I know this will sound moronic to you all, but I have spent ages trying to understand how to work the text book reader and I have a question.
Please remember that I am A--old, B--a new Zune owner and came from having a Disc player, and C--I am female.
Anyhoo--my question--If I understand correctly, one needs Visual Suite to change some of the file properties. Is this an app that needs to be purchased? downloaded? already hiding in my computer somewhere?
And if I need Visual Suite, does it need to be opened before the text book reader program, or does it matter? Should I be reading up on 'something' before I attempt this near Herculean task??
Help is appreciated!
Dahn
Last edited by dahn98; 12-10-2008 at 01:09 AM.
Reason: made booboo
Yeah, I know... I just had to hold down the mouse button for about 7 minutes while I highlighted half of the 912 page .txt file so I could cut/paste it into a new .txt file....
Quote:
Originally Posted by Netrix
Follow the instructions. If you want folders for each book, create folders for each book within the Books folder and put your books in them.
Ok. For some reason (maybe I was reading too fast, I don't know) I assumed that you could only do folders with the RIG version...
Yeah, I know... I just had to hold down the mouse button for about 7 minutes while I highlighted half of the 912 page .txt file so I could cut/paste it into a new .txt file....
It would actually be quiet easy to create a program that would split large text files, but I am sure there are plenty of ones already made.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Spirotot
Ok. For some reason (maybe I was reading too fast, I don't know) I assumed that you could only do folders with the RIG version...
No... RIG just makes it much easier to add your text files.
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Hey, Netrix,
I am new to Zune, but I think I did my homework since the latest version of Bookreader (2.6.1) installed fine on my device. Unfortunately, I cannot use RIG since I already have 3.0 Firmware on my Zune80. So I went the Visual C route..
A couple of suggestions?
1. Is it possible to get smaller fonts? The smallest font is still pretty large so that not that much fits on the screen of my Zune. I don't like autoscrolling since it is jumpy, so I just like to forward screen-by-screen.
2. DId you choose the landscape format on purpose? I am just more used to reading e-books in portrait format on my PDA, but there was probably some reason why you chose landscape here.
3. When the book first loads it is a little unnerving -- "did the Zune freeze or not"? Is it possible to add an "hourglass" or a progress bar during book loading?
keep up the good work!
Here is a surprise update for everyone. Consider it a late Christmas present.
New version: 2.7
- Added the GNU General Public License version 3.
- Fixed bookmarks.
- Options are saved.
- Added super small font.
- Added option to remove bookmark.
- Added skip speed for quick scrolling.
- Added autoscroll speed.
- Added loading screen with remaining time.
- Added menu when back button is pressed.
Choices: Resume, Return to book list, Exit without bookmarking, Exit after bookmarking.
- Added the bookmark percents to the main book list.
Enjoy.
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"Against logic there is no armor like ignorance." - Laurence J. Peter
Here is a surprise update for everyone. Consider it a late Christmas present.
New version: 2.7
- Added the GNU General Public License version 3.
- Fixed bookmarks.
- Options are saved.
- Added super small font.
- Added option to remove bookmark.
- Added skip speed for quick scrolling.
- Added autoscroll speed.
- Added loading screen with remaining time.
- Added menu when back button is pressed.
Choices: Resume, Return to book list, Exit without bookmarking, Exit after bookmarking.
- Added the bookmark percents to the main book list.
Enjoy.
You are way too cool!
I am proceeding gingerly because I am a bit new at this
1. Do I need to remove the earlier version of Book Reader from my Zune before redeploying the new one?
2. Afterwards, when I am just adding new books, but not changing any aspects of the program, do I need to uninstall the whole package or do I just re-deploy from Visual C with an extra book added to the folder?
3. At some point, when you have a chance, it would be great to update the first post of this thread with the new 2.7 instructions on "how to use"
1. No. It overwrites it
2. You don't need to uninstall for the same reason as #1. Just add the book and re-deploy
3. The first post has instructions on how to put books into the application, and the new update doesn't change any of that
1. Yes. It controls how fast it scrolls, because some text files are really large while some are really small.
2. Yes. There are a couple parts in the code that need to be changed. I will look into it and let you know which parts.
Thanks,
Incidentally, I looked into JPEG book makers as an alternative to this program and I found them ridiculously slow. Try, for instance, making a JPEG book of Tale of Two Cities -- the computer just sat there for 5 minutes churning away, forget it-- I would probably have several hundred JPEGs to drag around!@\
Yeah, I know... I just had to hold down the mouse button for about 7 minutes while I highlighted half of the 912 page .txt file so I could cut/paste it into a new .txt file....
Click in the beginning of the txt file so your cursor is there. then use the side bar to move to any point in the file you want to (half way point for example) then hold down the shift key and click in the txt file again and everything between the first point and where you are now will be highlighted.
Thanks for the update, you are the savior of the Zune as far as I'm concerned.
Anyway, with the latest update, on medium or large font the text runs off the right side of the screen a little. There is however a bit of space on the left margin. Is it easy to shift the margin a character or two to the left?
Thx!
P.S. I saw this and wonder if changing the numbers would move the right margin back a char if I lowered the number?
switch (Options.FontSize)
{
case 0:
length = 235;
break;
case 1:
length = 240;
break;
case 2:
length = 255;
break;
case 3:
length = 285;
break;
}
Thanks for the update, you are the savior of the Zune as far as I'm concerned.
Anyway, with the latest update, on medium or large font the text runs off the right side of the screen a little. There is however a bit of space on the left margin. Is it easy to shift the margin a character or two to the left?
Thx!
P.S. I saw this and wonder if changing the numbers would move the right margin back a char if I lowered the number?
switch (Options.FontSize)
{
case 0:
length = 235;
break;
case 1:
length = 240;
break;
case 2:
length = 255;
break;
case 3:
length = 285;
break;
}
Sounds like we are both after the same thing: changing margins, albeit for different reasons.
My main reason is to maximize the amount of text that fits on the screen
Thanks for the update, you are the savior of the Zune as far as I'm concerned.
Anyway, with the latest update, on medium or large font the text runs off the right side of the screen a little. There is however a bit of space on the left margin. Is it easy to shift the margin a character or two to the left?
Thx!
P.S. I saw this and wonder if changing the numbers would move the right margin back a char if I lowered the number?
switch (Options.FontSize)
{
case 0:
length = 235;
break;
case 1:
length = 240;
break;
case 2:
length = 255;
break;
case 3:
length = 285;
break;
}
Yes. You can change case 2: length = 255 to 250 and case 3: length = 285 to 280 and that should work. If it still goes over, you can lower it more.
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"Against logic there is no armor like ignorance." - Laurence J. Peter
Some Feature requests, perhaps?
