DR800 Public BETA of the DR800S and SG 2.0 software available - Page 2

musteman · 04-08-2010, 02:45 PM

I forgot to ask, how exactly the selection zooms work??? I am experiencing some problems with the area selection....

Some easy-guide please..

Thanks,

Shaggy · 04-08-2010, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by musteman

this update seems a very nice improvement but now i cannot read comics anymore!!!

When I use the great CBZ document Plugin this message appear:

"An unexpected error has occurrerd; your documents must be closed"

Any idea??? some other methods in order to read comics???

Thanks!!!

They're discussing this on the CBZ thread. My guess is that they'll need to update the 3rd party app so that it works with this firmware. Not sure what the exact bug is, but it'll probably be discussed over here...

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75348

TGS · 04-08-2010, 03:11 PM

Despite what I said on another thread about letting others who know what they are doing play with this first, I couldn't resist!

Have to say, I like what I've seen so far.

pauli · 04-08-2010, 03:22 PM

@Mustaman, simple...
1) "click" the selection zoom from the menu
2) you'll see the selection zoom icon in the lower right corner of the titlebar
3) draw a circle around the area you want to zoom into

result: (after a please wait window, most of the time...)
you'll get a zoomed view of the area you circled
or
it will zoom to its maximum zoom level if, the area was too small

To get back, simply select the "zoom all" icon from the menu

By the way: if you don't get the zoom option in your menu, you can go to
settings => advanced settings
and check the "Zoom on PDF" option there

ahhahh · 04-08-2010, 03:57 PM

Ummm, I think I just discovered a new little bug.

My battery was half-charged, so I thought it was a good moment to check if the 'no green led' bug was solved.

And it is.

But, if you remove the plug, the green led stays on (I've waited for more than 5 minutes) until you turn the reader on.

Nothing too serious, but worth mentioning.

Dellaster · 04-08-2010, 04:01 PM

I really like what I see so far. Thank you, iRex!

The Good

Selection zoom makes PDFs viable at last.
Scribbles! Though it'll take me time to get used to the small draw delay and sensitivity. My attempts at Chinese characters (kanji) were embarrassing.

The Not-So-Good

When a PDF is set to Pan, the two sections do not match up. That is, part of the document between the two pan sections isn't displayed.
In Books when I select a first letter on the right to go to that page, it doesn't always fully refresh (ugly halfway-drawn/erased text and icons). The first time it happened I thought the device froze.
Page turning, both in ePub and PDF, is slower than before if the page turned to has an image.

That's all for now.

Edit: Oh, one more thing. When panning a PDF, the flipbar goes from one pan section to the next but you can't get to the next page. Suggestion: have press-and-hold flipping actually turn to the next page while still in Pan mode. Also, I notice when I turn the page with stylus on the arrows, the pan section doesn't change. That is, if it's showing the bottom half of the page, when you go to the next page it's also showing the bottom half. I'd prefer it to go to the top when changing pages.

Shaggy · 04-08-2010, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dellaster

Page turning, both in ePub and PDF, is slower than before if the page turned to has an image.

How significant is it? I wonder if that has something to do with the dithering improvements they made to images?

Dellaster · 04-08-2010, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaggy

How significant is it? I wonder if that has something to do with the dithering improvements they made to images?

It can take several seconds. There was hardly any delay at all in the original firmware.

jjansen · 04-08-2010, 04:24 PM

I think I must be missing something. I have a lot of books on my iRex DR800SG and I just installed the beta upgrade. I expected it to take a very LONG time to index everything the first time. I have checked all the advanced settings. Well my indexing didn't take long but neither did it generate any thumbnails or use the metadata.

Did I miss something? I did get the indexing message. I also tried holding the power off for 10 seconds and it appeared to restart. All the new PDF functionality appears to work but I don't know how to see the book covers without actually opening a book once. Any comments?

Dellaster · 04-08-2010, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjansen

I think I must be missing something. I have a lot of books on my iRex DR800SG and I just installed the beta upgrade. I expected it to take a very LONG time to index everything the first time. I have checked all the advanced settings. Well my indexing didn't take long but neither did it generate any thumbnails or use the metadata.

Did I miss something? I did get the indexing message. I also tried holding the power off for 10 seconds and it appeared to restart. All the new PDF functionality appears to work but I don't know how to see the book covers without actually opening a book once. Any comments?

