[Archived] Marvin ePub reader for iPad - Page 116

robin58 · 08-06-2013, 01:01 PM

Let me start off by saying I love this app and find it incredibly easy to set up and manage.

That being said I am having a devil of a time configuring it for my calibre server showing it in opds.

I run a free no-ip port 80 redirect to my server for the simple reason that my ISP blocks port 80. I have it configured so that no-ip host redirects to a non-80 open port on my computer which then redirects to a different calibre-server port (not the standard 8080).

I can access the library fine using the Web Browser section of the Marvin app using the no-ip hostname.
I can access the opds fine while on the network using the internal IP:Port/opds format (with the port set to the internal calibre port)
I can access the opds fine if I enter in my IP in the format of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:yyyyy/opds
(where yyyyy represents the externally open port)

But for some obscure reason I can simply not get it to access the opds using my no-ip address. FWIW if I use a web browser and simply type in my hostname.no-ip.com/opds it shows the feed fine (obviously in a non-readable version)as does it if I type in hostname.no-ip.com:80/opds but no matter what variations I use to configure it in Marvin I can't get it to work. hostname.no-ip.com/opds returns the result of invalid feed (I am guessing because it needs a port?). Adding :80 gives me the same result. Adding the externally open port achieves nothing and obviously the internal port calibre-server runs on isn't seen as open as I have my router redirect it.

Anybody got any ideas?

ilovejedd · 08-06-2013, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robin58

But for some obscure reason I can simply not get it to access the opds using my no-ip address. FWIW if I use a web browser and simply type in my hostname.no-ip.com/opds it shows the feed fine (obviously in a non-readable version)as does it if I type in hostname.no-ip.com:80/opds but no matter what variations I use to configure it in Marvin I can't get it to work. hostname.no-ip.com/opds returns the result of invalid feed (I am guessing because it needs a port?). Adding :80 gives me the same result. Adding the externally open port achieves nothing and obviously the internal port calibre-server runs on isn't seen as open as I have my router redirect it.

It's possible no-ip.com adds an extra page/frame for redirection. I remember this happening with Stanza when I set up my DynDNS webhop with host masking enabled. I just disabled host masking and everything is working well. In Marvin, I just add it as:
hostname.dyndns.com:external_port/opds

Not too familiar with no-ip but based on some quick reading, I suggest you create a normal redirect (not a port 80 redirect) and then add that to Marvin as:
hostname.no-ip.com:external_port/opds

kyteflyer · 08-07-2013, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kguil

Just a heads up. Marvin for iPhone is on track for an August/September release. I've posted some screenshots of the beta here: blog.marvinapp.com

YAYAYAY!!

Rhialto · 08-07-2013, 01:27 PM

Kris,

My wife borrowed my iPad 2 on which I have Marvin loaded with about 1100 epubs. The last few days I have been using her Kindle Fire (1st generation, not the HD) which has the same 1100 library loaded as 1100 mobi books.
The biggest difference I notice is the absence of the long pause while the Marvin app opens and loads the library and the shorter pauses between chapters (which don't coincide with the actual chapters) in the book. To me these pauses are irritating to the point that I am considering not going back to Marvin. I understand that the latest Marvin update reduces these delays, but I don't understand why these pauses exist at all when the less sophisticated iBooks and the Kindle readers do not have them.

If (as I think you have said) these pauses are necessary due to Marvin frontloading data, what are the gains that this frontloading gives? Is it possible to configure the app settings to change this behavior? If not, can this be considered for future releases for those of us who prefer to be able to read a book seamlessly and to close the app or switch between books with no delay? If it helps, I don't use features such as annotation, and deep reading and would forgo them for smoothness.

Philantrop · 08-07-2013, 01:53 PM

Rhialto, in the current beta versions currently being tested, all loading times (but especially the chapter loading time) have been improved *dramatically*, indeed.

The now-minimal pause when changing chapters isn't bothering *me* at least anymore while it definitely did in the released versions.

Rhialto · 08-07-2013, 03:55 PM

Philanthrop,

That's great news. I look forward to seeing the released version when it is available.

robin58 · 08-07-2013, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

. I just disabled host masking and everything is working well. In Marvin, I just add it as:
hostname.dyndns.com:external_port/opds

Thank you so much for that.

I hadn't even realized that host masking was an option and enabled by default with no-ip. Disabled it and am now good to go.

kguil · 08-07-2013, 10:05 PM

@Rhialto: What version of Marvin are you running (Home Screen, Settings [gear icon], About Marvin)? 1.8 is much faster than all previous versions.

@robin58: Glad you fixed this.

Rhialto · 08-08-2013, 06:36 AM

1.8

Thus my previous question stands; is there a possibility of some option in settings that would speed up reading and library loading at the cost of other functionality? I can find a stopwatch and time these delays if wanted.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kguil

@Rhialto: What version of Marvin are you running (Home Screen, Settings [gear icon], About Marvin)? 1.8 is much faster than all previous versions.

