New firmware 0.35a - Page 2

marcinb · 06-14-2010, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GhostHawk

Anyone have any clue what this changes?

pdf reflow added

tselling · 06-14-2010, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcinb

Font were copied from working system.

Similar effect when using Alutrek firmware.

Anybody using non Latin1 fonts got this working?

Can you post a sample book with the problem?

Kralik · 06-15-2010, 12:48 PM

tselling, any idea if there's a way to patch the firmware to make it use ADE for PDFs only? I think I prefer FBReader for my ePUB.

marcinb · 06-16-2010, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tselling

Can you post a sample book with the problem?

Please find attached epub file with basic html test. On first page You should see 9 "polish" characters and their uppercase version.

I was trying with Georgia font and can see only 'two' of them.

tselling · 06-16-2010, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kralik

tselling, any idea if there's a way to patch the firmware to make it use ADE for PDFs only? I think I prefer FBReader for my ePUB.

I am sure there must be a way... but I think it would take alot of research to figure it out.

tselling · 06-16-2010, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcinb

Please find attached epub file with basic html test. On first page You should see 9 "polish" characters and their uppercase version.

I was trying with Georgia font and can see only 'two' of them.

Can you try it with the Aller font I included with the hack. I think that font is displaying correctly... but I don't know polish.

tselling · 06-16-2010, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcinb

Please find attached epub file with basic html test. On first page You should see 9 "polish" characters and their uppercase version.

I was trying with Georgia font and can see only 'two' of them.

I think this font wisl also work:
http://dejavu-fonts.org/wiki/Download

Jack Tingle · 06-18-2010, 08:24 PM

Font, schmont. jetBook now works with public library books! It also has a table of contents in ePub. That's huge.

I just threw caution to the wind and upgraded to 0.35. I had been about to give up on the jetBook and buy an Astak EZ Reader Pro. Now I don't have to, saving a couple of hundred bucks.

I hope they release this to production soon. I hate being an unpaid beta tester.

Regards,
Jack Tingle

Number_6 · 06-19-2010, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Jack Tingle

Font, schmont. jetBook now works with public library books! It also has a table of contents in ePub. That's huge.

Anybody seen an upgrade for the JBL that would include PDF reflow and table of contents in ePub? All I see is v 0.15d-b on the official site.

DJHARKAVY · 06-19-2010, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Number_6

Anybody seen an upgrade for the JBL that would include PDF reflow and table of contents in ePub? All I see is v 0.15d-b on the official site.

Us JBL users have been getting all the good stuff for a while now. I am content to wait a month or two until they get around to upgrading us as well...

Kralik · 06-20-2010, 06:27 PM

Ha, you said it DJARKAVY.

Tingle, TOC is confirmed for ePUB? I don't remember seeing this in the Libre firmware, unless I just spaced it... now that would be good news indeed. Maybe I'll risk it.

Anyone able to confirm whether you can flash back to 0.33g easily?

jlg432 · 06-21-2010, 01:40 PM

I applied the custom 035a2 FW this am. It took me 3 tries.

The first try I just loaded the extracted files to an SD card and ran the FW upgrade procedure. While it was running I realized that I was suppose to use the original 035a and just overlay the bin with the custom one 035a2. Oh well!

It turns out that the FW update process ended successfully. I had a quick look.
Internal mem went from 112 megs to 90.8 megs. Epub seemed to work but the fonts were not serif and I couldn't see an option to switch fonts within an open book.

I re-ran the FW update using the extra folders from the original 035a but I used the custom bin files. I restarted the FW update process - not knowing if it would work clean. It did.

I rebooted - still unable to change fonts within an open epub book. TOC works great if it exists within the book. I tried authorizing the jetBook with my ADE software - it was not seeing it. Even though the new hidden folder for ADE is there.

Also Settings utilities work except - if I select "Settings" - "System Settings" - Firmware Version it kicks me back to the main menu page.

I decided to re-run the FW update process again only this time I renamed the custom bin file to drop the "2" in the name.
Process worked clean. Runs for approx 10 mins. Then requires a reboot.