It didn't set the covers for me until I wiped the SD card, including metadata, and just added the books alone. That indexing took a few minutes (I have like 50 ePubs and half a dozen PDFs).

Mickey330 · 04-08-2010, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dellaster

It didn't set the covers for me until I wiped the SD card, including metadata, and just added the books alone. That indexing took a few minutes (I have like 50 ePubs and half a dozen PDFs).

First off, thanks, jjansen, for asking the question I wanted to ask (I too thought indexing was "automatic").

Actually, it kind of is. I added a new book to the Irex after installing the beta update (which I am w-a-y liking, BTW!). That new book DOES show the cover thumbnail and stuff - and I've never opened it. I assume, then, that it does the indexing on all newly added books.

So, guess it's delete/re-add books (all 250+!) for me...

Dellaster - did you do your SD card alone (put just the card in your PC)? I ask because my plan is to just do my genre folders one at a time - deleting the books in the folder and putting 'em back - all with my PC but accessing them on the DR800.

Regardless ... wish me luck!

Marilyn

Dellaster · 04-08-2010, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mickey330

Dellaster - did you do your SD card alone (put just the card in your PC)? I ask because my plan is to just do my genre folders one at a time - deleting the books in the folder and putting 'em back - all with my PC but accessing them on the DR800.

Regardless ... wish me luck!

Marilyn

I suspect just deleting the metadata file will force a re-indexing. Anybody know?

As for me, I had crashed from the CBZ Document Plugin after installing the 2.0 beta so I decided to completely wipe the SD card (from my PC with the card in the DR800). I wanted a blank slate. I rebooted with the totally blank SD card and it installed the necessary System folder and a couple other things. I then added back the other folders that I had saved (Personal Documents, News, Images, Digital Editions, Books -- whatever wasn't already there). Once disconnected from my PC it indexed everything. Working fine.

Good luck on yours!

Mickey330 · 04-08-2010, 05:19 PM

Heh - look at me, anwering my own post/question...

First, I have my books sorted by genre on the DR800 (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action, etc).

I took one of the folders and copied it to my PC. Then, I changed the name of the folder (added a "1" at the end of the folder). Then, I put the folder back on the DR800 (didn't delete the other one).

NOTE: It doesn't work to just move the books around. Has to be at folder level (or, at least that's what I saw).

When I ejected the DR800 from my PC, it indexed that new folder and all the books in that folder now have the thumbnails showing. Unfortunately, if you were already reading a book in that folder, you've lost your place (trust me, I know this!

). Guess because it's a "new" add...

So, it's not going to be that bad to index all my books. Once I'm done, then I'll see how long it takes to index after ejecting from the PC.

Off to index!

Marilyn

P.S. Just notice your reply, Dellaster - thanks. Where might that metafile be? You talking the main one right in the first level of the DR800?

P.P.S. I really just have this DR800 to read books, which it was doing fine before the update. But dang! - it's way cool to have scribbling, zoom and (wait for it...) - GO TO PAGE function! Whoo-hoo! Now, can we just get unopened TOCs with a back function ...? <--- Never hurts to ask, eh?

Dellaster · 04-08-2010, 05:25 PM

I'm talking about the "global.db" at the base level. But maybe the ones inside folders need to be deleted as well. Regardless, congratulations on finding your own method.

Shaggy · 04-08-2010, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dellaster

I'm talking about the "global.db" at the base level. But maybe the ones inside folders need to be deleted as well. Regardless, congratulations on finding your own method.

I believe iRex recommended in another thread on here that deleting the global.db will indeed force a re-indexing.

04-08-2010, 04:01 PM	#21
Dellaster 本の虫 Posts: 242 Karma: 344 Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Device: Kindle3, DXG, Fire · iPad, iPod	I really like what I see so far. Thank you, iRex! The Good Selection zoom makes PDFs viable at last. Scribbles! Though it'll take me time to get used to the small draw delay and sensitivity. My attempts at Chinese characters (kanji) were embarrassing. The Not-So-Good When a PDF is set to Pan, the two sections do not match up. That is, part of the document between the two pan sections isn't displayed. In Books when I select a first letter on the right to go to that page, it doesn't always fully refresh (ugly halfway-drawn/erased text and icons). The first time it happened I thought the device froze. Page turning, both in ePub and PDF, is slower than before if the page turned to has an image. That's all for now. Edit: Oh, one more thing. When panning a PDF, the flipbar goes from one pan section to the next but you can't get to the next page. Suggestion: have press-and-hold flipping actually turn to the next page while still in Pan mode. Also, I notice when I turn the page with stylus on the arrows, the pan section doesn't change. That is, if it's showing the bottom half of the page, when you go to the next page it's also showing the bottom half. I'd prefer it to go to the top when changing pages. Last edited by Dellaster; 04-08-2010 at 04:05 PM.

