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eReader v1.59 (Chinese program)

Posted Dec 26, 2006 at 09:59PM by Max F. Listed in: Homebrew Applications Tags: PMP, remote control, Aeolusc, WMA, Image Viewer
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If you head over to PSPChina, you'll find a post for eBook reader: eReader v1.59. We have written about eReader v1.4, and that's a good place to start if you want to know how to use this program and navigate through it. Basically, the eReader by Aeolusc is an eBook reader program for your PSP. It lets you read simple text files, but more importantly, it lets you read HTML files, display images, and play MP3s. You can also download fonts in different sizes so you can choose one that's easy to read.

We'll update this as soon as we get more info. Meanwhile, if anybody out there knows more about it, then you can help out the rest of the non-Chinese-reading PSP community by telling us more about it.

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Update: Tom sent in a very helpful translation of the original eReader post and of the readme. He provided info on what the newest features of eReader v1.59 Xmas Version (Ebook and Image Viewer) are, including info on the controls. There's also a very long and extremely important tutorial in this translation.

Translated text:

2006-12-24 eReader 1.59 Xmas Version (Ebook and Image Viewer) (supporting PMP AVC)

Caveats:
  1. TTF Font usage: Name English font as ASC.TTF and Chinese as GBK.TTF, compress both into a font.zip, or put them in the font directory. Please notice that the software menu currently doesn't support TTF fonts, as we didn't want to delete the formerly used font.
  2. Starting with version 1.5, the 16bit and 32bit versions will be bundled together, using the 7z format. Before installing, please refer to the readme.txt. There are three easy-to-setup versions, see download links below.
  3. Version 2.xx standalone installation guide: When replacing the 1.5 version, please remember to delete the __SCE__eReader directory first. Otherwise the program won't be able to boot.
  4. Firmware 1.50 and 2.xx dual-installation method: First copy the two directories of 1.5 to your memory stick. Then move the version 2.xx EBOOT.PBP to your %__SCE__eReader, replacing any existing EBOOT.PBP. Don't copy the fonts.zip, or any other additional files to the %__SCE__eReader directory!
  5. You can disable wma support in the source code. Doing so will save you about 500K of memory. For further details refer to the source code link below.
  6. When compressing using the RAR method, don't choose a large dictionary size (you can select this in the WinRar setttings interface on the Advanced tab -> Compression), nor select a high compression ratio, as this will definitely result in data loss, since the PSP's internal memory isn't big enough.
  7. The 12px font from version 1.04 has been re-designed from scratch, adding length and hence won't be able to work on the old versions. Please don't use the 12px font that came with the old versions.
  8. If you only need certain special fonts, then you can go ahead and delete those from the fonts.zip archive you don't need. The software will automatically decide which fonts to offer for selection. The fonts will come in a pair of two files, according to their individual sizes: ASC?? and GBK??, the "questionmarks" refering to the size of each font.
  9. From version 0.9 on, the fonts will be compressed into a fonts.zip archive. You can savely delete the fonts directory from older installations.
For a tutorial on setting up the background images: http://bbs.pspchina.net/viewthread.php?tid=105979

1.59 Xmas Version (1.6 alpha 2) download links:
  • Regular Version: http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReader_1_5_9_xmas.7z
  • Power Saving Version (not including PSP's headphone remote control and music support): http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReader_1_5_9_xmas_savep.7z
  • WMA Disabled Version: http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReader_1_5_9_xmas_nowma.7z
1.51 Version download links:
  • Regular Version: http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReader_1_5_1.7z
  • Power Saving Version (not including PSP's remote control and music support): http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReader_1_5_1_savep.7z
  • Smallest Install Version (Everything removed but USB and digital stick support): http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReader_1_5_1_small.7z
  • WMA Disabled Version: http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReader_1_5_1_nowma.7z
Fonts larger than 16px aren't included in above's 7z packs. They are offered independently. For those who require these fonts, please add the two files to your fonts.zip archive. You will then bee able to choose the corresponding fonts from the options menu.
  • 18px: http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/18pt.rar
  • 20px: http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/20pt.rar
  • 24px: http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/24pt.rar
  • 28px: http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/28pt.rar
  • 32px: http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/32pt.rar
For source code, please refer to:
  • http://bbs.pspchina.net/viewthread.php?tid=50673
The font creator tool released with version 1.04 has already been updated and now supports the creation of fonts up to 32px in size.
  • http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReaderfc.rar
Be aware: Don't use English fonts for conversion. Some of the Chinese fonts only comprise GB2312 encoding and therefore can't display SJIS/Big5 code.

