Questions for new Iliad owners! - Page 25

k2r · 08-17-2006, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by rlauzon

And now for the $64,000 Question: What software?

What do you want do do with it?
Well, I'll send you the number of my banking account by private mail.

Preview.app on MacOSX can do a lot with pdf.
Ghostscript can translate from pdf to pdf and meanwhile do "stuff".
PDFEdit (http://pdfedit.petricek.net/) can do quite some magical stuff with the innards of pdf.
PDFLab, sed/awk, vi whatever.

rlauzon · 08-17-2006, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k2r

What do you want do do with it?

Reformat it so that it looks good on the iLiad, of course.

Quote:

Originally Posted by k2r

Preview.app on MacOSX can do a lot with pdf.

Requires that I purchase a closed, proprietary system to use. So that's out.

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Originally Posted by k2r

Ghostscript can translate from pdf to pdf and meanwhile do "stuff".

Only if it's not protected (of course, they are hacks around that). But if I have a poorly formatted PDF, I don't need yet another poorly formatted PDF, but rather a nice document file that I can reflow the text and create content that is nicely formatted for the iLiad.

The best Ghostscript can do is let me create an unprotected PDF from a protected PDF.

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Originally Posted by k2r

PDFEdit can do quite some magical stuff with the innards of pdf.

Won't compile. But then it's still alpha software, so I didn't expect much.

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Originally Posted by k2r

PDFLab

Same as Preview.app.
Requires that I purchase a closed, proprietary system to use.

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Originally Posted by k2r

sed/awk, vi whatever.

PDFs are binary files, so sed/awk and vi don't do anything.

I've gotten a few unprotected PDFs and tried pdftohtml with those, but the resulting files are very bad. All formatting is removed.

What I want is something that will magically convert a current PDF into something that is well-formatted for the iLiad. This goes back to the main problem with PDF: It's a format used for PRINT books - just displayed electronically. This format is worthless for general eBook readers since all readers will have different sized screens and different resolutions.

Of course, I can't get what I want. What I will settle for is something that will convert a PDF to a format that I can, without having to spend hours, reformat to the way I like it and then create my own PDFs that are correctly formatted for the iLiad.

NatCh · 09-03-2006, 12:39 AM

I know I posted this earlier, and normally I'd resist double-posting, but I think it may have gotten lost in the shuffle, so I ask everyone's patience.

I'm wondering if anyone has tried scanning text from the iLiad's display into one of those single-line text scanner pens.

Just wondering if it works or not.

pdam · 09-11-2006, 12:06 PM

No - but I did slap it on the office copier yesterday to see what I'd get - it worked fine and with a bit of cropping and playing - I ran the iamge through an OCR program which also picked up the text fine (a scan of a book page).

NatCh · 09-11-2006, 12:18 PM

Cool, thanks, pdam. I don't really have a specific use for such a capability in mind, but it seemed like it ought to be possible. I figure there might come a time I'd like to lift a quote from an e-page without re-typing it. Actually, it's more likely that my wife would want to do that, she's the researcher in the family.

DHer · 09-11-2006, 12:47 PM

Well, there might come the day when drm restrictions get so severe that you have to buy a book for your reader, slap it on a scanner with a page-turning hack and OCR your bought book.

Never mind

Blue · 05-11-2007, 08:59 AM

Does the iliad make sound when it's on? (like is there a fan working to cool it down?)

NatCh · 05-11-2007, 09:03 AM

Nope, no fan. But it does make a soft 'plonk' sound when you change pages, as I recall. I believe you can turn that off these days.

vranghel · 05-11-2007, 01:33 PM

Ohh, man...I forgot about that annoying plonk! I disabled that as soon as the option was available.

Blue · 05-12-2007, 05:37 AM

thx

narve · 05-14-2007, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

I know I posted this earlier, and normally I'd resist double-posting, but I think it may have gotten lost in the shuffle, so I ask everyone's patience.

I'm wondering if anyone has tried scanning text from the iLiad's display into one of those single-line text scanner pens.

Just wondering if it works or not.

It works with normal scanners, at least. But it is far easier to take a screenshot using fbshot-- perfect quality, no borders etc. Should've been a better interface, though, you have to log in through SSH.

palafox · 05-15-2007, 06:02 PM

Just curious. I have installed and run mrxvt on my iLiad, OS ver. 2.9.5, and I have noticed that, according to df, the root filesystem has just 9% of free space (about 6-7 MB).
Isn't it that a little too low even for such an embedded system? It doesn't leave enough room for some big add ons. Also, I guess some viewers and other tasks may need some temporal space (though may be this can be allocated on other locations).

nils_heidorn · 06-08-2007, 04:34 PM

Hi there,
owning an Librie right now i'd love to have the extra pixels to just read my pdf ebooks without reformatting / converting them...

One question about the energy consumption:
You are getting 5 hours to 15 hours out of the irex it seems...

Lets use worst ( ?! ) case of 5 hours:

Does that mean: 5 hours of continous reading only, or can i switch on the iliad, read 30 minutes and then switch it of for 10 days ( 10 x 30 min = 5h ).

