New PocketBook firmware - 15.2 (Eng), what is actually new

[Yar-PocketBooker]

Folks, some of you may already played with the new firmware, 15.2, downloaded from German websites. Here is a little overview of what is actually new in the new firmware, English version of which will appear in couple of days at www.PocketBook-USA.com and www.PocketBookReader.com

Version 301.15.2 and 360.15.2

- enhanced Adobe reader
- new encodings added to FBReader
- new mode of page flipping without "black page" added
- long lists (170+ items) view fixed
- FBReader: last page freeze of some files fixed
- FBReader: cutting of upper lines with narrow interlineage fixed
- scrolling of long titles on the bookshelf
- saving of a file information (position, bookmarks) during file copy\move
- new menu item "last opened books" at the short power button press
- users' profiles (experimental)
- enhanced localization, Spanish localization errors fixed
- better font choosing dialog
- support of different font formats (only vector fonts at the moment)
- enhanced SD driver (different card types compatibility issue fixed)

Version 301.15.2

- enhanced Adobe reader
- new encodings added to FBReader
- new mode of page flipping without "black page" added
- long lists (170+ items) view fixed
- screen calibration issue fixed
- MP3 issues fixed (low volume, pauses while page flipping)
- calendar/calculator is opened when clock area is pressed by stylus
- new option to program functions to the central button added
- new, friendlier names of side buttons
- G-sensor issue is fixed
- PIN is requested when connected with the new device
- files transfer via Bluetooth added
- better reaction at long stylus pressing (menu call)
- navigation with buttons is added in menu and lists
- FBReader: last page freeze of some files fixed
- FBReader: cutting of upper lines with narrow interlineage fixed
- scrolling of long titles on the bookshelf
- saving of a file information (position, bookmarks) during file copy\move
- new menu item "last opened books" at the short power button press
- users' profiles (experimental)
- enhanced localization, Spanish localization errors fixed
- better font choosing dialog
- support of different font formats (only vector fonts at the moment)
- enhanced SD driver (different card types compatibility issue fixed)

[tvpupsik]

Yar - thank you for putting all the details together!

[Vienna01]

Few Questions Re: 301.15.2 Changes:
"pin is requested when connected with the new device"
How does this work?
"G-sensor issue is fixed"
The 301 doesn't have G Sensor does it?
"new option to program functions to the central button"
Do we have to give up an existing function to add a new one?
Is this for short click only?
"user profiles [experimental]"
How does this work? What can be in the profile?

[speedtouch]

Is the new firmware now on your site, Yar-PocketBooker?

[acanthicus]

Originally Posted by Vienna01

Few Questions Re: 301.15.2 Changes:
"pin is requested when connected with the new device"
How does this work?
"G-sensor issue is fixed"
The 301 doesn't have G Sensor does it?
"new option to program functions to the central button"
Do we have to give up an existing function to add a new one?
Is this for short click only?
"user profiles [experimental]"
How does this work? What can be in the profile?

I think it's a typo, and the changelog is for the 302

[tvpupsik]

Originally Posted by speedtouch

Is the new firmware now on your site, Yar-PocketBooker?

New firmware is available for download on http://pocketbook.reader-ebook.org/support/downloads/ and on http://www.pocketbook-usa.com/support/ (on this page select the model you have to reach the page where you can download firmware and some other useful things too)

[speedtouch]

Awesome, thanks. You may wish to edit the date on the link. Pocketbook-usa.com says: released 06/09/10

It's too bad the devs didn't adopt a conventional versioning format like 15.2 Alpha, 15.2 Beta, 15.2 Final...or at the very least 15.2.0 as the test (beta) version and 15.2.1 as the final release. I am looking at the "About Device" page on my PB 301+, and it says version 15.2. But that's not the final 15.2 release, it's the test release from early June. But I am guessing when I put this latest version on my PB and take a look at the About page, it will also say 15.2. Not good. There should be very clear differentiations from versions of firmware.

[speedtouch]

Yup, I was right. I just installed this latest version of 15.2 on my PB and the About page says nothing different than what it said when I ran the test version of 15.2. Bad devs, bad devs. Seriously.

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by Vienna01

"user profiles [experimental]"
How does this work? What can be in the profile?

You enable profiles in settings so different users get different bookmarks, fbreader settings, etc. You switch profiles through the power button. If you enable the Last Read menu you get an icon for it.

[tvpupsik]

Originally Posted by speedtouch

Awesome, thanks. You may wish to edit the date on the link. Pocketbook-usa.com says: released 06/09/10

You are very welcome. I noticed the difference between the dates in the file name and the text on pocketbook-usa.com and I think Jun 14th (the date in included into the file name) is the correct one. I hope they will fix that on the pocketbook-usa soon (the latest version of this site is a few days old and has some areas for improvements )