Source code for the font creator tool (Visual Studio 2005 project)
  • http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReaderfc_src.rar

On May 6th, several English fonts (12px, 14px) were added. Just put the ASC12, ASC14 files of each Zip archive into your own fonts.zip and replace the ones that are already there. For download links, see below:
  • http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/batang.zip
  • http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/dotum.zip
  • http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/gothic.zip
  • http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/gulim.zip
  • http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/mincho.zip
  • http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/mingliu.zip
  • http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/simsun.zip
  • http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/terminal.zip (We don't recommend the last one, since it's really bad looking!)
Functions:
  • Ebook and picture viewer
  • Supporting fonts in differents sizes. Supporting documents with a maximum size of 20MB (PSP internal memory is the restriction here). HTML reading support. Character encoding conversions. Vertical reading support (turning PSP by 90 degrees). Bookmarks and automatic bookmarking. Access documents in Zip archives. Automatically dropping CPU step (when not listening to mp3).
  • Supporting bmp, tga, jpg, png and gif formats. Supporting rather large picture files. 2x interpolar and 3x cubic zoom, no distortions guaranteed.
  • Comletely resolving a problem with Chinese file names and long file names
  • Supporting mp3 playback
1.59 Xmas Version (1.6 Alpha 2) update:
  • PMP AVC playback，coded from 1.02M source，using original OSD，will introduce new OSD at later time
  • correcting a bug: after accessing flash0/flash1 software will crash
  • correcting some kernel patch to improve stability
1.59 (1.6 Alpha) Update:
  • TTF Font support (ASCII fonts to be named as ASC.TTF，CJK to be named as GBK.TTF, both have to be put in the fonts.zip archive or the fonts directory)
  • Access to flash0 and flash1 (read only，for research and copy purposes)
  • Supporting fonts with different widths in TTF mode
  • Fix for "vertical" reading mode crash
  • Fix for internal memory leak
  • TTF functions considered to be in alpha testing stage, please report bugs.
1.51 Update:
  • New menu entry: Quite program
  • Activating crash recovery for 1.00/1.50 firmware (after crashing the software, settings will be recovered in order to prevent another crash)
  • Changed error message (Blue screen will contain more inforamtion)
  • Corrected a bug where settings for the headphone remote control wouldn't work
  • Corrected a bug where rotating the text by 90 degrees would result in undecipherable text
  • Corrected a bug where pressing SELECT+START on the first options menu wouldn't return to software
1.5 Update:
  • Adding support for DevHook 0.45+2.xx firmware emulation
  • Adding scroll function using the analog pad
  • Added Music setting: Playback on Startup
  • New position of the Save/Load menu
  • Cleaning up with Makefile，Using configure for compilation
  • Corrected some bugs with vertical reading function
  • Corrected some button layout bugs
  • Corrected a bug where "continuous mode" for music playback became uneffective after restart
  • Corrected software bootup coding (1.00/1.50 firmware will now show dump messages when crashing)
1.4 Update:
  • Support wma playback (currently no fast forward/backward, using up a lot of resources while playback, use with caution)
  • Support for tag in websites
  • source code optimized
1.33 Update:
  • Added UTF-8 Encoding support
  • Rewritten mp3 info engine，now correctly analyses VBR mp3 length and bit rate，greatly improved access speed，however, there's still a little lag while analyzing mp3 info
  • mp3 with UTF-8/16 encoded ID3 tag will be recognized correctly
  • Corrected spacing in lyrics
0.9991 (1.0 RC4 fix) Update:
  • Correcting a bug with the FAT engine resulting in problems with long file names
  • Added missing fonts for 1.50 firmware
0.2 Update:
  • Support bmp, tga
  • Suppporting zoom and rotation
  • Supporting files in zip, chm archives, as well as html documents
  • Adding scroll bars (pictures don't have scroll bars, yet)
  • Corrected some older bugs as well as improving loading speed of pictures

