ODPS client for kindle?

[glimm]

Is it actually possible to add an OPDS client to Liberator (or standalone)? Such as the most readers for Android have. At the moment I can acces my OPDS Server with the Kindle webbrowser, but on my K4NT the navigation would be better in a native app.

Or are there restrictions to access the internet on the Kindle with other applications?

[hawhill]

Interesting. Never read about OPDS before. As for the question: Yes, it is possible. It's not something ready in a few minutes though. That would take work that some volunteer would have to do.

[knc1]

This looks like a possible starting point:
http://fbreader.org/content/fbreader-beta-linux-desktop

Its in Debian, but not (yet) for ARM.

@glimm: Give that application a test run on a lap/desk top machine, let us know if that (on a Kindle) would answer your interests.

Edit: Not exactly a currently maintained project:
https://github.com/geometer/FBReader
But it should be possible to find what project(s) superseded it.

AND Start your own topic thread. This is off-topic for this thread.

[glimm]

Thanks for your answers.

Nice to know, that it's possible.
FBReader is also a popular Android reading app. See here for some screenshots of the OPDS client:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...l_opds_scanner

I'm no developer, sorry ;-)
But I can start a seperate thread for this, if someone would be interested to start a new project.

Greetings!

[twobob]

http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/a...eader/download

Might bear looking at.

(That's my entire contribution btw. someone else is gonna have to look for now)

[glimm]

@knc1
I tested FBReader (Linux & Windows). There are some predefined OPDS catalogs included.
But you can't add custom catalogs, as in the Android plugin.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by glimm

@knc1
I tested FBReader (Linux & Windows). There are some predefined OPDS catalogs included.
But you can't add custom catalogs, as in the Android plugin.

Would that be a "show stopper" for you?

Even "porting" between ARM/Android to ARM/Linux as used on the Kindle is no small project.
The source code I am looking at is that listed in the page you linked to above:
https://github.com/geometer/FBReader...l-opds-scanner

That plug-in is written in Java, and the multi-format readers here are written in Lua.
Not a show stopper for the port of the functions provided, but a complete re-write of the plug-in code.

The Kindle experimental browser is WebKit based.
I don't know if Amazon disabled the "plug-in support" in their version of a web browser.
Even if they didn't, this would also be a code re-write.

Hence my questions about if the "feature set" is complete enough.

Another thought -
Check if the Midori browser supports an OPDS plug-in - -
http://midori-browser.org/
The work on that browser here is close to being generally workable.

[twobob]

Originally Posted by knc1

Would that be a "show stopper" for you?
...
Another thought -
Check if the Midori browser supports an OPDS plug-in - -
http://midori-browser.org/
The work on that browser here is close to being generally workable.

There is a bug in the midori build that currently just segFaults out with no warning, or obvious cause. That's the only reason it was not released.

On the pile of "one day" now sadly.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by twobob

There is a bug in the midori build that currently just segFaults out with no warning, or obvious cause. That's the only reason it was not released.

On the pile of "one day" now sadly.

If I happen to get rich selling Wall Warts . . .

I'll buy the OVP simulation engine:
http://www.imperas.com/ovpworld
http://www.ovpworld.org/models
and:
http://www.ovpworld.org/processor-mo...rtex-cortex-a8

That will bring an end to things like mysterious segfaults in a hurry.

[twobob]

nice. I must give that a read over.

Also, ironically: The wesite that makes it segfault and die?

MobileRead. Hah. You see why I never released it then

[glimm]

Originally Posted by knc1

Would that be a "show stopper" for you?

For me personally it would be important, because I have my own OPDS server running on my NAS using COPS.

But even witout custom catalogs it could be interesting for many other users. The feedbooks OPDS catalog is providing a lot of free public domain books in different filetypes. This and other catalogs made available with a nice interface directly on the Kindle would be a wonderful thing.

Given that I'm not able to code myself, I don't want make demands, what to include and what not.

Originally Posted by knc1

Another thought -
Check if the Midori browser supports an OPDS plug-in - -
http://midori-browser.org/
The work on that browser here is close to being generally workable.

I can already access my library with the Kindle webbrowser. As the K4 is a non touch device, the navigation with a browser is not ideal. That's why I thought, a real app would be a good idea. I hope, not only for me.
Thereby I wonder why the prefix of the thread is "K5". Especially for non touch devices such an app would be useful.

[knc1]

Originally Posted by glimm

I can already access my library with the Kindle webbrowser. As the K4 is a non touch device, the navigation with a browser is not ideal. That's why I thought, a real app would be a good idea. I hope, not only for me.
Thereby I wonder why the prefix of the thread is "K5". Especially for non touch devices such an app would be useful.

The prefix probably just got typo'd when the thread was split.

Sometimes it is easier for a non-developer to give us an understanding of what they want by making contrasts.
Like:
I tried ..., I liked ..., I didn't like ..., I found .... missing.

That is the reasons for our questions (or at least for mine).

[glimm]

To be more precisely, the functioning should be pretty similar to this:

Cops Demo

but

• it should have support to add multiple OPDS catalogs
• it should be a native app, which you can start in KUAL
  
• Cover support is not urgently needed