Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

Recently installed, what I think is, the latest version of this application. It works great but I just wanted to know if it was possible to zoom in or make the fonts larger.

Thanks
LR

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

You can change the font size via the preferences/options menu - tap the dots at either side of the tabs to scroll to see more tabs.

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feel like an idiot now, thanks

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

Hello, all!

The new version of FBReader (0.10.7-12) is in Extras-Testing now. Please, try it and vote for it here:

http://maemo.org/packages/package_in...der/0.10.7-12/

Changes:
1. The delay-on-load bug that appeared with PR1.2 has been fixed.
2. Flipped the rotate-page icon around, to reflect rotation direction.
3. Introduced the "scroll-by-drag" option and enabled it by default. With this option, touch-scrolling finally becomes reliable.

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fms: Thanks.

1. On-load is still slow. but the work around is still working, while loading, just tap and it will show the last books that you read. So I did not see the changes between this version and the last version.

2. scroll by drag, Hmm, wondering, I checked the preferences and its enabled. I can not really make it work. So Wondering how this work?

I have tried to remove the .FBReader directory and reload the FBReader so it will use the default option.

So wondering whether the scroll by drag, will be as smooth as when you flip the "list of contacts".

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

Are you absolutely sure about this? Because I do not see it here. In fact, with the latest code changes, it should not happen.

It is enabled at the same place as "Scroll by finger tap only". It is not really kinetic scrolling though. But it should reliably flip a page if you drag your finger up or down the screen.

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

is there any chance of you adding PDF or ebook support? thank you.

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

Only if the upstream FBReader adds it. Otherwise, there is eVince for PDF, and I have no idea what you mean by "ebook" here.

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

Everyone who still sees FBReader take a long time on startup, please, check your installed version of FBReader in the Application Manager. It should say

0.10.7-12

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

I'll add a "me too" because it's still happening. "Loading book. Please wait" - if I leave it for about 20 to 30 seconds the text finally appears, if I tap on the screen as soon as I see the alert bar, the text instantly appears. Not really much of a problem, but it is one that exists in several places - seems like it's more related to the alert bar, needing a click to make it go away before the screen underneath refreshes.

The swipe to scroll option is a nice addition.

dpkg -p fbreader | awk /Version/

Version: 0.10.7-12

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

Could you do the same for zlibrary ?

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I had to manually update libzlibrary to get the fix. Perhaps you should update the minimum version dependency in FBReader?

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Well, now we know what is going on.

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Apologies for the delay - timezone thing. As you said, I had an older version of libzlibrary installed (0.10.7-11)

After updating that (0.10.7-13) the problem is gone. Thanks for the fix : ) Appreciated!

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Experimental (read: flaky) PDF support for FBReader 0.12.10 at http://www.scratchpost.org/software/...ader_PDF.patch

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

I am afraid I will have to ask you all to vote one more time, this time for version 0.10.7-13:

http://maemo.org/packages/package_in...der/0.10.7-13/

This version fixes the ZLibrary dependency, so that the right ZLibrary is pulled up every time you install FBReader. Thanks for understanding.

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

Voted completed. And yes, this 0.10.7-13 works fine. Loading is fast now.
Thanks fms.

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

Works now fine! Thanks!

May I just post a feature request: I would welcome a possibility of choosing different background colors and font sizes under Preferences.

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

You can already do this - you'll need to tap the little dots at the left/right of the visible tabs in order to scroll to the other tabs though.

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Any chance of adding autorotate to FBreader...

I don't know about everyone else but if this is possible I would like it to be optional (we can map a key to the toggle) and also, optionally keep the feature active even if the keyboard is opened.

I am always changing how I hold the device on my commute and it would be nice if it could follow me and I often extend the keyboard for easier one handed operation (I have a whole bunch of keys set to turn pages)

Thanks

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

i have just updated fbreader to the newest version, and not it doesnt wants to run anymore! how can i debug it? problems in new version?

Kristijan

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Hi,

How do you set a 'whole bunch' of keys to turn pages?

