steve wrote: > Andras Simon wrote: >> On 6/21/09, Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> OT: I hadn't heard of FBReader, but I just installed it on F11 to have a >>> look. Before I form an opinion I need to be able to read at least the >>> introductory text, but it's so garbled as to be illegible (all the >>> letters are there, but more or less on top of each other). Changing >>> fonts doesn't make any difference. >> >> I don't have F11, but have no problem with FBReader on F9 and F10. >> Maybe you should file a bug report. > > Someone on the fedora-india list recently mentioned this: > http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/ > [screenshots] http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/wiki/Screenshots > > This looks like a nice alternative to FBreader plus much more but i > haven't tried it yet, since > a. There isn't an rpm for it yet > b. It depends on python-2.6 which is not available for F10 afaict > > Maybe someone who has tried it can chip in with their opinion ... > > cheers, > - steve > I have used Calibre before. It's biggest strength is being able to manage the Sony eReader as well as scheduled downloads of RSS feeds, and convert to usable formats. It's a nice manager but I wouldn't use it as a reader for any long period of time because of eye strain. But then I am 41 and my eyes aren't what they used to be. ;-) -- jack wallen, jr. writer, stylist, nerd techrepublic.com, linux.com, ghacks.net "to understand recursion, you have to understand recursion." -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
