Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

Actually, there are rearrangements - it's now using a Maemo 5 specific layout rather than the generic Maemo one (the layout was present in the old version, but just wasn't being used). I'm not sure I like it though - the single options panel is very cramped, though it is more finger-friendly. I'll see what I can do with it anyway.

Because I want to talk to the current maintainer first and see whether he'd prefer to push an update himself, or whether he'd rather I took over as maintainer for the package.

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

thanks, I do hope you end up in control, you seem to be doing a great job.

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

2 more requests

1) open app to library option. As it is it always opens last book. I see an option "save state" but unclicking it did not do anything. Issue is (at least with my giant books), say I dont want to read the last book. Well as it is now I have to wait for perhaps a minute for the book to open, then go to library and open another book. So an option to boot to library.

2) a way to move a line up or down a line at a time (can currently be done via keyboard) without using the keyboard. problem is I have no thought on how to do that from the screen so I am just throwing it out there.

Thanks.

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

1) Make sure it's an option, please.

2) Under preferences, scrolling, you can set the lines to keep per page scrolling. Count how many lines you have on the screen, then set that number -1, then each screen tap (page scroll) is effectively 1 line.

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

yes absolutely the first option is an option...
for the second one how about double tap top half of page brings up a line double tap screen brings you down a line?

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

Version 0.12.10-5 can be downloaded from:

• libzlibrary
• fbreader
• Source code changes

This adds the two features you've requested:

Always start in the Library. This is configurable in the Preferences dialog (on the Library tab). It actually opens the help document first, then auto-launches the library - there doesn't seem to be any way to just launch the library. This should be pretty quick though, so hopefully suits your requirement. If you want to reopen the previous book, it's quickest to shut the library view, then use the arrow icon (on the left of the toolbar) to select it from the recent book list.

Scroll by line. I've implemented this by modifying the existing drag scroll method. Once you've enabled this, you'll have an additional option for variable length scrolling. This means you can have long drags moving by page and short drags moving by line. The cutover point is also configurable. Double-taps would have been much trickier to implement, and this also seemed a more logical way to do it.

I've also switched to using backports from the 0.14 code for the NCX namespace (O'Reilly TOC) and volume key support. That should make longer-term support easier. The code changes have also been split out into separate patches so, where possible, each patch contains a single linked set of changes. I've also included the script I use for extracting and patching the original 0.12.10 source code (as downloaded from the FBReader website).

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

you are turning this little app into a monster...thanks :)

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

I must confess I do not understand the
variable drag scrolling
variable drag distance

I see it is set to 100, I don't know that it means though, or how to setup short swipes for moving a line at a time...thanks.

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

The "variable drag scrolling" option just enables it. The "variable drag distance" value is the cutover point between a long and a short swipe. If the swipe covers more than that (100 pixels by default) then it's recognised as a long swipe and moves a page, otherwise it's a short swipe and moves a line (or whatever is set in the "Lines to Scroll per Line Scrolling" field).

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

The scroll per line seems to not work very well. Actually I am not surprised, the fbreader developer said he even had issues even with the swipe per page. I was wondering if there would be another way to do this? such as press and hold on the screen while using the volume rocker for line scrolling.

also if anyone else had an issue with hitting the fs button in the lower right, it took me a while to realize you have to hit slightly below to activate...

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

Works perfectly well for me in testing. What issues are you having? Does it not respond or respond incorrectly? While I can probably do what you suggest, if it's not recognising the swipes then I don't see why this would prove any more reliable.

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

perhaps it is just my phone...

but for me a swipe (long swipe) to turn the page works most of the time (say 4 out of 5) where as a short swipe works like 1 in 5 times. I have tried recalibrating and increasing the value up from 100 pixels as well. again I don't know if I just have an unreponsive screen, it did come with a screen protector which I really don't want to remove...

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

There is a check on the ratio of vertical to horizontal movement in order to detect a swipe, so it could be that your short swipes are not straight enough. If so, this setting may need some tweaking.

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

swiper no swiping.

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

still very hit or miss on the swiping even when I am very careful. I think your version should be in the repos now, anyway, I hope you can see if perhaps a screen hold when using the volume rocker would do the trick for easily going one line at a time. The issue is when you are looking at code and it spans 2 pages it takes forever with the finger short swipe to get the page aligned to see the code easily. Thanks for listening.

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

I renew the call to get the most recent worked on version into the repos. I keep having to reinstall after updates I guess due to libraries being changed...anyway please, it is obvoius the original developer has no interest in developing the app further....

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

nobody else?

I am having all sorts of issues getting the latest (from this thread) installed :(

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

I've now uploaded the latest version to the repository, so hopefully it'll show up shortly. There's a couple of additional fixes from the last version I posted here - the dependencies are now correct (I was assuming that the libraries it was installing would use the same version numbers as the package, but apparently not), and I've stopped it from creating the fullscreen toggle overlay if it was disabled, rather than creating it anyway and deleting it later if it was disabled (which eliminates the segfaults I was getting sometimes when switching to fullscreen).

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

It would be great if the dictionary mode to view mobireader dict files so that we can use fbreader as dictionary. Plus searching some word in ebook in the dictionary would be great. But fbreader seems slow to open mobireader files. Please try to optimize it.

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

You'll need to raise these upstream (http://www.fbreader.org/) as none of these are Maemo-specific issues.

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 

Thanks rob1n, as I hosed my device yesterday and will have to do a complete reinstall, this gives me something to look forward to today...