Some suggestions for Software Updates - Page 8

NatCh · 11-07-2006, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Russell

But I agree with what I take away from your comment....

That's a lot more than I meant to put into it. I just wanted to yank your chain a bit.

flumbo · 11-07-2006, 08:42 PM

Got another one.

Connect Store: When buying a book that is part of a series-- Option to be notified when new books that are part of that series are available.

gdxf · 11-08-2006, 10:57 PM

I didn't see this mentioned, but I find it would be highly desirable and crucial: even though now you can jump pages within a book, you cannot jump pages within the book list. I wish I can jump 10 pages (by one button click) through book list, or I can specify which page to go to by clicking two or three number buttons. Suppose you have 100 pages of book list, which is 1000 books shown in 100 pages. As the Reader stands now, if I want to jump to page 50 to find a book title and read it, it will take me 50 clicks, which is extremely unconvenient.

Leaping Gnome · 11-09-2006, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by flumbo

Got another one.

Connect Store: When buying a book that is part of a series-- Option to be notified when new books that are part of that series are available.

Well first they have to actually be able to tell you that the book is part of a series and which series, they can't even seem to do that right now.

flumbo · 11-09-2006, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Leaping Gnome

Well first they have to actually be able to tell you that the book is part of a series and which series, they can't even seem to do that right now.

Yeah, I know. All my hopes are sure to be shattered.

MMascaro · 11-10-2006, 06:43 AM

Add to the utilities menu of a book, convert a set of book marks to a table of contents for RTF books. This would allow you to create a series of book marks, Convert the book marks to a table of ToC, then delete the book mark set and use bookmarks as usual with a seperate ToC.

Bob Russell · 11-10-2006, 06:53 AM

Add an option enter numbers to go to page ____ of ____ (or even ___%). This would allow you to approximately jump to the equivalent of a certain page number in a paper book, or e-book being read on another platform.

So, if I'm read something on my Treo and on my Reader, I can find my place fast:

* When I finish page 142 of 1240 on the Treo and switch to the Reader, I just enter 142/1240 on the Reader, fish out my exact place, and continue reading.

* When I finish page 264 on the Reader, I just do a text search on the Treo to find my place and continue reading on the Treo.

ddoyle777 · 11-11-2006, 12:21 PM

Good ideas in this thread.

I'd like to second the Mac version of the Connect store.

I'd also like a bigger font - it's not only kids that will use this thing!

Cthulhu · 11-13-2006, 12:56 PM

Since DDoyle mentioned fonts, for my two cents I think that additional font support is important.
I understand that loading more fonts onto the Reader may suck up internal memory, but I can see it being an added bonus, especially when trying to win the argument regarding versatility of e-paper.
Until the Reader can offer something close to the panoply of choices offered by MS Word & its ilk, the Reader cannot compare to a printed page.
I just had a scary thought--can Fonts be proprietary?....
Anyway, a larger database of available fonts, definitely.

slayda · 11-13-2006, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MMascaro

Add to the utilities menu of a book, convert a set of book marks to a table of contents for RTF books. This would allow you to create a series of book marks, Convert the book marks to a table of ToC, then delete the book mark set and use bookmarks as usual with a seperate ToC.

This sounds like a good stopgap but it would be better to import the TOC as part of the rtf.

Laurens · 11-13-2006, 01:45 PM

I didn't take the time to backscroll through the thread, but I'd like a delete option on the device. When I'm done reading something, I want to get rid of it right away and not have to use Connect Reader to do so.

William Moates · 11-13-2006, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Cthulhu

I just had a scary thought--can Fonts be proprietary?....

Unfortunately, yeah. From what I've read, quality fonts take lots of time. I'm guessing it might take hundreds of man-hours to create one that can be used in body text (and not just headlines), so you have to pay for them.

A few years ago, I scrounged the internet for free fonts, and most of the fonts I found were stylistic headline fonts. The headline fonts only did uppercase letters, numbers, and maybe some punctuation. Accented characters? Forget it. Back then, the selection of free-fonts-you'd-want to-read-a-book-with was dismal.

If anyone can find any good free fonts, please correct me. In the meantime, I'll try trawling the web again, and tell you my results.

Cthulhu · 11-14-2006, 01:18 AM

Willy G--

I guess that makes sense. I suppose that what I meant was, er....how much of the copy of MS Word/XL is fonts? Is licensure a problem for the Reader, and its subsequent finance, or was I closer to the mark with the limited available memory?
It makes sense that if you write code, then you can charge money for it. It's a form of work. When I say 'proprietary,' I'm thinking in terms of Windows not playing well with SONY, and MAC not dealing with Windows, having to use HP paper in my HP printer and a HP moist towelette to clean the screen, &tc.