@robin58: Glad you fixed this.

kguil · 08-08-2013, 08:15 AM

Could you send me an email at support?

jesscat · 08-08-2013, 01:13 PM

I am new to Marvin and have only read through about the past two months of posts so I apologize if this has been asked and answered.

Is there a way to see the full length of a book, in pages or some other units? I use that in other readers, eg Kindle, as a relative thing - less important than the particular unit used is what that number tells me about how long this book is compared to other books. But Marvin tells me "pages left in chapter," so pages seems to be the unit used anyway. It seems like it must be possible to see total pages in book, and pages left to go in the entire book, but if so, I just can't figure out where that info is.

Along similar lines - is there any way to jump to a specific location/page in a book (not a chapter?)

If these features don't exist, I'd like to suggest them. Their absence is the one and only thing I miss from other readers when I read in Marvin.

Though I do have one more request/suggestion: any possibility the library Expanded view might also show the book's Collection, if any?

Thanks for your willingness to take suggestions, and for a great product - I found it when i went looking for an ereader app that allowed collections, and that's great, but also the sync with Calibre is unbelievably fantastic, and I've discovered many other features I love!

MeSue · 08-09-2013, 10:59 PM

Jesscat,

You can calculate word count from the metadata screen in the library.
You can jump around in the book from the bottom toolbar that appears when you tap the screen in book. Click the arrows and drag to new position.

kguil · 08-09-2013, 11:00 PM

@jesscat, If you tap the header on the page (where you see the book name), you'll also see your percentage progress in the book.

vikarti · 08-10-2013, 02:07 AM

btw, is it possible to have stopwatch configured globally?

jesscat · 08-10-2013, 08:35 AM

Thanks all - I discovered I can get word count, and I do like that. But it is only visible in expanded library view. What I was looking for, what I want and really miss, is something that tells me *while I am reading* where I am in the book - page 45 of 250, or even word 10k of 100k. The little status bar at the bottom, and the percentage that I can see if I click on the top, are helpful, but if it is possible to tell me how many pages left in the chapter, why not in the whole book? Or maybe in the pulldown, where it says x% finished, it could tell me how many pages (out of total) that translates into? Or how many words, if I've done a word count calculation? (I suppose I could do the math, but I'd have to go back to library view to get the word count.)

As for the slider at the bottom - that serves as a very imprecise way to move around a book, but again, not equivalent to "go to page [or location] x." I like the "tap to go to last position" - but what if I move around a few times and forgot to bookmark my original place? It's not that I couldn't find a way, eg through search or chapter and then page jump, to get back where I was, but if I had an idea what page I had been on, going to that page directly would be much easier. Or if, say, I vaguely remembered that something I was looking for was near a certain page- or even a certain percentage through the book - there's no way now to get there directly. I guess it's just something I've come to think of as standard, and use a lot, in an ereader - like everything, we each use them different ways.

Speaking of bookmarks - can anyone tell me how to make them different colors?

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08-06-2013, 01:01 PM	#1726
robin58 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: iPad, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, Nook ST	Let me start off by saying I love this app and find it incredibly easy to set up and manage. That being said I am having a devil of a time configuring it for my calibre server showing it in opds. I run a free no-ip port 80 redirect to my server for the simple reason that my ISP blocks port 80. I have it configured so that no-ip host redirects to a non-80 open port on my computer which then redirects to a different calibre-server port (not the standard 8080). I can access the library fine using the Web Browser section of the Marvin app using the no-ip hostname. I can access the opds fine while on the network using the internal IP:Port/opds format (with the port set to the internal calibre port) I can access the opds fine if I enter in my IP in the format of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:yyyyy/opds (where yyyyy represents the externally open port) But for some obscure reason I can simply not get it to access the opds using my no-ip address. FWIW if I use a web browser and simply type in my hostname.no-ip.com/opds it shows the feed fine (obviously in a non-readable version)as does it if I type in hostname.no-ip.com:80/opds but no matter what variations I use to configure it in Marvin I can't get it to work. hostname.no-ip.com/opds returns the result of invalid feed (I am guessing because it needs a port?). Adding :80 gives me the same result. Adding the externally open port achieves nothing and obviously the internal port calibre-server runs on isn't seen as open as I have my router redirect it. Anybody got any ideas?

08-07-2013, 01:27 PM	#1729
Rhialto Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 505676 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: iPad	Kris, My wife borrowed my iPad 2 on which I have Marvin loaded with about 1100 epubs. The last few days I have been using her Kindle Fire (1st generation, not the HD) which has the same 1100 library loaded as 1100 mobi books. The biggest difference I notice is the absence of the long pause while the Marvin app opens and loads the library and the shorter pauses between chapters (which don't coincide with the actual chapters) in the book. To me these pauses are irritating to the point that I am considering not going back to Marvin. I understand that the latest Marvin update reduces these delays, but I don't understand why these pauses exist at all when the less sophisticated iBooks and the Kindle readers do not have them. If (as I think you have said) these pauses are necessary due to Marvin frontloading data, what are the gains that this frontloading gives? Is it possible to configure the app settings to change this behavior? If not, can this be considered for future releases for those of us who prefer to be able to read a book seamlessly and to close the app or switch between books with no delay? If it helps, I don't use features such as annotation, and deep reading and would forgo them for smoothness.

