, it was mentioned that there was a finite number of computers/devices that can be authorized to a single account for ADE. Is there a way to keep track of how many computers/devices I have left that can be authorized?

I'm thinking of something similar to the device authorization in the sony ebook store.
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Old 07-24-2008, 02:38 PM   #142
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Installing now. Woohoo, I can delete files now!
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Old 07-24-2008, 02:39 PM   #143
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"Support for SDHC memory cards that have a capacity of more than 4 GB"

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Old 07-24-2008, 02:41 PM   #144
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Well I'm now running the new firmware. I'll poke around and see what looks different, if anything.
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Old 07-24-2008, 02:42 PM   #145
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woohoo, I'm happy
I'm so happy, I can almost cry.

ePub looks great on first glance, and reflowing PDF really works and is great.

Thanks Sony and Adobe!
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Old 07-24-2008, 02:46 PM   #146
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I don't see any changes other than those specifically talked about by Sony. The Library looks the same, no new settings, etc.

Now to try some PDF reflowing
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Woohoo, I can delete files now!
From the Reader directly?

Okay, now I'm torqued about the lack of update for the 500!

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Old 07-24-2008, 02:50 PM   #149
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Just upgraded on Mac OS X using vmware Fusion.

Initial sync seems a bit faster.

Delete book option there indeed, confirms with pressing "mark"

New "Digital Editions" directory on the reader

Initial testing with a PDF (Battlestar Galactica from the recent tor giveaway) - I don't get how to activate reflow. One of my problems with this book was that some pages only took up 1/2 or 3/4 of the page after I converted the PDF. Now it looks to be about the same, but the font is more battlestar galactica-y.
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Old 07-24-2008, 02:51 PM   #150
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wooo... seems snappier right off the bat. Haven't tried anything else yet.

[edit] Somebody hurry up and hack this thing already....
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