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Everything Else => General Support and Discussion => Zaurus General Forums => Archived Forums => Software => Topic started by: TimW on August 31, 2005, 05:10:49 am
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I've managed to get access to my webpage (http://www.timwentford.uklinux.net) at last so I quickly pushed the current versions of opie-reader up there while it lasted.
There are four versions:
Sharp ROM (http://www.timwentford.uklinux.net/opie-reader_0.7j_arm.ipk)
Sharp ROM (statically linked) (http://www.timwentford.uklinux.net/opie-reader-static_0.7j_arm.ipk) - use this if the above won't work for you.
OE builds using GCC 3.x - e.g. OpenZaurus/Opie (http://www.timwentford.uklinux.net/opie-reader-gcc3_0.7j_arm.ipk)
Qtopia versions 1.6 or greater builds with gcc 2.x (http://www.timwentford.uklinux.net/opie-reader-q6_0.7j_arm.ipk) - this should work with the Archos, qtopia 2.x ROM or the Cacko Qtopia 1.6 ROM (all untested)
I've discovered that some problems with the builds which are dynamically linked may be due to me not refreshing the library cache in the ipk. If you find that your install doesn't work try a reboot or soft reset. Anyone who knows how to refresh the dynamic library cache from an ipk let me know 8^).
Because I had a relatively small window in which to post them I haven't tested the ipks quite as much as I usually do so let me know of any problems in this thread.
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I've managed to get access to my webpage (http://www.timwentford.uklinux.net) at last so I quickly pushed the current versions of opie-reader up there while it lasted.
There are four versions:
Sharp ROM (http://www.timwentford.uklinux.net/opie-reader_0.7j_arm.ipk)
Sharp ROM (statically linked) (http://www.timwentford.uklinux.net/opie-reader-static_0.7j_arm.ipk) - use this if the above won't work for you.
OE builds using GCC 3.x - e.g. OpenZaurus/Opie (http://www.timwentford.uklinux.net/opie-reader-gcc3_0.7j_arm.ipk)
Qtopia versions 1.6 or greater builds with gcc 2.x (http://www.timwentford.uklinux.net/opie-reader-q6_0.7j_arm.ipk) - this should work with the Archos, qtopia 2.x ROM or the Cacko Qtopia 1.6 ROM (all untested)
I've discovered that some problems with the builds which are dynamically linked may be due to me not refreshing the library cache in the ipk. If you find that your install doesn't work try a reboot or soft reset. Anyone who knows how to refresh the dynamic library cache from an ipk let me know 8^).
Because I had a relatively small window in which to post them I haven't tested the ipks quite as much as I usually do so let me know of any problems in this thread.
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put ldconfig into the postinst script
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put ldconfig into the postinst script
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There is no ldconfig on the Sharp based ROM I've been using. Does that matter?
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what are the new features and new fixes?
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put ldconfig into the postinst script
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There is no ldconfig on the Sharp based ROM I've been using. Does that matter?
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I guess, if you put ldconfig into the postinst script, then it will dynamically reload libraries for those systems that have it and it will fail on those that dont. Make sure your last line returns 0 as an error code so the installer won't treat the missing ldconfig as a fatal error and barf the install. Just make the last line
echo done
or something similar.
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great tim. will check it out as i write this
tovarish
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I guess, if you put ldconfig into the postinst script, then it will dynamically reload libraries for those systems that have it and it will fail on those that dont. Make sure your last line returns 0 as an error code so the installer won't treat the missing ldconfig as a fatal error and barf the install. Just make the last line
echo done
or something similar.
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Thanks, I'll give it a go for the next build.
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what are the new features and new fixes?
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Sorry, too busy working on it to remember exactly what I did 8^).
If you have a 0.7i version then there won't be much difference apart from the graphics viewer has got rid of the scroll bars to make more space for the graphic. You now scroll by "picking the graphic up" with the pointer (i.e. dragging it around) or by using the arrow keys. Oh, and I never managed to baseline the 0.7i version so you can't be quite sure what you have and haven't got.
