It's finally here!!! Mobipocket 4.9 released with VGA support!!!

[Nurhisham Hussein]

Download link:

http://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/DownLoadReaderStep1.asp


Per the release description:

Mobipocket Reader 4.9 Release description

Version 4.9 is a free upgrade for 4.8, 4.7, 4.6 and 4.5 licensed Reader Pro users.

* Support of VGA screens and full compatibility with Windows Mobile 2003 SE
* More complete support of JavaScript and support for ASP and RW databases (see http://www.mobipocket.com/dev/article.asp?BaseFolder=prcgen&File=Databases.htm)
* Auto-scrolling stops where you are instead of jumping to the next page
* Setup program for PalmOS devices is simpler (no need to specify resolution or colors)
* Rendering of frames in content is faster
* Various bug fixes

[Janak Parekh]

Did you give it a try? A Brighthand discussion suggested that the VGA support didn't really work (i.e., it was still pixel-doubled).

--janak

[Nurhisham Hussein]

Yes, I did, and what a disappointment it turned out to be. Confirmed that VGA support seems to be lacking, and sent an e-mail to mobipocket support. I'll post back when/if I get a reply.

[Janak Parekh]

Thanks for the heads-up. I was going to frontpage it, but decided to hold off until VGA works as advertised. I'm not so sure why they find it so difficult that they'd be misleading. :|

--janak

[Nurhisham Hussein]

I still haven't received a reply from Mobipocket, but while digging around look what I found:

http://www.mobipocket.com/dev/beta/windowsmobile.asp?ID=1

Testing it out now, but it looks very nice - VGA enabled, hardware buttons support, a lot of control over layout. Still Beta, but very promising.

[Janak Parekh]

Nice. I'll post on this.

--janak