Idea for Gutenberg Qt based mobile reader
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wrote on 21 Oct 2010, 19:43 last edited by
Would be good to see a Qt app listed "here":http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:MobileReader_Devices_How-To
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wrote on 10 Feb 2011, 16:51 last edited by
I like that idea. Thx for the link.
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wrote on 14 Mar 2011, 13:19 last edited by
Hint to self: Would be a nice app for a shiny new WeTab too :-)
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wrote on 14 Mar 2011, 14:08 last edited by
So Volker, go on, start with it :-)
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wrote on 14 Mar 2011, 14:09 last edited by
[quote author="Gerolf" date="1300111696"]So Volker, go on, start with it :-)[/quote]
I will look into it once I have my WeTab dev environment up and running...
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wrote on 14 Mar 2011, 14:58 last edited by
yay Volker go for it.. that app was in my backlog but I know I wont be able to start on it anytime soon, months probably. I thus transfer this idea ownership to u with immediate effect heh heh :P
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wrote on 14 Mar 2011, 19:23 last edited by
Saw some ebook reader app the other day which had the option to put the video of the front-facing camera into the background of the text you are reading. They claimed that option would stop people from walking into lampposts while reading.
Can we have something like that, too?
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wrote on 14 Mar 2011, 19:27 last edited by
[quote author="Tobias Hunger" date="1300130591"]Saw some ebook reader app the other day which had the option to put the video of the front-facing camera into the background of the text you are reading. They claimed that option would stop people from walking into lampposts while reading.
Can we have something like that, too?[/quote]
Only if you walk backwards :-) The WeTab has a camera facing the user only...
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wrote on 14 Mar 2011, 20:23 last edited by
But if you create the reader, it could also be used on the C7 or N8. And at minimum, C7 has 2 cameras...
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wrote on 14 Mar 2011, 20:49 last edited by
[quote author="Volker" date="1300130857"][quote author="Tobias Hunger" date="1300130591"]Saw some ebook reader app the other day which had the option to put the video of the front-facing camera into the background of the text you are reading. They claimed that option would stop people from walking into lampposts while reading.
Can we have something like that, too?[/quote]
Only if you walk backwards :-) The WeTab has a camera facing the user only...[/quote]
That at least gives you the opportunity to capture the priceless expression of the reader as he bumps into the lamppost :-) -
wrote on 14 Mar 2011, 20:53 last edited by
But then you need an online connection so it will be posted to youtube :-)
Memo to me: don't read with this reader while walking !!!
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wrote on 14 Mar 2011, 22:00 last edited by
Gerolf - this would be a live stream. That's a feature for QtBang 2.0 :-)
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wrote on 15 Mar 2011, 07:48 last edited by
Gerolf: No, I don't want boooring footage of people walking down a street. I just want the "bump into signpost edition" without all the boring stuff...
Phones do have accelerometers, so it should be possible to capture the running-into moment!
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wrote on 15 Mar 2011, 08:16 last edited by
Question is: does the WeTab have accelerometers? That was what this app had to run on, right?
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wrote on 15 Mar 2011, 08:18 last edited by
If the app is finished, it should be Qt. If it's Qt, it can run on symbian smartphones... :-)
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wrote on 15 Mar 2011, 08:19 last edited by
Form factors are quite different though, so that would require a different UI.
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wrote on 15 Mar 2011, 08:24 last edited by
[quote author="Andre" date="1300177005"]Question is: does the WeTab have accelerometers? That was what this app had to run on, right? [/quote]
oh yes it does ... details "here":http://wetab.mobi/en/product/
now we've gone totally off track ... why give an accelerometer thingy for a simple reader .. reader first then bumping next :P
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wrote on 15 Mar 2011, 12:10 last edited by
I'm not sure if I really want to create a Gutenberg app. I've looked around on their web page, and it seems to be a big mess. You have at least 6 (six!) different formats (HTML, EPUB, Kindle, Plucker, QiOO, UTF-8 text and then variants with and without images) with no strong preference for either one. Are those guys really serious?
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wrote on 15 Mar 2011, 16:18 last edited by
volker, the online books part they are serious, not sure about the reader part though :)
but there are some readers for other platforms already available. also I believe html and txt are std formats for all books