iLiad FBReader 0.8.1d for iLiad port finished (fixes/new features)

[wagnerian]

I'm wondering how I can configure it to enable Korean encoding.

[Adam B.]

If you've never used FBReader before, it may be best that you download the the desktop version and use it there.

That being said, I think I saw an option for encoding in the options screen (looks like 2 tools crossed)...

[VillageReader]

I got a second message to download the shell hack. I think the first download didn't unpack. Soooo, FBreader (the previous version) is working. All I need to do is figure out how to consistently get to the directory I want. I think I'm too impatient and go wandering around the CF card in placed I really don't want to go.

One oddity - the FBreader doesn't seem to pick up the file names correctly when they are put into the library, even though when you open the file it seems to know the name.

[wallcraft]

Originally Posted by henkvdg

Just add PDF support with search and some "CPU throttling" :-)
and it could be the default viewer. (but without scribble function :-( )

PDF support is unlikely, because PDF isn't (in general) reflowable.

At least one user of the Nokia 770 converted PDF's to 770-sized images in a HTML wrapper file and viewed them via FBReader. I'm not suggesting this on the iLiad for PDF's, but if you have a sequence of images customized for the iLiad then this would be one way to view them.

[wallcraft]

Originally Posted by wagnerian

I'm wondering how I can configure it to enable Korean encoding.

FBReader 0.8.1d is supposed to support Korean. It may not be auto detecting the format, but this should be selectable when you first open a "book" or later by selecting the "book info" icon (book with light bulb).

As Adam suggests, if this does not work on the iLiad then the first thing to do (if possible) is to try FBReader on some other device (e.g. Linux Desktop or Windows XP). For example, if under Windows XP on the Book Info menu I select Encoding Set "East Asian" then under Encoding there are four Korean options. I don't know if these actually work, because I can't read Korean.

If it fails on (say) the Windows XP version, then raise the issue on the FBReader Google Group. If it works on another device but fails on the Iliad then you may still want to ask on the Google Group.

[wallcraft]

Originally Posted by Moonraker

I think I prefer HTML because it can show the cover image which I now put at the beginning of all my books. I also use class headings and note that each line of these starts on a new page. Is there anything in the settings where I can correct these? Or is it because I create my books in XHTML?

Under "Options" (crossed spanner and screwdriver) the styles tab allows customization of the appearance of many document components, including headings. However, what I think may be happening is that FBReader is creating too many (TOC) "sections" and each section starts on a new page. One way to confirm this would be to look at the Table of Contents (under page with lines icon), if FBReader is creating one.

In any case, if the problem isn't fixable via the styles tab, you should probably raise this on FBReader's Google Group and provide an example document.

A possible work around might be to convert the file(s) to the plucker format (e.g. via Sunrise XP). They won't have a TOC under FBReader, and so may not have the formating problem. This is the way I normally handle HTML-based e-books.

[MishaS]

Originally Posted by VillageReader

One oddity - the FBreader doesn't seem to pick up the file names correctly when they are put into the library, even though when you open the file it seems to know the name.

FBReader automatically adds books to library for only a few of formats: those that provide the necessary meta information, i.e. FB2, OEB (open e-book)
and OpenReader. For others, FBReader can guess certain information, but it needs to be confirmed/added/modified by the user.

[wagnerian]

Originally Posted by wallcraft

FBReader 0.8.1d is supposed to support Korean. It may not be auto detecting the format, but this should be selectable when you first open a "book" or later by selecting the "book info" icon (book with light bulb).

As Adam suggests, if this does not work on the iLiad then the first thing to do (if possible) is to try FBReader on some other device (e.g. Linux Desktop or Windows XP). For example, if under Windows XP on the Book Info menu I select Encoding Set "East Asian" then under Encoding there are four Korean options. I don't know if these actually work, because I can't read Korean.

It does work on Windows XP, but I can see only Chinese encoding options on my iLiad.

[wallcraft]

Originally Posted by wagnerian

I'm wondering how I can configure it to enable Korean encoding.

I asked on FBReader's Google Group and the answer is:

FBReader uses 2 different modules for support character encodings.

The first module uses standard iconv modules. You can compile additional iconv modules and put it on your device. I think, this is the best way.

The second one uses xml files with encoding descriptions located in /usr/share/zlibrary/encodings (or something like, this name is valid for desktop version). You can create an additional xml file for Korean encoding and put it in your FBReader package.

On my Pepper Pad 3, the command
iconv --list
lists a huge number of encodings but perhaps there are fewer on the iLiad (or in the iLiad tool chain).

Also, the GNU libiconv supports four Korean encodings (EUC-KR, CP949, ISO-2022-KR, JOHAB) and so this may be missing from the iLiad.

[realityloop]

I'd like to do a native installation as per the instructions at https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/ILia...e_Installation , how do I go about accesing the /home/root/ directory from a windows machine please?

[scotty1024]

This is an example of a CHM on my iLiad after installing 2.9.5.

FBReader's clock seems to be off by 5 minutes as well???

[wallcraft]

Originally Posted by scotty1024

This is an example of a CHM on my iLiad after installing 2.9.5.

This font always looks uneven on screenshots. Is it better on the iLiad screen? I had not seen text from one line overlapping another in FBReader before, but I can get the same effect under Windows or Linux Desktop by setting the line spacing to 0.5 (I usually have this set to 1.3, which is probably the default). This setting is under the tools icon in the format tab. If it is set to 1.3, then probably the character hight isn't being detected correctly. The font itself is selected under tools/styles.

[templario]

The same happened to me, but you can change the font type and size in the settings menu, so i did and know it looks good. One question why the clock is two hours different to my time zone? can i change this?

[MishaS]

Originally Posted by scotty1024

This is an example of a CHM on my iLiad after installing 2.9.5.

FBReader's clock seems to be off by 5 minutes as well???

Is the time off by 5 minutes right after you turn the page/open the book? The time is not updated on iLiad (as it's a very long operation that reduces usability), so if you read one page for some time, then you should observe the difference.

[joblack]

download link doesn´t work anymore. does a newer version still have this toolbar?