New 13.3" Onyx Boox. Rumours, prototype specs, first pictures

[grandnez]

Originally Posted by ghostwheel

2. When I open a file from dropbox with “open with…”, and chose neo 2, and then add annotations to the file, and at the end “export”, the file does not seem to be updated in Dropbox. I think the problem is that when I export, “-Exported” is added to the file name. Is it somehow possible to edit the exported name? Or not have “-Exported” added?
A related question is how to specify WHERE the file is exported. The export location is shown, but for files from dropbox, that is quite useless. (it is something like /mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.dropnox.android/files/uXXXXX/scratch/directory…/file/filename)

I think that an option such as "Replace original file by annotated version" should be the most practical one for most users.

[Question Mark]

Is it at all possible to connect Boox Max to a projector whether by Bluetooth, wifi or cables? That is one function would prove incredibly useful for me.

[filippo80x]

Originally Posted by Question Mark

Is it at all possible to connect Boox Max to a projector whether by Bluetooth, wifi or cables? That is one function would prove incredibly useful for me.

You can do it using droid vnc server (like droidVNC) in Boox Max (you need to be root) and a laptop as a vnc client in the middle. You can connect them via wireless or usb cable. Then you can send the video output of the laptop to the projector.

Actually I have some issue doing this: writing with Note doesn't work properly when the vnc server is running and I have to use some other handwriting app like Write or Xodo. They are not optimized for Boox Max, but they do the job.

I don't think you can directly connect Max to a projector.

[ghostwheel]

Originally Posted by filippo80x

You can do it using droid vnc server (like droidVNC) in Boox Max (you need to be root) and a laptop as a vnc client in the middle. You can connect them via wireless or usb cable. Then you can send the video output of the laptop to the projector.

Actually I have some issue doing this: writing with Note doesn't work properly when the vnc server is running and I have to use some other handwriting app like Write or Xodo. They are not optimized for Boox Max, but they do the job.

I don't think you can directly connect Max to a projector.

That is really cool. I didn't think the max would be strong enough. (BTW: is the output greyscale or color?)

I think the reason that note and probably also Neo don't work is that the max has a special mode for scribbles where the screen doesn't change, only ink is added, and I bet that mode does not get the ink to the android system and vnc.

Another option could be to use an overhead projector. Something like the Elmo MO-1 Visual Presenter. I guess it depends what the purpose is.

[desk7]

Originally Posted by ghostwheel

That is really cool. I didn't think the max would be strong enough. (BTW: is the output greyscale or color?)

I think the reason that note and probably also Neo don't work is that the max has a special mode for scribbles where the screen doesn't change, only ink is added, and I bet that mode does not get the ink to the android system and vnc.

Another option could be to use an overhead projector. Something like the Elmo MO-1 Visual Presenter. I guess it depends what the purpose is.

The output should be color. I tried to get a screenshot via ADB and I got a color image!

[Question Mark]

Originally Posted by filippo80x

I don't think you can directly connect Max to a projector.

Ahh, that is unfortunate. I was hoping to get away with carting fewer electronic devices about. Will stick to tethering my tablet to the projector for the moment.

However, thanks for providing the workaround. It is good to know that there is a way to do so were it ever to prove necessary.

[ghostwheel]

I have to say that writing on the max is really fun. A bit too much fun, actually.

Anyway, I wanted to ask what is the best place to send feedback - bugs and such. Is it here? Is there some e-mail? Thanks!

[Randy11]

Hello,

I would know if it's possible to change the 'glyphs' of characters like with the M92 with Neoreader ?

Could you change the font for EPUB files or PDF files in Neoreder ?

I wouldn't loose the first thing and the later is missing in the M92.

Thanks.

[iacchi]

Unless I'm wrong, the software in the M92 and the Max is the same, so in theory you should be able to do with the Max what you're already able to do with the M92 and only that.

[rine111]

Originally Posted by joblack

Did you really think a missing front light is a major problem? Just switch on a standard light? You cannot read normal books without a light as well?

The thing about a front light is that it helps to increase the contrast by making the background look whiter. As one gets older one needs greater contrast. The existing contrast is often not sufficient. Bold does a similar job but unfortunately it makes the font too thick.

The light on the page doesn't need to be perfectly even. My i86 is not perfect in that regard but if one concentrates on the text instead of the device you don't notice it.

[rine111]

Originally Posted by cqman

I got some news from another Max user in China.

Official Android 4.4 closed beta test will begin late this month. It's planned to release next month.

Android 4.4 on phones made using the SD card almost impossible.

[joblack]

Originally Posted by ghostwheel

I have to say that writing on the max is really fun. A bit too much fun, actually.

Anyway, I wanted to ask what is the best place to send feedback - bugs and such. Is it here? Is there some e-mail? Thanks!

What do you mean with too much fun?

I had asked Onyx International last year. Send bug reports to

ONYX BOOX <sales@onyx-international.com>

5/9/16

Dear User,

Thanks for your email and support of ONYX BOOX. Any bugs or suggestion you can send us email. I will transfer your mail to development department.

best regards
Onyx International Inc.

[ghostwheel]

Originally Posted by joblack

What do you mean with too much fun?

The writing is so smooth I end up doodling through the lectures, even more than I do with a regular pen.

[Randy11]

Originally Posted by iacchi

Unless I'm wrong, the software in the M92 and the Max is the same, so in theory you should be able to do with the Max what you're already able to do with the M92 and only that.

The M92 is a pure Linux device, not android, so the reader is not the same. And what I want is not possible with the M92. This functions are missing for me. I would know if it's possible with the ONYX MAX.

[bsnick]

Originally Posted by rine111

Android 4.4 on phones made using the SD card almost impossible.

I used xposed to get around this, but IIRC some apps build in work-arounds that'll let them write.

It'd be nice if Onyx would modify KK just enough to make the whole sd-card issue go away. As I understand it they'd just have to modify a single file.