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[Xoom Themes and Apps] codesage:
I set this up, and verified the path. Everything appears to be working, except the RAR conversion. It never converts the file to zip, so if you don't cancel it, it just ends up deleting all the comics in the folder.

Any thoughts?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] catfud1:
Have you set winrar to convert to zips before running the .bat.

I think this is mentioned somewhere.

Have run this numerous times and have had no problems (huge thumbs up to the person who wrote this).

On another note; is this app now abandoned? No input from kaycha for quite a while...

Still my only comic app on Android.

Have tried the rest and this still beats them all (for me). Tried Comic Rack again after martenw mentioned it a couple of posts back but the navigation is terrible if you have a large collection.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] timrock:
I have 6gb worth of comics and navigation is fine with comicrack.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] speedyv79:
Good question, I bought the app in the hope landscape mode would be added but it seems that the project is indeed abandoned. To bad because it had great potential.

Now I switched to ComicRack
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Warell:
I think I will try the ComicRack too..

Was waiting for Komik to have support for auto screen rotation, but I think it is never coming. So sad.

Perfect Viewer is what Im using right now, and it appears to be good enough to my use, but a little heavy in memory usage.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] cyo:
Why hassle around with conversion scripts etc. when ComicRack for Windows has built in sync (usb & wireless) with auto convert and optimize for the Android version.

And you have all the reading lists on your device and not only folders. Do I browse my MP3s in explorer folder by folder? no. this would be a little too much retro 90 style :)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] catfud1:
Martenw's script isn't exactly a hassle :p only takes a couple of clicks and a couple of minutes later its done.

Built-in Wireless syncing would be quite cool, though there are apps to sync folders, through wi-fi, which seem to work fine.

Also, am I missing something with ComicRack's file browser?

There is just a huge list of comics (takes a while to scroll down over 2700 comics to find the one I want :p). Do you have to tag the comics on the with the PC ComicRack first? I've tried the different settings and still only a big old list.

I'm sure this works if you only have a few comics on your device at a time but not when you have two thirds of your collection.

Like I said, I'm sure I'm missing something obvious but in the meantime, I will take the "retro" file browser any day of the week, as it only takes a few seconds to locate any issue I want.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] martenw:
Thank you for your kind words about my script.

If you run ComicRack on Windows and use the ComicVine scrobbler to get all info down into your comics it works alot better.

It's not intended as a comics-in-folders reading tool, it's a reading tool for those of us using ComicRack on Windows.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] joekrill:
Orientation issue

I'm having a problem with orientation on my Sony Tablet S. It seems to think that I should hold it one way, and I think I should hold it another. The effect is that certain screens seem upside down. Ultimately the issue lies in your manifest file and how it defines allowed orientations for various activities. Instead of using:

android:screenOrientation="portrait"

Could you change it to this?:

android:screenOrientation="sensorPortrait"

This way it still forces it to portrait mode, but I can hold my device in what it considers an upside-down position.

Thanks!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Anqwa:
Is there no way to get this without useing the market?

In that case...wtf!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Pippuzzo:
Hello, I installed the free version on my P7500, does not start, remains firm in the selection of the library, you have suggestions?

thanks
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Lokosis:
Just wanted to say this is an awesome app!

Have gone through quite a few comic readers, and this one was the clear outright winner, and by a large margin. Easy to turn pages, quick loads, easy zoom, great folder structure.

It does have the occasional crash, but that's no biggie. I'm sure with polish it'll thrive.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] praveenmarkandu:
any plans to make this compatible with a phone?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] IndigoHD:
So far, I've enjoyed your App immensely and would like to thank you for programming the greatest Comic Reader for Android.

But if there was one thing that would be a great feature for me, it would certainly be the Ability to be able to configure how many pages or evene ntire files are pre-loaded into ram.

I have a Hyundai A7HD with pretty slow internal memory and would truly appreciate being able to load a comic file (or even the next one in the list as well) into the ram in its entirety upon opening to make access to it much faster.

Is something like that possible?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] felted911:
Love your app

I absolutely love Komik. It has played ever cbr that i've thrown at it so far. Thanks for all your hard work.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kurt.hewett:
awesome app...! Thnx

Awesome app, screens and shelfs laid out perfect.

