PRS-505 Just arrived, and a question

avar · 01-27-2008, 05:46 PM

well, after waiting almost 2 month i got it on my hand ;-)
my question is is there anyway to make this device read non-latin characeters (like arabic) in text format ( w/our converting it to pdf or other formats ) ..
thx

NatCh · 01-27-2008, 09:30 PM

Welcome to MobileRead, avar!

And congrats on the new Reader.

The present answer is "no" -- there was a way to replace the fonts on the 500 model (which is how to do what you're after), however the efforts to figure out how to do this on the 505 are currently stalled, pending the first 505 firmware update. After that happens, it should be possible to change the fonts on the 505.

HarryT · 01-28-2008, 10:00 AM

You may or may not be able to replace the fonts, but you'd still be faced with the problem that--to the best of my knowledge--LRF files do not support "right-to-left" languages such as Arabic.

PDF files are the only way to display these, AFAIK.

avar · 01-28-2008, 09:17 PM

thank you guys. i'll stick with word doc (arabic) --> pdf ---> lrf method .

01-27-2008, 05:46 PM	#1
avar Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Sony PRS 505	PRS-505 Just arrived, and a question well, after waiting almost 2 month i got it on my hand ;-) my question is is there anyway to make this device read non-latin characeters (like arabic) in text format ( w/our converting it to pdf or other formats ) .. thx

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01-27-2008, 09:30 PM	#2
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Welcome to MobileRead, avar! And congrats on the new Reader. The present answer is "no" -- there was a way to replace the fonts on the 500 model (which is how to do what you're after), however the efforts to figure out how to do this on the 505 are currently stalled, pending the first 505 firmware update. After that happens, it should be possible to change the fonts on the 505.

01-28-2008, 10:00 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You may or may not be able to replace the fonts, but you'd still be faced with the problem that--to the best of my knowledge--LRF files do not support "right-to-left" languages such as Arabic. PDF files are the only way to display these, AFAIK.

01-28-2008, 09:17 PM	#4
avar Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Sony PRS 505	thank you guys. i'll stick with word doc (arabic) --> pdf ---> lrf method .

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