06-03-2010, 06:30 AM | #1 |
Member
Posts: 13
Karma: 10
Join Date: Apr 2010
Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Boox Leaf, Kobo Libra 2
|
2.0-RC1 Firmware is out! [June 3]
update-dr800sg-verizon-0603.zip
http://updates.irexnet.com/beta/dr80...rizon-0603.zip Can't wait to try it! Changelog I've found: 1. Multi-language support, but only Euro langs. 2. PDF: Zooming shortcut on bottom status bar. Now you can easily switch from Fit on screen, Selection Zoom & Pan. Big Big Bug: PDF: Right side of page will be cut off a little, if content is too near the right edge, you won't see it!! Last edited by sHiN3; 06-03-2010 at 07:20 AM. Reason: Renew |
06-03-2010, 06:59 AM | #2 | |
Guru
Posts: 999
Karma: 19985
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Netherlands
Device: iRex DR1000S
|
Quote:
|
|
Advert | |
|
06-03-2010, 07:41 AM | #3 |
Addict
Posts: 234
Karma: 214
Join Date: Nov 2008
Device: Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy NotePro 12.2, InkBook
|
More info here: http://i-to-i.irexnet.com/2010/06/03...tware-release/ (DR1000S) and http://i-to-i.irexnet.com/2010/06/03...tware-release/ (DR800SG)
|
06-03-2010, 08:58 AM | #4 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 33
Karma: 36
Join Date: Jan 2009
Device: DR1000S
|
Ya just got the alert myself but don't have my DR to test it until later today. Hope it helps with the light font issue I have with .pdf's
|
06-03-2010, 11:06 AM | #5 |
Connoisseur
Posts: 52
Karma: 336
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Prague
Device: Irex DR1000S
|
Just been playing with it on my DR1000 for about an hour. My very early feedback:
Pros: - Page turning on cached (i.e. previously viewed) pages seems to be a lot faster. I can't see much improvement on non-cached pages though (in fact, see cons below). - Contrast is much improved, so that faint text that was hard to read on the beta is now very legible. I would say contrast is as good as the old 1.7 release, which is great. Cons: - All my notes and scribbles from the beta version are now misaligned - they are no longer in the same place on the page and even have a different pen thickness. This is particularly troubling where I had underlined or circled words - since I now just have circles and lines at random places on the page. This was a serious disappointment since I have made notes on hundreds of pages since the beta release. Having said that, I did know the beta was a beta, so cannot complain too much. - Page turns in portrait mode for non-cached pages do not seem to be faster. They seem, in fact, to be slightly slower, but that may be my imagination. In landscape mode the situation is worse in that pages turns for some documents are now much slower than before - in fact, sometimes they may even be hanging the system (twice in the past hour I have rebooted the device because a page turn was taking more than two minutes). [Very minor] The rotate icon (which I use frequently) is no longer on the toolbar, and has been replaced with a page thumbnails icon (which I never use). So, I have mixed feelings. The improved contrast is a help, but not at the price of the cons. I am going to switch back to the beta release (if I can). EDIT: I successfully went back to the beta release, and to my joy all my notes and scribbles are back where they should be. Last edited by SplogSplog; 06-03-2010 at 11:37 AM. |
Advert | |
|
06-03-2010, 11:06 AM | #6 |
Addict
Posts: 350
Karma: 22726
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Europe
Device: Boox max 2
|
have they fixed the antialias and contrast of the text?
|
06-03-2010, 11:11 AM | #7 |
Connoisseur
Posts: 52
Karma: 336
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Prague
Device: Irex DR1000S
|
|
06-03-2010, 11:32 AM | #8 |
Addict
Posts: 350
Karma: 22726
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Europe
Device: Boox max 2
|
After trying it, I can say that the contrast is much much better than in previous release, but it is far far away from 1.71 version.
