09-17-2009, 12:14 AM | #1 |
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I have an Opus
I have one, I like it, and I'll post more tomorrow. I just wanted to post a quick note about something that I had not read elsewhere. The Opus respects the justification of the Epub file. I have some ebooks that are fully justified and some that are left justified. Both displayed correctly.
I'm really glad; I wouldn't want the Opus without a ragged right. I'm sure others feel the same about full justification. Last edited by Nate the great; 09-23-2009 at 08:14 AM. |
09-17-2009, 02:52 AM | #2 |
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Good to hear that you have one, Nate. I know that you're a "fan" of ePub, and (occasional hangs aside), the Opus currently has the best ePub support of any device on the market. Since you will undoubtedly get a hang at some point, make sure that you know in advance that to reset the device, you hold in the power switch, and press the "page back" key until the device reboots (normally about 10s).
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09-17-2009, 01:15 PM | #3 |
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widows and orphans
This is when you have one line of a paragraph by itself at the top (widow) or bottom (orphan) of the screen. This isn't something we normally care about with ebooks, but in paper books they are avoided.
The Opus is the first device (that I know of) that checks for and prevents them by moving lines from the bottom of the page to the next page. I think that's rather interesting. Last edited by Nate the great; 09-23-2009 at 08:14 AM. |
09-17-2009, 01:23 PM | #4 |
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congratulations on your opus ! it's lovely, isn't it ? i'll look forward to hearing your thoughts about it.
nice to know about the widows and orphans support ; that's a really nice detail. good to know also that it will respect the alignement defined in the css ; i'm like you, i don't like automatically justified text. |
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The Opus definitely seems to have the most refined reader software.
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In principle, the behaviour could be changed with the CSS properties "widows" and "orphans", which default to 2. Has anyone tried to see if these are obeyed?
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09-18-2009, 01:15 PM | #9 |
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The Cool-er does the widows and orphans thing also. It leaves you with somewhat a big space at the end of the page, but that's no biggie.
Speaking about justification, the Cool-er has a switch in the menu, to keep books fully justified or turn the justification off. I prefer fully justified and keep it that way! |
09-19-2009, 06:23 PM | #10 |
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I don't like it
I have 2 reasons: there's no sleep mode, and the ergonomics simply don't work for me.
As I see it, the purpose of such a small device is that it is more convenient to always have with you than a larger one. This is so you can read whenever you have a few minutes. For example, I like to read at stop lights. Because the Opus doesn't have a sleep mode, it takes too long to boot. I don't have any time to read. Without the ability to read in snatches, there is little point in picking the Opus over a device with a larger screen that costs about the same. I don't like the menu button. Every time I use it I make a mistake. I understand that it needs to be small, but it doesn't have to be a single piece. I would prefer a design with the arrow keys as 4 separate buttons, and the enter key to the left or right. If the arrow keys were separate then I don't think my finger would slide sideways quite so much and press the wrong one. I also don't like the placement of the page turn buttons. I can't find a way to securely hold the Opus and keep a finger near them other than to place my thumb on the screen. If my thumb is on the side of the screen then it doesn't feel like I have a safe grip on the Opus. Last edited by Nate the great; 09-23-2009 at 08:15 AM. |
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Personally I think 100 hours is much to short and does not fit my usage pattern (charge at weekends and read whenever I got some minutes free) at all. Last edited by tompe; 09-19-2009 at 07:26 PM. |
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09-19-2009, 07:25 PM | #13 |
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If I am at a _stop_ light then I am not driving; I am _stopped_.
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09-19-2009, 07:37 PM | #14 |
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As a matter of fact, you are driving. You're just not moving for that period of time. But you still should keep your eyes on the traffic, not on an eInk screen.
Well, people have been known shaving, dressing, applying their make-up, searching for something to eat in the glove compartment, binding their shoes - so, sure, why not reading? But friends don't let friends read and drive, so I'm just caring about your safety. And all those innocent bystanders in Northern Virginia. |
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As far as holding it goes, I simply hold it in the palm of my hand. My thumb naturally curls around and falls on top of the "next page" button. |
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