On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 12:32:30PM -0500, Don Ellis wrote: > You really needed to be on the DISCUSS list the last week or so.
The thread gets a little heated, but here it is http://www.sluug.org/pipermail/discuss/2010-August/044748.html discuss/freely is the username/password. > My favorite comment was my own: > > Very fine segment on To The Best Of Our Knowledge (TTBOOK) last Sunday. The > first segment was on fonts, and one of the people interviewed compared the > fonts on the Kindle with other readers, especially the iPod. Apparently the > Kindle has only one font, and he thinks the one they chose was not the best > for the job. He can read a book that is very funny in hard copy, and he > doesn't laugh at it on the Kindle. He does laugh on the iPod. Other passages > in the segment I would like to share my own comments about over a beer > sometime. Fonts is Fun! > > http://www.wpr.org/book/091101b.cfm I agree. I went and listened to that episode, very interesting. My only complaint is that they never even mentioned Donald Knuth. METAFONT is a completely different (mathematical) way to represent fonts. And as anyone who has ever used TeX (or LaTeX) knows, the results are beautiful. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Metafont > On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Gary Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 12:20:36PM -0400, Newt Love wrote: > > ... > > On 11:50 Sat 07 Aug, Scott Granneman wrote: > > ... > > > How are the fonts? Readable? Or too often like many "free" fonts: > > > awful? (There are many great open fonts, of course - some that I use > > > every day - but there are many awful ones too) > > ... > > On Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 08:19:35PM -0500, Keith Brown wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 01:09:49PM -0500, Jason Clark wrote: > > > > ...but I've also tried reading on LCD tablets like > > > > the ipad and some of the android devices out there. eInk wins hands > > down. I > > > > can't read for nearly as long or as comfortably with a backlit screen > > as I > > > > can on my nook. > > > I wanted to add to it, since you brought it up, but the Libre mentioned > > > by the OP is an LCD based reader. Yes, it is a reflective LCD (no > > > backlight needed) but it still isn't as easy on the eyes as an eInk > > display. > > > > Lots of good experience and info in this tread. Thanks! > > > > So, is that capitalization "eInk" indicative of a proprietary > > technology (ala E Ink Corp.), or are you just referencing it as generic? > > And is generic eInk the same as generic ePaper? (Please, no disrespect > > or flame-bait here, I just wanna understand the terms.) > > > > > > I hadn't heard of fonts being an issue (I'm interest in more > > polite discussion of experiences) but I have heard talk of the effect > > of the electronic paper vs backlit displays. > > > > A specific was Charlie Rose interviewing Jef Bezos (CEO of > > Amazon) on July 28. He was asking him about the competition from > > general use computers like the iPad. Bezos was insistant that Amazon > > made the decision that the Kindle needed to emphasize the "easy reading > > experience" ala e-paper and this made it worth being a seperate device. > > > > I really have not put my eyes to the test. What are people's > > experiences reading e-paper vs LCD screens? Is it important to everyone > > or are some people's eyes more sensitive to the differences? > > > > > > For anyone who wants to hear/watch/read Rose's Bezos interview... > > http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11138#frame_top > > > > An excerpt: > > JEFF BEZOS: ... If you're going to have a two-hour reading > > session, get the Kindle and get a device that is really optimized for > > long-form reading. > > > > CHARLIE ROSE: The argument made for the Kindle, and you make it > > as well as anyone else, is that it.s easier to read, that your eyes will > > tire because of backlighting from an iPad. > > > > JEFF BEZOS: It's like reading -- what's the first thing? When > > you have to read a long document on a computer, what's the first thing > > you do? You print it out. > > > > CHARLIE ROSE: Sure. Yes. > > > > JEFF BEZOS: Because when you're looking into a backlit display, > > which is the traditional LCD kinds of computer displays -- it's what you > > have on smart phones and tablet computers and so on -- the contrast -- > > the light, it's just like reading when someone is shining a flashlight > > in your eyes. > > > > And so the electronic paper display like what you are holding > > there now is a completely revolutionary kind of display. It looks > > nothing like a computer display. And still most people have never seen > > an electronic paper display. They think of a computer display. But > > when you see one of these you do a double take because it's so > > different. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sluug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Craig Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey gang, > > > > I'm seriously considering buy an e-reader within the next few months. Can > > anyone give me any recommendations or describe experiences with their > > e-readers. > > > > Craig > > > -- David Dooling http://www.politigenomics.com/ -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
