20090222 snapshot - Page 2

dottedmag · 02-24-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by wallcraft

This version...

Thanks for the guide! Can we use it in documentation?

wallcraft · 02-24-2009, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by dottedmag

Thanks for the guide! Can we use it in documentation?

Yes. I would have put it in the OpenInkPot wiki myself, but I am not sure how to in-line images in wiki pages.

gmvasco · 02-24-2009, 04:06 PM

I like this version a lot. It is very stable. There was one thing though that made me revert back to BeBook firmware. It can't handle .doc files. This is because CoolReader 3 doesn't handle them, and FBreader never did. Bummer.
Other than that, great firmware. Love the Turbo mode.

wallcraft · 02-25-2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mvoosten

Helpfull: Would be nice to have a context aware help page/menu item that shows the options available per reader/bookshelf. There are so many options and they slightly differ per reader that it would help as a reminder.

I am not entirely happy with how it displays in FBReader, but see the attached single-file HTML ebook based on OpenInkpot 0.2 Users' Guide. This could be bound to a "help" key for FBReader and CR3.

Cool Reader does a good job displaying this document. FBReader does not handle tables well, and maps h1-h6 to chapter headings (so I removed h3-h6). I also changed "long pressed" to "long press", and I wonder if "long press 2" (say) could be replaced with "L2" without causing too much confusion.

It is also possible to create a PDF version of the original web page using (say) PDFdownload. This can then be used with locoPDF.

Greg Anos · 02-26-2009, 02:23 PM

I've been using the FBReader in openinkpot and have been pleased so far. Kudos to everybody in the team!

One minor question. After reading a book in FBReader, the book stays at the end of the book upon futher re-entry to the book. How you you reset the pointer to the start of the book?

dottedmag · 02-26-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

One minor question. After reading a book in FBReader, the book stays at the end of the book upon futher re-entry to the book. How you you reset the pointer to the start of the book?

"Go to page", 1, Enter. See the User's Guide for details.

motorhead · 02-27-2009, 06:46 PM

Thanks a lot. Your efforts are much appreciated.

ckphk · 03-19-2009, 05:36 AM

I tried the snapshot, and have the following comment:
Goods: I like fbreader. It is more convenient in reading mobi books, especially those with hyperlinks. (I have a lot of them, as I create books for online magazine using MobiPocket Web Companion.

Bads: I can never get the pdf reader to work properly. Whenever I zoom to several levels to a readable size, my V3 simply hangs. The pdf are academic papers downloaded from the web. I know they are not scans, as I can cut-and-paste from evince under Linux.

BTW, can anyone tell me how to reflow the text in pdf?

idle · 05-20-2009, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by mvoosten

Annoying: No option to specify the default reader. It's nice that the press number a couple of secs gives you the option, but I would like the option to change the default reader. Preferably in the bookshelf menu.

Is this available now somehow or planned for some future version? I'd appreciate it.

Xachariah · 05-23-2009, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ckphk

I tried the snapshot, and have the following comment:
Goods: I like fbreader. It is more convenient in reading mobi books, especially those with hyperlinks. (I have a lot of them, as I create books for online magazine using MobiPocket Web Companion.

Bads: I can never get the pdf reader to work properly. Whenever I zoom to several levels to a readable size, my V3 simply hangs. The pdf are academic papers downloaded from the web. I know they are not scans, as I can cut-and-paste from evince under Linux.

BTW, can anyone tell me how to reflow the text in pdf?

If the PDF academic work is just text for the most part, then convert it to .mobi or something. Download the Mobipocket Reader program, open it up then drag the PDF file to the Mobipocket Reader window. This instantly converts the PDF to an open .mobi file. So far the most painless way I've found to convert PDF's.

Then just rightclick, open containing folder, copy the .mobi file to the device/SD card or whatever you do to get it on the device.

Text is usually correctly paragraphed, formatted and justified as according to the PDF. Images don't play fair though.

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02-24-2009, 04:06 PM	#18
gmvasco Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 630 Join Date: Apr 2005	I like this version a lot. It is very stable. There was one thing though that made me revert back to BeBook firmware. It can't handle .doc files. This is because CoolReader 3 doesn't handle them, and FBreader never did. Bummer. Other than that, great firmware. Love the Turbo mode.

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Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,248 Karma: 35000000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	I've been using the FBReader in openinkpot and have been pleased so far. Kudos to everybody in the team! One minor question. After reading a book in FBReader, the book stays at the end of the book upon futher re-entry to the book. How you you reset the pointer to the start of the book?

02-27-2009, 06:46 PM	#22
motorhead Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Lbook V3	Thanks a lot. Your efforts are much appreciated.

03-19-2009, 05:36 AM	#23
ckphk Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Palm M505	I tried the snapshot, and have the following comment: Goods: I like fbreader. It is more convenient in reading mobi books, especially those with hyperlinks. (I have a lot of them, as I create books for online magazine using MobiPocket Web Companion. Bads: I can never get the pdf reader to work properly. Whenever I zoom to several levels to a readable size, my V3 simply hangs. The pdf are academic papers downloaded from the web. I know they are not scans, as I can cut-and-paste from evince under Linux. BTW, can anyone tell me how to reflow the text in pdf?

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