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**kip** · 04-27-2007, 02:50 PM

Hey everybody the new version is ready 0.9.5 heres the change log:

v0.9.5 Beta (2007-04-27)
- [Feature] Subdirectory support added
- [Feature] Added optional zoom level or rotation persistence between pages
- [Feature] Adjustable pan rate
- [Feature] Select button now switches between fit to width and full size.
- Ability to save/load configuration
- [Bugfix] Resample algorithms now work as selected, and no more garbling for 8-
bit images.
- [Bugfix] Next/previous comic book menu option now works even if comics on the
memory stick are changed while menu is open.
- [Bugfix] Fixed crash bug when resizing a full-sized page to fit to width.
- And many more minor changes...

So installation is still the same and its for all 1.50, SE, OE frimware Or any other firmware that can emulate firmware 1.50 through DevHook (such as 2.71 running Homebew Enabler (HEN)).

Post bugs ONLY for the 0.9.5 that you find, here and any idea or improvement

So to make you stop waiting here's the release!

PSPComic 0.9.5

**Archaemic** · 04-27-2007, 02:52 PM

All firmwares that run homebrew, that is.
...well, it says more in the readme.

...I just hope I haven't forgotten anything. I feel like I have.

**kip** · 04-27-2007, 02:53 PM

Edited the 1st post

**spindoc** · 04-27-2007, 03:13 PM

Great job guys! This release is like scratching that spot on your back that you can't reach yourself. Ahh : )

SSJChar · 04-27-2007, 04:04 PM

I really like the new changes you added, especially the full zoom option. great program, thats for sure. an option that i'd like to see in the next release is how the page lines up, as in it starts on the right side of the page instead of the left. like when you read manga, you start on the right panel, but with american comics, its on the left.

**matriculated** · 04-27-2007, 04:32 PM

Yay! The resampling really helps with making text readable! Thanks for this!

**Spirit Hawk Leon** · 04-27-2007, 05:38 PM

So, can this read from multiple folders in a zip/rar?

**Archaemic** · 04-27-2007, 06:32 PM

It doesn't separate them into separate folders, if that's what you mean. It views the archive as one big folder. I've never seen it done any way else.

**Spirit Hawk Leon** · 04-27-2007, 06:38 PM

I guess that's fine...

**kip** · 04-27-2007, 06:54 PM

well its a comic reader not a file/pdf reader at least not now if it would be needed someday but i doubt it

**Archaemic** · 04-27-2007, 06:57 PM

What does that have to do with the proposed method of reading a zip/rar internal filesystem...?
This is more about having one archive contain multiple comic books...

**Spirit Hawk Leon** · 04-27-2007, 10:52 PM

Will smoothing be added? When being scaled down from a larger image, the text becomes a little unreadable....

**spindoc** · 04-28-2007, 12:42 AM

-Found a bug, if you launch PSPComic and ms0:\comics\ does not exist, it crashes.
-You should also hard code the credits into the eboot, the way you have set it right now makes it all too easy for someone to rip your work later on.
-I'm also not noticing any change when I toggle the resizing filters. Is there a big difference between the two?
-Jump to page: It sorely needs a "jump 10 entries" button. Scrolling through 100 entries to find page X with the dpad takes a lot of time. Assign it to analog?

**MjW** · 04-28-2007, 02:07 AM

Just tried it out and there are some significant positive changes from the last release.

The only kind of "bug" I noticed was with the sensitivity of the analogue, it's too high and keeps on going downwards if you move it slowly down.

Other than that it is a great release I can actually read a comic and I do notice a difference between the resizing filters. The blurry one is almost perfect but its too slow to use for now.

Keep it up people if you continue like that your first non beta release will kick ass!

**Archaemic** · 04-28-2007, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spindoc

-Found a bug, if you launch PSPComic and ms0:\comics\ does not exist, it crashes.

I woke up thinking about that and realized "oh crap, I forgot to test that!"

Quote:

Originally Posted by spindoc

-You should also hard code the credits into the eboot, the way you have set it right now makes it all too easy for someone to rip your work later on.

It's open source. They could just modify the source.

Quote:

Originally Posted by spindoc

-I'm also not noticing any change when I toggle the resizing filters. Is there a big difference between the two?

You have to switch pages before it kicks in.

Quote:

Originally Posted by spindoc

-Jump to page: It sorely needs a "jump 10 entries" button. Scrolling through 100 entries to find page X with the dpad takes a lot of time. Assign it to analog?