OR

battery is always depleted after 5 hours, no matter if i read for 1 minute, 30 minutes or 5 hours ?!

Sorry if i sound stupid, but not having an iRex i want to know that for sure :-)

AND:
how much time does a complete charge take ?

THANK YOU & have fun with your irex !

Nils

P.S. someone in for exchanging Librie <--> irex with compensation ?!

ElaHuguet · 06-12-2007, 01:46 PM

To get only 5 hours use from the iLiad, you would have to be using the stylus ALL the time, and Wifi and so on... otherwise, with a more "normal" use (occasional stylus/connections) I'd say the range is 8 to 12 hours (more with the extended battery, when we get it!).

And no, the iLiad doesn't use up its battery if it's switched off (except for normal battery discharge, like for any battery out there).

High 5 · 06-20-2007, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElaHuguet

To get only 5 hours use from the iLiad, you would have to be using the stylus ALL the time, and Wifi and so on... otherwise, with a more "normal" use (occasional stylus/connections) I'd say the range is 8 to 12 hours (more with the extended battery, when we get it!).

Hmm..
I never ever use the stylus, wifi or do anything other than use my Iliad for reading -usualy between 10 to 30 minutes- but I have never seen a batterylife greater than about 5 hours.
Maybe 6 hours when reading for long(er) stretches but that's it.

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09-03-2006, 12:39 AM	#363
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I know I posted this earlier, and normally I'd resist double-posting, but I think it may have gotten lost in the shuffle, so I ask everyone's patience. I'm wondering if anyone has tried scanning text from the iLiad's display into one of those single-line text scanner pens. Just wondering if it works or not.

09-11-2006, 12:06 PM	#364
pdam Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 100 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: iLiad, iPaq, Psion5&7, Blackberry	No - but I did slap it on the office copier yesterday to see what I'd get - it worked fine and with a bit of cropping and playing - I ran the iamge through an OCR program which also picked up the text fine (a scan of a book page).

09-11-2006, 12:18 PM	#365
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Cool, thanks, pdam. I don't really have a specific use for such a capability in mind, but it seemed like it ought to be possible. I figure there might come a time I'd like to lift a quote from an e-page without re-typing it. Actually, it's more likely that my wife would want to do that, she's the researcher in the family.

09-11-2006, 12:47 PM	#366
DHer Addict Posts: 261 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: iliad	Well, there might come the day when drm restrictions get so severe that you have to buy a book for your reader, slap it on a scanner with a page-turning hack and OCR your bought book. Never mind

05-11-2007, 08:59 AM	#367
Blue Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 63 Join Date: Apr 2007	Does the iliad make sound when it's on? (like is there a fan working to cool it down?)

05-11-2007, 09:03 AM	#368
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Nope, no fan. But it does make a soft 'plonk' sound when you change pages, as I recall. I believe you can turn that off these days.

05-11-2007, 01:33 PM	#369
vranghel Addict Posts: 285 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Proud Iliad owner	Ohh, man...I forgot about that annoying plonk! I disabled that as soon as the option was available.

05-12-2007, 05:37 AM	#370
Blue Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 63 Join Date: Apr 2007	thx

05-15-2007, 06:02 PM	#372
palafox Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2007 Device: iRex iLiad	Just curious. I have installed and run mrxvt on my iLiad, OS ver. 2.9.5, and I have noticed that, according to df, the root filesystem has just 9% of free space (about 6-7 MB). Isn't it that a little too low even for such an embedded system? It doesn't leave enough room for some big add ons. Also, I guess some viewers and other tasks may need some temporal space (though may be this can be allocated on other locations).

06-08-2007, 04:34 PM	#373
nils_heidorn Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Librie	Hi there, owning an Librie right now i'd love to have the extra pixels to just read my pdf ebooks without reformatting / converting them... One question about the energy consumption: You are getting 5 hours to 15 hours out of the irex it seems... Lets use worst ( ?! ) case of 5 hours: Does that mean: 5 hours of continous reading only, or can i switch on the iliad, read 30 minutes and then switch it of for 10 days ( 10 x 30 min = 5h ). OR battery is always depleted after 5 hours, no matter if i read for 1 minute, 30 minutes or 5 hours ?! Sorry if i sound stupid, but not having an iRex i want to know that for sure :-) AND: how much time does a complete charge take ? THANK YOU & have fun with your irex ! Nils P.S. someone in for exchanging Librie <--> irex with compensation ?!

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06-12-2007, 01:46 PM	#374
ElaHuguet iLiad freak Posts: 339 Karma: 243 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mallorca, Spain Device: iRex iLiad	To get only 5 hours use from the iLiad, you would have to be using the stylus ALL the time, and Wifi and so on... otherwise, with a more "normal" use (occasional stylus/connections) I'd say the range is 8 to 12 hours (more with the extended battery, when we get it!). And no, the iLiad doesn't use up its battery if it's switched off (except for normal battery discharge, like for any battery out there).