Thread: request-update fbreader to arm stable (v 0.12.10-3)
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Rob1n is offline Rob1n
2010-09-03 , 20:40
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Originally Posted by cr0c0 View Post
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.

Originally Posted by cr0c0 View Post
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.

Originally Posted by extendedping View Post
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).

Originally Posted by wsuetholz View Post
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.

Originally Posted by wsuetholz View Post
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.