04-08-2010, 04:24 PM	#24
jjansen J Posts: 188 Karma: 12590 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Canada Device: SONY PRS 505/300, iRex DR800SG, Nook	Indexing and Metadata I think I must be missing something. I have a lot of books on my iRex DR800SG and I just installed the beta upgrade. I expected it to take a very LONG time to index everything the first time. I have checked all the advanced settings. Well my indexing didn't take long but neither did it generate any thumbnails or use the metadata. Did I miss something? I did get the indexing message. I also tried holding the power off for 10 seconds and it appeared to restart. All the new PDF functionality appears to work but I don't know how to see the book covers without actually opening a book once. Any comments?

04-08-2010, 05:19 PM	#28
Mickey330 Addict Posts: 378 Karma: 1107420 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Western New York state (USA) Device: Kindle Oasis & the Kindle app on iDevices	Heh - look at me, anwering my own post/question... First, I have my books sorted by genre on the DR800 (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action, etc). I took one of the folders and copied it to my PC. Then, I changed the name of the folder (added a "1" at the end of the folder). Then, I put the folder back on the DR800 (didn't delete the other one). NOTE: It doesn't work to just move the books around. Has to be at folder level (or, at least that's what I saw). When I ejected the DR800 from my PC, it indexed that new folder and all the books in that folder now have the thumbnails showing. Unfortunately, if you were already reading a book in that folder, you've lost your place (trust me, I know this! ). Guess because it's a "new" add... So, it's not going to be that bad to index all my books. Once I'm done, then I'll see how long it takes to index after ejecting from the PC. Off to index! Marilyn P.S. Just notice your reply, Dellaster - thanks. Where might that metafile be? You talking the main one right in the first level of the DR800? P.P.S. I really just have this DR800 to read books, which it was doing fine before the update. But dang! - it's way cool to have scribbling, zoom and (wait for it...) - GO TO PAGE function! Whoo-hoo! Now, can we just get unopened TOCs with a back function ...? <--- Never hurts to ask, eh? Last edited by Mickey330; 04-08-2010 at 05:21 PM. Reason: Added comment/question to Dellaster

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04-08-2010, 02:45 PM	#16
musteman Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 94460 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: BARCELONA Device: KOBO AURA ONE	I forgot to ask, how exactly the selection zooms work??? I am experiencing some problems with the area selection.... Some easy-guide please.. Thanks,

04-08-2010, 03:11 PM	#18
TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	Despite what I said on another thread about letting others who know what they are doing play with this first, I couldn't resist! Have to say, I like what I've seen so far.

04-08-2010, 03:22 PM	#19
pauli Groupie Posts: 185 Karma: 119824 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: iLiad, DR1000S, HTC Hero, DR800SG	@Mustaman, simple... 1) "click" the selection zoom from the menu 2) you'll see the selection zoom icon in the lower right corner of the titlebar 3) draw a circle around the area you want to zoom into result: (after a please wait window, most of the time...) you'll get a zoomed view of the area you circled or it will zoom to its maximum zoom level if, the area was too small To get back, simply select the "zoom all" icon from the menu By the way: if you don't get the zoom option in your menu, you can go to settings => advanced settings and check the "Zoom on PDF" option there

04-08-2010, 03:57 PM	#20
ahhahh Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Spain Device: Irex DR-800S, Sony PRS-505	Ummm, I think I just discovered a new little bug. My battery was half-charged, so I thought it was a good moment to check if the 'no green led' bug was solved. And it is. But, if you remove the plug, the green led stays on (I've waited for more than 5 minutes) until you turn the reader on. Nothing too serious, but worth mentioning.

04-08-2010, 05:25 PM	#29
Dellaster 本の虫 Posts: 242 Karma: 344 Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Device: Kindle3, DXG, Fire · iPad, iPod	I'm talking about the "global.db" at the base level. But maybe the ones inside folders need to be deleted as well. Regardless, congratulations on finding your own method.

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