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Rob1n 2010-09-03 18:00

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 
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Originally Posted by cr0c0 (Post 806331)
So the latest versions do not allow me to open any of my .pdb books. I downgraded to v0.10 and thankfully it works again...

I've downloaded TLPDB and converted a text file, but the resulting file shows up and opens without any issues. Would it be possible to email me (maemo at robinhill.me.uk) a copy of a file which doesn't show up?

Incidentally, I can't find any "Open book" menu entry in the 0.10 source code - is that the exact menu text?

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Originally Posted by extendedping (Post 806377)
oh how about an option to stay lit? strolling down the street reading now and every few minutes if I dont touch or volume rocker click the page, the n900 goes black and I have to pull the side button. of course this is what I want for most of the time but not when outside reading with fbreader...

That might be possible - I've found some code which should do it anyway.

cr0c0 2010-09-03 18:23

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

Originally Posted by Rob1n (Post 806441)
I've downloaded TLPDB and converted a text file, but the resulting file shows up and opens without any issues. Would it be possible to email me (maemo at robinhill.me.uk) a copy of a file which doesn't show up?

Incidentally, I can't find any "Open book" menu entry in the 0.10 source code - is that the exact menu text?


My mistake, there isn't an actual "Open book" menu item.

The precise steps that allow me to open books in v0.10 are Menu -> Add Book -> browse for a book in the library folder, click it and FBReader opens it.

I am almost certain I was unable to replicate them in v0.12 or v0.14. If you feel I should be able to do these steps in the newer versions, I'll upgrade again and test. FBreader is THE best ebook reader for the N900 at the moment, and I'm willing to be a tester.

That said, I still can't figure out why i can't click on a book that is already listed in the Library window. Is there something I'm doing wrong? Basically I'm just trying to tap either with my finger or the stylus on a book title, but all that happens is the screen scrolls up or down.

extendedping 2010-09-03 18:46

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 
while we are chatting, when in regular (not fs) mode I see a few "buttons" (more like cresents or swirls). I cant figure out what they do, they seem to just randomly jump me around the book by random amounts...

wsuetholz 2010-09-03 20:06

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 
Have you integrated any of the changes that are in the stuff that DannyM has in the version 0.14 packages? Somebody had started to rearrange the menus and things to make them more "maemo" vs the stock 0.12 stuff. Plus he has added PDF capabilities to it.

Are you following the mailing list at all? fbreader@googlegroups.com.

Rob1n 2010-09-03 20:40

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

Originally Posted by cr0c0 (Post 806463)
My mistake, there isn't an actual "Open book" menu item.

The precise steps that allow me to open books in v0.10 are Menu -> Add Book -> browse for a book in the library folder, click it and FBReader opens it.

I am almost certain I was unable to replicate them in v0.12 or v0.14. If you feel I should be able to do these steps in the newer versions, I'll upgrade again and test. FBreader is THE best ebook reader for the N900 at the moment, and I'm willing to be a tester.

Ah, okay. That looks to have been removed from the Maemo version. I can probably add back a button for that though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cr0c0 (Post 806463)
That said, I still can't figure out why i can't click on a book that is already listed in the Library window. Is there something I'm doing wrong? Basically I'm just trying to tap either with my finger or the stylus on a book title, but all that happens is the screen scrolls up or down.

I could open the book you sent (and the one I converted) without any problem. With 0.12 you need to click on the "Read Book" link under the title. With 0.10 you click on the title. In both cases it can be tricky to hit the precise point though. I'd recommend enabling the "scroll by drag only" option as that prevents mis-clicks from scrolling the screen around.

Quote:

Originally Posted by extendedping (Post 806495)
while we are chatting, when in regular (not fs) mode I see a few "buttons" (more like cresents or swirls). I cant figure out what they do, they seem to just randomly jump me around the book by random amounts...

In view mode, the buttons (from left-right) are:
  • Library
  • History
  • TOC
  • Undo
  • Redo
  • Search
  • Find previous
  • Find Next
  • Rotate
  • Full screen

Most of those are self-explanatory. History is the previous books loaded, and undo/redo allow you to undo/redo page moves (after clicking on the indicator bar).

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Originally Posted by wsuetholz (Post 806583)
Have you integrated any of the changes that are in the stuff that DannyM has in the version 0.14 packages? Somebody had started to rearrange the menus and things to make them more "maemo" vs the stock 0.12 stuff. Plus he has added PDF capabilities to it.

No - I can't find anywhere to actually get the 0.14 code. There's no source repository links on the website, and no link to download the source.

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Originally Posted by wsuetholz (Post 806583)
Are you following the mailing list at all? fbreader@googlegroups.com.

I've looked over and read through some of the posts online, but I'm not subscribed to the list.

extendedping 2010-09-03 22:18

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 
this is what I had does it help?
http://www.scratchpost.org/software/...N900/FBReader/

Rob1n 2010-09-04 00:57

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

Originally Posted by extendedping (Post 806681)

Thanks - I'll have a look at that and see whether it's worth doing a 0.14 release.

Rob1n 2010-09-06 13:07

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

Originally Posted by extendedping (Post 806377)
oh how about an option to stay lit? strolling down the street reading now and every few minutes if I dont touch or volume rocker click the page, the n900 goes black and I have to pull the side button. of course this is what I want for most of the time but not when outside reading with fbreader...

I've implemented this now - easier than I thought once I found the right code to use.

Version 0.12.10-4 can be downloaded from:
Quote:

Originally Posted by wsuetholz (Post 806583)
Have you integrated any of the changes that are in the stuff that DannyM has in the version 0.14 packages? Somebody had started to rearrange the menus and things to make them more "maemo" vs the stock 0.12 stuff. Plus he has added PDF capabilities to it.

I've had a look at the version extendedping linked to, and checked out the changes. Other than the PDF support there's very little changed (there's no menu rearrangements), so I don't think it's worth rebasing on this until it's actually released.

extendedping 2010-09-06 13:25

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 
just updated much thanks!

extendedping 2010-09-07 15:59

Re: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
 
btw why are the versions you are doing not in the repo?


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