Firmware Timeline Update

R2D2 · 07-13-2006, 03:53 PM

from the shop:

July/August features
Software version 2.5
Hotspot support
Apabi format (in Asia only)
"Re-open" a file on last read page
TEMPORARILY POSTPONED. Support for an E-Book DRM format (to be announced soon)
Page-break support in HTML (instead of scrolling)

CommanderROR · 07-13-2006, 04:16 PM

Damn...that page break support was pretty important...believe me...^^

tribble · 07-13-2006, 04:17 PM

I guess the postponed flag only applies to the DRM format. Could that make you happy CommanderROR?

CommanderROR · 07-13-2006, 04:43 PM

Yep...I can live without DRM for a while...or forever...^^
but page-breaks in HTML is something I'd love to have...ah...TODAY!
The PDF viewer is a bit of a pain, and with that feature added the HTML viewer could be really good..

CommanderROR · 07-13-2006, 04:43 PM

btw. It's late now and a bit dark, and I noticed that eink needs good lighting or the contrasts get a bit weak...it's readable, but not as good as paper in dimmer light....

AndrewLB · 07-13-2006, 04:44 PM

Damn, when is note taking going to be implemented? I can't imagine buying one of these ebook devices without that kind of feature. Especially something as expensive as the Iliad.

CommanderROR · 07-13-2006, 04:57 PM

well...noteteking works..to a certain extent. You can't annotate yet, but you can write/draw on the screen...you even get lined paper if you like...
It isn't perfect yet, and the wacom features aren't really put to use, but it's a beginning.

NatCh · 07-13-2006, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CommanderROR

btw. It's late now and a bit dark, and I noticed that eink needs good lighting or the contrasts get a bit weak...it's readable, but not as good as paper in dimmer light....

Hmm. Have you tried connecting one of those LED lights to the USB port?

CommanderROR · 07-13-2006, 05:24 PM

I don't have one..^^

but I'll look into getting one...:-)

Henrycat · 07-14-2006, 04:55 AM

2.5 should come out the last week of this month...

Seems they are aiming at two updates per month.

harryo · 08-13-2006, 03:29 AM

I read mention of scrolling in HTML files. I see a scrollbar, but haven't been able to work out how to actually initiate the scroll.

I've tried clicking in the scrollbar, and pressing those little up and down arrow hardware keys, but no success with either of those ideas.

Can someone enlighten me?

Thanks.

TadW · 08-13-2006, 06:44 AM

Any idea when 2.6 comes out?

deadite66 · 08-13-2006, 06:55 AM

next week i think

TadW · 08-13-2006, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deadite66

next week i think

very cool! Thanks.

07-13-2006, 03:53 PM	#1
R2D2 Mad Scientist Posts: 294 Karma: 242 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Germany Device: Zaurus, HTCMagician, iLiad	Firmware Timeline Update from the shop: July/August features Software version 2.5 Hotspot support Apabi format (in Asia only) "Re-open" a file on last read page TEMPORARILY POSTPONED. Support for an E-Book DRM format (to be announced soon) Page-break support in HTML (instead of scrolling)

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07-13-2006, 04:16 PM	#2
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	Damn...that page break support was pretty important...believe me...^^

07-13-2006, 04:17 PM	#3
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	I guess the postponed flag only applies to the DRM format. Could that make you happy CommanderROR?

07-13-2006, 04:43 PM	#4
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	Yep...I can live without DRM for a while...or forever...^^ but page-breaks in HTML is something I'd love to have...ah...TODAY! The PDF viewer is a bit of a pain, and with that feature added the HTML viewer could be really good..

07-13-2006, 04:44 PM	#6
AndrewLB Senior Wrangler Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: iPhone 3GS, want Kindle 3	Damn, when is note taking going to be implemented? I can't imagine buying one of these ebook devices without that kind of feature. Especially something as expensive as the Iliad.

07-13-2006, 04:57 PM	#7
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	well...noteteking works..to a certain extent. You can't annotate yet, but you can write/draw on the screen...you even get lined paper if you like... It isn't perfect yet, and the wacom features aren't really put to use, but it's a beginning.

07-13-2006, 05:24 PM	#9
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I don't have one..^^ but I'll look into getting one...:-)

07-14-2006, 04:55 AM	#10
Henrycat Zealot Posts: 149 Karma: 1146 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pernes. A small village in Portugal. Device: Kindle Voyage	2.5 should come out the last week of this month... Seems they are aiming at two updates per month.

08-13-2006, 03:29 AM	#11
harryo Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: Palm Tungsten TX / Iliad	I read mention of scrolling in HTML files. I see a scrollbar, but haven't been able to work out how to actually initiate the scroll. I've tried clicking in the scrollbar, and pressing those little up and down arrow hardware keys, but no success with either of those ideas. Can someone enlighten me? Thanks.

08-13-2006, 06:44 AM	#12
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,583 Karma: 1094606 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	Any idea when 2.6 comes out?

08-13-2006, 06:55 AM	#13
deadite66 Groupie Posts: 197 Karma: 16 Join Date: Apr 2006 Device: irex iliad, uk Kindle gen3	next week i think

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