PRS-T1 Search?

Schauberger · 08-22-2012, 09:29 PM

Is it possible for the PRS T-1 to search within multiple ebooks? Sort of like the option in Windows to search for "A word or phrase in the file", or like the "Spotlight" search function in Mac OSX.

bla · 08-23-2012, 07:25 PM

The short answer is no.....for an unrooted device... WYSIWYG

Schauberger · 08-24-2012, 04:55 PM

What about for a rooted one?

Ripplinger · 08-24-2012, 06:36 PM

You could always plug your reader into the USB port on your PC and direct your search program to the reader drive. It definitely works on my 350 doing that.

Schauberger · 09-19-2012, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Ripplinger

You could always plug your reader into the USB port on your PC and direct your search program to the reader drive. It definitely works on my 350 doing that.

I could do that, but it would take away the convenience of just searching for that particular word, or phrase on the device itself.

rkomar · 09-20-2012, 01:18 PM

I would guess that searches are complicated by DRM. Each book with DRM would need to be temporarily decrypted to be searched, so the searching mechanism would need to be able to deal with that, and it would add a fair bit of time to the operation. Perhaps Sony thought it was more trouble than it was worth to provide this feature.

Schauberger · 09-21-2012, 10:12 PM

Yes, I suppose DRM would complicate things quite a bit. Fortunately, all my books are currently DRM-free

Perhaps this feature could be implemented in some way in the rooted, Android OS ?

08-22-2012, 09:29 PM	#1
Schauberger Biotechnologist Posts: 38 Karma: 499330 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: 1st Gen Kindle; Sony PRS-T1	Is it possible for the PRS T-1 to search within multiple ebooks? Sort of like the option in Windows to search for "A word or phrase in the file", or like the "Spotlight" search function in Mac OSX. Last edited by Schauberger; 08-22-2012 at 11:18 PM.

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08-23-2012, 07:25 PM	#2
bla E bookworm Posts: 358 Karma: 2013666 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Sony PRS T1,Android Tablet, I phone	The short answer is no.....for an unrooted device... WYSIWYG

08-24-2012, 04:55 PM	#3
Schauberger Biotechnologist Posts: 38 Karma: 499330 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: 1st Gen Kindle; Sony PRS-T1	What about for a rooted one?

08-24-2012, 06:36 PM	#4
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	You could always plug your reader into the USB port on your PC and direct your search program to the reader drive. It definitely works on my 350 doing that.

09-20-2012, 01:18 PM	#6
rkomar Wizard Posts: 2,985 Karma: 18343081 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	I would guess that searches are complicated by DRM. Each book with DRM would need to be temporarily decrypted to be searched, so the searching mechanism would need to be able to deal with that, and it would add a fair bit of time to the operation. Perhaps Sony thought it was more trouble than it was worth to provide this feature.

09-21-2012, 10:12 PM	#7
Schauberger Biotechnologist Posts: 38 Karma: 499330 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: 1st Gen Kindle; Sony PRS-T1	Yes, I suppose DRM would complicate things quite a bit. Fortunately, all my books are currently DRM-free Perhaps this feature could be implemented in some way in the rooted, Android OS ?

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