What would you like in the next Firmware Release?

[Justy]

Originally Posted by HarryT

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!

Agreed! I have to do fancy foot work to get out of the dictionary and back to the book as it is. I wouldn't be happy having to do more key-presses to get out of look up mode as well.

[ottocrat]

Latecomer to the thread, but what I'd like to see are:

- folder structure in the library to assist navigation (I saw that Bookeen have mentioned this as a 'to do')

- Library search facility

- User-customisable buttons (please, I am never going to use the Cybook for music, and I keep pressing the music button by accident!)

- .rtf support

- support for larger SD cards

[llwwss]

Originally Posted by HarryT

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!

I agree with you if i only read books in English and my native tongue.
But i think the Cybook could be a useful tool of learning foreign languages thanks to its look up feature.
Currently i'm learning German, so there are many words on a page that i have to look up.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by ottocrat

- support for larger SD cards

Support for SDHC cards would require a different controller in the machine - it couldn't be done with a firmware change.

[mbovenka]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Support for SDHC cards would require a different controller in the machine - it couldn't be done with a firmware change.

Yup. But 4GB non-HC cards should be supportable with the current hardware. They don't work now; I tried.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by mbovenka

Yup. But 4GB non-HC cards should be supportable with the current hardware. They don't work now; I tried.

Trouble is, though, there is no "standard" for non-HC cards >2GB. Different manufacturers use different techniques. That's the reason the HC standard was introduced.

[Murleen]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Support for SDHC cards would require a different controller in the machine - it couldn't be done with a firmware change.

Looking at the datasheet for the S3C2410 - the SoC used in the cybook, there's no reason why SDHC couldn't be supported with a software update. It's of course possible that a separate SD card controller has been used instead of the built-in one, but why would they spend the money on an extra chip to do something already built-in?

[ottocrat]

Another thing to add to the wish-list: I'd like to have the option of returning directly to the page I was reading when switching the Cybook on again. This has always been the standard on e-readers I've used and I don't really understand why the Cybook returns you to the Library page every time you switch on.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by ottocrat

Another thing to add to the wish-list: I'd like to have the option of returning directly to the page I was reading when switching the Cybook on again. This has always been the standard on e-readers I've used and I don't really understand why the Cybook returns you to the Library page every time you switch on.

An option would good, yes - let you choose between going to the library screen or going to the last book read.

I guess the current system is a reasonable compromise for those who have several book "on the go" at a time. Given that it comes it with the current book "highlighted", it only takes 1 keypress to go to it, but you're already there on the library screen should you wish to choose a different book.

Having the choice would be good. Have you passed your request to Bookeen?

[mbovenka]

Originally Posted by Murleen

Looking at the datasheet for the S3C2410 - the SoC used in the cybook, there's no reason why SDHC couldn't be supported with a software update. It's of course possible that a separate SD card controller has been used instead of the built-in one, but why would they spend the money on an extra chip to do something already built-in?

Indeed. And looking at the old OpenMOKO/Neo1973 specs, which uses the S3C2410 as well (http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo197...e#microSD-Card), it specifically says it supports SDHC and that it's connected to the S3C2410 MMC/SD controller.

So it should be possible.

[slayda]

Quicker boot up!

Sort by Title, Author, or date.

Search for all books by an author.

[ottocrat]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Having the choice would be good. Have you passed your request to Bookeen?

No, good idea. (And I can see the value in also having a 'recent books' option to let you find the last few books you've read quickly.)

[DaleDe]

Originally Posted by ottocrat

No, good idea. (And I can see the value in also having a 'recent books' option to let you find the last few books you've read quickly.)

My ebookwise can sort content by:
title, author, book size, recently read, recently downloaded all with or without categories (genre). These are all useful. Too bad new eBook makers don't learn from the past.

Dale

[DutchBoy]

RTF support is asked for several times in this thread, it surprises me. Someone also mentioned Word format. Do you even know that there is free software that can easily convert from RTF or Word to PDF format, and how simple this? One click of a button and you've got what you need.

Some asked for CHM support: there are also tools available for conversion to PDF.

[Justy]

Originally Posted by DutchBoy

RTF support is asked for several times in this thread, it surprises me. Someone also mentioned Word format. Do you even know that there is free software that can easily convert from RTF or Word to PDF format, and how simple this? One click of a button and you've got what you need.

There is a conversion tool that goes from Word 2003 to Mobipocket. You just have to download Mobipocket Creator from http://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft. It builds a nice Mobi book that is read natively on the Cybook.