Installation guide:
  • After downloading and decompression, the following file structure should be found:

readme.txt    
history.txt   
credit.txt    
32bit/100/    
32bit/150/    
32bit/2xx/   
16bit/100/   
16bit/150/    
16bit/2xx/    

  • Everyone can just go ahead and put the corresponding folders of the version they prefer to their PSP memory stick to the PSP/GAME folder

Default key settings; these can be altered in the button setup config, except for left/right and Select

SELECT+START: Quit program

Menu:

up:       Move up one item
down:     Move down one item
left:     Switch options
right:    Switch options
L:        First item or decrease speed
R:        Last item or increase speed
CROSS:    Top directory or Quit
CIRCLE:   Confirm/Select on file menu
SQUARE:   Select file
TRIANGLE: en file
SELECT:   Options
START:    Enter/Exit mp3 menu

Reading:
SELECT:   Options
SQUARE:   Bookmarks
CROSS:    Return to menu
up:       Up one paragraph
down:     Down one paragraph
left or L: Up one page
right or R:Down one page
CIRCLE+L: First page
CIRCLE+R: Last Page
CIRCLE+left: Go up 500 lines
CIRCLE+right:Go down 500 lines
CIRCLE+up:  Go up 100 lines
CIRCLE+down: Go down 100 lines
Analog Stick up/down: scrolling up and down

Pictures:
CROSS:    Return to menu
SQUARE:   Display/hide info bar
TRIANGLE: Swith zoom mode(no zoom->zoom to fit->zoom total)
CIRCLE:   Holding down will display picture info (while info bar is disabled)
CIRCLE+left: Rotate left 90 degrees
CIRCLE+right: Rotate right 90 degrees
CIRCLE+up: Zoom out (below 200% in 10% steps, above 200% in 50% steps)
CIRCLE+down: Zoom in (below 200% in 10% steps, above 200% in 50% steps)
CIRCLE+L: Change Zoom filter
Up:       Scroll up
Down:     Scroll down
Left:     Scroll up
Right:    Scroll down
L:        Previous picture
R:        Next picture
Analog stick:   Move picture

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   by translator (Unregistered) - 2006-12-26
 » for u 2 find out:
2006-12-24 eReader 1.59 Xmas versions (self-restraint studies & map-read software) (to support PMP AVC)

Attention:
1. TTF typeface usage: English typeface naming is ASC.TTF, Chinese typeface naming is GBK.TTF, presses in fonts together.zip or admits the fonts table of contents. The attention software menu has not used the TTF typeface, therefore do not have to erase the original typeface
2. 1.5 starts to use in exchange the 7z form 16bit and the 32bit edition packs in together,Before the installment pays attention looks at readme.txtSupplements 3 kind of simplification editions in addition
3. 2.xx edition alone installs explained that, If covers 1.50 editions, remember must certainly erase the %__SCE__eReader table of contents, otherwise will start is defeated.
4. 1.50 + 2.xx installs the method compatibly: First 1.50 edition two catalogues duplicate the memory stick, then 2.xx edition EBOOT.PBP duplicates the %__SCE__eReader table of contents to cover EBOOT.PBP then, pays attention does not want fonts.zip and other configuration files duplicate the %__SCE__eReader table of contents.
5. In the source code translation may choose switches off the wma support, like this may save probably about the 500K memory, sees the source code link to paste specifically.
6. Compresses when RAR please do not have to use the big dictionary (option in WinRAR compression contact surface high-level> - compression) or the high-pressured coefficient of contraction compresses the big document, otherwise the PSP memory insufficiently is big, is unable to process, has the breakage data
7. 1.04 edition 12 lattice typefaces have produced, also increased the length, is incompatible with the old edition, please do not have to use the old version 12 lattice typeface
8. If only needs the part specific typeface, then may fonts.In zip does not need the typeface erases, which typefaces can the software judge automatically has to supply the choice. Each size typeface has two document ASC??With GBK??Among??Expresses the typeface size numeral.
9. 0.9 editions start the new typeface compression in fonts.zip, you may erase the old edition fonts table of contents