Few suggestions though

make use of double tap (maybe zoom to the orignal or a given size)

The magnifier never seems to work as expected, so an option to disable it

its just cosmetic but instead of the % next to the book you should put a bookmark on the book itself like the kobo app

I think multi touch zoom needs improving, when ever I use two fingers it pans or slides (to go to the next or previous page). If I want to zoom I have to place my fingers on the screen at the EXACT time, I'm on a CM9 hp touchpad so I dont know if its because of touchpad multi touch drivers which are maybe still being improved.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] unicronic:
Thanks for this. But I have a question.

This multi-stage process works fine for me UNTIL it comes to renaming rar to zip. It does not produce a zip file for me and subsequently removes the rar without creating the cbz.

What could be the cause of this?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Dyelon:
I prefer Perfect Viewer. Komik would just stop working a good 33% of the time ("loading" message forever) and the cover loading was so spotty. Perfect viewer is lightning fast and the bookshelf feature works great.

Just my two cents. I really tried Komik for a good month.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] timrock:
try comicrack.

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kepicz:
Amazing manga reader

Thanks for amazing reader. I spent long time searching for usable app to read my manga and Komik was only usable at all. And not only usable but with very clean design and simple settings.

My tips for making Komik even better:

Advanced settings should be available from komik browser screen and not only from detail

Display landscape picutre in portrait. With tablet, it is not too comfortable to turn it to side every time there is some landscape page between portrait ones. Other comic viewers allows to display such page in portrait. Display it simply smaller (fit to width) or larger with possibility to move picture on screen to see it whole.

Option to ignore "thumb" directory (I have some larger volumes with many parts and after I read one part, it is really annoying to go through all thumbs to reach next part)

PS: I found in this thread also perfect viewer, which is another great manga reader but I like Komik more as it doesn't need tons of settings and simply work.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Diablotim:
So far I've only really tried Komik.

I like the simplicity of it, no cluttering, no unnecessary options. But it is slow to load pages, especially when CBR file is a 100+ pages (15-20MB)

Also, sensitivity of the touch to turn pages or access page list is too strict, too often it thinks one wants to swipe-turn pages, so one has to tap several times to get the right tap and turn the page.

Finally, seems like it won't display GIF files in CBR even though the list view of thumb pages will display properly.

Would be nice too to be able to choose which cover comes as main cover in the "shelf" view, maybe by reading a specific image file at the root of each directory?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] zmanfarlee:
ANy chance you can get this to work with the galxy nexus 10? No good reader for it yet Ive tried several
[Xoom Themes and Apps] zmanfarlee:
As an FYI. I love your app. Have donated and told others to as well.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Rayx Revive:
order

I have one problem. When the manga exceeds 50 chapters, they arranged in the following order. (1), 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 (2) 20

and when they are + 100 its 1 , 100 101 and so on. how do i fix this

:confused:
[Xoom Themes and Apps] comicbookreaderguide:
I think your app feels different and has a unique charm. Advertising is very well done – it doesn't interfere in navigating around the library thumbnail, but is noticeable while being well integrated and minimal. Another pleasant surprise was double-tap on the left or right page edge for navigating. Overall, I thought Komik was a delightful experience.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] iambeyond:
folders

I love Komik reader. The only thing I miss from my iOS days isa reader that allowed to you keep all of one title in a folder. Also being able to lock that folder would be beneficial. Some collections may be shared with children and some titles might not be suitable for their eyes.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kktheman1:
How do you guys get your comics from computer to external drive? Also what is the SD card formated to? I'm having some issues every time I try
[Xoom Themes and Apps] metalb00:
thanks for your hard work kaycha, was by far the best comic app on android!!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] rishigoyal50:
How to Reset the Toner Cartridges for Brother Printer

Open the front cover and leave it open whilst completing these steps.

Turn off the printer.

Hold the’ button (or ‘start’ button) while turning the printer. All panel lighting should be on.

Publish the go’ button (or ‘start’ button).

Press the ‘go’ button (or ‘start’ button) 2 times.

Pause. All panel lighting should be on.

Press the ‘go’ button (or ‘start’ button) 5 times. The toner light should be off (the error may be flashing). The paper light should be flashing or on.

Close cover. The ready light should be the only light on
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kaycha:
I definitely appreciate the gesture :) Thanks! By the way, your cover request is going in the next feature release. If you include a cover.jpg/gif/etc. it will use that as thumbnail.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] gerbick:
Not a fan of PV... I tried it, found it lacking polish. I'm (ashamedly so) also an iPad owner and fell in love with ComicFlow in terms of how it does the covers, titles, et al.

