Port Search Function from PRS 700 to PRS 505 500

jessie102 · 10-06-2008, 01:38 AM

Of the limited set of new functions available in the PRS700, I find the Text Search Function the most useful. I imagine it to be vital for many research purposes.

Would it be possible to port this search function from the PRS 700 firmware onto the PRS 505?

On a side note, the annotation tool holds promise for note making, but I'm sure anyone with experience on a touch screen device, knows how slow search and peck typing can be.

NatCh · 10-06-2008, 11:21 AM

I'm suspicious the answer to that is going to be "no" -- the 700's search and annotation functions seem to rely on a virtual keyboard with touch-screen input. That's not possible on the 505, of course.

In order to implement some proxy using the existing hardware buttons on the 505, it would be necessary to re-write the interface.

I think Sony could probably pull that off (assuming there aren't any other, less visible hardware limitations in the way

), but it seems to me that anybody else would have a rather tough go of it.

atesta · 10-15-2008, 12:56 PM

It is already possible to type on 505, in the dictionary: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22320

I know it is something different, but the point is, that you can input short words.

jedix · 12-02-2008, 01:04 PM

I am also very interested in getting this function on the 505.

gullwing · 01-04-2010, 11:15 PM

Hi, sorry for waking up the dead threads, but this one is really interesting. Has anyone tried to port the prs-700 search function to prs-500/505 (or write a different one), using any of the input methods available for dictionaries?

Regards

kartu · 01-05-2010, 05:06 AM

I've added it to PRS+ feature requests list. Whether an effective implementation is possible in PRS 505, is an open question, but I'll give it a try in the future. But don't expect it soon.

gullwing · 01-05-2010, 07:56 AM

Thank you kartu. If this add-on is possible, it would be really helpful and would add lots of value to the reader. Thanks for your great work on PRS+ as well.

jessie102 · 01-25-2010, 12:11 PM

thank you kartu as well. This add-on would be the most useful application on the reader for sure.

10-06-2008, 01:38 AM	#1
jessie102 Addict Posts: 234 Karma: 6720 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: SONY PRS505	Port Search Function from PRS 700 to PRS 505 500 Of the limited set of new functions available in the PRS700, I find the Text Search Function the most useful. I imagine it to be vital for many research purposes. Would it be possible to port this search function from the PRS 700 firmware onto the PRS 505? On a side note, the annotation tool holds promise for note making, but I'm sure anyone with experience on a touch screen device, knows how slow search and peck typing can be.

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10-06-2008, 11:21 AM	#2
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I'm suspicious the answer to that is going to be "no" -- the 700's search and annotation functions seem to rely on a virtual keyboard with touch-screen input. That's not possible on the 505, of course. In order to implement some proxy using the existing hardware buttons on the 505, it would be necessary to re-write the interface. I think Sony could probably pull that off (assuming there aren't any other, less visible hardware limitations in the way ), but it seems to me that anybody else would have a rather tough go of it.

10-15-2008, 12:56 PM	#3
atesta Banned Posts: 31 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: TBA	It is already possible to type on 505, in the dictionary: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22320 I know it is something different, but the point is, that you can input short words.

12-02-2008, 01:04 PM	#4
jedix Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: prs-505, Kobo H2O v1	I am also very interested in getting this function on the 505.

01-04-2010, 11:15 PM	#5
gullwing Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Sony PRS-505	Hi, sorry for waking up the dead threads, but this one is really interesting. Has anyone tried to port the prs-700 search function to prs-500/505 (or write a different one), using any of the input methods available for dictionaries? Regards

01-05-2010, 05:06 AM	#6
kartu PRS+ author Posts: 1,637 Karma: 2446233 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-300, 505, 600, 650, 950	I've added it to PRS+ feature requests list. Whether an effective implementation is possible in PRS 505, is an open question, but I'll give it a try in the future. But don't expect it soon.

01-05-2010, 07:56 AM	#7
gullwing Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Sony PRS-505	Thank you kartu. If this add-on is possible, it would be really helpful and would add lots of value to the reader. Thanks for your great work on PRS+ as well.

01-25-2010, 12:11 PM	#8
jessie102 Addict Posts: 234 Karma: 6720 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: SONY PRS505	thank you kartu as well. This add-on would be the most useful application on the reader for sure.

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