If you have a 0.7h version there are a lot of fixes for RB support which have also had a knock on affect to improving the html handling a little for all html based formats (RB and mobipocket etc). Also, you should not get into the state which requires deleting the ~/Settings/uqtreader.conf file quite so often. There is also support for the modified plucker and rb formats I use for zpluck and qtrbmake.
There are more minor fixes, too. I'll add to this post as I remember them.
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i am having some problems with scrolling (using arrow keys) in fullscreen mode. the qtopia task bar appears as soon as i scroll up or down. the mode is still fullscreen mode but with the qtopia taskbar.
previous version (i) didnt have this problem.
I am using sharp rom on a c860. i tried both the static and dynamic versions.
tovarish
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i am having some problems with scrolling (using arrow keys) in fullscreen mode. the qtopia task bar appears as soon as i scroll up or down. the mode is still fullscreen mode but with the qtopia taskbar.
previous version (i) didnt have this problem.
I am using sharp rom on a c860. i tried both the static and dynamic versions.
tovarish
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Thanks. I'll take a look at that. The problem is that fullscreen mode is fundamentally broken in Qtopia 1.5.4 (actually it is the QT/embedded that accompanies qtopia which has the problem) and there is a lot of code in there to work around the problems. The version of QT/embedded which comes with OZ Roms has fullscreen mode fixed in the latest releases so I may have made a mistake when #ifdef'ing the work arounds out for OZ and taken some of them out from the Sharp build, too.
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it would be nice, i have lost the 0.7i ipk
tovarish
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it would be nice, i have lost the 0.7i ipk
tovarish
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It should still be on my website. Just use the above URLs but change the 7j to 7i.
Unfortunately I'm not sure which version of the 7i releases (which, as I said above, were never properly baselined) broke it. I'm pretty sure that the version I have here is broken but I'm not sure about the web site one.
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i am having some problems with scrolling (using arrow keys) in fullscreen mode. the qtopia task bar appears as soon as i scroll up or down. the mode is still fullscreen mode but with the qtopia taskbar.
previous version (i) didnt have this problem.
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I can't reproduce this on my SL5000 and I can't find any changes which might have caused this. I'll do a line by line comparison when I get a chance (doing rcsdiff didn't reveal anything significant but sometimes the important difference can get "lost in the noise") but that'll be a long(ish) slow job.
One thing that may be worth trying is deleting ~/Applications/uqtreader/.keymap and redoing your button assignments (or at least going into the button settings dialog and reviewing the settings). I doubt that this is causing a problem but it iw worth a check.
Also, you can get rid of the status and tool bars to get some of the advantages of fullscreen mode. This will still leave the task bar on screen but at least it won't cover any text. Just assign keys to the "Toggle ...bar" functions. Make sure that you know how to get the toolbars back though, else you may have trouble doing much 8^).
If any one else is getting this it would be useful to know which ROMs and which devices. Sharp never released the latest ROM for the SL5000 so I have to rely on a Cacko variant which may have slightly different behaviour.
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Thanks TimW for your great efforts! Opie-reader has been one of my favorites on my Z, and also one of the reasons why I choose Z (no ebook formatting hell).
I observe one strange behavior of the Bookmark function in this verrsion: whenever I assign a key to add bookmarks, a bar pops up with a field to fill in the name of the bookmark as I press the key, as expected. But to my surprise the hotkey just gets stuck and will run amok keying in the same character nonstop, and the Input Method (I've almost always use CRIM) area also pops up and can't be called off -- when I put it down it jumps up again automatically. I have to be quick enough to press the Close icon (lucky that I put it on the Tool Bar in advance) and the program seems to stop misbehaving meanwhile.
But after closing the current document and start browing thru the file list the scroll bar on the right seems not to obey my stylus and it keeps jumping in a similar fashion to what the input method area does.