Finally hit a double page layout, handled it quite well. The press and hold method of getting the thumbnails and having them on the right side is great. In fact, perhaps my favorite bit of your UI.

Would also add my request for PDF viewership - I read a lot of eBooks - as well as possible ePub books too. I know this is probably taboo, but the ability to remove or delete from within the app and have it automatically update would be great too.

Very nice for a 1.0 product.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kaycha:
Thanks for the support. I am working on PDF support as we speak. I dont know about ePub though. That seems to be crossing more into ebook territory (something for another app :)) Deletion is definitely coming down the pipe - although I might not get around to it for a while.

EDIT: Ooooo Android 3.1 has descended. I wonder if I can make use USB host.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] okegesan:
VERY Nice!

Tried the free version...totally impressed! Bought the paid version to give ya some support...Great Job

THIS is what a comics reader Should be like...Lovin it
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kaycha:
Thank you sir. I hope you enjoy :) I am not dropping this project anytime soon. Got some cool stuff coming down the pipe for you guys! Oh so many things to do...
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ltracte:
i use comic reader mobi, which is rediculously expensive, but is the slickest comic reader ive seen. the page turn animation is incredible, like a real comic. it does have its drawbacks though... sometimes it cant read some, though i dont know why. also, it doesnt have a bookshelf, only a file list. the best feature that it has, which is really increidble, and you mighjt want to find out how to add it to yours, is the magnification feature. you can drag a diagonal line across the page to create any size square or rectangle you want, and it instantly magnifies that area of the page. it also has a smart-magnification feature that intellligently detects the borders of a text bubble. For example, if you were to tap a text bubble, it would magnify that text bubble perfectly, as it iwas able to detect the outline of the bubble. really amazing. its a 15 dollar app. I must confess, i first tried it by obtaining a pirated version, but it was so well done that i shelled out the $15 bucks to buy it. by far the most expensive app I have ever purchased, but completely worth every penny. if you have not seen it, and dont feel like shelling out that much, i can post screenshots of it if you like
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kaycha:
Ooo. That magnification is an awesome idea. Thanks for the heads up! I think I will steal it :) I have some ideas of how they did it I think. I was thinking about doing the page turn animation like that as well, but I didnt because first, it was more difficult, and second, I found out that a simple transition (sliding your finger around and the pages follow you) let me read two pages that were supposed to be joined but were cut by the scanner much more seamlessly.

They have a youtube video that I looked up. Thanks for the offer though!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] ltracte:
if you can figure the magnifier out and the page turn animations, youve got my money for sure. even if i already bought mobi, im always up for supporting developers, especially when they try to improve their apps! i really like your bookshelf feature, something that mobi is very sorely missing. also, as mentioned before every so often, its unable to read some of my files, so i always had to wait till i got home to read those.

thanks for the quick response, and good luck!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] JFizDaWiz:
Thank you for this. I gave up reading comics on my xoom because of the current programs. I literally have $0.01 in my bank so once pay day kicks in expect another donated app purchase from me.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kaycha:
Hey, don't feel pressured or anything into purchasing! :) It is enough that you enjoy it. But of course, it is always appreciated, and, as always, any suggestions would be great.

PS: To those of you who are getting errors, how often is it happening? Anything special about the file that you are trying to read or something that you are trying to do? I am trying to chase these errors down, but I can't seem to reproduce them.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] solarnz:
Hey man,

Seems like an awesome application so far - I've only played with it for about a minute.

However could we get a button to go to the last page that you were reading when you had the application. Not the highest priority as I see that you show how much of the books you have read in percentage, however I personally would like this feature for instant access to where I stopped reading.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] MagicMicky:
Hi

I got sometimes a BUG while reading some files (cbr for sure, maybe with cbz too, i don't know) : when i'm reading the comic, i just can't go to the next page, like it's not cached yet, even if i wait a little ! To résolve the pb, i just go to home, then start the application back, and i can switch pages. Don't know if you can do something with that !

And sometahing that would be cool is to have a mark as read/unread button, and a way to select multiple file ! I think it could be usefull for people who just discovered the app, and want to make as read some of their comics they already read.

Hope i help, and really thanks for the application ! Best comics reader i've ever seen !

PS: I also got some random FC when i open some comics. Don't know where it came from, seems really random to me.

