After my first ereader and need help picking one...

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by j.p.s

The FONT_RAMP hack allows very fine grained font size settings.

That it does but the discussion was about the OOB experience.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by j.p.s

The FONT_RAMP hack allows very fine grained font size settings.

That does not work for KFX unless something has changed that I am not aware of.

[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

That does not work for KFX unless something has changed that I am not aware of.

Just one of several reasons to avoid KFX.

[Sirtel]

I agree Kindle font sizes without the hack are pretty poor. But then I patched Kobo font sizes also, I couldn't find that really satisfying size otherwise.

From my experience with my unpatched Libra I recall huge gaps at the bottom of the page when reading epubs (widows/orphans and also I think there was a bottom padding with epubs). Patching and modifying the css took care of those issues. Plus the lack of bolding options for custom fonts, again fixed with a patch.

As to Kindle line spacing and margins, I'm fine with those. I don't like ultra narrow margins and line-heights.

Of course everyone has their preferences, likes and dislikes. I'm not saying my opinion is some universal truth.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Of course everyone has their preferences, likes and dislikes. I'm not saying my opinion is some universal truth.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Of course everyone has their preferences, likes and dislikes. I'm not saying my opinion is some universal truth.

True that. The problem I find on the Kindle is that it's fixed to be the way it is. There's no way to override if you don't like it.

But if you do like it, then that's good. I can sort of deal by using KF8 with negative margins and ChareInk which makes the line height smaller. With KFX, the negative margins work, but ChareInk will not work to reduce the line height.

I can try other things with the font metadata and see if that works with KFX.

[kutusov]

Uhm... now for someone that wants something pretty much set out of the box.. and that just wants to pick up and read and not even be thinking about the device... is all that patching etc something that I would be needing to go into?

BTW, the Kindle is out, I can't order it. Portugal is under the umbrela of Amazon Spain but they won't sell it outside of Spain, so there .

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by kutusov

BTW, the Kindle is out, I can't order it. Portugal is under the umbrela of Amazon Spain but they won't sell it outside of Spain, so there .

Wow. That's.... an odd decision by Amazon. I'll leave recommendations of non-Kindle to others, as I've been Kindle-only for some time.

[Gibbo]

Originally Posted by kutusov

BTW, the Kindle is out, I can't order it. Portugal is under the umbrela of Amazon Spain but they won't sell it outside of Spain, so there .

have you tried ordering from Amazon.com?

[Sirtel]

I used a mail forwarder when I bought my Oasis, as Amazon didn't sell it to my country either.

But Kobo readers are perfectly usable out of the box and most people use them without any modifications. It's just that many MR members like to tinker and are far more demanding than an average user.

[kutusov]

Originally Posted by Gibbo

have you tried ordering from Amazon.com?

Ah, that's actually possible, they would ship it to me. Gets very expensive though, with import duties and all.

Originally Posted by Sirtel

I used a mail forwarder when I bought my Oasis, as Amazon didn't sell it to my country either.

But Kobo readers are perfectly usable out of the box and most people use them without any modifications. It's just that many MR members like to tinker and are far more demanding than an average user.

Yes, I've seen that you guys over at eastern Europe use that to order from Amazon Germany, I had never heard of such a service. I will look into it, could be helpful

I'm think I'm set on the Kobo anyway, I'll just pop on my local Fnac and get one. Maybe they'll me see the diference between Libra and Forma if I really beg

[kutusov]

Oh, guys? Just stumbled upon the Pocketbook Inkpad 3 Pro. Big screen, not wide as the Forma, slightly less expensive than the Forma, dual core processor, waterproof etc. Any caveats on these?

[4691mls]

Originally Posted by kutusov

Uhm... now for someone that wants something pretty much set out of the box.. and that just wants to pick up and read and not even be thinking about the device... is all that patching etc something that I would be needing to go into?

BTW, the Kindle is out, I can't order it. Portugal is under the umbrela of Amazon Spain but they won't sell it outside of Spain, so there .

I have a Kobo Clara - not the Kobo model you were considering, but similar. I have never added any patches or other modification and it works fine if you just want to be able to pick it up and read. It's easy to change the font size, line spacing, brightness, etc. on the out-of-the-box device.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by kutusov

Oh, guys? Just stumbled upon the Pocketbook Inkpad 3 Pro. Big screen, not wide as the Forma, slightly less expensive than the Forma, dual core processor, waterproof etc. Any caveats on these?

There is one major difference. The Inkpad 3 Pro uses a glass based screen and the Forma uses a plastic backed screen. This means that there is much less chance of breaking the screen on the Forma.

[Gibbo]

When ordering from Amazon I check Amazon UK & Amazon Spain 80% of the time it's cheaper to order from Amazon Spain and as I'm only 10 min from the border.