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03-17-2007, 09:22 PM | #32 |
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I suppose if FBReader has some kind of assistive mode, as many windowing applications do, to allow keyboard control, it might be possible to implement it using the buttons on the STAReBOOK. Without that already implemented, it will be a tough job to port. I imagine the interface could be rewritten to use arrow keys, etc., but that would be non-trivial. This is one of the resons I'm not very interested in the NAEB project.
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03-18-2007, 12:49 AM | #33 | |
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On the other hand, if a device like the STAReBOOK has X11 (or, say, GTK+ without X11), then it needs some replacement for the mouse. So, assistive technology should be at the GTK+ level. It is interesting that cell phones, PDA's, UMPC's all have screen navigatation based interfaces, but dedicated e-book readers do not. This might just be an anomaly of a new display technology, but it might also be a function of single application devices. On the other hand, the eBookWise eb-1150 has a touch screen. |
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03-18-2007, 01:04 AM | #34 | |
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The advantage of porting an application like FBReader is that you get a very rich feature set, and almost everything should work once the basic functionality works. I would be very surprised if formating options failed to work on the iLiad, and if they did the FBReader developers can probably quickly fix the problem. |
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03-18-2007, 10:59 AM | #35 |
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"Continous mode" reading chm files.
Is there a way to read a topic with all of it subtopics in a continous mode - not having to use the TOC all the time for selecting next heading/subtopic? I find it very annoying to read whole topics in this way.
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I've started work on .0.8. I've got it compiled and running, but the files created are quite large (24mb for the executable and library alone). I'm not sure if something changed with my tool chain, or if it's a difference with the new version. I'll keep you guys posted. |
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I suggest you ask at FBReader's Google Group. Without knowing what programming would be required, it seems that the actions "last section" and "next section" would be useful for any document with a table of contents. You would then bind these actions to keys. Or there might be other ways for the FBReader developers to improve CHM reading. |
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That said, what formats do you want me register with this application? |
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Well, if you ask me, then just everything apart from PDF...
The iRex HTML and .txt viewers are still too uncomplete for my taste, and since i'm planning on using mainly htm and rtf files it would be handy to have them open automatically in fbreader. |
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I haven't tested HTML files on the iLiad in FBReader. Does anyone have a good example file?
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Edit: Looks like we do. That should make things a bit easier. Last edited by Adam B.; 03-19-2007 at 08:31 AM. |
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Attached: FBReader .8 reading the zText format from manybooks. I haven't released it yet because there are some screen refresh and file size issues I need to work out.
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