PRS-500 Sony Reader PRS-500 universal flasher - Page 5

AndyQ · 05-20-2007, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by AndyQ

I did that (well, I used libprs500) and that set the time from 00:00 to an hour earlier than my PC clock is set to).

Well, I figured out how to "fix" the time on my reader.

I changed my Windows timezone to one that was an hour ahead (Amsterdam), re-connected my reader and synced with libprs500 and that worked.

I guess that because my timezone was set to GMT but we're in Daylight Savings Time time at the moment, things got a little confused.

JSWolf · 05-20-2007, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by AndyQ

Well, I figured out how to "fix" the time on my reader.

I changed my Windows timezone to one that was an hour ahead (Amsterdam), re-connected my reader and synced with libprs500 and that worked.

I guess that because my timezone was set to GMT but we're in Daylight Savings Time time at the moment, things got a little confused.

If you are in the UK, your timezone isn't GMT. It's BST. That's why your time is an hour off.

NatCh · 05-20-2007, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by AndyQ

... we're in Daylight Savings Time time at the moment, things got a little confused.

Doesn't your Windows have the option to check that you observer DST? That'd probably take care of it for you automagically.

AndyQ · 05-21-2007, 04:03 AM

Indeed. My Timezone is set to GMT (London, etc) - as there isn't a BST timezone option, and then the checkbox to allow observe DST is checked.

If I then sync the reader the reader time is set to one hour earlier then my PC time.

If I then change only the timezone to be one that is one hour ahead of GMT and then sync the reader, the time on the reader is then correct (but I guess its internal timezone is wrong).

Note this is on Vista - I haven't tried XP or anything.

otterman · 05-21-2007, 05:13 AM

Oops, bye-bye bookmarks.

orcinus · 05-21-2007, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

Doesn't your Windows have the option to check that you observer DST? That'd probably take care of it for you automagically.

It would, but not on the reader.
Bear in mind that the Reader runs on Linux. Which, like all Unixen (Unices?

) keeps the real time clock on GMT, then adds the time zone and DST corrections before displaying it. Windows, on the other hand, adds (/subtracts) the corrections to(/from) the RTC itself...

NatCh · 05-21-2007, 09:44 AM

Ah, well then.

I like "Unixies" as a plural for Unix.

JSWolf · 05-21-2007, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by otterman

Oops, bye-bye bookmarks.

The only book info I lost was the book I left open when I shut off before I updated my Reader. So the solution is to make sure you are at the main menu before you update your Reader. It was my fault really. But I managed to figure out where I was in the book and it's all good now.

diabloNL · 05-21-2007, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

The only book info I lost was the book I left open when I shut off before I updated my Reader. So the solution is to make sure you are at the main menu before you update your Reader. It was my fault really. But I managed to figure out where I was in the book and it's all good now.

If I'm not mistaking the Reader goes back to the state it was when connected the last time to the Connect software. So before flashing it's good to connect it to your PC and start Connect. That way he should remember where it left of in your book(s).

da_jane · 05-21-2007, 05:29 PM

I've read through the thread and the readme file. Can I rename any font (i.e., I like Georgia) to tt0003m_.ttf or something like that?

Slowhand · 05-22-2007, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by da_jane

I've read through the thread and the readme file. Can I rename any font (i.e., I like Georgia) to tt0003m_.ttf or something like that?

Yep. It seems so.

kovidgoyal · 05-22-2007, 01:08 PM

Just a note of caution here. If you use a font with very different metrics from the default font, certain parts of the LRF may have their formatting ruined. Tables are the best example of this.

tuktuk · 05-22-2007, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by each

Great job!
I have a question: is it possible to add built-in fonts for Asian language, such as Chinese. Any restrictions on the file size of these fonts?

I don't think it is possible for Chinese.

There are actually three fonts in the Reader. With the 7mb limitation in mind, you could pick the most frequent ~ 2,000 characters and put them only in one of the three fonts. It could possibly work for basic Korean or Japanese but I understand that you need much more characters for Chinese, right?

See

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...achmentid=2663
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...achmentid=2665

tuktuk · 05-22-2007, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Just a note of caution here. If you use a font with very different metrics from the default font, certain parts of the LRF may have their formatting ruined. Tables are the best example of this.

To illustrate here is a font that has crazy Japanese characters when the size is small (other sizes are ok).

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...achmentid=2664

each · 05-26-2007, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by tuktuk

I don't think it is possible for Chinese.

There are actually three fonts in the Reader. With the 7mb limitation in mind, you could pick the most frequent ~ 2,000 characters and put them only in one of the three fonts. It could possibly work for basic Korean or Japanese but I understand that you need much more characters for Chinese, right?

See

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...achmentid=2663
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...achmentid=2665

Yeah, I tried to rename a Chinese font which is no more than 5MB to one of these three fonts, it doesn't work and bricked my ereader.
I am thinking the way you mentioned, can you tell me how to put chinese characters into one of these fonts?

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05-21-2007, 04:03 AM	#64
AndyQ Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 36 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Indeed. My Timezone is set to GMT (London, etc) - as there isn't a BST timezone option, and then the checkbox to allow observe DST is checked. If I then sync the reader the reader time is set to one hour earlier then my PC time. If I then change only the timezone to be one that is one hour ahead of GMT and then sync the reader, the time on the reader is then correct (but I guess its internal timezone is wrong). Note this is on Vista - I haven't tried XP or anything.

05-21-2007, 05:13 AM	#65
otterman Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: PRS-500/PRS-700/iPhone 3G (overhyped)	Oops, bye-bye bookmarks.

05-21-2007, 09:44 AM	#67
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Ah, well then. I like "Unixies" as a plural for Unix.

05-21-2007, 05:29 PM	#70
da_jane Evangelist Posts: 405 Karma: 692 Join Date: Sep 2006 Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 \| Kindle Paperwhite \| iPad Mini	I've read through the thread and the readme file. Can I rename any font (i.e., I like Georgia) to tt0003m_.ttf or something like that?

05-22-2007, 01:08 PM	#72
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Just a note of caution here. If you use a font with very different metrics from the default font, certain parts of the LRF may have their formatting ruined. Tables are the best example of this.