Ah, I was going to do that for L and R. I'll get on that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MjW

Just tried it out and there are some significant positive changes from the last release.

The only kind of "bug" I noticed was with the sensitivity of the analogue, it's too high and keeps on going downwards if you move it slowly down.

I guess I could add adjustable analogue stick sensitivity, but that would be much harder.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MjW

Other than that it is a great release I can actually read a comic and I do notice a difference between the resizing filters. The blurry one is almost perfect but its too slow to use for now.

It's probably not going to get any faster. Just remember, there is an overclock option.

**MjW** · 04-28-2007, 10:12 AM

No worries about the sensitivity of the analogue, it's not that important anyway.

Yes I used the 333 mhz. If the nice looking filter is not going to get any faster, Is the faster one going to look better?

**pensoffsky** · 04-28-2007, 10:25 AM

hi,
nice work,
my program is pretty similar to yours (pep-viewer),
i don't have much time to work on it so how about some teamwork?

**Archaemic** · 04-28-2007, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MjW

No worries about the sensitivity of the analogue, it's not that important anyway.

Yes I used the 333 mhz. If the nice looking filter is not going to get any faster, Is the faster one going to look better?

The fastest one will never look better without getting slower. The slower one is about as fast as it can get (I think I can make it a little faster, at the cost of a little accuracy).

Quote:

Originally Posted by pensoffsky

hi,
nice work,
my program is pretty similar to yours (pep-viewer),
i don't have much time to work on it so how about some teamwork?

I'll have to think about this. I'm not sure, really.

parsifal968 · 04-28-2007, 10:59 AM

GREAT!
now is almost near perfect.

-only missed a bookmarking metod (when quit from reading save the current page and when the comic is opened again jump automatically to that page)

-configurable buttons or use -X- (not select) to switch from original resolution and fitted and -triangle- for and OSD menu with various percentage of resolution

cryptic1oo · 04-28-2007, 11:04 AM

Why are the jpeg images(comics) that I have showing up flawlessly in Pep-viewer not even recognized in your comic-viewer?

**MjW** · 04-28-2007, 11:23 AM

Its because this app supports ready made compressed comics.Compress your comics with winrar and add extension .cbr instead of .rar and they will work.

Archaemic. No please, no more accuracy sacrifice

**Archaemic** · 04-28-2007, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cryptic1oo

Why are the jpeg images(comics) that I have showing up flawlessly in Pep-viewer not even recognized in your comic-viewer?

It's because this program uses SDL_image, and I have no clue about what PeP-Viewer uses.

On the topic of resizing: I tried to make it faster, and there was no noticeable speed gain, but, for some reason, there were a lot of brightly colored spots. That's NO good!

By the way. v0.9.6 is almost done (that was fast), which fixes the crash bug, and adds the option to go five options at a time on the menu. As a result, I had to rewrite the scrolling code, and right now, it's not working very well.

Hopefully it'll be done by tomorrow or so.

**ChazB** · 04-28-2007, 03:15 PM

This release kicks all sorts of ass. I've been wishing for a reader for the PSP that did cbr and cbz files. I was sick of having two versions of each comic in my digital archive. I can't wait for the next version. Keep up the great work!

**PSPJunkie_** · 04-28-2007, 03:27 PM

Am I the only one here who does not read comics?

**Archaemic** · 04-28-2007, 03:37 PM

Probably not. Everyone else just realized there was no point in posting that they didn't read comics here.

ANYWAY, 0.9.6 is almost done. It had another crash bug when scrolling up (didn't affect 0.9.5 or below), and I think I've ironed that out now. If so, it should be ready for release.

fishdrop · 04-29-2007, 12:42 AM

how to use configuration?

no keep state of page. TT
no bookmark. TT

Chrizzly · 04-29-2007, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishdrop

how to use configuration?

no keep state of page. TT
no bookmark. TT

The keep of state remembers the zoom level if you go to the next/prev page. The zoom level of the current page is applied to the next/prev page.

**Archaemic** · 04-29-2007, 05:08 AM

How exactly should bookmark be implemented? One total bookmark that gets loaded automatically when the program is opened? Any number of bookmarks that the user can jump to from the menu? I don't know. I've never used a bookmark feature in a comic book reader, so I'm asking the users how they want it done.

**spindoc** · 04-29-2007, 07:33 AM

Bookmarks: Every cb (based on name.cbz) will have its own independent bookmark. Upon opening cb, browser opens the latest bookmarked page.
Bookr has a great implementation of bookmarks, it supports multiple bookmarks per text file.

