Can Sony reader support Chinese?

[casofamily]

Finally, I get the format which can be read in the COnnSoft, but the size of the pdf file is only limited to 30 pages. Once more than 30 pages, there is a blank screen for chinese characters.

Any suggestion?

[NatCh]

Originally Posted by jimmyzou

It look nice Thanks NatCh
Is the font big in reader? I think smaller font than this can be readable?

No, the font will be a good deal smaller in the Reader, but that size should be easily readable, as long as your vision is reasonably normal (my Mandarin is ... rusty ).

Originally Posted by casofamily

NatCh,

Would you please let me know your config to convert your file to pdf?

It's jimmyzou's file, casofamily, but I think he said he used pdfFactory with 120x90mm page size, and embedded the Chinese font into the file.

[casofamily]

I used Adobe 6.0 pro to do the conversion. 3.57" x 4.82" page size, 0.25" for margins, font size 11. The chinese book that I converted turns into about 2000 pages. But there is nothing shown in the ConnSoft after I imported the pdf file into it. So I tried to convert the same file with limited number of pages output. I can only see the file from both the reader & the ConnSoft at 30 pages/pdf file. Once more than 30 pages, there is only a blank screen. Strange!

[romsempire]

If you use pdf fasterfarian you convert your PDFS in grey scale images.
So sony reader read images, not pdf.
According to me, PDF fasterfarian is the best method for viewing complex graphics and rich image texts.

You can visualize every language like images.

You need a good computer for conversion with pdffasterfarian engine.

Bye

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by casofamily

I used Adobe 6.0 pro to do the conversion. 3.57" x 4.82" page size, 0.25" for margins, font size 11. The chinese book that I converted turns into about 2000 pages. But there is nothing shown in the ConnSoft after I imported the pdf file into it. So I tried to convert the same file with limited number of pages output. I can only see the file from both the reader & the ConnSoft at 30 pages/pdf file. Once more than 30 pages, there is only a blank screen. Strange!

Why not try Book Designer? It might work if you embed the Chinese font you need. And then you'd have more control over the size. If it works, it will be a lot easier to deal with as well. You can load in the RTF file from word. And you can also set the font in BD to use the Chinese font as it's display font.

[NatCh]

If it works, it would be a lot easier, but I'm not sure that the Reader will display such a radically different font, even if it's been embedded by BD ... it'd be worth a try, though.

[HarryT]

I believe that others have reported that, although the Reader uses Unicode, it only supports the first 256 characters in a font, so it can't be used for languages like Chinese which require the full Unicode character set.

[jimmyzou]

Originally Posted by NatCh

No, the font will be a good deal smaller in the Reader, but that size should be easily readable, as long as your vision is reasonably normal (my Mandarin is ... rusty ).

Cool,so I guess with pdfFactory, I can at least read those Chinese book in TXT and word formats. that's what I need for Chinese books.
For PDF, I tried pdfRasterFarian2.5, it worked out blank pages, don't know why..
And then I tried pdfReader, it works, but the font seems not sharp...
I'm try to learn this book making before my reader arrive. have place an order and waiting it.


It's jimmyzou's file, casofamily, but I think he said he used pdfFactory with 120x90mm page size, and embedded the Chinese font into the file.

Yes, I use pdfFactory print out from word, with font Mingliu 12 embedded.

[CHINESE reader]

Originally Posted by jimmyzou

It look nice Thanks NatCh
Is the font big in reader? I think smaller font than this can be readable?

Hello, everyone. Thank you for these posts! it really helped! i am new! i have read all the posts about Sony Reader supporting Chinese. I plan to buy a sony reader, but i have one concern about it. i have some simplified Chinese pdf articles. The fonts are beautiful, it is GB Chinese 楷体， my question is, can i read these Chinese pdf files from Sony Reader, and with the same look as i look from a computer?

can anyone anwser me? thanks a lot!

[hjy321]

try this:
http://www.hi-pda.com/forum/viewthre...ble&tid=361320

[jessie102]

Thanks for the link.

Can someone knowing more Chinese than me, please translate the instructions to English? I am trying to learn Chinese, but do not know enough to follow those instructions.

The HiPDA site is down, however, I think this is a equivalent: http://www.handsee.com/bbs/html/2007...424051012.html

Just the information needed for installing the complete trad / simp character set is required.

thx

[Progers263]

Hi, jimmyzou

505 totally supports Chinese!!! In every format!!!

You can find enough information on this forum, http://www.hi-pda.com/forum/forumdis...p?fid=7&page=1
this forum is Chinese, but I assume you understand Chinese.

Unfortunately, the forum is now down, due to some unknown reasons, be patient, it shall come back soon.

To jessie102

The link that you thought was an equivalent actually is not. It's for 500.

As for 505, I guess we have to wait for hipda to come back.

I do know the procedures, but you have to download some fonts, and a small application from hipda.

[Catire]

I'm not the best photographer but here are a couple of pictures and a video of the Chinese file posted.

[jessie102]

Originally Posted by Progers263

Hi, jimmyzou

505 totally supports Chinese!!! In every format!!!

You can find enough information on this forum, http://www.hi-pda.com/forum/forumdis...p?fid=7&page=1
this forum is Chinese, but I assume you understand Chinese.

Unfortunately, the forum is now down, due to some unknown reasons, be patient, it shall come back soon.

To jessie102

The link that you thought was an equivalent actually is not. It's for 500.

As for 505, I guess we have to wait for hipda to come back.

I do know the procedures, but you have to download some fonts, and a small application from hipda.

Thanks for the quick response, with your help, I look forward to reading the procedures in English once it comes back up hopefully soon. thanks

[SurgE]

Here's what chinese looks like on my reader(505):



I can help write a guide for the 505 if there's a need.