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HET2 · 11-10-2007, 05:47 PM

I just hope that in your port you are going to use the irex API for screen updates and not a "hacked xlib"... Neither replacing the xlib on my irex nor a 6mb executable which includes its own xlib and its own gtklib are a serious option.

PhilT · 11-21-2007, 07:55 AM

Is iRex holding you up on this? Is there anything we can do to help move this forward? Doesn't one of the other guys here have a dev version that he could maybe use to help debug the issue?

I'd love to be able to get a morning epaper with my favorite feeds in at the touch of a button!

Adam B. · 11-21-2007, 08:42 AM

FeedBooks have recently received an iLiad. This should help move things along nicely.

Previously, they had to write the program, let me compile, test, and report problems. Then, they had to blindly try to solve the bugs without an iLiad to test with. It was a pretty slow and painful process.

PhilT · 11-21-2007, 09:12 AM

Ouch! That can't have been fun.

Well that's good news. The iLiad is building up quite an arsenal of applications. It looks like I got one at the right time!

Thanks for the update. Good to know they'll be able to progress now.

Hadrien · 11-21-2007, 04:42 PM

Yes we're able to progress at a much better pace now. Now that we have an iLiad, we can also discover a few things, for example why it might be interesting to also download covers and create manifest.xml files.

I'm also quite impressed by the display on the iLiad. Fonts in PDF files are MUCH better than on the Sony PRS-500/505.

PhilT · 11-21-2007, 05:08 PM

Excellent! That's great news. Yes it's a great device isn't it! I was actually thinking about the covers and manifests too after seeing the Mobipocket software.

Let us know when you have an alpha/beta I'm sure people will be happy to test this exciting new product. I think it's a real killer feature for the iLiad especially as it'll be more open and extensible than the likes of Kindle.

BTW, what language/framework did you use on the Feedbooks site?

Hadrien · 11-21-2007, 05:10 PM

Ruby on Rails mostly.

PhilT · 11-21-2007, 06:08 PM

Thought so

nekokami · 11-21-2007, 08:52 PM

I'll be glad to see this -- I think it will really make the iLiad shine compared to the Kindle.

kurifu · 11-25-2007, 02:01 AM

Been a little while since any updates have been mentioned on this, I am am eagerly awaiting this application. I could not find any reference to it on the feebooks.com website, any idea as to when we can expect a release?

Hadrien · 11-25-2007, 05:09 AM

Well, now that we have an iLiad, work on this software is much easier.
This is an open-source software, we'll release a first beta version for those who'd like to test it in the upcoming weeks, and I hope we'll have something more stable with a few new features like support for manifest.xml files (for books covers), much better speed for the RSS/newspapers and maybe Mobipocket support too (right now, there's already epub and PDF available, but we built the software to make sure that we can easily add new formats on the Feedbooks platform without any software upgrade for the sync tools) before the end of the year.

PhilT · 11-25-2007, 06:46 AM

Thanks Hadrien. Looking forward to all these features. I await the beta for testing.

nekokami · 11-25-2007, 11:13 AM

A format supported by FBReader would be appreciated. (Though epub might do it.)

Hadrien · 11-25-2007, 03:15 PM

Yeah epub is supported on FBReader, although it lacks CSS and TOC support. We already output books in epub and we're working on feeds.

Hadrien · 11-26-2007, 01:30 PM

I've added extra margin space on the iLiad PDF. 2mm wasn't enough for a decent book.

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11-10-2007, 05:47 PM	#31
HET2 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iLiad	I just hope that in your port you are going to use the irex API for screen updates and not a "hacked xlib"... Neither replacing the xlib on my irex nor a 6mb executable which includes its own xlib and its own gtklib are a serious option.

11-21-2007, 07:55 AM	#32
PhilT Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iRex iLiad	Is iRex holding you up on this? Is there anything we can do to help move this forward? Doesn't one of the other guys here have a dev version that he could maybe use to help debug the issue? I'd love to be able to get a morning epaper with my favorite feeds in at the touch of a button!

11-21-2007, 08:42 AM	#33
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,697 Karma: 7194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	FeedBooks have recently received an iLiad. This should help move things along nicely. Previously, they had to write the program, let me compile, test, and report problems. Then, they had to blindly try to solve the bugs without an iLiad to test with. It was a pretty slow and painful process.

11-21-2007, 09:12 AM	#34
PhilT Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iRex iLiad	Ouch! That can't have been fun. Well that's good news. The iLiad is building up quite an arsenal of applications. It looks like I got one at the right time! Thanks for the update. Good to know they'll be able to progress now.

11-21-2007, 04:42 PM	#35
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	Yes we're able to progress at a much better pace now. Now that we have an iLiad, we can also discover a few things, for example why it might be interesting to also download covers and create manifest.xml files. I'm also quite impressed by the display on the iLiad. Fonts in PDF files are MUCH better than on the Sony PRS-500/505.

11-21-2007, 05:08 PM	#36
PhilT Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iRex iLiad	Excellent! That's great news. Yes it's a great device isn't it! I was actually thinking about the covers and manifests too after seeing the Mobipocket software. Let us know when you have an alpha/beta I'm sure people will be happy to test this exciting new product. I think it's a real killer feature for the iLiad especially as it'll be more open and extensible than the likes of Kindle. BTW, what language/framework did you use on the Feedbooks site?

11-21-2007, 05:10 PM	#37
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	Ruby on Rails mostly.

11-21-2007, 06:08 PM	#38
PhilT Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iRex iLiad	Thought so

11-21-2007, 08:52 PM	#39
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I'll be glad to see this -- I think it will really make the iLiad shine compared to the Kindle.

11-25-2007, 02:01 AM	#40
kurifu Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iLiad	Been a little while since any updates have been mentioned on this, I am am eagerly awaiting this application. I could not find any reference to it on the feebooks.com website, any idea as to when we can expect a release?

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11-25-2007, 05:09 AM	#41
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	Well, now that we have an iLiad, work on this software is much easier. This is an open-source software, we'll release a first beta version for those who'd like to test it in the upcoming weeks, and I hope we'll have something more stable with a few new features like support for manifest.xml files (for books covers), much better speed for the RSS/newspapers and maybe Mobipocket support too (right now, there's already epub and PDF available, but we built the software to make sure that we can easily add new formats on the Feedbooks platform without any software upgrade for the sync tools) before the end of the year.

11-25-2007, 06:46 AM	#42
PhilT Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iRex iLiad	Thanks Hadrien. Looking forward to all these features. I await the beta for testing.

11-25-2007, 11:13 AM	#43
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	A format supported by FBReader would be appreciated. (Though epub might do it.)

11-25-2007, 03:15 PM	#44
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	Yeah epub is supported on FBReader, although it lacks CSS and TOC support. We already output books in epub and we're working on feeds.

11-26-2007, 01:30 PM	#45
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	I've added extra margin space on the iLiad PDF. 2mm wasn't enough for a decent book.