This time I tried authorizing the jetBook with my ADE and it saw it and I was able to migrate DRM ePubs to it. So ADE DRM epubs and PDF's work.

PDF does have text flow on/off and TOC support works as well.

FW version option still bounces me out to the main menu.

Epub books look better and include TOCs if they are created within the book.

Still unable to find font switch option within open epub book.

NOTE: I did not realize that font selection was manually altered by modifying the userstyle.css file. I edited it using note pad and modified the line stating what font to use. Now I have serif style fonts with in ePub books.

As for the Aluratek Libre Pro with FW .17 patch 17 - it supports TOCs within PDF files if they exist but it does not give you TOC's within ePub. Everything else is the same w/re to PDF flow and ePub having to be zoomed to increase the font size. I just purchased this unit 2 weeks ago for the PDF flow support.

John

jlg432 · 06-21-2010, 02:05 PM

It would be great if the Eng Dictionary could be replaced with a stronger Eng Dictionary and the other languages removed. I believe you need the dictionary in order for the T9 text entry to work.

It's too bad that Ectaco didn't offer their clients a choice when it came to the Dictionary. I guess they are too hung up on their Language translation kick.
As I am english speaking I find that 9 times out of ten when I use the dictionary the word is not there. It was the offer of a dictionary that made my mind up between the two units. (Aluratek and the jetBook). I was ready to send it back but I would have taken too much of a $$$ hit to do the switch.

I detailed the Font change process in my prior post because I really thought there was an additional option being added for epub font selections through the menu's. Either way it is a very nice feature. Thanks a bunch!

Does anybody else who did the custom update experience the same issue w/re to the FW version display?

John

Kralik · 06-21-2010, 03:03 PM

I haven't tried the firmware "hack" yet, but so far I'm happy with 0.35a. Coolest feature that has been absent from both Ectaco/Aluratek firmwares is the ePUB TOC. PDF Reflow also works. I don't need ADE DRM as I remove it anyway. What I don't like:

-ADE Page Numbers
-ADE Image Zoom (have to zoom to tiny tiny font to see images correctly)
-No option to turn off title bar (I like this with my custom-made PDF's)

With the stock 0.35a I can see the firmware version just fine. Broken only for the hack?

tselling · 06-21-2010, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kralik

I haven't tried the firmware "hack" yet, but so far I'm happy with 0.35a. Coolest feature that has been absent from both Ectaco/Aluratek firmwares is the ePUB TOC. PDF Reflow also works. I don't need ADE DRM as I remove it anyway. What I don't like:

-ADE Page Numbers
-ADE Image Zoom (have to zoom to tiny tiny font to see images correctly)
-No option to turn off title bar (I like this with my custom-made PDF's)

With the stock 0.35a I can see the firmware version just fine. Broken only for the hack?

Yes, I did the hack and just noticed that when I go to firmware version, I get kicked back to main menu. No idea why at this point. I may look into it later, but I haven't seen any problems other than that.

06-21-2010, 02:05 PM	#28
jlg432 Addict Posts: 237 Karma: 15786 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: jetBook, ALP, Pandigital 7"Color(Black+ White), Kyros MID7015a	It would be great if the Eng Dictionary could be replaced with a stronger Eng Dictionary and the other languages removed. I believe you need the dictionary in order for the T9 text entry to work. It's too bad that Ectaco didn't offer their clients a choice when it came to the Dictionary. I guess they are too hung up on their Language translation kick. As I am english speaking I find that 9 times out of ten when I use the dictionary the word is not there. It was the offer of a dictionary that made my mind up between the two units. (Aluratek and the jetBook). I was ready to send it back but I would have taken too much of a $$$ hit to do the switch. I detailed the Font change process in my prior post because I really thought there was an additional option being added for epub font selections through the menu's. Either way it is a very nice feature. Thanks a bunch! Does anybody else who did the custom update experience the same issue w/re to the FW version display? John Last edited by jlg432; 06-21-2010 at 02:07 PM.

