What would you like in the next Firmware Release? - Page 10

DDHarriman · 03-07-2008, 12:11 PM

Reflowing of tagged PDF text books... that would make a good % of the PDF files great to be read in the Cybook.
This funcionality is offered by the Adobe Reader for the pocketpc - and this one is from 2002!

One should always hope.

DutchBoy · 03-10-2008, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by delphidb96

Yep! And I'm wondering just when we'll see an update to version 1.0x. It's been far too long since the last firmware update for a product which is so new and has such usability issues, IMO.

Derek

If the late Edsger Dijkstra could be around to see this...

Unfortunately for the users, the Cybook brings in enough $ so why bother to implement some good improvements? We're talking about very basic usability issues mostly and some extras that are not really that hard to implement.

delphidb96 · 03-10-2008, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DutchBoy

If the late Edsger Dijkstra could be around to see this...

Unfortunately for the users, the Cybook brings in enough $ so why bother to implement some good improvements? We're talking about very basic usability issues mostly and some extras that are not really that hard to implement.

Geez! *HOW* long ago did I write this???

Derek

tompe · 03-10-2008, 07:30 AM

Recognition of files with shtml extensions as html files would be nice.

I grabbed some of these years Nebula nominated work and just copied them to the Cybook and noticed that all was not shown in the library and that was because the extension of one of the html files was shtml.

JohnnyD · 03-11-2008, 05:34 AM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that the Cybook will only display one font face/font family per mobipocket-book; I'm happy with the possibility to choose my own font for reading, but it would also be nice to be able to read a book with the fonts which were defined in the book. The PC-version of Mobipocket Reader can display more than one font in a book, but the Cybook-version can't...

So what I would like in the next firmware: the possibility to switch between book-defined fonts and my own preferred font.

tompe · 03-11-2008, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that the Cybook will only display one font face/font family per mobipocket-book; I'm happy with the possibility to choose my own font for reading, but it would also be nice to be able to read a book with the fonts which were defined in the book. The PC-version of Mobipocket Reader can display more than one font in a book, but the Cybook-version can't...

So what I would like in the next firmware: the possibility to switch between book-defined fonts and my own preferred font.

How do you define fonts in the book and is this used much? Can other readers like the Kindle show these fonts? FBReader?

JohnnyD · 03-11-2008, 08:59 AM

fonts can be defined as "font family" or "font face" in html; when you use html as your "raw format" when formatting books, you can define all kinds of font faces for all kinds of text. The final step is to convert your html to mobipocket (with mobipocket creator).

As an experiment, I made an html page on which I defined two different fonts (serif and sans serif). After converting this html page to a mobipocket book, it turned out that both fonts were still recognisable in the PC version of mobipocket reader, but the font information was neglected on my Cybook.

Of course I made certain, that both the fonts I used in my html page were available and known to my Cybook.

slayda · 03-11-2008, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyD

fonts can be defined as "font family" or "font face" in html; when you use html as your "raw format" when formatting books, you can define all kinds of font faces for all kinds of text. The final step is to convert your html to mobipocket (with mobipocket creator).

As an experiment, I made an html page on which I defined two different fonts (serif and sans serif). After converting this html page to a mobipocket book, it turned out that both fonts were still recognisable in the PC version of mobipocket reader, but the font information was neglected on my Cybook.

Of course I made certain, that both the fonts I used in my html page were available and known to my Cybook.

I second this suggestion. It would allow such things as symbols or foreign languages (i.e. with different alphabets) in the text.

delphidb96 · 03-11-2008, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that the Cybook will only display one font face/font family per mobipocket-book; I'm happy with the possibility to choose my own font for reading, but it would also be nice to be able to read a book with the fonts which were defined in the book. The PC-version of Mobipocket Reader can display more than one font in a book, but the Cybook-version can't...

So what I would like in the next firmware: the possibility to switch between book-defined fonts and my own preferred font.

Well, it's already got the ability to switch between any ONE font family and any other. But, yeah, being able to see two font families within the ebook WOULD be nice.

Derek

Olympus · 03-11-2008, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Wouldn't work. The Gen3 displays its "USB" screen even when the dumb USB wall charger is plugged in.

