PRS-350 Overlayed text

gbuergisser · 11-21-2011, 03:26 AM

I'm currently reading Stephen King's 'Needful Things' in german. I encountered a passage with "overlayed text", I don't know how to explain - please see the attached picture.
The same passage in Adobe Digital Editions displays OK.

Is this a known bug? Are there any workarounds?

spacebrew · 11-21-2011, 11:28 AM

Did you try flipping forward and backward a few times? It looks like artifacts from a previous page that didn't get refreshed out. Another thing you can try - open the epub file with an archive manager like 7zip and search for a text phrase very near that block, then have a look and see what it looks like in the source file.

dordale · 11-21-2011, 03:43 PM

In addition to spacebrew's suggestions, you might also try changing the font size. I vaguely remember having a similar problem with a book, and it seemed like changing the font size helped. Can't remember if the problem still existed when I went back to the font size that exhibited the overwriting or not, but I'm pretty sure it didn't exist at other sizes.

gbuergisser · 11-22-2011, 03:19 AM

It is not a refresh problem. Flipping forward and backward doesn't help. But changing the font size does!

Since it's a DRM'ed epub file I can't open it and search for text phrases (except you can tell me how to do it - I opened it in an archive manager; it contains a lot of encrypted html files). And since the problem does not appear on the desktop using Adobe Digital Editions, I suspect it is a firmware bug.

vxf · 11-23-2011, 12:04 AM

I can't offer much help, but I am fairly confident it is not a 'known bug'. I have been following SONY readers for quite a while, and used four of them so far (two 900s, one 350 and one 950) and never encountered anything quite like it.

However, poor formatting of epubs - and you see A LOT OF IT - can create all sorts of weird problems. Unfortunately, editors keep treating us like second-class customers.

dordale · 11-23-2011, 02:09 PM

I agree with vxf--almost certainly a formatting problem with the ePub. As I posted earlier, I vaguely remember this happening with a book I was reading. Pretty sure it was only with one font size. That was several books ago. Haven't had it happen since, and I read a lot on reader!

11-21-2011, 03:26 AM	#1
gbuergisser Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Switzerland Device: Sony PRS-350	Overlayed text I'm currently reading Stephen King's 'Needful Things' in german. I encountered a passage with "overlayed text", I don't know how to explain - please see the attached picture. The same passage in Adobe Digital Editions displays OK. Is this a known bug? Are there any workarounds? Attached Thumbnails

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11-21-2011, 11:28 AM	#2
spacebrew Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 27540 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Dallas Device: PRS-T1, PRS-350, Droid X2	Did you try flipping forward and backward a few times? It looks like artifacts from a previous page that didn't get refreshed out. Another thing you can try - open the epub file with an archive manager like 7zip and search for a text phrase very near that block, then have a look and see what it looks like in the source file.

11-21-2011, 03:43 PM	#3
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	In addition to spacebrew's suggestions, you might also try changing the font size. I vaguely remember having a similar problem with a book, and it seemed like changing the font size helped. Can't remember if the problem still existed when I went back to the font size that exhibited the overwriting or not, but I'm pretty sure it didn't exist at other sizes.

11-22-2011, 03:19 AM	#4
gbuergisser Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Switzerland Device: Sony PRS-350	It is not a refresh problem. Flipping forward and backward doesn't help. But changing the font size does! Since it's a DRM'ed epub file I can't open it and search for text phrases (except you can tell me how to do it - I opened it in an archive manager; it contains a lot of encrypted html files). And since the problem does not appear on the desktop using Adobe Digital Editions, I suspect it is a firmware bug.

11-23-2011, 12:04 AM	#5
vxf Guru Posts: 944 Karma: 1490348 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norman, OK Device: Sony PRS 350, 900, 950; Kindles (ALL of them!); Kobo Aura One	I can't offer much help, but I am fairly confident it is not a 'known bug'. I have been following SONY readers for quite a while, and used four of them so far (two 900s, one 350 and one 950) and never encountered anything quite like it. However, poor formatting of epubs - and you see A LOT OF IT - can create all sorts of weird problems. Unfortunately, editors keep treating us like second-class customers.

11-23-2011, 02:09 PM	#6
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	I agree with vxf--almost certainly a formatting problem with the ePub. As I posted earlier, I vaguely remember this happening with a book I was reading. Pretty sure it was only with one font size. That was several books ago. Haven't had it happen since, and I read a lot on reader!

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