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06-15-2010, 12:48 PM	#18
Kralik Guru Posts: 609 Karma: 1013897 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Rooted NST	tselling, any idea if there's a way to patch the firmware to make it use ADE for PDFs only? I think I prefer FBReader for my ePUB.

06-18-2010, 08:24 PM	#23
Jack Tingle Punctuation Fetishist Posts: 557 Karma: 1070000 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Bluest Commonwealth In East America Device: Kindle PW, Nexus 7 (2013), Galaxy S5 phone, Galaxy Tab 4 8.0	Font, schmont. jetBook now works with public library books! It also has a table of contents in ePub. That's huge. I just threw caution to the wind and upgraded to 0.35. I had been about to give up on the jetBook and buy an Astak EZ Reader Pro. Now I don't have to, saving a couple of hundred bucks. I hope they release this to production soon. I hate being an unpaid beta tester. Regards, Jack Tingle

06-20-2010, 06:27 PM	#26
Kralik Guru Posts: 609 Karma: 1013897 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Rooted NST	Ha, you said it DJARKAVY. Tingle, TOC is confirmed for ePUB? I don't remember seeing this in the Libre firmware, unless I just spaced it... now that would be good news indeed. Maybe I'll risk it. Anyone able to confirm whether you can flash back to 0.33g easily?

06-21-2010, 01:40 PM	#27
jlg432 Addict Posts: 237 Karma: 15786 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: jetBook, ALP, Pandigital 7"Color(Black+ White), Kyros MID7015a	I applied the custom 035a2 FW this am. It took me 3 tries. The first try I just loaded the extracted files to an SD card and ran the FW upgrade procedure. While it was running I realized that I was suppose to use the original 035a and just overlay the bin with the custom one 035a2. Oh well! It turns out that the FW update process ended successfully. I had a quick look. Internal mem went from 112 megs to 90.8 megs. Epub seemed to work but the fonts were not serif and I couldn't see an option to switch fonts within an open book. I re-ran the FW update using the extra folders from the original 035a but I used the custom bin files. I restarted the FW update process - not knowing if it would work clean. It did. I rebooted - still unable to change fonts within an open epub book. TOC works great if it exists within the book. I tried authorizing the jetBook with my ADE software - it was not seeing it. Even though the new hidden folder for ADE is there. Also Settings utilities work except - if I select "Settings" - "System Settings" - Firmware Version it kicks me back to the main menu page. I decided to re-run the FW update process again only this time I renamed the custom bin file to drop the "2" in the name. Process worked clean. Runs for approx 10 mins. Then requires a reboot. This time I tried authorizing the jetBook with my ADE and it saw it and I was able to migrate DRM ePubs to it. So ADE DRM epubs and PDF's work. PDF does have text flow on/off and TOC support works as well. FW version option still bounces me out to the main menu. Epub books look better and include TOCs if they are created within the book. Still unable to find font switch option within open epub book. NOTE: I did not realize that font selection was manually altered by modifying the userstyle.css file. I edited it using note pad and modified the line stating what font to use. Now I have serif style fonts with in ePub books. As for the Aluratek Libre Pro with FW .17 patch 17 - it supports TOCs within PDF files if they exist but it does not give you TOC's within ePub. Everything else is the same w/re to PDF flow and ePub having to be zoomed to increase the font size. I just purchased this unit 2 weeks ago for the PDF flow support. John

06-21-2010, 03:03 PM	#29
Kralik Guru Posts: 609 Karma: 1013897 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Rooted NST	I haven't tried the firmware "hack" yet, but so far I'm happy with 0.35a. Coolest feature that has been absent from both Ectaco/Aluratek firmwares is the ePUB TOC. PDF Reflow also works. I don't need ADE DRM as I remove it anyway. What I don't like: -ADE Page Numbers -ADE Image Zoom (have to zoom to tiny tiny font to see images correctly) -No option to turn off title bar (I like this with my custom-made PDF's) With the stock 0.35a I can see the firmware version just fine. Broken only for the hack?

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