The up and down arrows on the keyboard turn pages, but I'd like to set A and Z to turn pages too. It's in Options I guess. I'll have a look.

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

Just figured it out.

It's in Preferences - Keys.

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Now I just need a way to toggle a bg/text colour profile - e.g. flip from "dark bg/ light text" to "light bg/dark text" like you can in mGutenberg, but I don't think FB Reader can do that.

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It's also possible to "scroll" through the various preferences tabs using the left/right arrow keys.

However ... there are a few problems with the preferences. :( Choose "Format", then "Regular Paragraph", and observe the "Line Start Indent" property - only the "-" (minus) control is visible; and that part-way. The same goes for other controls in the 'right hand column' so to speak.

This, and the difficulties in getting preferences to stick for EPUB files is among the major problems I, personally, have with FBReader at the moment.

(FYI: http://blog.fogdo.net/archive/n900_-...ok_reader.html )

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Does anyone else have trouble selecting books that have already been added to the library?

If I single tap on a book it moves the list up or down 1 screen. Double tapping will open a book after moving the list, so I have to guess where the book is at, double tap and hope.

Any ideas? (Same in last 2 versions)

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

I find I usually have to tap just above the book title, but it sometimes takes a number of tries to get it right, otherwise it just pages up/down the screen.

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Enable Drag Scrolling. This will free normal click events for selection.

PS: It is in the Settings. No, look for it.

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Tapping above the title doesn't seem to work (unless I haven't found that magic height).

Tap scrollings:
unchecked - Scroll on finger tap only
checked - Scroll by Dragging Only

Tap and Drag both seem to work? Any other settings that should be changed in conjunction with those?

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

I just discovered this nice app....

is there any way to see the table of contents on an epub document? I have a bunch of oreilly technical ebooks. the .mobe does not format well in fbreader on my n900, but has table of contents. epub formats really well...but with no table of contents. how to navigate a giant oreilly technical epub book on a 3 1/2 device with no table of contents. btw I did look at the fbreader site and they say toc was enabled some time ago. my dpkg -l grep -i fbreader says I have 0.10.7-11 version. Is this the latest? I have not tinkered with any non standard rwepos for fear of bricking my device. Thanks for listening.

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From what I've seen, the TOC seems to show up at the end of the book.

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on all my epub going to toc takes me to the end of the book, like a different section (in other words if the book is 400 pages, it will say page 1 of 1 but you can see the slider at the bottom is all the way to the right, so really it is like at the end of the book), but then the page just has a blue link that says "cover" and hitting that takes me to the cover at the beginning of the document.

same document on .mobi though will in fact take me to the toc.
so it seems either it just does not have the toc for epub or at least I I can tell. :(

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

Looks like a bug in the TOC handling. I've just had a check, and the O'Reilly ebooks have a full TOC when viewed in Calibre on the PC, but only have the cover in the TOC in FBReader. The Baen ebooks I have show full TOCs in both though.

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

You might give http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=58340 a try. It specializes in epub.

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I've checked with FBReader on the PC, and that also fails to show the TOC, so it's a generic issue rather than an N900-specific problem. I've also tried MeBook on the N900, and that just locks up completely when trying to open one of the O'Reilly books (I left it 5 minutes and it still hadn't opened).

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

thanks for the heads up, I guess toc and good formatting are a no go for oreilly then on the n900 :(

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too bad I was so excited too :(

Re: New FBReader build in Extras-Devel
 

I am using Dorian to read my O'Reilly epubs - it seems to recognise the TOCs. It has some other bugs but in general seems to be a lot quicker than fbreader.

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It does not seem my toc...it just shows numbers which pertain to each section but you have no idea what the sections pertain to or which chapter the sections pertain to.

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In the latest version of FBreader I can't copy and paste text. You can turn on allow text selection in Preferences but you used to be able to choose copy selection to clipboard and now that's gone.

Ctrl-v has never worked in FBreader and still doesn't now, it seems.