Even though I succeed in opening a new file I cannot exit the program, at least not until I go to the console and issue "killall uqtreader" and then the program can be closed normally.
Would all this have to do with the Bookmark thingy in this version? Other functions and hotkeys work fine for me so far.
Please keep up with this great project!
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Oops. I uninstalled 0.7j and installed other previous versions, including 0.7i and 0.7e, but Opie Reader never get started again, either from GUI or from console. Strange.
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Oops. I uninstalled 0.7j and installed other previous versions, including 0.7i and 0.7e, but Opie Reader never get started again, either from GUI or from console. Strange.
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Install [a href=\"http://www.timwentford.uklinux.net/or-clean_0.1_arm.ipk]this package[/url], run it once (it creates an icon on the Applications tab) then uninstall it. It should remove all the temporary files and let you create a clean install of opie-reader. I put code in opie-reader to upgrade old format files when you install a newer version but I don't have any code in there to downgrade files (I'm not prescient 8^) ). Maybe you fell foul of this.
I can't recreate your "stuck key" problem. Which key did you assign? The program lets you assign special purpose keys like "Okay" (return) and "Cancel" (esc) but it is probably a bad idea if you do so. If you used a key like that try assigning a different key.
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Another new function which I forgot about in the earlier post. Opie-reader will now read book titles out fo files which have them embedded and will use those instead of the filename (where appropriate).
Also, the dialogs which give lists of things to choose from (like bookmarks or files to open) now sort better and have a delete key to make managing these lists a little easier.
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Install this package (http://www.timwentford.uklinux.net/or-clean_0.1_arm.ipk), run it once (it creates an icon on the Applications tab) then uninstall it. It should remove all the temporary files and let you create a clean install of opie-reader.
Thanks for the surprisingly prompt reply and the file! Your file does fix the application and now it's back!
I can't recreate your "stuck key" problem. Which key did you assign? The program lets you assign special purpose keys like "Okay" (return) and "Cancel" (esc) but it is probably a bad idea if you do so. If you used a key like that try assigning a different key.
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Sorry to tell you this, but the problem persists. I assigned different keys, such as B, M, etc, to Bookmark. The assigned key will repeat inputting its character rapidly in the bookmark field, and I have to stop that by pulling our of that document. The problem doesn't arise when I use the application menu or the tool bar, though.
Once again, thank you so much for creating such an amazing ebook reader!
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i am having some problems with scrolling (using arrow keys) in fullscreen mode. the qtopia task bar appears as soon as i scroll up or down. the mode is still fullscreen mode but with the qtopia taskbar.
previous version (i) didnt have this problem.
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I can't reproduce this on my SL5000 and I can't find any changes which might have caused this. I'll do a line by line comparison when I get a chance (doing rcsdiff didn't reveal anything significant but sometimes the important difference can get "lost in the noise") but that'll be a long(ish) slow job.
One thing that may be worth trying is deleting ~/Applications/uqtreader/.keymap and redoing your button assignments (or at least going into the button settings dialog and reviewing the settings). I doubt that this is causing a problem but it iw worth a check.
i tried what you said but it didnt work. maybe if you can give me thr souce code i can take a look and test it with my 860. i hope others with the sharp rom and cxxx can tell me if this problem happenst to them.
tovarish
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Hi, TimW, finally I found a (possible) cause of the 'stuck key' problem.
I have keyhelper loaded and after either 'khctl killrepeat' or disabling it altogether the bookmark hotkey functions properly.
Just wonder if anyone could help me verify this.
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i tried what you said but it didnt work. maybe if you can give me thr souce code i can take a look and test it with my 860. i hope others with the sharp rom and cxxx can tell me if this problem happenst to them.
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It looks like you may have an isolated problem so I'm preparing a source code release so that someone can prepare a PdaXRom version. I'll get a copy to you, too.
Hi, TimW, finally I found a (possible) cause of the 'stuck key' problem.