**kip** · 04-29-2007, 08:35 AM

new realese here: [RELEASE] PSPComic v0.9.6

04-27-2007, 02:50 PM	#1
kip Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 50 Trader Feedback: 0	[RELEASE] PSPComic v0.9.5 Hey everybody the new version is ready 0.9.5 heres the change log: v0.9.5 Beta (2007-04-27) - [Feature] Subdirectory support added - [Feature] Added optional zoom level or rotation persistence between pages - [Feature] Adjustable pan rate - [Feature] Select button now switches between fit to width and full size. - Ability to save/load configuration - [Bugfix] Resample algorithms now work as selected, and no more garbling for 8- bit images. - [Bugfix] Next/previous comic book menu option now works even if comics on the memory stick are changed while menu is open. - [Bugfix] Fixed crash bug when resizing a full-sized page to fit to width. - And many more minor changes... So installation is still the same and its for all 1.50, SE, OE frimware Or any other firmware that can emulate firmware 1.50 through DevHook (such as 2.71 running Homebew Enabler (HEN)). Post bugs ONLY for the 0.9.5 that you find, here and any idea or improvement So to make you stop waiting here's the release! PSPComic 0.9.5

04-27-2007, 05:38 PM	#7
Spirit Hawk Leon QJ Gamer Bronze Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: My own little world... Posts: 1,571 Trader Feedback: 0	So, can this read from multiple folders in a zip/rar? __________________ Spirit Hawk Leon Playstation Portable: Firmware: 5.00 m33-6/5.03 [1000 x2 /3000] I get the best feeling in the world when you say hi or even smile at me, because even if it's just for a moment, I know I've crossed your mind.

04-27-2007, 06:32 PM	#8
Archaemic It's good to be free... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,440 Trader Feedback: 0	It doesn't separate them into separate folders, if that's what you mean. It views the archive as one big folder. I've never seen it done any way else. __________________ pəʇuɒɹɓ ɹoɟ ɓuɪɥʇou əʞɒʇ

04-28-2007, 12:42 AM	#13
spindoc Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 245 Trader Feedback: 0	-Found a bug, if you launch PSPComic and ms0:\comics\ does not exist, it crashes. -You should also hard code the credits into the eboot, the way you have set it right now makes it all too easy for someone to rip your work later on. -I'm also not noticing any change when I toggle the resizing filters. Is there a big difference between the two? -Jump to page: It sorely needs a "jump 10 entries" button. Scrolling through 100 entries to find page X with the dpad takes a lot of time. Assign it to analog? Last edited by spindoc; 04-28-2007 at 01:06 AM..

04-28-2007, 02:07 AM	#14
MjW Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lost in the woods.. Posts: 804 Trader Feedback: 0	Just tried it out and there are some significant positive changes from the last release. The only kind of "bug" I noticed was with the sensitivity of the analogue, it's too high and keeps on going downwards if you move it slowly down. Other than that it is a great release I can actually read a comic and I do notice a difference between the resizing filters. The blurry one is almost perfect but its too slow to use for now. Keep it up people if you continue like that your first non beta release will kick ass! __________________ [FONT=garamond][size=3]Edison Carter Rulez![/size][/FONT] [b][u]There are 2 categories of n00bs :[/u] The ones that start as n00bs and advance. And the ones that get born as n00bs and remain.[/b]

04-27-2007, 02:52 PM	#2
Archaemic It's good to be free... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,440 Trader Feedback: 0	All firmwares that run homebrew, that is. ...well, it says more in the readme. ...I just hope I haven't forgotten anything. I feel like I have.

04-27-2007, 02:53 PM	#3
kip Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 50 Trader Feedback: 0	Edited the 1st post

04-27-2007, 03:13 PM	#4
spindoc Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 245 Trader Feedback: 0	Great job guys! This release is like scratching that spot on your back that you can't reach yourself. Ahh : )

04-27-2007, 04:04 PM	#5
SSJChar Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2 Trader Feedback: 0	I really like the new changes you added, especially the full zoom option. great program, thats for sure. an option that i'd like to see in the next release is how the page lines up, as in it starts on the right side of the page instead of the left. like when you read manga, you start on the right panel, but with american comics, its on the left.

04-27-2007, 04:32 PM	#6
matriculated Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 508 Trader Feedback: 0	Yay! The resampling really helps with making text readable! Thanks for this!

04-27-2007, 06:38 PM	#9
Spirit Hawk Leon QJ Gamer Bronze Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: My own little world... Posts: 1,571 Trader Feedback: 0	I guess that's fine...

