Initial thoughts about my new PocketBook 302

[JimMcLaren]

Originally Posted by Schnitzelbrain

Not really shure but afaik poterm is for 301/360 ONLY.
Can someone state this correct, if not just forget my post.

You may be right but the operating system is the same on both. Many of the applications that work on the 360 also run on the 302. The difference is the interface. Since the 302 is a touch screen, the buttons are different (no dpad) and the internal virtual keyboard is different many apps don't work. But a skilled linux programmer should be able to modify them to work on the 302. I'm not a member of that group unfortunately. Might have to become one.

[kacir]

Originally Posted by Schnitzelbrain

Not really shure but afaik poterm is for 301/360 ONLY.
Can someone state this correct, if not just forget my post.

poterm requires that you press OK buton to open the virtual keyboard for command input. PB302 has no OK button.
So, poterm might work, you just have no means of interaction with it.
"Porting" it to the PB302 *might* be as easy as assigning a different button to the function of opening the virtual keyboard. So a programmer that made the poterm *might* be able to make necessary changes in a few minutes.

[adbosch]

Can one easily write e.g. a review on a 302 and export it for further processing in e.g. Word?

[kacir]

Originally Posted by adbosch

Can one easily write e.g. a review on a 302 and export it for further processing in e.g. Word?

Not at the moment.

[brainycat]

Originally Posted by kacir

poterm requires that you press OK buton to open the virtual keyboard for command input. PB302 has no OK button.

from poterm.cpp:

70                  case KEY_OK:
71                      OpenKeyboard(term->prompt(), kbuffer, KBUFFER_LEN, 0, keyboard_entry);
72                      term->setHeightNoKbd(iv_msgtop());
73                      term->redrawAll();
74                      break;

And from inkview.h:

173  #define KEY_BACK 0x1b
174  #define KEY_DELETE 0x08
175  #define KEY_OK 0x0a
176  #define KEY_UP 0x11
177  #define KEY_DOWN 0x12
178  #define KEY_LEFT 0x13
179  #define KEY_RIGHT 0x14
180  #define KEY_MINUS 0x15
181  #define KEY_PLUS 0x16
182  #define KEY_MENU 0x17
183  #define KEY_MUSIC 0x1e
184  #define KEY_POWER 0x01
185  #define KEY_PREV 0x18
186  #define KEY_NEXT 0x19
187  #define KEY_PREV2 0x1c
188  #define KEY_NEXT2 0x1d
189  
190  #define KEY_0 0x30
191  #define KEY_1 0x31
192  #define KEY_2 0x32
193  #define KEY_3 0x33
194  #define KEY_4 0x34
195  #define KEY_5 0x35
196  #define KEY_6 0x36
197  #define KEY_7 0x37
198  #define KEY_8 0x38
199  #define KEY_9 0x39

So if anyone knows what the KEY_* definitions are for the pb302, it is a trivial matter of replacing poterm.cpp:70 'KEY_OK' with 'KEY_(new key definition)' and recompiling.

[adbosch]

Originally Posted by kacir

Not at the moment.

Do you mean this feature (long note-making, e.g. articles or reviews) will be implemented?

[kacir]

Originally Posted by adbosch

Do you mean this feature (long note-making, e.g. articles or reviews) will be implemented?

Well, to be sure you would have to ask developers.

There is potential. Touch display, hardware fast enough to implement it, there is even Software Development Kit available for free to anyone that would like to develop such application.

[mtravellerh]

Originally Posted by kacir

Well, to be sure you would have to ask developers.

There is potential. Touch display, hardware fast enough to implement it, there is even Software Development Kit available for free to anyone that would like to develop such application.

There will be writer edition with a writer program and a bluetooth keyboard. As far as I know, you will also be able to buy software and/or hardware separately.

[adbosch]

Originally Posted by mtravellerh

There will be writer edition with a writer program and a bluetooth keyboard. As far as I know, you will also be able to buy software and/or hardware separately.

In order to decide if I will buy the 302 I want to make sure this writing (with touch screen keyboard) software will be available as well as reasonable internet access (e.g. wikipedia queries and the like). As soon as I can be sure about these 2 points I will order the device.
Though it would be nice to know a date of availability also

[mtravellerh]

Originally Posted by adbosch

In order to decide if I will buy the 302 I want to make sure this writing (with touch screen keyboard) software will be available as well as reasonable internet access (e.g. wikipedia queries and the like). As soon as I can be sure about these 2 points I will order the device.
Though it would be nice to know a date of availability also

The wikipedia queries work fine with our new webkit browser

[aruangra]

I am sold by this feature. I do want an e-ink device for writing articles. Will it be a firmware update for the 302 or a completely new hardware model?

Originally Posted by mtravellerh

There will be writer edition with a writer program and a bluetooth keyboard. As far as I know, you will also be able to buy software and/or hardware separately.

[tvpupsik]

Originally Posted by aruangra

I am sold by this feature. I do want an e-ink device for writing articles. Will it be a firmware update for the 302 or a completely new hardware model?

I would say that it will be a firmware update, but I leave it to mtravellerh to confirm firmly

[mtravellerh]

Originally Posted by tvpupsik

I would say that it will be a firmware update, but I leave it to mtravellerh to confirm firmly

Yes, that will be a firmware update. There will be a Bluetooth keyboard available as accessory, too

[brainycat]

Mtravellerh, are you saying that my Freedom BT Kboard should work with 15.2???

(he asked, hopefully)

[mtravellerh]

Depends on the driver, I guess. I'd say, try it out and let us know. Our keyboard will be low priced, anyway.