I have keyhelper loaded and after either 'khctl killrepeat' or disabling it altogether the bookmark hotkey functions properly.
Just wonder if anyone could help me verify this.
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I use pretty much the same code to handle all key events (you just about have to if you allow mapping of any key to any function) so it is a bit strange that only the bookmark function is affected. Maybe it is because there is (relatively) quite a lot going on (new requestor popped up, input method invoked). If you can find any other things where this happens I may be able to work out what they have in common.
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Hi Tim
Using the current opie-reader_0.7j, I am haivng problems with my last read page being remembered. I also had this problem with v7h.
Previous versions used to open the page where I left off after a suspend or closedown of the app.
I could revert back to 7e but then I would lose automatic orientation on my c 1000.
Any ideas?
Also I think I need a guide to setting up to use zbedic as a dictionary. Putting the full path or just the name in the Locale/Dictionary box doesn't seem to work. Misc/Select Action/Clipboard works and I can past it in that way though it is a bit long winded.
opie-reader-help_0_6e_arm.ipk doesn't seem to produce any help file and v6f is not available on your web site.
Sorry if I am missing something obvious.
Thanks.
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Using the current opie-reader_0.7j, I am haivng problems with my last read page being remembered. I also had this problem with v7h.
Previous versions used to open the page where I left off after a suspend or closedown of the app.
I could revert back to 7e but then I would lose automatic orientation on my c 1000.
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The current version is now 0.7i but regardless of that, there has been no change in the way the last page is remembered since version 0.6 (and there is no code to do automatic orientation in any version since this is done by qtopia). So it shouldn't matter which version you have. It may be worth cleaning out your opie-reader settings using the app I posted for ZDevil to see if that fixes it.
Also I think I need a guide to setting up to use zbedic as a dictionary. Putting the full path or just the name in the Locale/Dictionary box doesn't seem to work. Misc/Select Action/Clipboard works and I can past it in that way though it is a bit long winded.
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I don't have a copy of opie-reader to hand so I can't check the exact placement and names of the gui elements but you need to make sure that Misc/Select Action/Dictionary is checked, put "zbedic" in the Application box and put "find" in the Message box (don't include the quotes and make sure you get the case of the letters correct - all lower case. There is no need to put the full path).
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Tim Im using 0.7h which is great BTW. Is there any way to turn off the status bar at the bottom of the screen without going to full screen mode?
Cheers
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Tim Im using 0.7h which is great BTW. Is there any way to turn off the status bar at the bottom of the screen without going to full screen mode?
Cheers
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I can't remember which version introduced this but try going into Settings/Buttons, selecting (IIRC) "Toggle status bar" from the combo-box and then assigning a key to this function. Once you have done that, you can toggle the status bar on and off whenever you want (you can do the same to the tool bar, too).
If you don't want to keep the key assigned to that function, assign it temporarily, toggle the bar off and then unassing it. If the version of opie-reader is late enough then it will remember that you toggled the bar off and you can unassign the key.
If this doesn't work for you, upgrade to the the current version at my website (probably worth doing, anyway).
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Hi Tim
My latest install file is opie-reader_0.7j_arm.ipk hence my referring to it as vj.
As regards orientation, my observation was that the install using opie-reader_0.7e_arm.ipk didn’t but the install of opie-reader_0.7h-1_arm.ipk so I made the assumption that orientation is app specific. It is interesting that it should be automatic as I have many 5500 apps which do not rotate.
I actually used the OR-Clean utility before posting so I shall observe some more to see if it fixes last page remembering.
As regards Dictionary; putting “find†in the Message Box did the trick.
Thanks again.
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My latest install file is opie-reader_0.7j_arm.ipk hence my referring to it as vj.
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abcdefghi..j - d'oh. You're right, j comes after i - at least now I know why I can't find anything when it's filed alphabetically 8^).
