iRiver Story Font Size!

anoth3rhobo · 12-15-2009, 03:15 PM

I'm slightly confused about the iRiver Story

. All over the internet i've been looking around but I can't find any website which has any information about the size of the text... My eye sights pretty crap so I really need it to be large enough to read! Please can someone give me any information about the size!!

caxandra · 12-15-2009, 03:48 PM

So, I had to register so that I could tell you the size of the font =)
As i see, it depends if it´s a pfd or an epub. You can zoom in quite nicely acctually. But i dont know the size of the font. But I will take a picture and post it later if it will help?
I had my Story for a couple of weeks and I'm happy with it.

wallcraft · 12-15-2009, 04:44 PM

A photo will work. Another way is to compare the font sizes to those from Sony eBook Library on a Windows PC or a Mac. It always uses a 600x800 pixel window for the text, just like on the Story. So the number of words per line from the same ebook on the Story and in eBL can tell you what sizes are available. The font will look bigger on most PC screens, but the important thing is which font size gives similar words per line on the same ebook.

The E-book Reader Matrix currently indicates the Story only has 3 font sizes. This is fewer than most readers (if accurate), and a device with 3 font sizes usually does not have a huge maximum font.

anoth3rhobo · 12-17-2009, 11:58 AM

Thank you for all of the replies

Quote:

But I will take a picture and post it later if it will help?

That would be really helpful! + Haha, thanks for going to all of the effort of registering just to tell me

. And thank you wallcraft for the help. The information youy have given me has really been useful!

Thanks again guys!

caxandra · 12-18-2009, 02:11 AM

And now...
my camera on my phone sucks and I couldnt hold still enough...
And do not judge me by the cover of my book,
got it for free and have not read it yet =)
I took a epub and zoomed in...

*** added***
look at my profile and album for the pic...

Skyflyer · 12-18-2009, 03:59 AM

I took some pictures of the three different font sizes that is available in iriver Story. The book I used was a EPUB book. I put the reader on a paper that have inches and centimeter ruler so you can get a reference size.

Default size (smallest):
http://www.ludd.ltu.se/~skyflyer/pic...StorySize1.jpg

Middle size:
http://www.ludd.ltu.se/~skyflyer/pic...StorySize2.jpg

Largest size:
http://www.ludd.ltu.se/~skyflyer/pic...StorySize3.jpg

In the new firmware that was released 2 days ago (v1.50) I also think that there is a function to add new .ttf fonts. But I haven't played with new fonts yet so I can not comment on it.

thxiso · 12-18-2009, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyflyer

In the new firmware that was released 2 days ago (v1.50) I also think that there is a function to add new .ttf fonts. But I haven't played with new fonts yet so I can not comment on it.

Just copy the .ttf file to the font directory of iriver story.
You can change the default font in "menu → settings → font".
The user fonts do not apply to .pdf / .epub file.

kt107 · 12-18-2009, 06:53 AM

Where can we get the ttf files? Any that reside in my Mac will do?

anoth3rhobo · 12-18-2009, 02:23 PM

Thank you all so much for the details

I didn't realize the text was as big as it is. Also im pretty impressed about the chaning of the font. Thank you all once again! I'm damn sure i'll be back on after xmas with a load more questions :P Haha
Cheers guys

caxandra · 12-18-2009, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anoth3rhobo

Thank you all so much for the details

I didn't realize the text was as big as it is. Also im pretty impressed about the chaning of the font. Thank you all once again! I'm damn sure i'll be back on after xmas with a load more questions :P Haha
Cheers guys

Just get one

danny71 · 12-18-2009, 07:51 PM

how do you change font size?

Skyflyer · 12-19-2009, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danny71

how do you change font size?

If you look at one of the pictures I linked to in my reply above you should see a small button with a magnifying glass with a + sign inside it. It is next to the Search button. When you press that magnifying button you get to select one of the three different sizes.

danny71 · 12-19-2009, 07:16 AM

thanks

caxandra · 01-01-2010, 06:28 AM

And I noticed that with several pdf´s there is a diffrent font size fromt he beginning and then it will be samller or bigger when I zoom. Oh, that sounded stupid... I meant... two books have diffrent size hen I open them for instant one have a fontsize 8 ! ande the other 4. and when I zoom I only need to zoom once with the first an three times with the second.
So if you need it big, convert them them, change the font and then put them back into the story =)

Jazzgooner · 01-15-2010, 10:47 AM

hi everyone,
Just got my iriver story. I can zoom onto the txt files but not on the pdf files.

