06-23-2010, 04:22 AM | #16 | |
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06-23-2010, 04:53 AM | #17 |
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Exactly, see what I wrote in post #8 (I have a V1)
I've noticed: - The downloaded file says build 1998 (for 2.1), but the installed firmware is actually 1198. - I didn't notice the metadata fix, it might need deleting some existing auxiliary (.bin, .dat) files to work. - The TOC shows all levels, but it's "flattened": you don't see what's inside what, but at least all elements are accessible. - The page numbers are gone! They are still in the status bar, but not in the margin anymore. I'm not going to miss them, though. - When the unit is turned off, a little "stand-by" symbol is shown in the top right corner, even though it's really off. This is another change for old devices. |
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the only one seems to be a faster lookup on dictionaries (fw 1.6)
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06-23-2010, 06:35 AM | #20 |
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Only if you want to use ePub. And that is exactly what I don't want.
It is a horrible format (today) My wife has a BeBook that can read Mobi and ePub with the same firmware. And more often than not ePub looks totally different on her reader than on mine. Sometimes better, sometimes worse. And most of the time it can be corrected with Callibre, but why would I want to check every book and keep two different copies of them? Today ePub doesn't seem to be compatible with itself. Until that is fixed I'm gonna touch it with a stick We never have any problems with Mobi. All Mobi books look good on any reader here. Cybook, Bebook or PC Up till now the most secure way of creating an ePub is: First create a LIT or Mobi version and than convert to ePub. That will almost certain give me a good book readable on any system. But why would I want to do the last step when I can read the Mobi in the first place? |
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I explicitly said that the format isn't good today And that i will reconsider that when we have good reading software.
And I don't care who is to blame, ePub often does not work correctly. I do have something else that does work, Mobi. The readers we have are something to read books on and not a hobby project to tweak and program in some geeky CSS language to get books to vaguely resemble each other on different readers, or worse get them readable in the first place. Would you buy an electric car with a fuel cell because it is superior to an internal combustion engine? Yes it is superior (in theory) , but I won't buy that car because it can't be serviced in a normal garage and I cannot get my fuel in any standard place. That makes the superior solution unusable (today). Quote:
And BTW ePub has more potential, but almost nobody is using this potential and if it is used you'll have a big change that it looks different on every reader. Even something simple as borders isn't handled on every reader in the same way. Yes, ePub as potential, No, it hasn't grown up yet. It was pushed to the market much to soon to get rid of Amazon. So now were are in the grip of a dozen bad Adobe versions. Last edited by Ortep; 06-23-2010 at 08:23 AM. |
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That's the main problem. We need competition, and Apple having created a new ePUB reader for the iPad is a good thing (in the long run, at least). Different implementations will diverge at first, but I hope they'll finally settle in the standard being properly supported everywhere.
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I totally agree. And to be honest, I don't care wich standard will emerge. As long as it is standard. I wil happily read my books in LIT format, or much simpler in HTML 3.2 of wait...I already do that, that is Mobi |
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I've noticed something else in the 2.1 version:
- The font sizes are different. With 2.0 I was using the 2nd smallest font, after upgrading it is now the 4th font size, and the size shown in the menu matches better the actual size used in the text. If I choose the smallest font, it's really tiny now (but readable). |
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I like very much this new update (mulitlevel TOC, correct metadata reading, standby mode).
I notice also the possibility to calibrate the acceleratometer in advanced functions (but it is maybe not new (?)). It looks like margins are no more cut in pdf documents ... but is it an improvement? |
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If so I made a mistake updating the gen3, really. Lucky I still have 2.0 around. What is bookeen playing at ? Indeed, i don't find the option anymore. Last edited by EowynCarter; 06-24-2010 at 03:04 AM. |
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06-24-2010, 06:29 PM | #30 |
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I'm cautiously optimistic about the upgrade. The extreme slowness opening some ePubs and the 10+ seconds page turn times seems to be fixed (although that improved with 2.0 by using the Georgia font).
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