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Hi Tim
That’s a relief, I can stop searching now. I keep copies of every revision starting with 5a and so I was sure that I would have 7i around but can’t find it anywhere.
So that is ok then.
Cheers
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Tim Im using 0.7h which is great BTW. Is there any way to turn off the status bar at the bottom of the screen without going to full screen mode?
Cheers
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I can't remember which version introduced this but try going into Settings/Buttons, selecting (IIRC) "Toggle status bar" from the combo-box and then assigning a key to this function. Once you have done that, you can toggle the status bar on and off whenever you want (you can do the same to the tool bar, too).
If you don't want to keep the key assigned to that function, assign it temporarily, toggle the bar off and then unassing it. If the version of opie-reader is late enough then it will remember that you toggled the bar off and you can unassign the key.
If this doesn't work for you, upgrade to the the current version at my website (probably worth doing, anyway).
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Thanks works and saves the settings
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That’s a relief, I can stop searching now. I keep copies of every revision starting with 5a and so I was sure that I would have 7i around but can’t find it anywhere.
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I released so many intermediate versions labelled 7i with tweaks in for specific problems that I decided to skip 0.7i when I baselined so the isn't really a proper baselined 0.7i. I think I may have put one out but 0.7j followed very quickly afterward so not many people will have installed it.
I can make you one, if you want, though. 8^). It is basically the version which is in the opie-repository.
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Thanks for the offer Tim but no, it is good for me to have my completist tendencies denied every once in a while.
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So any news for a new pdaXrom version?
I can only find 0.7f from the pdaXrom old feed. Texts display OK, but I just can't do bookmarks: they can't be saved and the program exits accidentally when managing bookmarking.
It's such a fantastic piece that is indispensble in every ROM or distro on Z!
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So any news for a new pdaXrom version?
I can only find 0.7f from the pdaXrom old feed. Texts display OK, but I just can't do bookmarks: they can't be saved and the program exits accidentally when managing bookmarking.
It's such a fantastic piece that is indispensble in every ROM or distro on Z!
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I have an outstanding action on myself to forward the current source onto the chap who does the recompilation for pdaXrom. My laptop is a bit sick ATM so it is taking a while to get around to it but as soon as I do I don't expect you will have to wait to long.
The bookmarking problem probably won't be fixed as I'm pretty sure it is an artifact of the port to the pdaXrom. Normally under X11 opie-reader looks for an environment variable called READERDIR to find where it should store its files. I don't know if this is used on pdaXrom but it may be worth trying to set this to something sensible and see if it starts working - but I have to admit I don't know exactly what was done to the pdaXrom port so this may not be sensible advice.
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timw,
Is there any way that i can get the cvs version of the opie-reader?
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timw,
Is there any way that i can get the cvs version of the opie-reader?
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You can get it from the [a href=\"http://handhelds.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/opie/noncore/apps/opie-reader/]opie CVS.[/url]
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i am having some problems with scrolling (using arrow keys) in fullscreen mode. the qtopia task bar appears as soon as i scroll up or down. the mode is still fullscreen mode but with the qtopia taskbar.
previous version (i) didnt have this problem.
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I can't reproduce this on my SL5000 and I can't find any changes which might have caused this. I'll do a line by line comparison when I get a chance (doing rcsdiff didn't reveal anything significant but sometimes the important difference can get "lost in the noise") but that'll be a long(ish) slow job.
One thing that may be worth trying is deleting ~/Applications/uqtreader/.keymap and redoing your button assignments (or at least going into the button settings dialog and reviewing the settings). I doubt that this is causing a problem but it iw worth a check.
i tried what you said but it didnt work. maybe if you can give me thr souce code i can take a look and test it with my 860. i hope others with the sharp rom and cxxx can tell me if this problem happenst to them.
tovarish
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This is not an isolated problem. I have the same simptoms. When I press an arrow key the fullscreen drops into a windowed mode although without the menu line. I used the h version before and did not have this problem. I am using c3000 with Sharp Rom. Tovarish, have you found a solution?