When I click the zoom button on the pdf files it goes from very small print to even smaller print - the zoom function with the 3 magnifying glasses only appears on the txt files.
How to make the font bigger as in the options there is just "default"?

12-15-2009, 03:15 PM	#1
anoth3rhobo Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: iRiver Story	iRiver Story Font Size! I'm slightly confused about the iRiver Story . All over the internet i've been looking around but I can't find any website which has any information about the size of the text... My eye sights pretty crap so I really need it to be large enough to read! Please can someone give me any information about the size!!

12-18-2009, 02:11 AM	#5
caxandra Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sweden, Strängnäs Device: iriver Story	And now... my camera on my phone sucks and I couldnt hold still enough... And do not judge me by the cover of my book, got it for free and have not read it yet =) I took a epub and zoomed in... * added* look at my profile and album for the pic... Last edited by caxandra; 12-18-2009 at 01:50 PM.

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12-15-2009, 03:48 PM	#2
caxandra Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sweden, Strängnäs Device: iriver Story	So, I had to register so that I could tell you the size of the font =) As i see, it depends if it´s a pfd or an epub. You can zoom in quite nicely acctually. But i dont know the size of the font. But I will take a picture and post it later if it will help? I had my Story for a couple of weeks and I'm happy with it.

12-15-2009, 04:44 PM	#3
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	A photo will work. Another way is to compare the font sizes to those from Sony eBook Library on a Windows PC or a Mac. It always uses a 600x800 pixel window for the text, just like on the Story. So the number of words per line from the same ebook on the Story and in eBL can tell you what sizes are available. The font will look bigger on most PC screens, but the important thing is which font size gives similar words per line on the same ebook. The E-book Reader Matrix currently indicates the Story only has 3 font sizes. This is fewer than most readers (if accurate), and a device with 3 font sizes usually does not have a huge maximum font.

12-18-2009, 03:59 AM	#6
Skyflyer Member Posts: 16 Karma: 596 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Device: iriver Story	I took some pictures of the three different font sizes that is available in iriver Story. The book I used was a EPUB book. I put the reader on a paper that have inches and centimeter ruler so you can get a reference size. Default size (smallest): http://www.ludd.ltu.se/~skyflyer/pic...StorySize1.jpg Middle size: http://www.ludd.ltu.se/~skyflyer/pic...StorySize2.jpg Largest size: http://www.ludd.ltu.se/~skyflyer/pic...StorySize3.jpg In the new firmware that was released 2 days ago (v1.50) I also think that there is a function to add new .ttf fonts. But I haven't played with new fonts yet so I can not comment on it.

12-18-2009, 06:53 AM	#8
kt107 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: iRiver Story	Where can we get the ttf files? Any that reside in my Mac will do?

12-18-2009, 02:23 PM	#9
anoth3rhobo Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: iRiver Story	Thank you all so much for the details I didn't realize the text was as big as it is. Also im pretty impressed about the chaning of the font. Thank you all once again! I'm damn sure i'll be back on after xmas with a load more questions :P Haha Cheers guys

12-18-2009, 07:51 PM	#11
danny71 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: UK Device: iriver Story	how do you change font size?

12-19-2009, 07:16 AM	#13
danny71 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: UK Device: iriver Story	thanks

01-01-2010, 06:28 AM	#14
caxandra Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sweden, Strängnäs Device: iriver Story	And I noticed that with several pdf´s there is a diffrent font size fromt he beginning and then it will be samller or bigger when I zoom. Oh, that sounded stupid... I meant... two books have diffrent size hen I open them for instant one have a fontsize 8 ! ande the other 4. and when I zoom I only need to zoom once with the first an three times with the second. So if you need it big, convert them them, change the font and then put them back into the story =)

01-15-2010, 10:47 AM	#15
Jazzgooner Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: iriver story	hi everyone, Just got my iriver story. I can zoom onto the txt files but not on the pdf files. When I click the zoom button on the pdf files it goes from very small print to even smaller print - the zoom function with the 3 magnifying glasses only appears on the txt files. How to make the font bigger as in the options there is just "default"?

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