iLiad What's next? - Page 3

Adam B. · 07-23-2007, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by joblack

Yep, but XCHM is more particular to CHM files ...

I'd be curious to see a side by side comparison of the two. I read chm files with FBReader exclusively on the iLiad, and I have no complaints. They've really improved on chm support in the last few releases. I've ported xchm to the iLiad, and it was a pain to use.

Adam B. · 07-23-2007, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Scifier

Since Iliad doesn't have a built-in support for quick "suspend-restore" mode why not to implement a simple workaround for it:

*When a user pushes the power switch off, the running application (OS itself?) automatically makes a snapshot shot of everything on the screen and dumps it to some temporarily folder.

*On the startup OS loader checks for a presence of this image file and displays it (instead of standard boot-time picture) thus allowing us to continue reading when OS is not even loaded.

It would be trivial to take a screenshot and save it somewhere on shutdown. The problem is choosing that image on boot up. I'm not aware of where the default image is stored, and it's most likely not in a user accessable area. Being as such, flashing a new image would probably be dangerous as the unbrick utility does not update the boot loader.

jayk · 07-23-2007, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Yes, a sketch program would be nice, too.

We have calibration, has anyone been working on pressure sensitivity?

Pressure information is available via the tslib driver. Any app that is aware of tslib can get raw packets with the pressure / etc. The multi-button patch will also give you multiple buttons / eraser support... so technically, yes, it is possible.

JayK

pdam · 07-25-2007, 04:51 AM

I'd like to use the Iliad as a pen input device for PC programs in Windows (Word/Powerpoint/OpenOffice etc)

Dojo · 07-25-2007, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Adam B.

I'd be curious to see a side by side comparison of the two. I read chm files with FBReader exclusively on the iLiad, and I have no complaints. They've really improved on chm support in the last few releases. I've ported xchm to the iLiad, and it was a pain to use.

Would there be any chance of this being released so others could try it..? I've used Fbreader on the Iliad (and on the desktop) and compared to xchm it seemed quite basic... Thanks...!

Adam B. · 07-25-2007, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Dojo

Would there be any chance of this being released so others could try it..? I've used Fbreader on the Iliad (and on the desktop) and compared to xchm it seemed quite basic... Thanks...!

Basic in Features or in formatting?

The best part about FBReader when reading chm files, is that when you hit the end of a section, simply press the down hardware button to go the the next. You can also view the table of contents by selecting that item from the tool bar.

You can find what I did with xchm here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...13&postcount=8

Dojo · 07-25-2007, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Adam B.

You can find what I did with xchm here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...13&postcount=8

Is this compatible with firmware 2.10.2 ...?

Adam B. · 07-25-2007, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Dojo

Is this compatible with firmware 2.10.2 ...?

It should be. I always include all of the necessary libraries in my packages.

Scifier · 07-30-2007, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Adam B.

It would be trivial to take a screenshot and save it somewhere on shutdown. The problem is choosing that image on boot up. I'm not aware of where the default image is stored, and it's most likely not in a user accessable area. Being as such, flashing a new image would probably be dangerous as the unbrick utility does not update the boot loader.

I see... I don't like idea of reflashing on each shutdown either.

Is there any way to persuade Irex to change boot loader so it could try to load a image from let's say internal flash drive first and if it doesn't exist or a file is not a image - fallback to loading a one in the ROM?

Bunter · 08-11-2007, 03:22 PM

With e-ink it should be even possible to leave the picture on the screen while the device has been shut down. That is what happens if iLiad runs out of batteries... Kind of confusing but it could be made configurable. Although I must admit, writing image to internal flash and reloading it first thing after some basic initalization has been done (i wonder how long it would take).. The idea is just brilliant !

I hope iRex guys are reading this forum.

DeGodefroi · 08-11-2007, 04:05 PM

Probably they do. But they are spread thin qua programming resources. Originally they just wanted to offer basic programs and have a large company add and tweak for their employees etc.
Now Irex has to do more for the non business customers. That is why they are asking for programmers. If I could program..I would apply. Hell, they are 1 hour by car away from my home.

mac · 11-23-2007, 05:39 PM

I found that (music a midi program), maybe usefull port to iliad (o other similar program).

http://vsr.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de...ted/nted.xhtml

riccioberto · 11-26-2007, 08:11 AM

Hi, I don't know if this thread is still alive... What about trying to port/implement a working DJVU viewer on the iLiad? Half of my ebooks (mostly scientific, I admit...) are in DJVU and this is definitely one of the most popular formats, at least in the scientific community. I know scotty1024 did some work in porting javadjvu onto the iLiad, but his application doesn't install on 2.11 and, according to some other posts I read on this and other forums, scotty1024's viewer is almost useless anyway, due to bugs and various other limitations.

07-25-2007, 04:51 AM	#34
pdam Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 100 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: iLiad, iPaq, Psion5&7, Blackberry	I'd like to use the Iliad as a pen input device for PC programs in Windows (Word/Powerpoint/OpenOffice etc)

08-11-2007, 03:22 PM	#40
Bunter Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Device: iRex iLiad	With e-ink it should be even possible to leave the picture on the screen while the device has been shut down. That is what happens if iLiad runs out of batteries... Kind of confusing but it could be made configurable. Although I must admit, writing image to internal flash and reloading it first thing after some basic initalization has been done (i wonder how long it would take).. The idea is just brilliant ! I hope iRex guys are reading this forum.

08-11-2007, 04:05 PM	#41
DeGodefroi Zealot Posts: 131 Karma: 11 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Kindle DX Graphite (had Illiad)	Probably they do. But they are spread thin qua programming resources. Originally they just wanted to offer basic programs and have a large company add and tweak for their employees etc. Now Irex has to do more for the non business customers. That is why they are asking for programmers. If I could program..I would apply. Hell, they are 1 hour by car away from my home.

11-23-2007, 05:39 PM	#42
mac Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Iliad	I found that (music a midi program), maybe usefull port to iliad (o other similar program). http://vsr.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de...ted/nted.xhtml

11-26-2007, 08:11 AM	#43
riccioberto Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iLiad	Hi, I don't know if this thread is still alive... What about trying to port/implement a working DJVU viewer on the iLiad? Half of my ebooks (mostly scientific, I admit...) are in DJVU and this is definitely one of the most popular formats, at least in the scientific community. I know scotty1024 did some work in porting javadjvu onto the iLiad, but his application doesn't install on 2.11 and, according to some other posts I read on this and other forums, scotty1024's viewer is almost useless anyway, due to bugs and various other limitations.