06-07-2010, 11:26 PM | #31 |
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06-07-2010, 11:41 PM | #32 |
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I accept your apology - but don't be too hard to yourself. To see what the problem is the first step for a cure. I hope you will get over it eventually.
Almost every cheap eink E-Book reader can read PDF files. It's like saying: my new TV is in color. Last edited by joblack; 06-07-2010 at 11:48 PM. |
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06-08-2010, 12:14 AM | #33 |
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point proven. please, go play elsewhere, you're not needed here.
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Obviously you're only accepting postings which are in alignment with your opinions and everybody else is a troll.
I believe everybody has the liberty to express their opinions. If you continue to offend other people we let the moderator decide who the troll actually is. |
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Joe, please, bring the moderators on over right now. if they find value in your postings I'll gladly concede your point and happily take back your troll title. if not, then how about you remove yourself from the apple forum for a period of not less than 100 years?
if there is wisdom in "Wow, now it can acquire and view PDF files. This is cutting edge technology" I sure am missing it. |
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Scott you also just need to chill a bit if your right and he is a troll why exactly are you the ONLY one biting? |
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06-08-2010, 03:49 AM | #40 |
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Please keep this thread on topic. We are discussing iBooks.
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06-08-2010, 07:37 AM | #41 |
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kjk, no, ppi (pixels per inch) and dpi (dots per inch) are different.
A pixel is a ``picture element'' a unit of a raster grid which can be more finely differentiated than just black or white --- the coarsest pixel I can think of would be the monochrome NeXT Cube (and later Slabs) which had black, white and two shades of grey. Try putting a 326 ppi greyscale image of a Gustav Doré engraving on the iPhone and compare that to the actual engraving in a book --- the difference between them will be obvious to anyone w/ good vision. William |
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163lpi gives a feature size of 0.00614", or 0.156mm. A 0.156mm feature 1' (or 304.8mm) away subtends an angle of 0.0293 degrees, or 10.5arcseconds, which certainly exceeds all estimates of visual acuity (which probably tops out at 24arcseconds). See also Waite and Oliver, 2006, which gives experimental evidence that 150lpi is satisfactory for the majority of viewers. So, Jobs is right on this, there's no point boosting resolution further. What's needed is to produce this kind of resolution on a screen bigger than 3" (cough, 66lpi iPad, cough). [Edit]Oh, and when talking about the dpi of offset press you need to take into account their use of a halftone screen, which another why it's best to think in terms of lpi instead. Last edited by charleski; 06-08-2010 at 11:14 AM. |
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more tidbits about iBooks from Daring Fireball:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gruber/4680380848/ Georgia typeface added to font list, and left justified text. And JSWolf-the margins actually seem decent! Also, that is the first popover menu I've seen on an iPhone. |
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Margins are still too big given the smaller real estate the iPhone has.
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