I haven't received my CyBook Gen3 yet, however could someone try a trick I use for my Meizu player: use tape to prevent communication connectors in the USB-connecter or insert the USB charger half-way. My Meizu now charges without switching to USB-modus. Hopefully this works for the GenBook Gen3 too.
Original reference: using m6 while charging usb

delphidb96 · 03-11-2008, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Olympus

I haven't received my CyBook Gen3 yet, however could someone try a trick I use for my Meizu player: use tape to prevent communication connectors in the USB-connecter or insert the USB charger half-way. My Meizu now charges without switching to USB-modus. Hopefully this works for the GenBook Gen3 too.
Original reference: using m6 while charging usb

Couldn't get the link to work.

Derek

DDHarriman · 03-11-2008, 01:34 PM

I Olympus

What you are proposing is no problem with the Cybook:

1 - one can not read when it's charging;
2 - the connection is normaly tight, so much so, it will have to be hard pushed for the USB cable to be disconnected;
3 - the USB slot is protected by a plastic "thing", so it will not "short circuit" by accident.

Best,

JohnnyD · 03-11-2008, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

As an experiment, I made an html page on which I defined two different fonts (serif and sans serif). After converting this html page to a mobipocket book, it turned out that both fonts were still recognisable in the PC version of mobipocket reader, but the font information was neglected on my Cybook.

For anyone who likes, I've attached my two test files (both html and prc in single zip file)

llwwss · 03-11-2008, 03:16 PM

Look up feature needs to be upgraded.

Look up mode ends when i press back button after searching a word.
It's quite inconvenient.

I hope look up mode is still alive even after pressing the back button so that i can look up other words with no need to start look up mode again.

HarryT · 03-12-2008, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by llwwss

Look up feature needs to be upgraded.

Look up mode ends when i press back button after searching a word.
It's quite inconvenient.

I hope look up mode is still alive even after pressing the back button so that i can look up other words with no need to start look up mode again.

I, on the other hand, would find that highly inconvenient because I rarely want to look up more than one word on a page. I wouldn't want an extra key-press to get out of lookup mode!

03-07-2008, 12:11 PM	#136
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	Reflowing of tagged PDF text books... that would make a good % of the PDF files great to be read in the Cybook. This funcionality is offered by the Adobe Reader for the pocketpc - and this one is from 2002! One should always hope. Last edited by DDHarriman; 03-07-2008 at 06:37 PM.

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03-10-2008, 07:30 AM	#139
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	Recognition of files with shtml extensions as html files would be nice. I grabbed some of these years Nebula nominated work and just copied them to the Cybook and noticed that all was not shown in the library and that was because the extension of one of the html files was shtml.

03-11-2008, 05:34 AM	#140
JohnnyD Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 72819 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Drenthe, The Netherlands Device: Cybook Gen3 (cracked screen)/Bebook/Nokia E60/Nokia 5800/Kobo Aura HD	Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that the Cybook will only display one font face/font family per mobipocket-book; I'm happy with the possibility to choose my own font for reading, but it would also be nice to be able to read a book with the fonts which were defined in the book. The PC-version of Mobipocket Reader can display more than one font in a book, but the Cybook-version can't... So what I would like in the next firmware: the possibility to switch between book-defined fonts and my own preferred font.

03-11-2008, 08:59 AM	#142
JohnnyD Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 72819 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Drenthe, The Netherlands Device: Cybook Gen3 (cracked screen)/Bebook/Nokia E60/Nokia 5800/Kobo Aura HD	fonts can be defined as "font family" or "font face" in html; when you use html as your "raw format" when formatting books, you can define all kinds of font faces for all kinds of text. The final step is to convert your html to mobipocket (with mobipocket creator). As an experiment, I made an html page on which I defined two different fonts (serif and sans serif). After converting this html page to a mobipocket book, it turned out that both fonts were still recognisable in the PC version of mobipocket reader, but the font information was neglected on my Cybook. Of course I made certain, that both the fonts I used in my html page were available and known to my Cybook.

03-11-2008, 01:34 PM	#147
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	I Olympus What you are proposing is no problem with the Cybook: 1 - one can not read when it's charging; 2 - the connection is normaly tight, so much so, it will have to be hard pushed for the USB cable to be disconnected; 3 - the USB slot is protected by a plastic "thing", so it will not "short circuit" by accident. Best,

03-11-2008, 03:16 PM	#149
llwwss Member Posts: 20 Karma: 100 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Cybook Gen3	Look up feature needs to be upgraded. Look up mode ends when i press back button after searching a word. It's quite inconvenient. I hope look up mode is still alive even after pressing the back button so that i can look up other words with no need to start look up mode again.

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