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@Christopher I was actually wondering if I got a lemon, especially since I've read so many raves about the clarity of the 300's screen, but since you're seeing this with your 600 as well, maybe that's just the way it really is.
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It is also hard to evaluate because I have yet to really read a book on the Sony, and tinkering with it is a really hard way to make comparisons. I need to immerse myself in a book and see how that works, or if immersion is impossible! I can certainly immerse myself when reading on iPhone to the extent that I can navigate crowded train platforms, ticket barriers and escalators without looking up from my book! |
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Thanks, Solitaire, will try changing the font
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I don't think lrf supports that, though, do they? I read a smaller font than you do (usually 9 pts) so I definitely don't have that problem but I can see how a smaller font would make it arise. |
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I know that hyphenating words (I think that's what you mean by "cutting words") could deal with some of the poor line breaks that occur when flowing the text, both with and without full justification. But I find it more readable to not hyphenate at all. Also, it saves me from having to go through my ebooks and rehyphenate the text it if I decide to reformat them (such as to a smaller font or a different typeface). One of the best things about ebooks is that its formatting can be adjusted to suit the reader. Since I've begun needing to use reading glasses for smaller print, the ability to increase the size of the text is a definite plus for me. You are welcome. I'm glad to help where I can, and I've found Georgia to be one of the better-looking typefaces. To me, it gives the text a slightly more interesting look than either Thorndale or Times New Roman. Also, I prefer to make the main text of my ebooks in a serif typeface. |
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Basically the program decides if it's better to leave a word whole or to cut it, and where to cut it (usually between double consonants, always between syllables). Since in French one syllable doesn't have any influence on how the previous or next one are pronounced, cutting between syllables doesn't make it harder to read at all. I'm guessing this isn't supported in lrf though. I know rtf and doc files support it in French though, but all my programs are in English now and I can't find the option to do that anywhere. I've also been having trouble with special spaces, the type that can't be cut. For instance in French, double punctuation has one space before and one space after (double punctuation is ";" ":" "?" "!" and French quotation marks). The space before (or after, for opening French quotation marks) cannot be cut (it's a specific one different from a regular space) and needs to be linked to the word before (after) it. This isn't supported in lrf so you sometimes end up with these symbols at the beginning of a line, which can be very annoying. It is however supported in doc and rtf as a special symbol, but I'd have to see if these special symbols are recognised on the reader. If they are, I might end up switching to rtf for my favourite format. |
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That is the main reason that I switched to PDF for my ebooks. I use my word processor to make my ebooks and I can take full advantage for its formatting capabilities (including hard spaces which is one way to solve the double punctuation problem that you mentioned). When I'm finished, I can export them to PDF and they will look exactly they way I want them to. Although I do lose the ability to increase the font size, the control over an ebook is worth the tradeoff. |
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I that lrf seems to have the quickest page turns.
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