09-12-2009, 09:42 AM | #16 |
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As long as we are asking for more options I would also like standby or keyboard lock mode
to show the cover of the book that is open. It might effect the battery life so the option should be changable. |
09-12-2009, 05:53 PM | #17 |
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A couple of additions I would like to see for the mobi format are the ability to use user installed fonts, adding the search feature, and enabling TTS.
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Well, you can use user installed fonts. Check Hanlin_V3 in our wiki. It is similar to user installed fonts for other formats except they have to be in /fonts/index so make a copy in that folder. It will then show up in the font selection menu in mobi. Be sure you have a complete set of 4 fonts and the last letters of the name are special and must end in bd for bold, i for italic and bi for bold italic. See the wiki for details. Dale |
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09-13-2009, 09:08 AM | #19 |
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Why would it affect the battery life? An eInk screen uses no power to display a static image.
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09-13-2009, 12:12 PM | #20 | |
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09-13-2009, 01:58 PM | #21 |
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8 font sizes for ALL formats.
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09-13-2009, 02:12 PM | #22 | |
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so I assumed the battery was being used maybe I misunderstood |
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09-13-2009, 02:31 PM | #23 |
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An option in the settings to declare how long the processor should stay active before slipping into sleep mode.
In this manner, say, you set it for 1 minute. If you take less than a minute to read the page, when you advance to the next page, it will turn just as fast as if you had changed pages in quick succession. If you take more than a minute, then changing pages will take the normal 1.2 seconds or so. It shouldn't have too much of a drain on the page turns. But even if it dropped the pages down from 8000 to 4000, that's still a good 4-7 books before charging. |
09-13-2009, 03:40 PM | #24 | |
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Caveat, I have done a lot of hardware work with ARM microprocessors, but I do not know anything about the particular hardware in the reader or how well the sleep mode is implemented in the firmware. These numbers are VERY rough ballpark figures, but say the processor is drawing 200 milliamperes when running at full clock speed, then the sleep current would be about 2 milliamperes or less, maybe a lot less depending on how good the firmware is. In this example, your 8000 page turns becomes 80 page turns just because you left the processor running at full speed doing nothing. EDIT: Another possible way to get your faster page turns would be to have the system pre-parse and format the next page immediately after displaying the current page and then go to sleep. That way, when the page turn button is pushed most of the work is already done. That does take up a big chunk of extra memory, so it may not actually be feasible. Last edited by Dave_S; 09-13-2009 at 03:45 PM. |
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However, I don't know if he ever passed along the idea about pre-loading the next page. |
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What do you mean by 'fix'. That could mean any number of things:
1) Make it work on ALL file types 2) Fix annoying things like pronouncing contractions as two separate 'words' 3) A voice with more human-like inflection 4) A different voice 5) etc. #3 isn't going to happen any time soon. #4 will probably happen only slightly sooner. But I'd like clarification of what you mean by 'fix.' |
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I'd like to see the ability to 'mark' an unlimited number of places in a book. This is not necessarily 'bookmarks' (although they COULD share functionality). You need to be able to select any WORD and 'mark' it for later reference, and easily return to those pages with the MARKED WORDS HIGHLIGHTED. A reasonably simple "go to next mark" command would be needed, that didn't require working your way through a multi-level menu system. This would enable one to proof-read documents ON the EZ Reader rather than at a desk on a computer screen. I'm sure folks would find many other uses for this ability.
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09-15-2009, 12:38 AM | #29 | |
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09-15-2009, 01:19 AM | #30 |
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So, when reading a Mobi file on the EZ Reader, you can select individual words, mark them, and return to them later, and an unlimited number of them? If so, what's the mechanism? Thanks!
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