PRSCustomizer: Customize and personalize your PRS505 Reader - Page 23

Valloric · 10-06-2008, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JeffElkins

The old bug didn't involve loss of time...it had to do with the proper am/pm string being concatenated to the end of the string containing the time when displaying a 12hr clock between the hours of 12midnight and 1am. If you're losing time that's a new bug.

Huh... I thought the old bug was about losing an hour. I experienced it a few weeks ago. Also, apparently I'm not the only one who's lost an hour. And now that I think about it, just like that guy, I did transfer a new book just before noticing the time difference. I transfered the book (well, a newspaper) using feedbooks's NewsStand.

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Originally Posted by Peto

Did you happen to see any strange light flying around your car yesterday?

Nice. Should have seen that one coming.

JeffElkins · 10-06-2008, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Valloric

Huh... I thought the old bug was about losing an hour. I experienced it a few weeks ago.

Look backwards in this thread:

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Originally Posted by dordale

Speaking of the clock am/pm--I noticed a small bug in the version I'm using. It reports any time between midinight (00:00) and 12:59 am as "p"or pm. It then correctly changes to "a" or am at 1:00. Not a big deal, but was wondering if this has been fixed in a more current version.

Valloric · 10-06-2008, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffElkins

Look backwards in this thread:

Don't get me wrong, I believe you I misunderstood what the bug was. I'm just saying I lost an hour a few weeks ago, and yesterday too. Also, it appears others have experienced it as well. It may not be related to PRSC though.

JeffElkins · 10-06-2008, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Valloric

Don't get me wrong, I believe you I misunderstood what the bug was. I'm just saying I lost an hour a few weeks ago, and yesterday too. Also, it appears others have experienced it as well. It may not be related to PRSC though.

No problem, but I really don't think it's a PRSCustomiser issue. The Javascript clock code uses the time.getHours() and time.getMinutes() functions to grab current time from the OS, then display it. It does not alter the values it obtains. In other words, AFAICS, it's a read-only function.

kovidgoyal · 10-06-2008, 05:32 PM

Neither the 500 not the 505 have an actual clock chip, which means their time keeping is spotty at best. Typically, they rely on resyncing the time everytime they're connected to a computer.

astrodad · 10-15-2008, 01:49 PM

For some reason, the joystick page turn hack doesn't seem to work well with ePub books, at least for me. The page forward works ok, but the page back jumps into the history, which seems pretty random. Anyone seeing anything similar?

JeffElkins · 10-15-2008, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jplumey

For some reason, the joystick page turn hack doesn't seem to work well with ePub books, at least for me. The page forward works ok, but the page back jumps into the history, which seems pretty random. Anyone seeing anything similar?

Yes. The joypad option only affects page-forward. The left-arrow still is tied to history.

Thoran · 10-17-2008, 06:22 AM

Hi Jeff,

please let me ask somethink...

In the reading-mode the most used function is surely the page-forward turn.
Now with the hack, it is possible to use the right arrow key of the joypad to move forward, - very fine!

My question now: would it be possible to program the big center joypad-button in addition to a page-forward turn too?
This would be very nice. Only in reading-mode of course, in which short-pressing the center joypad-button is functionless until now.

The "shut-off"-function (if this hack is enabled) works with longer pressing the button, so this maybe no problem. If nevertheless, perhaps it is possible to disable this function in reading-mode?
I think, it would be sufficiently, if the shut-off-function works only in the main-menu.

Thoran

Peto · 10-17-2008, 07:51 AM

Nope. You need it if you want to enter a number page.

gwynevans · 10-17-2008, 09:01 AM

And to follow links...

JeffElkins · 10-17-2008, 10:16 AM

I suppose you could use a press-hold for forward page-turns though. Then you'd still have press for enter-key functions. Also, if you don't use the reader for music (I never do) the volume toggle could be remapped as enter.

I'm having my first cup of coffee, I'm probably missing something

JSWolf · 10-17-2008, 11:10 AM

Mapping the enter as a page turn button would lose too much other functionality. Not worth the hassle (IMHO).

JeffElkins · 10-17-2008, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Mapping the enter as a page turn button would lose too much other functionality. Not worth the hassle (IMHO).

2nd. cup of coffee: I tend to agree.

jedavis1 · 10-17-2008, 11:50 AM

Somewhere, someone asked about mapping the press and hold enter to suspend instead of turn off, could this be done?

JSWolf · 10-17-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by jedavis1

Somewhere, someone asked about mapping the press and hold enter to suspend instead of turn off, could this be done?

Why? The "power" button does that just fine.

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10-06-2008, 05:32 PM	#335
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Neither the 500 not the 505 have an actual clock chip, which means their time keeping is spotty at best. Typically, they rely on resyncing the time everytime they're connected to a computer.

10-15-2008, 01:49 PM	#336
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	For some reason, the joystick page turn hack doesn't seem to work well with ePub books, at least for me. The page forward works ok, but the page back jumps into the history, which seems pretty random. Anyone seeing anything similar?

10-17-2008, 06:22 AM	#338
Thoran Resident Posts: 31 Karma: 30 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hannover, Germany Device: Sony PRS-505	Hi Jeff, please let me ask somethink... In the reading-mode the most used function is surely the page-forward turn. Now with the hack, it is possible to use the right arrow key of the joypad to move forward, - very fine! My question now: would it be possible to program the big center joypad-button in addition to a page-forward turn too? This would be very nice. Only in reading-mode of course, in which short-pressing the center joypad-button is functionless until now. The "shut-off"-function (if this hack is enabled) works with longer pressing the button, so this maybe no problem. If nevertheless, perhaps it is possible to disable this function in reading-mode? I think, it would be sufficiently, if the shut-off-function works only in the main-menu. Thoran

10-17-2008, 07:51 AM	#339
Peto Legal Alien Posts: 288 Karma: 105 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505/T1/Kindle PW2	Nope. You need it if you want to enter a number page.

10-17-2008, 09:01 AM	#340
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	And to follow links...

10-17-2008, 10:16 AM	#341
JeffElkins Guru Posts: 780 Karma: 1416 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Kobo Clara 2E/HD, Kindle PW	I suppose you could use a press-hold for forward page-turns though. Then you'd still have press for enter-key functions. Also, if you don't use the reader for music (I never do) the volume toggle could be remapped as enter. I'm having my first cup of coffee, I'm probably missing something

10-17-2008, 11:10 AM	#342
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,784 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Mapping the enter as a page turn button would lose too much other functionality. Not worth the hassle (IMHO).

10-17-2008, 11:50 AM	#344
jedavis1 Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 148 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Huntington, IN US Device: Sony PRS-505	Somewhere, someone asked about mapping the press and hold enter to suspend instead of turn off, could this be done?