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Old 11-10-2009, 01:41 PM   #16
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I will ask my tech people to try it and then write better info than I can give you.
Hello Robert,

Thank you very much for a new firmware. Font sizes are much better. Could you please ask your tech people about bokmark issue as well (not working with folders with spaces in them) ? I did report it to Astak some time ago and I was told it would be fixed.

Thanks a lot

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Old 11-10-2009, 02:37 PM   #17
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Dear Jasmee:

I will be the last one to get it on my Pocket PRO because of a busy day. We are going to be selling through 49 new retail stores in the USA and they are installing demo counters and there are a lot of details to still do.

It has been explained to me that all you do is push in on the "nib" (the protrusion on the scroll wheel) to get into another mode. Once you are in the mode you want (for example "volume", you control with up and down on the scroll wheel.

I am praying that this change is indeed on this firmware upgrade. If not, there will be a second firmware upgrade almost immediately.

To answer other questions: yes, I suspect that the new upgrade will change any pre-existing font sizes you may have already installed. I do not know for sure as I do not use calibre. I just know that everyone (members of MR and reviewers) has universally disliked the graduation of the font increases. This upgrade is supposed to make the garduation much more practical.

I will ask my tech people to try it and then write better info than I can give you.

If it is, I can't get it to work. Could be me ....

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Argh, I can't download it until I get to my off-peak time for my broadband. Have to wait until midnight for me (currently 8:50am).
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Old 11-10-2009, 06:00 PM   #19
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Anybody got a mirror for the V5 update file? The download page is now showing the "undefined" error.
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Anybody got a mirror for the V5 update file? The download page is now showing the "undefined" error.
The site is working for me at the moment, but you can skip the flash page and go to http://www.theezreader.com/html/support_firmware.asp
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Robert, I downloaded the Ukrainian firmware last week, and I really like all the rounded corners on all the menu screens. Is the Astak firmware like that? Or is it back to the non-rounded corners like it was? (I'm strange and this would be the make-or-break for me downloading the new firmware.)
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Old 11-10-2009, 06:47 PM   #22
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To answer other questions: yes, I suspect that the new upgrade will change any pre-existing font sizes you may have already installed. I do not know for sure as I do not use calibre. I just know that everyone (members of MR and reviewers) has universally disliked the graduation of the font increases. This upgrade is supposed to make the garduation much more practical.
Would it be possible to release a firmware that does not affect the sizes, but still extend the battery life?
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Quoting my previous post in case Robert has missed it. (:

I really would love to try out the new firmware, but am worried it may mess up my font sizes. Could someone please clarify this please? Thanks!
If you have a copy of the the previous firmware (September release) you can install the new firmware, test it, then if it doesn't suit go back to the older firmware.
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Old 11-10-2009, 06:51 PM   #24
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If you have a copy of the the previous firmware (September release) you can install the new firmware, test it, then if it doesn't suit go back to the older firmware.
Nope, I don't have a copy of it.
Sorry for sounding silly, I just had my PP for a week - how do you obtain a copy of the previous firmware?
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Nope, I don't have a copy of it.
Sorry for sounding silly, I just had my PP for a week - how do you obtain a copy of the previous firmware?
Well if you are quick they still have it at http://www.astak.com/downloadcenter.asp

Direct link: http://www.astak.com/download/v5setu...k_09102009.rar

I don't believe they keep an archive for us to download previous versions, I am personally keeping a copy of every firmware upgrade I do so I can in the future revert back.
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Well if you are quick they still have it at http://www.astak.com/downloadcenter.asp

Direct link: http://www.astak.com/download/v5setu...k_09102009.rar

I don't believe they keep an archive for us to download previous versions, I am personally keeping a copy of every firmware upgrade I do so I can in the future revert back.
Thanks Sol! (:
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Anybody got a mirror for the V5 update file? The download page is now showing the "undefined" error.
Yes, I have it and a few others that I've started collecting on my ebooks page at:

http://www.kaser.com/ebooks.html
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Would it be possible to release a firmware that does not affect the sizes, but still extend the battery life?
Dear Snowcandy:

I can ask. Your request does not sound unreasonable to me; but I do not know how hard this could be. I will check.
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I can ask. Your request does not sound unreasonable to me; but I do not know how hard this could be. I will check.
You know that you will never be able to please everybody with any font sizes you choose. People have different requirements. What Jinke needs to do is to offer the ability to configure the font sizes for a particular machine using an option for PDF/ePUB and probably others like Mobi and FB2. I noticed that the Ukranian version is now using coolreader for HTML with 10 font size choices. They have the right idea.

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I just tried with an EPUB file speaking. It is just the normal Menu, and that seems to be erratic in appearing.
There does not seem to be a TTS volume level.

Music is playing is partially broken as you must now leave your book to make adjustments on the playing screen.
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