tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91156446058333841382024-03-13T21:16:17.380+01:00X de XavierUnos y ceros. A veces, en el orden adecuado.-Xvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954073038736466058noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9115644605833384138.post-80392149564598895102009-11-25T12:11:00.004+01:002009-11-25T19:04:57.096+01:00Using OLPC XO as an ebook reader for O’Reilly’s Safari Books OnlineMy <a href="http://laptop.org/">XO OLPC</a> is not collecting dust any more after I suddenly realized that its reflective screen mode would allow me to read <a href="http://www.safaribooksonline.com/">safaribooksonline.com</a> while outside. <a href="http://tlrobinson.net/blog/2009/04/06/using-olpc-xo-as-an-ebook-reader-for-oreillys-safari-books-online/">Firefox is an option</a>, but I went for Opera. While connected, I open in different tabs the sections that I'm going to read; I then read in handheld mode, with wifi turned off to have a longer batery life.<div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xverges/4133095281/" title="My XO, my feet. my window, my IBM keyboard and my awesome monitor by -Xv, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/4133095281_f81efa0a59.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="My XO, my feet. my window, my IBM keyboard and my awesome monitor" /></a><br /><ol><li>I <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Olpc-update#Be_connected">updated</a> my XO from how it came from the first edition of G1G1. The updated version is more friendly and privides a much longer battery life.</li><li><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Opera#Installing_the_Opera_RPM_.28OLPC_Edition.29">Installed the old OLPC build of Opera</a>. </li><li><a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Opera#Known_problems">I tried to change (to no effect)</a> the tiny tiny menu fonts<i> (</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Tools -> Preferences -> Advanced Tab -> Fonts -> Interface Menu</i></span></span><i>. Choose DejaVu serif, increase font to 16 and select bold for the weight. Setting the Interface menu font to anything greater than 16 causes menu text to become unreadable)</i></li><li>I remapped the game pad buttons (more on this later)</li><li>I went to <a href="http://www.safaribooksonline.com/interim/">http://www.safaribooksonline.com/interim/</a> that provides access to the mobile interface from non-mobile devices. Note the "interim" in the url: they did not allow this until recently, when a change from html to flash annoyed lots of customers; who knows for how long this will be available.</li></ol></div><br />The arrow buttons in the game pad change whenever you change the screen orientation: up is always the one that points upwards. The playstation-like buttons do not change their function with the screen orientation.<div><br /></div><div>Since all I want to do is read from already loaded tabs, these are the mappings that looked more comfortable for me. <a href="http://www.olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=889.msg9601#msg9601">This other set</a> would allow to use links and navigate.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xverges/4133095369/" title="Opera in handheld mode in my XO by -Xv, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547/4133095369_b3b36dcf31.jpg" width="400" alt="Opera in handheld mode in my XO" /></a><br /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Button</b></td><td><b>New value</b></td><td><b>Application/Browser</b></td></tr><tr><td>o (PageUp)</td><td>Zoom in,10</td><td>Browser Widget</td></tr><tr><td>x (PageDown)</td><td>Zoom out,10</td><td>Browser Widget</td></tr><tr><td>[] (Home)</td><td>Scroll down</td><td>Browser Widget</td></tr><tr><td>v (End)</td><td>Scroll up</td><td>Browser Widget</td></tr><tr><td>Up</td><td>Page up</td><td>Browser Widget</td></tr><tr><td>Down</td><td>Page down</td><td>Browser Widget</td></tr><tr><td>Left</td><td>Switch to previous page</td><td>Application</td></tr><tr><td>Right</td><td>Switch to next page</td><td>Application</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><br />To change the mappings, Tools -> Preferences -> Advanced Tab -> Shortcuts and edit the Keyboard setup named "Opera Standard for Unix"; you will be creating a modified version, and going back to the default one will be easy if needed. Search for them, and edit them with a double click, changing columns with the tab key. For the last two, you'll have to clear the search field, select the "Application" row and then click on "New..."-Xvhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954073038736466058noreply@blogger.com2