"Read-not-read." TextReader

Review of the free software to read the Apple iPhone

Since the advent of my new toy last two weeks. The plan was simple: take the device on a long test and write reviews of applications. Actually, the plan remained unchanged, just dates have been slightly shifted. But now I can not in good conscience say that almost figured out the intricacies of the ecosystem Apple iPhone. The device was used in "The Messenger", I hope, there is already parted with him (smile), and two weeks time I spent it on a dense introduction to the device.

We now turn more to the point. His thoughts already have a global plan on writing more material, but they all require considerable time to cook, I'll be with them properly and slowly. Another thing that's such a small survey of the program or multiple programs on one theme. Course, I am, yes and my colleagues understand that the sites on Apple iPhone in runet abound, and even reviews of the programs there enough seems to be but there is one but ...

Typically, surveys are limited to a brief description of the basic functions and a couple of screenshots, it is likely that some readers of this volume is not enough information to make a decision, set program or not. So in just such a mini-reviews, one of which you are reading this, I'm going to talk about interesting and simply noteworthy programs. So if you have in mind here is interesting or original application that you use on your iPhone, please send the information about it on my box. Perhaps it will be interesting not only for you. Suggestions of topics for the next mini-reviews on the well accepted with great pleasure. Now about the program.

textReader

At textReader I chose after a week of using different applications for reading. It so happened that in all of its qualities is this program was the best. It is stable (although not all formats), has a large number of settings and functions, and it is completely free.

Installation

The easiest way to install. There are clever ways of downloading the archive, but I will not describe them, since there is a way for a couple of clicks. To install on your iPhone should be a batch manager Cydia. On the question of where and how to get it, I might tell you in the future, but certainly many, and so it is installed. In Cydia quite on the search page to enter «textreader», and get ready page, which is to make the installation by clicking on the button of the same name.

Preparation of books for reading in textReader

Here, a small reservation. Program textReader so good that supports many different file formats. Declared the following formats:. Txt,. Pdb,. Rtf,. Html,. Chm,. Fb2. In fact textReader «can read all popular formats in which you can find books, and all the standard formats that can convert any text.

In practice, I have the latest version of the program consistently worked with. Txt, but. Html and. Fb2 refused to read, the machine just hangs on opening a file in a minute of inactivity. It is possible that this is only my problem. For simplicity, we will describe the most stable version of the training books. This conversion is a laptop. Txt-format using Unicode (Unicode is not Unicode UTF-8, etc.). Make such a book can be a couple of clicks, for example, opening and saving through www.lib.ru once in this format.

After this, a text file with a book is to throw on the iPhone. It is clear that iTunes is no help here, he can not see the contents of the file system. I use a free program for Windows - DiskAid. The application does not spoil the filesystem and does other nasty things, like, i-FunBox, so that you can use it safely. Program to work you want installed iTunes, but it may be old, for example, the seventh version, not necessarily to have iTunes working with iPhone, simply enough that the program is installed.

The annex to choose a folder textReader (it will be seen immediately if the iPhone is connected, and DiskAid discovered it), it remains to simply copy a text file in that folder.

Opportunities textReader

It remains to discuss the most important: what is so able textReader, which allows the use of a reader, not looking at a lot of unique, free and paid.

One of the main "chip" program, in my opinion - is a choice. You can choose how to scroll through the so-called "tap-zones", ie the touch of a finger in a certain area, and can gesture up or down to the screen. You can read in black and white, and can conversely, white on black, or even use a texture as a background, while choosing any font color. These choices, in practice, very pleased and you can customize the program exactly as you want to you personally.

And now a little more. In textReader the choice available to dozens of different fonts, with font size can be varied from 10 to 34. That is, if you want a letter made just huge. The settings may also choose a priority coding.

Background for the text may serve as a texture on choices available to them 11 pieces. I chose the paper texture, it is pleasant, not harsh and is not bright, so that the eye quickly gets used to it. Yet the texture is somewhat easier white or black background, the eyes of her less tired.

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As I said above, probably swipe the book in several ways. Way to "tap-zones", in my opinion, more versatile, after reading the page you just press into the bottom or top of the screen, and opens the next page. At the request for this method can be left during scrolling page one line of text from the last page. Pressing down can serve as a flick of a finger on the page forward and back, this action is also customizable. When you use the second method, gestures available exhibiting smooth scrolling. In my opinion, a way of scrolling through tap-zones is more convenient, and the lack of auto-scroll - the only really serious drawback of the program.

Of the nice features is the search, the program also can work in portrait and landscape modes. Text can be aligned, to put italics or increasing the thickness (Bold). When reading the full hides all service lines, visible only to the text, this is another plus textReader. At the bottom of the screen available bandwidth indicator that shows what part of the text already read. Top of this information is duplicated as a percentage.

Another nice feature of the program - the download feature of the book over the direct link via the Internet. It works not with all sites, I have not yet found a pattern, so that did not describe this possibility in detail.

Conclusion

It is logical to compare textReader with other functional and thus free application for reading books on the iPhone - the program ruBooks. However, it is now time for the models with firmware version 2.1 is available only in "raw" form, so I did not hurry. Later this comparison of course I do.

Well, with textReader, I think everything is clear, the program has not so many cons, but there are advantages in the form of fat free, support lots of formats and a variety of settings, text and colors for the book. For those users who have a lot of reading on the iPhone and does not require the automatic scrolling, the program textReader, in my opinion, from the discharge musthave, free counterparts, but referred ruBooks, it is not there.

Brief:

Is:

• The program is free
• Supports most popular formats Text (. Txt,. Pdb,. Fb2 and others)
• Customize font type and size
• Customize the background, the ability to install textures in the background
• Ability to scroll using the volume keys
• Search by keyword
• Download the book for a direct link

No:

• Auto-scroll text
• Stable operation with all formats and for downloading books via the Internet

Few options:

• Site textReader

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