Ebook Reader/ PDF Reader?

2004-12-25, 18:01

Hey guys while working with this program i was installing some of my pictures and noticed i had some comics in PDF format...you guys ever thinking about implementing a PDF reader or somthing? (MyBooks) maybe? that way we can read on the tv (sounds like an oximoron) while listening to our music ...i mean books are media too yes?

Dordo · 2004-12-27, 04:59

Im quite a big ebook reader too myself. I am somewhat skeptical as to if reading from the tv will be such a brilliant idea but none the less I think it would still be a really nice feature.

JestriK · 2006-08-10, 13:37

Hey guys,

I'm farily new to MP - I've been using it for a few weeks now - I LOVE it!!

Anyway, I'm a C# developer and thinking of developing a simple "My eBooks" plugin.

I'll start tonight but just wondered if anyone had any ideas of the GUI layout, possible features etc etc.

Any ideas please list them!

Cheers,
JestriK

Elconejo · 2006-08-10, 14:19

It should be zoomable.

I was thinking on a "Navigate" button that when you click it you can scroll in the pdf with the cursor keys (up-down and left-right) and zoom in/uit with the Channel UP/Down button or use a separate zoom in/out button and use the channel Up/Down keys to go to the next/previeus page. The return or OK button exits the "Navigate" mode.

If you could do this with a smooth scrolling it would be awesome.

_man_ · 2006-08-10, 15:01

I like a lot CDisplay to read ebooks. For ideas it may be a good starting point.

http://www.geocities.com/davidayton/CDisplay

Quote:

Features:

Loads JPEG, PNG and static GIF images which are automatically ordered and presented for viewing one at a time or two at a time.

The images may be in a zip, rar, ace or tar archive file - no need to decompress before reading.

Page through the images sequentially and scroll around pages with single key presses.

Automatic page sizing: none; fit to screen, fit to width of screen, fit to width of screen if oversized, display at specific height, or display two pages. Resizing uses Lanczos interpolation for best picture quality.

Automatic colour balance and yellow reduction if desired.

No bloat caused by non-essential general purpose image processing features.

For the GUI it may be very close to the My Movies one.

JestriK · 2006-08-10, 18:28

Thanks both of you for your ideas - just had a quick look at CDisplay and I agree it should be along those lines.

I also agree that it should have similar layout to my movies, and also make it possible to change the layout, e.g. list, thumbnails, etc etc.

Keep the ideas flowing

BugsBunny · 2006-08-22, 19:57

Hi JestriK!
Great that you're going to develop an eBook Plug-In!
As soon as I get a big LCD TV Screen this Plug-In will be very useful.
I've eBooks in .pdf .doc (MS Word) and .txt format.

It useful if the plug-in would not only support .pdf but .doc/.rtf and .txt formats as well.

yed · 2007-03-12, 14:30

Hi!
im new to MP too. its really very complex.

iam c# developer. and ebook archiever (10k+ books). so iam thinking writing a plug in which has full-text indexing service with pdf,CHM,LIT, txt, office formats etc. viewer. maybe book details from amazon.
coming soon.

BugsBunny · 2007-03-12, 22:04

Hi yed!
Great to hear that you are planning to develop an EBook Plugin for Media Portal!

Just out of curiosity are you planning to rely on an installed Adobe Reader or are you thinking in using something like the open source Xpdf?
http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/index.html

waqas · 2007-03-16, 09:22

Love Media Portal. I would love it even more to be able to use my 60" HDTV to read comics from my PC.

Standard format is JPG files compressed with RAR or winzip and renamed to .cbr or .cbz. Standalone viewer: http://www.sketchyorigins.com/comics...read.php?t=424

Would be very very cool to get this as a plugin for media portal for remote controlled comic reading.

2004-12-25, 18:01	#1 (permalink)
Anonymous Guest Posts: n/a	Ebook Reader/ PDF Reader? Hey guys while working with this program i was installing some of my pictures and noticed i had some comics in PDF format...you guys ever thinking about implementing a PDF reader or somthing? (MyBooks) maybe? that way we can read on the tv (sounds like an oximoron) while listening to our music ...i mean books are media too yes?

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
New Music Tag Reader -- Testers needed	SteveV	Listen Music	184	2006-12-07 11:10
DVB-C card with card reader	lugiber	Hardware Selection Help	2	2005-01-10 12:35
Rss reader plugin and Kip Folio	Scubefr	Improvement Suggestions	1	2004-11-19 01:45
Memory Card Reader - autorun...	Anonymous	Improvement Suggestions	9	2004-09-10 21:18

2004-12-27, 04:59	#2 (permalink)
Dordo Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 81 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Im quite a big ebook reader too myself. I am somewhat skeptical as to if reading from the tv will be such a brilliant idea but none the less I think it would still be a really nice feature.

2006-08-10, 13:37	#3 (permalink)
JestriK Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southsea, UK Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hey guys, I'm farily new to MP - I've been using it for a few weeks now - I LOVE it!! Anyway, I'm a C# developer and thinking of developing a simple "My eBooks" plugin. I'll start tonight but just wondered if anyone had any ideas of the GUI layout, possible features etc etc. Any ideas please list them! Cheers, JestriK

2006-08-10, 14:19	#4 (permalink)
Elconejo Portal Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Belgium Age: 25 Posts: 129 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	It should be zoomable. I was thinking on a "Navigate" button that when you click it you can scroll in the pdf with the cursor keys (up-down and left-right) and zoom in/uit with the Channel UP/Down button or use a separate zoom in/out button and use the channel Up/Down keys to go to the next/previeus page. The return or OK button exits the "Navigate" mode. If you could do this with a smooth scrolling it would be awesome.

2006-08-10, 18:28	#6 (permalink)
JestriK Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southsea, UK Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks both of you for your ideas - just had a quick look at CDisplay and I agree it should be along those lines. I also agree that it should have similar layout to my movies, and also make it possible to change the layout, e.g. list, thumbnails, etc etc. Keep the ideas flowing

2006-08-22, 19:57	#7 (permalink)
BugsBunny Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tirol Posts: 145 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	Hi JestriK! Great that you're going to develop an eBook Plug-In! As soon as I get a big LCD TV Screen this Plug-In will be very useful. I've eBooks in .pdf .doc (MS Word) and .txt format. It useful if the plug-in would not only support .pdf but .doc/.rtf and .txt formats as well.

2007-03-12, 14:30	#8 (permalink)
yed Portal User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Hi! im new to MP too. its really very complex. iam c# developer. and ebook archiever (10k+ books). so iam thinking writing a plug in which has full-text indexing service with pdf,CHM,LIT, txt, office formats etc. viewer. maybe book details from amazon. coming soon.

2007-03-12, 22:04	#9 (permalink)
BugsBunny Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tirol Posts: 145 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	Hi yed! Great to hear that you are planning to develop an EBook Plugin for Media Portal! Just out of curiosity are you planning to rely on an installed Adobe Reader or are you thinking in using something like the open source Xpdf? http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/index.html

2007-03-16, 09:22	#10 (permalink)
waqas Portal User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Love Media Portal. I would love it even more to be able to use my 60" HDTV to read comics from my PC. Standard format is JPG files compressed with RAR or winzip and renamed to .cbr or .cbz. Standalone viewer: http://www.sketchyorigins.com/comics...read.php?t=424 Would be very very cool to get this as a plugin for media portal for remote controlled comic reading.