08-07-2013, 01:53 PM	#1730
Philantrop Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 32153 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Kindles (e-ink)	Rhialto, in the current beta versions currently being tested, all loading times (but especially the chapter loading time) have been improved dramatically, indeed. The now-minimal pause when changing chapters isn't bothering me at least anymore while it definitely did in the released versions.

08-07-2013, 03:55 PM	#1731
Rhialto Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 505676 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: iPad	Philanthrop, That's great news. I look forward to seeing the released version when it is available.

08-07-2013, 10:05 PM	#1733
kguil Addict Posts: 1,215 Karma: 1836966 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Malta, Europe Device: Marvin for iOS	@Rhialto: What version of Marvin are you running (Home Screen, Settings [gear icon], About Marvin)? 1.8 is much faster than all previous versions. @robin58: Glad you fixed this.

08-08-2013, 08:15 AM	#1735
kguil Addict Posts: 1,215 Karma: 1836966 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Malta, Europe Device: Marvin for iOS	Could you send me an email at support?

08-08-2013, 01:13 PM	#1736
jesscat Groupie Posts: 156 Karma: 354 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: US Device: iPad mini, iPad 2, Kindle 3	I am new to Marvin and have only read through about the past two months of posts so I apologize if this has been asked and answered. Is there a way to see the full length of a book, in pages or some other units? I use that in other readers, eg Kindle, as a relative thing - less important than the particular unit used is what that number tells me about how long this book is compared to other books. But Marvin tells me "pages left in chapter," so pages seems to be the unit used anyway. It seems like it must be possible to see total pages in book, and pages left to go in the entire book, but if so, I just can't figure out where that info is. Along similar lines - is there any way to jump to a specific location/page in a book (not a chapter?) If these features don't exist, I'd like to suggest them. Their absence is the one and only thing I miss from other readers when I read in Marvin. Though I do have one more request/suggestion: any possibility the library Expanded view might also show the book's Collection, if any? Thanks for your willingness to take suggestions, and for a great product - I found it when i went looking for an ereader app that allowed collections, and that's great, but also the sync with Calibre is unbelievably fantastic, and I've discovered many other features I love!

08-09-2013, 10:59 PM	#1737
MeSue Geek in the Forest Posts: 399 Karma: 1077186 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: FL Device: iPad Air, iPhone 4s, Nexus 7	Jesscat, You can calculate word count from the metadata screen in the library. You can jump around in the book from the bottom toolbar that appears when you tap the screen in book. Click the arrows and drag to new position.

08-09-2013, 11:00 PM	#1738
kguil Addict Posts: 1,215 Karma: 1836966 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Malta, Europe Device: Marvin for iOS	@jesscat, If you tap the header on the page (where you see the book name), you'll also see your percentage progress in the book.

08-10-2013, 02:07 AM	#1739
vikarti Groupie Posts: 180 Karma: 1004974 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Solar system, Earth Device: none	btw, is it possible to have stopwatch configured globally?

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08-10-2013, 08:35 AM	#1740
jesscat Groupie Posts: 156 Karma: 354 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: US Device: iPad mini, iPad 2, Kindle 3	Thanks all - I discovered I can get word count, and I do like that. But it is only visible in expanded library view. What I was looking for, what I want and really miss, is something that tells me while I am reading where I am in the book - page 45 of 250, or even word 10k of 100k. The little status bar at the bottom, and the percentage that I can see if I click on the top, are helpful, but if it is possible to tell me how many pages left in the chapter, why not in the whole book? Or maybe in the pulldown, where it says x% finished, it could tell me how many pages (out of total) that translates into? Or how many words, if I've done a word count calculation? (I suppose I could do the math, but I'd have to go back to library view to get the word count.) As for the slider at the bottom - that serves as a very imprecise way to move around a book, but again, not equivalent to "go to page [or location] x." I like the "tap to go to last position" - but what if I move around a few times and forgot to bookmark my original place? It's not that I couldn't find a way, eg through search or chapter and then page jump, to get back where I was, but if I had an idea what page I had been on, going to that page directly would be much easier. Or if, say, I vaguely remembered that something I was looking for was near a certain page- or even a certain percentage through the book - there's no way now to get there directly. I guess it's just something I've come to think of as standard, and use a lot, in an ereader - like everything, we each use them different ways. Speaking of bookmarks - can anyone tell me how to make them different colors?