![]() Good luck in finding something that works for you. I also dropped the brightness down to 1%, but now that Moon+Reader allows levels below the minimum I usually read with the Nexus set to -12%.Īdditionally this isn't for reading in the dark (although I can do that, but drop the brightness further) I usually have a light on behind me or to the side that helps adjust my pupils and minimize any eye strain. I experimented with a few of the themes first trying some dark backgrounds with various levels of blue or gray font colors, but I finally settled on using the Nature theme (I was surprised that this theme worked best for me) with the Shadow option checked and fonts that were scaled large enough for comfortable viewing. Ever since I had Lasik and hit my late forties my eyes have been very sensitive to back lit screens. Therefore, I next tried the Calibre content server. After generation, I can view my catalog.html just fine in a browser, but when I copy+paste that same Dropbox link into a Custom Catalog url in Aldiko, it always FC on me (I have tried both catalog.html and catalog.xml). I wish I could just combine the 2 into one really good solution.I'm in the process of trying to set up Moon+ Reader so as to minimize eye strain and was wondering what settings/themes you've found to work well.įirst trying to read for any length of time on a monitor absolutely played havoc with my eyes. Of course, I set compatibility to 'ALDIKO' when generating my catalog. ![]() For Laputa, I want to be able to open my Calibre content server (with OPDS) within the program and download my epubs (and covers) directly to a location that shows up on the ui's bookshelf.įor Aldiko, I want more reading customization options. I guess for me now, it just depends on which of these developers integrate the features I want first. On the negative side, it requires you to perform a clunky import of the books you download from calibre and it hasn't pulled down the covers for the epubs that I've imported so far, but I'm still trying to figure it out. It will allow you to set up a custom catalog using your calibre content server's IP address and port number (It doesn't support OPDS, so don't include the "/stanza"). There is more attention on the reading experience (font, background, page animations, etc.) than any of the other Android readers, and it has access to a large variety of online repositories. I haven't completely decided to switch to this yet, but it shows promise. Here is a link to the AppBrain page describing it. #8 orijonl 08-27-2010, 09:13 AMFor the past couple of days, I've been trying out a new book reader on my Android phone called Laputa Book Reader. I'm hoping that Aldiko gets better, but I will be using it regardless, because I want to be able to do my reading on the device that I have with me. The color options also suit me better and I really like the page turning animation better than Aldiko's slide. For instance, I can set Stanza up with a font that I really like, not just the one (of the 3) that I dislike the least. I have been using stanza on an Ipod Touch for the past year or so and I probably prefer it over Aldiko partly because the hardware I'm running Android on is older, but Stanza is also much smoother and offers preference options not available on Aldiko. I also prefer light text on a dark background all the time, but I've found that I do most of my reading at night anyway. I may have my font a little bigger than yours, but I am using an older phone with a smaller screen than the Nexus One. #7 orijonl 08-20-2010, 09:51 AMI don't remember the exact numbers, but I've spaced the margins out so that the text almost fills the screen and I too did not like the look of justified text. What are your settings, and what is it that Stanza did so much better? It's also way better on my battery life (on the N1's AMOLED screen). It just feels better during long reading sessions. Somehow justified text just doesn't look right to me on a small screen, even if it's fairly well implemented.Īlso, after using it for several months I found that on my Nexus One, I prefer night mode, even during the day. I have my font settings set at Serif 16 pt, normal weight (not sure if that's default or not)Īnd my layout settings at linespace 1.6, margins 10 and 10, and the biggie I set my text alignment to Left aligned. Not perfect, especially in it's catalog/download functions, but as a reader, good.īut I did customize my display settings a bit for my tastes. Just out of curiosity, what is it about Aldiko that doesn't do it for you? I've never used Stanza or any other iPhone reader program, but I've found Aldiko to be solidly usable.
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