Comments on: Cyrillic Kindle – Beta testers needed! http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/ Daily News about Amazon's new e-book reader Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:56:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Vu http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-9134 Vu Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:31:15 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-9134 I would like to test Arial Unicode MS on my Kindle DX. This font can help to read many Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, etc...) I would like to test Arial Unicode MS on my Kindle DX. This font can help to read many Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, etc…)

]]> By: David http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-7109 David Fri, 21 May 2010 20:03:43 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-7109 Hit me with that, I'm trying to put an English-Russian dictionary on my kindle but i need the Cyrillic font. You rock! Hit me with that, I’m trying to put an English-Russian dictionary on my kindle but i need the Cyrillic font. You rock!

]]> By: Colin http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-4751 Colin Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:47:09 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-4751 I will ask my Russian newspaper compatriots to check it out. I would also like to know if it can support Hebrew and Arabic fonts in Right to left orientation. Colin. I will ask my Russian newspaper compatriots to check it out. I would also like to know if it can support Hebrew and Arabic fonts in Right to left orientation.
Colin.

]]> By: Ahmad http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-4168 Ahmad Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:48:43 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-4168 i would like to try arabic font on kindle 2 can you help me,thank you ahmad i would like to try arabic font on kindle 2 can you help me,thank you
ahmad

]]> By: Jamie http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-2935 Jamie Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:27:10 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-2935 Can you please send me the info to install these fonts......Is it working well by now....is it fairly simple? thanks!! Can you please send me the info to install these fonts……Is it working well by now….is it fairly simple? thanks!!

]]> By: admin http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-2755 admin Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:06:09 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-2755 You should only use the first update that you mentioned and you should drop it in the root directory. Please read the instructions carefully. It's all written there. You should only use the first update that you mentioned and you should drop it in the root directory. Please read the instructions carefully. It’s all written there.

]]> By: Yuri http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-2754 Yuri Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:42:57 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-2754 I just bought the Kindle-2 and have linked it with USB cable to my PC. I see 4 directories: system, documents, music, audible. Pls explain in which directory shall i enter the update_unicode_fonts_droid_install.bin? And what shall I do with:update_unicode_fonts_droid_install_browser.bin? Have I to patch it also? I wish to read cyrillic books. Thank you in advance for reply. I just bought the Kindle-2 and have linked it with USB cable to my PC.
I see 4 directories: system, documents, music, audible.
Pls explain in which directory shall i enter the update_unicode_fonts_droid_install.bin? And what shall I do with:update_unicode_fonts_droid_install_browser.bin? Have I to patch it also? I wish to read cyrillic books.
Thank you in advance for reply.

]]> By: admin http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-1516 admin Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:12:54 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-1516 PLEASE READ THE UPDATE AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE - NO NEED TO TEST - PATCH ALREADY RELEASED! PLEASE READ THE UPDATE AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE – NO NEED TO TEST – PATCH ALREADY RELEASED!

]]> By: adam g http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-1510 adam g Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:42:36 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-1510 i would love to test this patch. its just what ive been looking for, and im extremely interested in type educational technology. Please send me the patch if possible and i will respond with results! thanks i would love to test this patch. its just what ive been looking for, and im extremely interested in type educational technology. Please send me the patch if possible and i will respond with results! thanks

]]> By: Nathan http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 Nathan Sun, 31 May 2009 21:52:28 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-1145 I would very much like to test the Cyrillic fonts. My Kindle is of little use to me the way it is. I would very much like to test the Cyrillic fonts. My Kindle is of little use to me the way it is.

]]> By: Gene Green http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 Gene Green Thu, 28 May 2009 14:18:48 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-1108 Please send me the patch. Let me test, and give you feedback. Thanks Please send me the patch. Let me test, and give you feedback. Thanks

]]> By: vik http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-976 vik Wed, 13 May 2009 19:02:46 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-976 Cyrillic for Kindle DX ? Cyrillic for Kindle DX ?

