µBook
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µBook is a simple and lean, yet powerful ebook reader for Windows and Pocket PCs that can read HTML, TXT, RTF, PDB and PRC (not secure) ebook files. It can read directly from inside ZIP files, and supports BMP, GIF, PNG and JPG images. It offers many customization options including: Portrait and Landscape display, Choice of font type, color and size, etc.... It Also has a resizable/skinnable User Interface. µBook is improving on a regular basis.
See Features section for more details.
See Getting Started section for what to do first and answers to some common questions.
Check the Official Forum on 4WinMobile.com.
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What's new in µBook 2008r3c (BETA)
Fixed issue with menus in Landscape modes.
Refixed issue with font list.
What's new in µBook 2008r3b (BETA)
Fixed crash on advanced font options (the font list...)
What's new
Added link to PDF to HTML customized for µBook by DoctorWkt. 1000% better than µBook's PDF support.
Updated French UI
What's new in µBook 2008r3a (BETA)
Added Mappable Touch interface. By default:
left/right/up/down swipe -> cursor
swipe towards lower left -> enter
swipe towards lower right -> sticky enter
swipe towards upper left -> backwards in cursor modes
swipe towards upper right -> forwards in cursor modes
half circle swipe, right up left -> back
half circle swipe, left up right -> forward
full circle swipe, right, up, left, down, right -> exit
swipe upper right then upper left -> Options...
swipe upper left then upper right -> Open...
Note that some/most Windows CE devices have touchscreens that are not as sensitive as, say iPhone, so you may need to use a fingernail to do a continuous swipe. You can use the 'Note' app to see what happens when you swipe using a finger.
Added File Delete from browser
Added Mouse Wheel / Middle Button on menus
Auto install of a license from /My Documents/ if none already installed
Steps towards portability:
Changed Extra fonts to show directly in Options... page Fonts section in +/- mode
Cleaned up hierarchy of mouse handlers
Removed the use of Windows menu, to keep only uBook's skinable menus
Nuked xor options for annotations to keep the normal drawing only
Fixed bug with text cursor over color boxes.
Fixed memory leak
Fixed crash with huge fonts, slight speed improvement.
Fixed crash with selection at beginning of text
Fixed long time broken href between files?!
Fixed spaced skin to scale better on 640x480 hi res units
Fixed problems with missing letters in some fonts, will default to the base font data
What's new in µBook 2008r2d
Fixed root path problem with driveless units (also added drive manual input field just in case...)
Fixed re-open problem of relative paths to other memory card areas.
Added a M6 VGA build with bigger fonts and initial skin sizing
Changed Control Overlay Auto-close to 2 second initially, 1 second after selecting a new cursor mode
Changed Control Overlay to Auto-Close on UP (stick) and DOWN (cancel)
Change Menu Cursor to start on item closest to opening position (i.e. top or bottom)
Increased the trigger area or menu buttons on spaced.usk (even if it is not visible)
Added Profile.ini for unit subtype (for now) and for more use later (M6 and SM only for now)
What's new in µBook 2008r2c
Fixed stack overflow crash on SmartPhone/Mobile 6 builds
Added init attempt at fixing corrupted ini file (corruption introduced in r2 due to 'relative' paths...)
Added Sticky control overlay options, on by default. Some Smartphone/Mobile 6 units don't allow (or easily allow) to hold the center button while using the arrow keys.
Added Auto-close control overlay after 1.5 secs.
Modified Browser page option for font size to be a modifier of main font, and defaulted it to 'same'
Improved defaults initial skin and font sizes for SmartPhone and Mobile 6 builds.
What's new in µBook 2008r2b
Fixed crash problem on second run on most platforms
Fixed problem re-opening current book on second run
What's new in µBook 2008r2
Added Windows Mobile 6 / SmartPhone 3.0+ builds. See cursor mode below and on getting Started page.
Added new cursor mode toggle control and new mapping for cursor keys. The whole of uBook (except text entry...) can now be controlled with the five keys: up, down, left, right and center button. The control 'wheel' can be skinned, the default resides in uBook.usk
To use, press and hold the Enter Key/Center Button. The Control overlay will appear and then you can either:
Release the button, which will then cause the equivalent of a click/tap at the given cursor location
Press and release the left or right button to toggle the current cursor mode.
Press and release the up button to initiate a sticky click, when you want to select some text.
Pread and release the down button to cancel the click.
Added option to assign functions to Cursor keys and modified Down/Up Arrow now control Auto-Scroll instead of Enter or Main Button.
Changed uBook path management to be portable. Path that can be made relatives are made relative to uBook.exe on exit in uBook.ini.
i.e. if you have c:/uBook/uBook.exe and c:/Books/Crime/1emujk.htm then on save it becomes
%EXE%../Books/Crime/1emujk.htm. so if you move both c:/uBook and c:/Books to d:/temp/ then
when starting d:/temp/uBook/uBook.exe you will have the same settings as before.
Added <<//>> to drive list to allow entering manual path, including //server/service/ form. uBook cannot list service, so //server/ will have an empty folder list
Added 'reset styles at end of paragraph' option for PML and TXT
Added hiding of cursor (like windows pointer) after timeout (5 secs).
Replaced space.usk by spaced.usk, a much better looking one, and updated the skin creation info inside the file. Also changed builds to use spaced.usk as startup skin
Added variables to skins (see spaced.usk VAR=name:expression)
Added zip win32 distribution (for Linux wine OR defectives OSs)
Changed partial font file to full font file in PC distribution, to solve init issue under WINE
Fixed installer icon creation (incompatible with NT 4.0 and below from now on -- use zip file instead)
Fixed resizing flashing issue on black (f9) background
Fixed comment problem in HTML, Crash with some jpg images
µBook Licenses
$15 us
µBook License
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- Only one license per person required for µBook.
- License files are delivered to you as an e-mail attachment (uBook.ub1). Please make sure your Paypal e-mail address is accurate.
- Licenses are sent within 24-48 hours, if you haven't received anything from licenses@gowerpoint.com by then, please check your spam blocker and/or write to us (do not change subject line).
If you don't get an answer from us in a fashionable delay, CHECK YOUR SPAM SETTINGS.
- Due to the Digital nature of licenses, refunds are not possible. Please try the demo before you buy a license.
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What is a license file (uBook.ub1)?
A license file contains an encrypted copy of your name and email address.
It is not associated with any hardware or operating system version and
can be installed on any machine owned by the licensee. Any
license file found "floating" on the internet will be disabled in
subsequent releases of µBook. Otherwise a license will allow you to unlock
any version or future revision of µBook on any platform.
GowerPoint.com reserves the right to change this policy if a
major new generation of the µBook software line is created. (i.e. 2.0+)
Contacts
If you find any bugs or if you come up with GREAT skins please let me know.
For bug reports, licensing agreements or other please contact: info@gowerpoint.com. Make sure to specify Book or Inquiry in the subject line otherwise your email will be deleted.
If you don't get an answer from us in a fashionable delay, CHECK YOUR SPAM SETTINGS.
Also check the Official Forum on 4WinMobile.com
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