William Moates · 11-14-2006, 03:35 AM

Ah.

I worked for my college yearbook once, and was quite surprised that we had to buy the fonts. They were made by Adobe, and cost at least $50 a piece. You want a complete set--regular, bold, italic, bold-italic, compressed, expanded--then expect to pay hundreds of dollars. But that was for PostScript fonts, which are print quality.

You're talking about the different kinds of fonts: PostScript, PCL, TrueType, etc. The Sony Reader uses TrueType fonts (.ttf), which are used by Windows, Mac, and Linux. And that's good for us, because (as mentioned in Wikipedia):

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TrueType is now the most common format for fonts on today's Mac OS X and Windows XP, although both also include native support for Adobe's Type 1 format and the OpenType extension to TrueType. While many of the fonts provided with the system are now in the OpenType format, most free or inexpensive third-party fonts use plain TrueType.

Which improves our chances of finding free fonts. So, I'll go back to trawling for fonts.

Laurens · 11-14-2006, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by William Moates

If anyone can find any good free fonts, please correct me. In the meantime, I'll try trawling the web again, and tell you my results.

The BitStream Vera family looks pretty good.

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11-07-2006, 08:42 PM	#107
flumbo I got nothin... Posts: 127 Karma: 302 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hawaii	Got another one. Connect Store: When buying a book that is part of a series-- Option to be notified when new books that are part of that series are available.

11-08-2006, 10:57 PM	#108
gdxf Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 27 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	I didn't see this mentioned, but I find it would be highly desirable and crucial: even though now you can jump pages within a book, you cannot jump pages within the book list. I wish I can jump 10 pages (by one button click) through book list, or I can specify which page to go to by clicking two or three number buttons. Suppose you have 100 pages of book list, which is 1000 books shown in 100 pages. As the Reader stands now, if I want to jump to page 50 to find a book title and read it, it will take me 50 clicks, which is extremely unconvenient.

11-10-2006, 06:43 AM	#111
MMascaro Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 1009 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland USA Device: HP mini 1035/Sony Reader/IPad	Add to the utilities menu of a book, convert a set of book marks to a table of contents for RTF books. This would allow you to create a series of book marks, Convert the book marks to a table of ToC, then delete the book mark set and use bookmarks as usual with a seperate ToC.

11-10-2006, 06:53 AM	#112
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Add an option enter numbers to go to page ____ of ____ (or even ___%). This would allow you to approximately jump to the equivalent of a certain page number in a paper book, or e-book being read on another platform. So, if I'm read something on my Treo and on my Reader, I can find my place fast: * When I finish page 142 of 1240 on the Treo and switch to the Reader, I just enter 142/1240 on the Reader, fish out my exact place, and continue reading. * When I finish page 264 on the Reader, I just do a text search on the Treo to find my place and continue reading on the Treo.

11-11-2006, 12:21 PM	#113
ddoyle777 Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Concord, NH Device: iPad, Kindle Fire, Kindle Touch	Good ideas in this thread. I'd like to second the Mac version of the Connect store. I'd also like a bigger font - it's not only kids that will use this thing!

11-13-2006, 12:56 PM	#114
Cthulhu Technologist Posts: 488 Karma: 585237 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I'm between Cities Device: SONY Reader PRS-500	Since DDoyle mentioned fonts, for my two cents I think that additional font support is important. I understand that loading more fonts onto the Reader may suck up internal memory, but I can see it being an added bonus, especially when trying to win the argument regarding versatility of e-paper. Until the Reader can offer something close to the panoply of choices offered by MS Word & its ilk, the Reader cannot compare to a printed page. I just had a scary thought--can Fonts be proprietary?.... Anyway, a larger database of available fonts, definitely.

11-13-2006, 01:45 PM	#116
Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	I didn't take the time to backscroll through the thread, but I'd like a delete option on the device. When I'm done reading something, I want to get rid of it right away and not have to use Connect Reader to do so.

11-14-2006, 01:18 AM	#118
Cthulhu Technologist Posts: 488 Karma: 585237 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I'm between Cities Device: SONY Reader PRS-500	Willy G-- I guess that makes sense. I suppose that what I meant was, er....how much of the copy of MS Word/XL is fonts? Is licensure a problem for the Reader, and its subsequent finance, or was I closer to the mark with the limited available memory? It makes sense that if you write code, then you can charge money for it. It's a form of work. When I say 'proprietary,' I'm thinking in terms of Windows not playing well with SONY, and MAC not dealing with Windows, having to use HP paper in my HP printer and a HP moist towelette to clean the screen, &tc.

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