I dont know how they do it to make a great feature one of the worse of the device in the new releases. I cant simply understand. Last edited by whopper; 06-03-2010 at 11:47 AM. |
06-03-2010, 01:19 PM | #9 |
Connoisseur
Posts: 50
Karma: 10
Join Date: Feb 2010
Device: dr900
|
Yes, big bug, both right and bottom of page is cut off a little in my device.
still has to keep changing zoom status to read a pdf file? I am kind of disappointed now. |
06-03-2010, 02:10 PM | #10 | |
Addict
Posts: 225
Karma: 72
Join Date: Jan 2010
Device: irex DR-800S, M92S
|
Quote:
hehe my infos were quite right guys.. and you still don't know other big upcoming news.. |
|
06-03-2010, 02:27 PM | #11 |
Enthusiast
Posts: 35
Karma: 46
Join Date: Apr 2010
Device: dr800sg
|
The menu bar cuts off the bottom of PDF files. Very annoying and page margin adjustments dont seem to help. Working out how to change page size (as in canvas size ala photoshop) in Adobe Acrobat without much luck.
Other than that I am happy with this RC |
06-03-2010, 02:33 PM | #12 |
Addict
Posts: 244
Karma: 124
Join Date: Feb 2010
Device: none
|
Just installed and tried on some PDF files, the feeling is mixed:
Pros: Within all the mentioned improvements on the official blog, page turning speed for scanned PDF is indeed improved, stylus is not that super sensitive as in the beta firmware. Cons: 1. PDF cut-off on the right side and bottom side. See attached pdf file along with the actual effect. 2. Zoom level of documents got screwed up. If you have a PDF file viewed in zoom mode in the beta firmware, open it now in the RC1 firmware, it is probably 2x of the original zoom level. 3. Flipbar in pan mode is still miserable. Maybe IREX thinks this is not as important as other bugs/features? All I want is: in pan mode, when the bottom of a file is met, pushing the flipbar forward should turn to the top of next page. Not a complicate change at all. 4. Why do I have to set the date and time on every reboot? |
06-03-2010, 02:47 PM | #13 | |
Addict
Posts: 225
Karma: 72
Join Date: Jan 2010
Device: irex DR-800S, M92S
|
Quote:
I think that at this point someone should hack the firmware to see where the difference with dr1000 is and enable it even on dr800.. |
|
06-03-2010, 02:50 PM | #14 | |
Guru
Posts: 730
Karma: 72743
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Here or there
Device: iRex iLiad, iRex DR800S. K4NT. Kobo Aura, Aura One, Libra 2.
|
Quote:
And I don't observe your 4th here. |
|
06-03-2010, 03:30 PM | #15 |
Groupie
Posts: 185
Karma: 119824
Join Date: Feb 2008
Device: iLiad, DR1000S, HTC Hero, DR800SG
|
Cooldragon,
concerning point 4: check the dr.ini file in the x:\System folder see if it is write protected, if so disable that attribute also open it with wordpad (or another editor, NOT notepad) if there is an entry there that says: /apps/er/sys/global/is_first_boot=true change that into /apps/er/sys/global/is_first_boot=false points 1 & 2 are probably related... but you're right about the cut off at the bottom and the right. Last edited by pauli; 06-03-2010 at 03:37 PM. |
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Beta Beta Test of Major New Features | Starson17 | Calibre | 45 | 05-17-2010 10:55 AM |
K4 Mac or PC kindle for pc beta out now | capelord | Amazon Kindle | 92 | 11-24-2009 12:00 PM |
BookCreator 3.0 Beta | =X= | Workshop | 43 | 11-21-2009 12:08 AM |
0.6 out of beta? | Nate the great | Calibre | 3 | 07-17-2009 02:45 AM |
History Abbot, Jacob: Makers of History - Margaret of Anjou. V1. 8 June 2009. V1. 8 June 2009 | crutledge | Kindle Books | 0 | 06-09-2009 01:54 PM |