New version of K4PC this morning

HarryT · 10-31-2015, 07:40 AM

My installation of K4PC auto-updated itself this morning to version 1.12.4. No obvious changes, and "the tools" still work fine with it. It downloaded half a dozen new books that I'd bought, all of which were downloaded as KF8, so no sign of KFX for this application yet.

johnnyb · 10-31-2015, 07:47 AM

Good to hear, I'd still like to see an overhaul of the app, not sure if I'd sacrifice the ability to download KF8 books for that...

HarryT · 10-31-2015, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyb

Good to hear, I'd still like to see an overhaul of the app, not sure if I'd sacrifice the ability to download KF8 books for that...

That's very much my view, too.

sherman · 11-04-2015, 03:28 AM

Well, that overhaul has arrived, as of Kindle for PC 1.13.0.

I sacrificed one of my installations to test it. Thankfully, it appears that books with enhanced typesetting (as shown on the books store page) are still downloading AZW files.

Also, the tools to not have appeared to be broken by this release.

I have done minimal testing though, so I would still advise proceeding with caution.

johnnyb · 11-04-2015, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by sherman

Well, that overhaul has arrived, as of Kindle for PC 1.13.0.

What's new in that version? Is it really an overhaul or just minor additions to an outdated application?

sherman · 11-04-2015, 03:49 AM

I would call it a graphical lick of paint to be honest.

Still seems to be the same old Kindle for PC under the shiner coating.

HarryT · 11-04-2015, 04:17 AM

Thanks for testing it! It's going to be a bit of a nuisance when they do start delivering KFX. Not a show-stopper, but a pain, nonetheless.

booklover6 · 11-04-2015, 08:29 AM

Is there any way to reduce the size of the covers in cover view? They are huge!

kbchander · 11-04-2015, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherman

Well, that overhaul has arrived, as of Kindle for PC 1.13.0.

I sacrificed one of my installations to test it. Thankfully, it appears that books with enhanced typesetting (as shown on the books store page) are still downloading AZW files.

Also, the tools to not have appeared to be broken by this release.

I have done minimal testing though, so I would still advise proceeding with caution.

Hi Sherman,

What tools are you talking about?

HarryT · 11-04-2015, 11:22 AM

Alf's tools.

johnnyb · 11-04-2015, 05:25 PM

I just downloaded the Mac version and can confirm everything so far said about the app... No real changes and some visual modifications, the dictionary pop up does not really work with OSX splitscreen view (cut off), the annotations pane cannot be adjusted...

Barty · 11-06-2015, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sherman

Well, that overhaul has arrived, as of Kindle for PC 1.13.0.

I sacrificed one of my installations to test it. Thankfully, it appears that books with enhanced typesetting (as shown on the books store page) are still downloading AZW files.

.

So the books DON'T have enhanced typesetting, right?

Basically, they haven't added kfx support to k4pc.

HarryT · 11-06-2015, 09:02 AM

Correct. No KFX support in 1.13.

odamizu · 11-07-2015, 06:33 PM

Heads up: Amazon seems to have moved folders around in K4Mac 1.13.0

My content is now in: Users > Home > Library > Application Support > Kindle > My Kindle Content

(In K4Mac 1.12.x and earlier, my content was in Users > Home > Library > Containers > com.amazon.Kindle > Data > Library > My Kindle Content )

Alf was unhappy about this at first, but doing a clean install made Alf happy again.

I can also confirm that everything's still downloading as AZW3 as far as I can tell.

10-31-2015, 07:40 AM	#1
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	New version of K4PC this morning My installation of K4PC auto-updated itself this morning to version 1.12.4. No obvious changes, and "the tools" still work fine with it. It downloaded half a dozen new books that I'd bought, all of which were downloaded as KF8, so no sign of KFX for this application yet.

11-04-2015, 03:28 AM	#4
sherman Guru Posts: 856 Karma: 2676800 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taranaki - NZ Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	New version: K4PC 1.13.0 Well, that overhaul has arrived, as of Kindle for PC 1.13.0. I sacrificed one of my installations to test it. Thankfully, it appears that books with enhanced typesetting (as shown on the books store page) are still downloading AZW files. Also, the tools to not have appeared to be broken by this release. I have done minimal testing though, so I would still advise proceeding with caution.

11-07-2015, 06:33 PM	#14
odamizu just an egg Posts: 1,587 Karma: 4300000 Join Date: Mar 2015 Device: Kindle, iOS	Kindle for Mac 1.13.0 Heads up: Amazon seems to have moved folders around in K4Mac 1.13.0 My content is now in: Users > Home > Library > Application Support > Kindle > My Kindle Content (In K4Mac 1.12.x and earlier, my content was in Users > Home > Library > Containers > com.amazon.Kindle > Data > Library > My Kindle Content ) Alf was unhappy about this at first, but doing a clean install made Alf happy again. I can also confirm that everything's still downloading as AZW3 as far as I can tell.

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10-31-2015, 07:47 AM	#2
johnnyb Cloud Reader Posts: 1,110 Karma: 4000066 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle Scribe, iPad Pro 11	Good to hear, I'd still like to see an overhaul of the app, not sure if I'd sacrifice the ability to download KF8 books for that...

11-04-2015, 03:49 AM	#6
sherman Guru Posts: 856 Karma: 2676800 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taranaki - NZ Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	I would call it a graphical lick of paint to be honest. Still seems to be the same old Kindle for PC under the shiner coating.

11-04-2015, 04:17 AM	#7
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Thanks for testing it! It's going to be a bit of a nuisance when they do start delivering KFX. Not a show-stopper, but a pain, nonetheless.

11-04-2015, 08:29 AM	#8
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,533 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle	Is there any way to reduce the size of the covers in cover view? They are huge!

11-04-2015, 11:22 AM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Alf's tools.

11-04-2015, 05:25 PM	#11
johnnyb Cloud Reader Posts: 1,110 Karma: 4000066 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle Scribe, iPad Pro 11	I just downloaded the Mac version and can confirm everything so far said about the app... No real changes and some visual modifications, the dictionary pop up does not really work with OSX splitscreen view (cut off), the annotations pane cannot be adjusted...

11-06-2015, 09:02 AM	#13
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Correct. No KFX support in 1.13.

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