Changelog:
- Improved support for ePub, now with CSS.
- New settings option for swipe direction for page flipping
- Splash screen added.
- Number of other stability and performance improvements and fixes
- Improved Help
January 1, 2012
New version 1.10.3.0Т for Sony PRS-350, PRS-650 and PRS 950
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After adding a couple of dictionaries and several fonts I would experience problems with books hanging while loading resulting in having to soft reset the device. Solution was to delete the alternative firmware and reinstall without adding any fonts or dictionaries. Maybe there is no correlation but I’d be interested to know if there is a limit to the number of fonts/dictionaries that can be added with this software.
Comment by arnoldo — January 3, 2012 @ 3:00 am
I not found in this firmware automatic shutdown function in two days when not in use. I need this function. Can you add it please?
Comment by chairday — January 3, 2012 @ 9:20 am
Upgraded from the previous version, with 6 dictionaries and a higher number of additional fonts (~10) installed – so far no problems. Epub-viewing is definitely much “snappier” than before
I also love the improved handling after having device connected to computer – before I had to restart the device to restart the alternative firmware, this happens no more. If I may add two wishes 
:
- please add support for thumbnail-view in file-view-mode. With my Calibre-based library each book has a cover as a JPG in the same directory, would be lovely to optionally have this shown…
- please add support for partial searches. E.g. searching for “ork” gives filenames like “…work.pdf”, but not “…works.pdf” – these are only found when searching for “orks”
Otherwise a great enhancement to my PRS650 – a big thanks to ebookapplications !
Comment by Axel — January 3, 2012 @ 10:27 am
dictionnary french please. Merci
Comment by Ali — January 3, 2012 @ 4:44 pm
I had tried to add several fonts and change some standart, but i didn’t met any bugs or mistakes. Maybe, the problem is in the dictionaries?!
Comment by Shikid — January 3, 2012 @ 8:58 pm
… little follow-up: seems I am wrong with the search request, it works just fine ! Sorry for the false alarm
Comment by Axel — January 4, 2012 @ 9:23 am
Upgraded from the previous version, with 6 dictionaries and a higher number of additional fonts (~10) installed – so far no problems. Epub-viewing is definitely much “snappier” than before I also love the improved handling after having device connected to computer – before I had to restart the device to restart the alternative firmware, this happens no more. If I may add a wish for a new feature :
Please add support for thumbnail-view in file-view-mode. With my Calibre-based library each book has a cover as a JPG in the same directory, would be lovely to optionally have this shown in the filemanager.
After all a great enhancement to my PRS650 – a big thanks to ebookapplications !
Comment by Axel — January 5, 2012 @ 9:56 am
I have a PRS 950 and rely on the annotation features to mark up text and make comments on bookmarked pages, etc. I also use the wifi/3G. I like the applications you have in v1.10.0.3, but I don’t want to give up the original Sony reader functionality. If you could give us the option to boot up to either one when turning on the reader I’d install your firmware immediately. Is this a possible option?
Comment by Bookernine — January 5, 2012 @ 6:47 pm
>>>If you could give us the option to boot up to either one when turning on the reader I’d install your firmware immediately. Is this a possible option?<<<
The following steps allows me to decide which OS to load on my PRS 350:
A. Rename “ebookapplications” folder to something like “xxebookapplications”
B. Turn e reader completely off
C. Upon restarting, sony firmware will load.
To return back to the alternative firmware rename “xxebookapplications” folder to “ebookapplications”
D. Shut down e reader
E. Upon restarting, alternative firmware will load.
Comment by arnoldo — January 10, 2012 @ 9:53 pm
Wow, page flipping works great.
I can’t see what’s new in the splash screen, but that’s not important.
For improvement: since the alphabetical order is case sensitive, can you add a ’shift’ key in the keyboard for renaming files? That can be useful, and aesthetic.
Also, is it possible to include a text search function inside the documents?
Thank you and congratulations
Comment by Paolo De Vast — January 15, 2012 @ 9:47 pm
Will there be an epub css support implemented in PRS-300?
Comment by Ursus — January 15, 2012 @ 10:48 pm
Hi,I downloaded this by mistake and installed it; alas I am unable to load any of the books I have borrowed or bought ;it is says that is opening them but nothing apppears!!
So when is the next working update coming our ?? Ereader PRS 350.
peter
Comment by Peter Marcham — January 21, 2012 @ 10:17 am
Please send files to info@ebookapplications.com and we will check them.
Comment by admin — January 24, 2012 @ 9:34 am
We do not have plans for 300/505 devices.
Comment by admin — January 24, 2012 @ 9:35 am
I love your firmware, it’s working absolutely great on my prs-350, and being able to add a custom dictionary is a deal-breaker for me. I have 2 suggestions though :
- As Axel asked on Jan 5, would it be possible to have thumb-nail view for covers JPG
- Could there be a way to add your own image to be displayed on the screen when the device is sleeping ? Alternatively, where is the “wallpaper.jpg” file located in the custom firmware ? I suppose changing it for another would work, but I couldn’t locate it.
Thank you
Comment by Claire — January 28, 2012 @ 11:58 am
Thank you.
From Help:
In order to change the default wallpaper image please change wallpaper.png in root READER directory. You have to save “wallpaper” name for this file, but can use any kind of files: png, jpg, jpeg, bmp, gif, tif, tiff, tga, sgi, psd.
Comment by admin — January 29, 2012 @ 6:27 pm