CJK fonts on North American PRS-505 possible?

Abisha · 09-25-2008, 12:08 AM

Hello everyone. I have a quick question that I'm hoping someone can help me clear up. The main reason I purchased an eReader was to be able to read the hundreds upon hundreds of pages of .doc and .pdf documents I receive from my University professors I get each semester. So far I've had a very pleasant reading experience and it has been wonderful not to have to print off all these documents which I inevitably end up disposing/recycling anyways. Well, I've kinda hit a snag in my wonderful eReader experience. It seems that I can't get the Sony PRS-505 to display Kanji/Katakana/Hiragana properly. I'm assuming this problem is consistent to all CJK fonts. I REALLY need help with this. I'm a linguistic major and it's crucial that I can read these documents. If anyone knows how I can get CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) fonts to render properly I will be ever so grateful!

Thanks much for any aid you can offer!

-Abisha

gwynevans · 09-25-2008, 04:05 AM

My understanding is that if the PDF has the fonts embedded, then there'd be no problems, but if not (probably because that would hugely increase the size of the file), then you'll need to do some work to replace the 'standard' fonts.

I'd suggest searching the forum for "Chinese" rather than "CJK", but as a short-cut, take a look at http://xp.sg/hacks/unicode-support-for-prs-505/ - Note that the info here is also relevant as it deals with the same issue (replacing the standard fonts) but while less specific to CJK fonts, has more information about the process.

As an aside, please note that an "eReader" is a quite different device to a Sony Reader!

Abisha · 09-25-2008, 10:38 AM

Thank you for the quick reply. I'm reading the content of the link you shared right now. As for my ignorance concerning "eReader", it won't happen again.

-Abisha

igorsk · 09-25-2008, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwynevans

As an aside, please note that an "eReader" is a quite different device to a Sony Reader!

...and not even a device at all

Valloric · 09-25-2008, 12:50 PM

The Reader supports Unicode fonts out-of-the box, the only problem is that it ships with fonts that are not Unicode (classic Sony idea; they like reveling in irony). We have a very nice guide (if I may say so myself :P) on changing these default fonts here.

You need to find a Unicode font and then use the linked guide to replace the default Reader font with it. This should all be fairly simple and easy to do.

EDIT: For some strange reason, I missed gwynevans's post.

Abisha · 09-25-2008, 11:52 PM

Thank you for all the helpful replies.

bambou · 10-26-2008, 10:50 AM

hi,have you figured it out ? we are prs505-fans from china(mainland&taiwan).We have made a cave in the HIPDA FORUM.
Some guys had really made a few solutions for the CJK display on prs 505 , txt& bbeb(unicode) are both OK(in fact ,perfect).Of cause ,their solutions are base on igorsk and the other people's works.Thx,again! Some guys had made some different font for CJK reading ,at least ,chinese (simple &traditonal) and japanese are perfectly display on my prs505.
If you could read chinese ,just come to our forum to join us .Or you could google "Sony Reader PRS 505 中文化 ".
GOOD LUCK!

bigriff · 04-07-2009, 06:35 PM

Wow, great...

I can't read chinese- Can you do a how to in english?

allon_pan · 04-29-2009, 09:56 PM

It's exactly same routine as this post https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20644

all you need is to have 3 font files support Chinese.

JSWolf · 04-29-2009, 10:21 PM

It's actually better to do it via ePub (IMHO).

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36361

09-25-2008, 12:08 AM	#1
Abisha Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 2272 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A. Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-950	CJK fonts on North American PRS-505 possible? Hello everyone. I have a quick question that I'm hoping someone can help me clear up. The main reason I purchased an eReader was to be able to read the hundreds upon hundreds of pages of .doc and .pdf documents I receive from my University professors I get each semester. So far I've had a very pleasant reading experience and it has been wonderful not to have to print off all these documents which I inevitably end up disposing/recycling anyways. Well, I've kinda hit a snag in my wonderful eReader experience. It seems that I can't get the Sony PRS-505 to display Kanji/Katakana/Hiragana properly. I'm assuming this problem is consistent to all CJK fonts. I REALLY need help with this. I'm a linguistic major and it's crucial that I can read these documents. If anyone knows how I can get CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) fonts to render properly I will be ever so grateful! Thanks much for any aid you can offer! -Abisha

09-25-2008, 12:50 PM	#5
Valloric Created Sigil, FlightCrew Posts: 1,982 Karma: 350515 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Kobo Clara HD	The Reader supports Unicode fonts out-of-the box, the only problem is that it ships with fonts that are not Unicode (classic Sony idea; they like reveling in irony). We have a very nice guide (if I may say so myself :P) on changing these default fonts here. You need to find a Unicode font and then use the linked guide to replace the default Reader font with it. This should all be fairly simple and easy to do. EDIT: For some strange reason, I missed gwynevans's post. Last edited by Valloric; 09-25-2008 at 12:53 PM.

04-07-2009, 06:35 PM	#8
bigriff Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: none	English Wow, great... I can't read chinese- Can you do a how to in english?

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09-25-2008, 04:05 AM	#2
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	My understanding is that if the PDF has the fonts embedded, then there'd be no problems, but if not (probably because that would hugely increase the size of the file), then you'll need to do some work to replace the 'standard' fonts. I'd suggest searching the forum for "Chinese" rather than "CJK", but as a short-cut, take a look at http://xp.sg/hacks/unicode-support-for-prs-505/ - Note that the info here is also relevant as it deals with the same issue (replacing the standard fonts) but while less specific to CJK fonts, has more information about the process. As an aside, please note that an "eReader" is a quite different device to a Sony Reader!

09-25-2008, 10:38 AM	#3
Abisha Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 2272 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A. Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-950	Thank you for the quick reply. I'm reading the content of the link you shared right now. As for my ignorance concerning "eReader", it won't happen again. -Abisha

09-25-2008, 11:52 PM	#6
Abisha Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 2272 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A. Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-950	Thank you for all the helpful replies.

10-26-2008, 10:50 AM	#7
bambou Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: treo600,prs505,gbasp	hi,have you figured it out ? we are prs505-fans from china(mainland&taiwan).We have made a cave in the HIPDA FORUM. Some guys had really made a few solutions for the CJK display on prs 505 , txt& bbeb(unicode) are both OK(in fact ,perfect).Of cause ,their solutions are base on igorsk and the other people's works.Thx,again! Some guys had made some different font for CJK reading ,at least ,chinese (simple &traditonal) and japanese are perfectly display on my prs505. If you could read chinese ,just come to our forum to join us .Or you could google "Sony Reader PRS 505 中文化 ". GOOD LUCK!

04-29-2009, 09:56 PM	#9
allon_pan Member Posts: 14 Karma: 468 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Shenzhen, China Device: Sony PRS 505	It's exactly same routine as this post https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20644 all you need is to have 3 font files support Chinese.

04-29-2009, 10:21 PM	#10
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,563 Karma: 129670952 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	It's actually better to do it via ePub (IMHO). https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36361