06-17-2010, 11:09 AM | #1 |
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Sony PRS-300 with clock and customizable epub fonts :)
So I bit the bullet today and Russified my PRS-300 using RonF‘s excellent instructions here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...t=62528&page=5 (post #72)
I went ahead and used boroda’s version 1.05a and it worked easily and flawlessly. Then, I created a Fonts directory in the root of the READER drive that shows up on my computer when the reader is plugged in via USB and put my current favorite fonts there (Gentium book, available here: http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/p...=Gentium_basic ). I edited the css file that was in the epub folder on my READER drive so it looks like this: Code:
@font-face { font-family: "serif1"; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; src:url(res:///Data/Fonts/GenBkBasR.ttf); } @font-face { font-family: "serif1"; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; src:url(res:///Data/Fonts/GenBkBasB.ttf); } @font-face { font-family: "serif1"; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; src:url(res:///Data/Fonts/GenBkBasI.ttf); } @font-face { font-family: "serif1"; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; src:url(res:///Data/Fonts/GenBkBasBI.ttf); } @font-face { font-family: "sans-serif1"; src:url(res:///opt/sony/ebook/FONT/tt0003m_.ttf); } body { font-family: serif1, serif; line-height: 130%; font-size:0.9em } p { font-family: serif1, serif; line-height: 130%; font-size:0.9em } h1 { font-family: sans-serif1, sans-serif; } ETA: Oh, and I have to say, THANK YOU to all the developers who have worked on these hacks and improvements. They totally rock! Last edited by maxbookworm; 06-20-2010 at 07:10 AM. |
06-17-2010, 04:49 PM | #2 |
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Try ebookapplications[dot]com. It has a new firmware for Sony PRS–300 which reads ePub and many other formats perfectly. Installation requires just copying files to the eReader and when device starts it prompts user if he wants to load the original firmware or the alternative one.
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06-17-2010, 11:58 PM | #3 | |
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I'm going to experiment with a different font to see if it's the CSS file or the font itself that inhibits scaling. The default CSS file scales perfectly. /rudy |
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06-18-2010, 01:04 AM | #4 | |
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Just remove the setting for font size. Once you set a font size in the css then you can't scale from that overriding setting. Last edited by DoctorOhh; 06-18-2010 at 01:08 AM. |
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06-18-2010, 01:04 AM | #5 | |
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Another tweak is to set the first font for h1 to serif1 if you want to be able to see bold in level-1 headings /rudy |
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06-18-2010, 07:08 AM | #6 | |
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Excellent point! I just changed my css file and will change my original post to reflect that as well. Thanks
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06-20-2010, 12:19 AM | #7 | |
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BTW thanks again for the Gentium suggestion; I had never hear of it before. I've been playing with alternative fonts and none of the others I've tried look as good on the 300, although Bitstream Vera come close. /rudy |
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06-20-2010, 07:11 AM | #8 |
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Thanks Rudy! I've corrected the link in my original post
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06-20-2010, 08:15 AM | #9 | |
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06-20-2010, 10:53 AM | #10 |
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ebookapps - I'm interested in your alternative Sony firmware, especially since the original Sony firmware is unaltered and remains available.
I do have a question, however. I notice your firmware supports various common formats, but there is no indication if DRM is supported in any of the formats. Do any of the formats support DRM files? If so, please advise which formats allow DRM files. Thanks in advance for your help. SteveK |
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Regarding your question: No, the firmware doesn't support any DRM. |
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06-20-2010, 04:18 PM | #12 |
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I followed the instructions on your website to install the software on my PRS-300. It does not work.
When I select your software instead of the Sony, the 600 just sits there. It never goes beyond the selection screen. If, on the other hand, I make the Sony selection, the 600 responds immediately. What have I done wrong? BTW: could you elaborate the installation procedure? Do I copy the basic folder and its contents or each of the separate folders? Thank you, Joe Minton |
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06-20-2010, 07:32 PM | #14 |
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Can the fonts be adjusted without "Russifying" the 300? I can't find a css file to edit, so I'm guessing not. Then again, I may just be stupid.
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