]]> By: Anthony34 http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-919 Anthony34 Sun, 03 May 2009 03:22:53 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-919 Has there been any thought about providing/pursuing a background screen color HACK? I think this would be the "final frontier" -- making that ashen gray background more white. Is it even possible or is the screen color a fixed physical property as opposed to software? It's just that the font hack is sooo good; why not the gray screen, too... Has there been any thought about providing/pursuing a background screen color HACK? I think this would be the “final frontier” — making that ashen gray background more white. Is it even possible or is the screen color a fixed physical property as opposed to software?

It’s just that the font hack is sooo good; why not the gray screen, too…

]]> By: David http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-869 David Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:05:43 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-869 Great job! I'd like to test cyrilic fonts. Great job! I’d like to test cyrilic fonts.

]]> By: Alex http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-854 Alex Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:43:55 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-854 I would like to test it too, please. Are there plans for official release at some point of time? I would like to test it too, please. Are there plans for official release at some point of time?

]]> By: Anton http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-750 Anton Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:34:17 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-750 I would like to test russian fonts too I would like to test russian fonts too

]]> By: Vadim Danko http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-740 Vadim Danko Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:35:43 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-740 I would like to test russian fonts I would like to test russian fonts

]]> By: admin http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-711 admin Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:07:03 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-711 No need to test anymore. Patches are available publicly - see link in the header. No need to test anymore. Patches are available publicly – see link in the header.

]]> By: Bin http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-710 Bin Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:46:42 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-710 I would like to test the patch for chinese font. Thank you! I would like to test the patch for chinese font. Thank you!

]]> By: bim http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-689 bim Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:28:24 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-689 Thank you for the patch! Everything worked great as described - no issues. Thank you for the patch! Everything worked great as described – no issues.

]]> By: Al http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Al Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:41:55 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-687 Great News. Thanks a lot for doing this work. I really want to get K2, but since I read a lot in Russian, it did not make sense until now. Great News. Thanks a lot for doing this work. I really want to get K2, but since I read a lot in Russian, it did not make sense until now.

]]> By: admin http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-686 admin Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:31:45 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-686 So far all of the testing was positive. I would like to thank everyone for volunteering. I'll add some final touches to the hack and release it soon. So far all of the testing was positive. I would like to thank everyone for volunteering. I’ll add some final touches to the hack and release it soon.

]]> By: Joshua http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Joshua Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:28:51 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-685 Good job! I'd like to test it on Hebrew. Good job! I’d like to test it on Hebrew.

]]> By: Gopal http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Gopal Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:56:33 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-684 This is great news! I would like to see if it works on Sanskrit/Hindi fonts. Please count me in as a beta tester. Thanks! Gopal This is great news! I would like to see if it works on Sanskrit/Hindi fonts. Please count me in as a beta tester.
Thanks!
Gopal

]]> By: Lecture du cyrillique sur le Kindle | eBouquin http://blogkindle.com/2009/04/cyrillic-kindle-beta-testers-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-681 Lecture du cyrillique sur le Kindle | eBouquin Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:45:53 +0000 http://www.blogkindle.com/?p=1153#comment-681 [...] Le nouveau Kindle Voici une initiative très intéressante qui nous est proposé sur Blog Kindle. En effet, le rédacteur de ce blog fait un appel aux possesseurs russophiles de Kindle. L’auteur du blog est en train de développer un patch qui permettra d’afficher textes écrit en cyrillique directement sur le reader d’Amazon. Les beta-testeurs éventuels sont appelés à contacter à poster un commentaire sur Blog Kindle. [...] [...] Le nouveau Kindle Voici une initiative très intéressante qui nous est proposé sur Blog Kindle. En effet, le rédacteur de ce blog fait un appel aux possesseurs russophiles de Kindle. L’auteur du blog est en train de développer un patch qui permettra d’afficher textes écrit en cyrillique directement sur le reader d’Amazon. Les beta-testeurs éventuels sont appelés à contacter à poster un commentaire sur Blog Kindle. [...]

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