04-27-2007, 06:54 PM	#10
kip Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 50 Trader Feedback: 0	well its a comic reader not a file/pdf reader at least not now if it would be needed someday but i doubt it

04-27-2007, 06:57 PM	#11
Archaemic It's good to be free... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,440 Trader Feedback: 0	What does that have to do with the proposed method of reading a zip/rar internal filesystem...? This is more about having one archive contain multiple comic books...

04-27-2007, 10:52 PM	#12
Spirit Hawk Leon QJ Gamer Bronze Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: My own little world... Posts: 1,571 Trader Feedback: 0	Will smoothing be added? When being scaled down from a larger image, the text becomes a little unreadable....

04-28-2007, 10:12 AM	#16
MjW Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lost in the woods.. Posts: 804 Trader Feedback: 0	No worries about the sensitivity of the analogue, it's not that important anyway. Yes I used the 333 mhz. If the nice looking filter is not going to get any faster, Is the faster one going to look better?

04-28-2007, 10:25 AM	#17
pensoffsky Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11 Trader Feedback: 0	hi, nice work, my program is pretty similar to yours (pep-viewer), i don't have much time to work on it so how about some teamwork?

04-28-2007, 10:59 AM	#19
parsifal968 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5 Trader Feedback: 0	GREAT! now is almost near perfect. -only missed a bookmarking metod (when quit from reading save the current page and when the comic is opened again jump automatically to that page) -configurable buttons or use -X- (not select) to switch from original resolution and fitted and -triangle- for and OSD menu with various percentage of resolution

04-28-2007, 11:04 AM	#20
cryptic1oo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 9 Trader Feedback: 0	Why are the jpeg images(comics) that I have showing up flawlessly in Pep-viewer not even recognized in your comic-viewer?

04-28-2007, 11:23 AM	#21
MjW Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lost in the woods.. Posts: 804 Trader Feedback: 0	Its because this app supports ready made compressed comics.Compress your comics with winrar and add extension .cbr instead of .rar and they will work. Archaemic. No please, no more accuracy sacrifice

04-28-2007, 03:15 PM	#23
ChazB QJ Gamer Green Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fredericton, NB Posts: 225 Trader Feedback: 0	This release kicks all sorts of ass. I've been wishing for a reader for the PSP that did cbr and cbz files. I was sick of having two versions of each comic in my digital archive. I can't wait for the next version. Keep up the great work! __________________ Spoiler for History aka The saga of a n00b: PSP Slim --> 3.60 - 3.60 M33 - 3.71 M33 - 3.71 M33-2 - 3.71 M33-4 PSP Phat --> 2.0 - 2.01 - 2.5 - 2.6 - 2.70 - 2.71 - 2.80 - 2.81 - 2.82 - 3.00 - 3.01 - 3.02 - 3.03 - (downgrade) -1.50 - 3.03 OE-C - 3.10 OE-A - 3.10 OE-A2 - (downgrade) - 1.5 - 3.03 OE-C - (multiple bricks) - 3.03 OE-C - 3.52 M33-4 - 3.71 M33 - 3.71 M33-2 w/ 1.50 v2 - SOLD! Spoiler for Quote: Before Elvis, there was nothing. -John Lennon

04-28-2007, 03:27 PM	#24
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04-28-2007, 03:37 PM	#25
Archaemic It's good to be free... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,440 Trader Feedback: 0	Probably not. Everyone else just realized there was no point in posting that they didn't read comics here. ANYWAY, 0.9.6 is almost done. It had another crash bug when scrolling up (didn't affect 0.9.5 or below), and I think I've ironed that out now. If so, it should be ready for release.

04-29-2007, 12:42 AM	#26
fishdrop Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2 Trader Feedback: 0	how to use configuration? no keep state of page. TT no bookmark. TT

04-29-2007, 05:08 AM	#28
Archaemic It's good to be free... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,440 Trader Feedback: 0	How exactly should bookmark be implemented? One total bookmark that gets loaded automatically when the program is opened? Any number of bookmarks that the user can jump to from the menu? I don't know. I've never used a bookmark feature in a comic book reader, so I'm asking the users how they want it done.

04-29-2007, 07:33 AM	#29
spindoc Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 245 Trader Feedback: 0	Bookmarks: Every cb (based on name.cbz) will have its own independent bookmark. Upon opening cb, browser opens the latest bookmarked page. Bookr has a great implementation of bookmarks, it supports multiple bookmarks per text file.

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kip Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 50 Trader Feedback: 0	new realese here: [RELEASE] PSPComic v0.9.6