The background establishment course sees: http://bbs.pspchina.net/viewthread.php?tid=105979

1.59 Xmas versions (1.6 alpha 2) downloads the address:
Ordinary edition: http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReader_1_5_9_xmas.7z
The province electricity edition (removes line to control with music): http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReader_1_5_9_xmas_savep.7z
Goes to the WMA edition: http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReader_1_5_9_xmas_nowma.7z


1.51 downloading addresses:
Ordinary edition: http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReader_1_5_1.7z
The province electricity edition (removes line to control with music): http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReader_1_5_1_savep.7z
Most simplifies the edition (to remove all functions to leave behind USB and rocking bar): http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReader_1_5_1_small.7z
Goes to the WMA edition: http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReader_1_5_1_nowma.7z


Is bigger than 16 lattices the typefaces not to contain in the compression package which above downloads, alone provides, after the human who needs downloads the decompression to advance two documents fonts.zip, then in the menu option can the corresponding size typeface option
18 lattices: http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/18pt.rar
20 lattices: http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/20pt.rar
24 lattices: http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/24pt.rar
28 lattices: http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/28pt.rar
32 lattices: http://www.pspsp.org/down/fonts/32pt.rar

Source code downloading sees:
http://bbs.pspchina.net/viewthread.php?tid=50673

Along with 1.04 issue typeface production tool renewed the support production to support 32 lattices most greatly the typefaces
http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReaderfc.rar
Attention: Do not use English typeface to transform, the partial Chinese typeface only contains the GB2312 code, therefore cannot demonstrate the SJIS/BIG5 code

Typeface production tool source code (Visual Studio 2005 projects):
http://www.pspsp

   by Anonymous Coward (Unregistered) - 2006-12-26
 »  
eReader's like the best program for the PSP for texts and scanlations.
It's good to see an update.

   by cptmarginal (Unregistered) - 2006-12-26
 » Yes it is the best
I drew attention to this release on the forums for a reason, though apparently very few people care.

By far the best program for viewing comic books on your PSP, for one thing. I've tried them all and this blows away PePViewer. When you scroll around a big image, it shows you a miniature version of the full image off to the left, with a little box showing you what portion you are viewing. Extremely helpful for comic reading, as is the ability to manually set your zoom level whenever you like.

You really don't need to have any Chinese language skills whatsoever to use it, even though the settings menu is in Chinese. I have never found the need to change the settings. Just press triangle to change zoom settings, or hold O+Up or Down to manually set your zoom level. Triggers switch through images.

I think that anyone who likes to read comics on their PSP would be very pleasantly surprised by this program, it is perfect for it.

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   by terry175 (Unregistered) - 2006-12-26
 » yeah~
http://www.pspsp.org/down/eReader_1_5_9_xmas.7z

download the above, and there should be 2 version, 1 for 1.5 and other 2.71.. like normal homebrew just copy to your games folder..


ereader is by far, the best program for viewing comic or image + listening to mp3 together..the txt function to read novel is also quite good too..


of course, if you want to optimize your usage experience the knowledge of chinese to change setting is also quite important

   by KirbySS (Unregistered) - 2006-12-27
 » .
Is it Cantonese? Mandarin? Other?

   by terry175 (Unregistered) - 2006-12-27
 » OTZ
chinese, or you can say it's in mandarin...

   by Rymel (Unregistered) - 2007-01-05
 » can't even dl it
i've just tried to dl this thing several times from the link, and went to the site and dled and they all keep coming up as corrupt...anyone have an alternate dl site?



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