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This is not an isolated problem. I have the same simptoms. When I press an arrow key the fullscreen drops into a windowed mode although without the menu line. I used the h version before and did not have this problem. I am using c3000 with Sharp Rom. Tovarish, have you found a solution?
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this weekend i will get the source from cvs and see if i can solve anything. i knew my zaurus wouldnt be the only one to give problems
tovarish
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This is not an isolated problem. I have the same simptoms. When I press an arrow key the fullscreen drops into a windowed mode although without the menu line. I used the h version before and did not have this problem. I am using c3000 with Sharp Rom. Tovarish, have you found a solution?
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this weekend i will get the source from cvs and see if i can solve anything. i knew my zaurus wouldnt be the only one to give problems
tovarish
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Send me an e-mail at timwentford AT hotmail DOT com and I'll send you the current source - I can't reach the opie CVS due to firewall issues so it is usually a little behind the current release. If you have RCS I can send you the RCS files so you can see the history, too - that might help tracking problems down.
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Hi Tim
I have just flashed Cacko 1.23 to my C1000 and find strange behaviour with Opie Reader. On launching the app the screen goes black for several seconds (the first experience was quite heart stopping) and the screen of the app is out of proportion, the X in top right is too big and partially obscured by the menu bar and rotate is not supported. I have tried versions from 7e to 7j.
I had the same experience with FBReader so it is not specific to Opie Reader.
Just wondering if you have any ideas?
Perhaps I should also post the problem to the FBReader author in case he doesn’t pick up this thread.
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Hi Tim
I have just flashed Cacko 1.23 to my C1000 and find strange behaviour with Opie Reader. On launching the app the screen goes black for several seconds (the first experience was quite heart stopping) and the screen of the app is out of proportion, the X in top right is too big and partially obscured by the menu bar and rotate is not supported. I have tried versions from 7e to 7j.
I had the same experience with FBReader so it is not specific to Opie Reader.
Just wondering if you have any ideas?
Perhaps I should also post the problem to the FBReader author in case he doesn’t pick up this thread.
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I don't have one of the clamshell Zaurii so I can't really say what is going on. I suggest that you tap and hold on the opie-reader icon and see what options are available there. One of them may help.
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I am sorry to have troubled you so quickly after I flashed the rom. Having had the chance to play around with it I find that this problem manifests itelf with other apps also.
I shall direct it to Cacko on the ROM forum.
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Just a follow on.
Maslovsky responded 'Clear "Display with magnified screen" check box in application properties'
Somehow I feel I should have known that.
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Oh, I never said how I love opie reader. It is everything I need in a reader. I am not an IPod-listening type and I spend my commuting time by reading on my Z. TimW, thank you so much for all your hard work.
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Smooth scrolling function would be exremely useful but the default speed is too fast for me Does anybody know if the speed can be modified? If so, how?
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Smooth scrolling function would be exremely useful but the default speed is too fast for me Does anybody know if the speed can be modified? If so, how?
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You have to map the Scroll faster and Scroll slower functions to a couple of buttons.
Go into Settings/Buttons and choose Scroll slower from the combo box at the top right. Then hit the button you wish to use to make the scroll speed slower. Then do the same for Scroll faster.
These scroll functions are a bit different from the others as they are context sensitive. This means you can map the up and down arrows to page up/down *and* to scroll faster/slower. The only affect the scroll speed while you are actually scrolling. The rest of the time they will be page up/down as normal.
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Smooth scrolling function would be exremely useful but the default speed is too fast for me Does anybody know if the speed can be modified? If so, how?
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You have to map the Scroll faster and Scroll slower functions to a couple of buttons.
Go into Settings/Buttons and choose Scroll slower from the combo box at the top right. Then hit the button you wish to use to make the scroll speed slower. Then do the same for Scroll faster.
