Mobipocket

tibiafry · 04-08-2009, 07:56 AM

Why does Cybook not display the mobipocket as it's seen on Mobipocket Windows desktop PC program?

It's driving me crazy.

thx

igorsk · 04-08-2009, 08:03 AM

Desktop app is written in C++, Cybook's reader is in Java. It's a different implementation, so it displays some things differently.

Jellby · 04-08-2009, 08:38 AM

What exactly is different? If you don't use the same font and exactly the same (font and page) size, there will be a different pagination. And then there are differences in feature support and possibility of changing preferences...

wallcraft · 04-08-2009, 09:23 AM

The Windows version has more options. You should be able to get it to display very similarly to what the Cybook does if you play with fonts and other options, but the reverse isn't necessarily the case (some things that the Windows version can do that the Cybook version can't do).

There are also differences in underlying capabilities, but these are typically only significant for reference works like some dictionaries.

If there is some capability in particular that seems to be missing, I suggest posting a screenshot of the Windows version, see HowTo (use "Alt - Print Screen" on the MobiPocket window) .

HarryT · 04-08-2009, 09:56 AM

Can you be more explicit about what the problem is that you're encountering, please?

tibiafry · 04-14-2009, 02:52 AM

Ok, I've tested it with the Iliad and I get the same exact problem. It's with the blank space separation that should go sometimes between paragraphs. I've got the PC reader to behave properly, but then in the CyBook it doesn't work well.

The space is allways lost. And also, can I get the "java" reader into PC so I can test how actually it would look on a handset reader. Oh btw that differences SUCK.

Godzil · 04-14-2009, 05:05 AM

I don't think it's possible to get the "java" version on anything than an iRex or a Cybook

wallcraft · 04-16-2009, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godzil

I don't think it's possible to get the "java" version on anything than an iRex or a Cybook

There was a hacked version for Dektops, but it used MobiPocket's copyrighted code and may no longer be available.

In any case, all the EInk devices with DRMed MOBI support use the Java version (so add Hanlin and the Kindle to your list). Also, the BlackBerry and the (alpha) "java phone" readers are using the Java version.

wallcraft · 04-16-2009, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tibiafry

It's with the blank space separation that should go sometimes between paragraphs.

Please attach an example. It could be MOBI or the original HTML (or both).

HarryT · 04-18-2009, 03:32 AM

If the book uses "<p>" tags to separate paragraphs, you will get a small gap (about 1/3 of the line) between paragraphs, on both the CyBook and the Windows Desktop Mobi reader.

04-08-2009, 07:56 AM	#1
tibiafry Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 78 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Iliad	Mobipocket Why does Cybook not display the mobipocket as it's seen on Mobipocket Windows desktop PC program? It's driving me crazy. thx

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04-08-2009, 08:03 AM	#2
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Desktop app is written in C++, Cybook's reader is in Java. It's a different implementation, so it displays some things differently.

04-08-2009, 08:38 AM	#3
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,564 Karma: 20150435 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	What exactly is different? If you don't use the same font and exactly the same (font and page) size, there will be a different pagination. And then there are differences in feature support and possibility of changing preferences...

04-08-2009, 09:23 AM	#4
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	The Windows version has more options. You should be able to get it to display very similarly to what the Cybook does if you play with fonts and other options, but the reverse isn't necessarily the case (some things that the Windows version can do that the Cybook version can't do). There are also differences in underlying capabilities, but these are typically only significant for reference works like some dictionaries. If there is some capability in particular that seems to be missing, I suggest posting a screenshot of the Windows version, see HowTo (use "Alt - Print Screen" on the MobiPocket window) .

04-08-2009, 09:56 AM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Can you be more explicit about what the problem is that you're encountering, please?

04-14-2009, 02:52 AM	#6
tibiafry Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 78 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Iliad	Ok, I've tested it with the Iliad and I get the same exact problem. It's with the blank space separation that should go sometimes between paragraphs. I've got the PC reader to behave properly, but then in the CyBook it doesn't work well. The space is allways lost. And also, can I get the "java" reader into PC so I can test how actually it would look on a handset reader. Oh btw that differences SUCK.

04-14-2009, 05:05 AM	#7
Godzil a pthread?? where? where? Posts: 1,763 Karma: 30462 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere in EU Device: Newton MessagePad 2100, and only this	I don't think it's possible to get the "java" version on anything than an iRex or a Cybook

04-18-2009, 03:32 AM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	If the book uses "<p>" tags to separate paragraphs, you will get a small gap (about 1/3 of the line) between paragraphs, on both the CyBook and the Windows Desktop Mobi reader.

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