These scroll functions are a bit different from the others as they are context sensitive. This means you can map the up and down arrows to page up/down *and* to scroll faster/slower. The only affect the scroll speed while you are actually scrolling. The rest of the time they will be page up/down as normal.
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Wow! Thanks. I've never remapped the existing keys and was under impression that all you could do only remap the existing functions. Now, I see there are a bunch of other functions that useful. Thanks again.
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anybody care to teach me how to use the dictionary in opei reader? I put "zbedic" in the Locale tab: Dictionary: Application, checked Tow/One Touch and checked dictionary in Misc tab: Select Action. I'm able to launch zbedic by tapping the screen. But how do I select the text? And what should I put in the Locale tab: Dictiona: Message?
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anybody care to teach me how to use the dictionary in opei reader? I put "zbedic" in the Locale tab: Dictionary: Application, checked Tow/One Touch and checked dictionary in Misc tab: Select Action. I'm able to launch zbedic by tapping the screen. But how do I select the text? And what should I put in the Locale tab: Dictiona: Message?
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The message depends on the dictionary app but I'm pretty sure that for zbedic it is "find" (but don't include the quotes).
Most users prefer "one touch" which sends the nearest word to whereever you tap on the screen. This isn't appropriate for all uses so there is two touch as well. Two touch works by remembering where you first tapped the screen and then sending all the text from that point up to where you next touch the screen to the app. So:
one touch - just tap on the word
two touch - tap once on the start of the word, then tap again on the end of the word
You must tap the beginning of the word before the end of the word in two touch mode.
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The message depends on the dictionary app but I'm pretty sure that for zbedic it is "find" (but don't include the quotes).
Most users prefer "one touch" which sends the nearest word to whereever you tap on the screen. This isn't appropriate for all uses so there is two touch as well. Two touch works by remembering where you first tapped the screen and then sending all the text from that point up to where you next touch the screen to the app. So:
one touch - just tap on the word
two touch - tap once on the start of the word, then tap again on the end of the word
You must tap the beginning of the word before the end of the word in two touch mode.
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"find" works great with zbedic. And thanks for the clear explanation for one/two touch.
Now only wish if there's a button can be mapped to "toggle application" (aka. alt+tab in windows), so I can effortlessly switch between opie reader and zbedic. But first of all, does such a thing exist in qtopia? If so, how to map the key, keyhelper?
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xjqian,
I have a C3100 clamshell. On my keyboard to switch between running apps, use [shift]+[home]. (Home key is one of the "action" keys).
To get a list of running apps, which you can select from, hit: [shift]+[menu]
Jon
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"find" works great with zbedic. And thanks for the clear explanation for one/two touch.
Now only wish if there's a button can be mapped to "toggle application" (aka. alt+tab in windows), so I can effortlessly switch between opie reader and zbedic. But first of all, does such a thing exist in qtopia? If so, how to map the key, keyhelper?
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What should happen is when you tap on the word zbedic comes to the front so you don't have to swap to it. Once it is there it should have a red X in the top right which you can tap on to put it to the back - leaving opie-reader at the front again.
I haven't used zbedic for a while because it doesn't respond properly to the find message in opie - so the red X may not be there any more.
[Actually it responds wrongly in the Sharp ROM but in such a way that it is more useful - because the Sharp ROM has a bug in it. It really is supposed to open process the message and close - this is exactly what happens in opie. There is an extra function call which should be made in zbedic which tells it not to close after processing the message but when I reported it the developer obviously only used the sharp rom because he didn't believe me.]
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What should happen is when you tap on the word zbedic comes to the front so you don't have to swap to it. Once it is there it should have a red X in the top right which you can tap on to put it to the back - leaving opie-reader at the front again.
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The red X is in there and does exactly what you described, sending zdedic to the background and bringing opie-reader to the front. Thanks, what a great combo.
I'm using the latest opie-reader 0.7j and zbedic 0.9.6 on Sharp stock rom 6000L.