Sent from my Xoom.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kaycha:
I am a bit unclear about what you are asking for. The app already does keep track of where you last stopped reading. However, if you decide to view the same file again it will keep track of that last visited (not the furthest page) instead. I will definitely add buttons to skip to the end and beginning in the page thumbnail list. Thanks for the suggestions.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kaycha:
Ah. The reasoning behind that is that some files (CBRs in particular) take FOREVER to extract. The state of the unrar library is horrible. The swiping wont register until the next page has finished buffering so if you just a wait a bit and try again (or just keep swiping) it will change.

The library also is incredibly inefficient with memory so it sometimes runs out of memory if the file is too big. Best bet in the interim until I can find a way to make it more memory efficient, is to use CBZs (horrible solution I know). Can you give me the size of the file that fails and the page count so I have some idea how large each image is?

I definitely noticed the need for setting a file as completely read too. I will add that soon. Thanks!

EDIT: I just saw that you already were waiting. That is really strange - seems like a bug. I will take a look.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] slaino:
I'm coming from ACV and I just tried your comic reader.

Awesome library presentation.

Following the advice from a previous message, I tried mobi. Mobi is great and the magnification and page animation are awesome but that's all: everything else is ugly. Check the library: ugly book list with names only, awful serie/book system where you can't navigate.

Komik on the other hand seems very promising. I still have to use it intensively though. I'll report if I encounter problems with specific files!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kaycha:
Thanks for checking it out; I know there are still some issues out there - I am working my way through them. I will be pushing an upgrade out on Sunday or Monday that has a similar magnification feature (sort of). I have been playing with it, and it works pretty well :) A whole bunch of other features are also in the release. I will give a full run down tomorrow. Really tired right now.

PS: welcome to XDA!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] erhnamdjim:
Support for custom tablet ROMs

Hi Kaycha

Any chance of making Komik available to those of us running custom ROMs on our tablets (Roebeet's Bottle of Smoke in my case)?

Cheers
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kaycha:
Can you point me towards that ROM? I cant seem to find anything about (although I admittedly didn't look too hard). I don't have any device restrictions on the market. As long as it is running Honeycomb, it should work fine as far as I know.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] erhnamdjim:
If I gave you the site I'd probably get banned (there seems to be a lot of bad blood between certain parties at XDA and Roebeet), plus I'm too young postwise to include the URL anyway.

Try googling for "bottle of smoke gtablet" and it should show up in the first few links.

When I search the Market on my tablet, the app doesn't appear. Using the browser version of the Market shows my device to be incompatible :-(
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kaycha:
Ah I found it. Sorry, unfortunately, it is based off of Android 2.3, so it wont work right now. I am using a decent amount of Android 3.0+ specific API functionality so it would take some time to back port it - it definitely on the books as something I should do though! I will definitely look into it, but it will definitely take some time.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] erhnamdjim:
I think you might have misread. While most of Roebeet's 1.2 ROMs are based off of Froyo, BoS is a rip of Honeycomb from several other tablets, tweaked to run on gtablet hardware. All the necessary libraries should be in place (uness you're making use of the hardware shader, as there are still problems with that)
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kaycha:
Hmm, you are right. If it is reporting itself as 3.0 or higher, it definitely should work. I will do some research, thanks for the heads up! PM me your email, and we can try bypassing the market and see if that fixes it.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] commzod:
kaycha,

I just wanted to say, excellent excellent comic viewer! I have tried many different viewers and this seems the most polished and best for honeycomb I found yet. The only suggestion I would make, is that on jj comic viewer the page turning has the option of being 3 dots on either side 1 on top , 1 in the middle, and 1 on the bottom. The save me from accidentally turning the page if I want to zoom in, just an option that you might look at throwing in there. Otherwise great work and I think that I have found my new comic book viewer!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kaycha:
Thanks for the support! That is an interesting suggestion. I think with the introduction of local zoom, you might not really want to pinch to zoom anymore. Are you accidentally changing the page when zooming? Right now there is a threshold for the amount of finger movement required to change the page. Maybe I should make this "dead zone" for page turning a user adjustable feature. I am a bit hesitant to virtually segment the screen for these controls because that functionality is being used to open up the menu right now.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] commzod:
I'm not really saying ro segment the screen so to say as I would find that annoying in daily viewing, one of the reasons I didn't like perfect viewer. :) and I do really like the functionality of being able to tap the screen to pull up the multi page view. I was more talking an alternative option to swiping to change page but more just a small clearish button in the bottom left and right of each page. But I do very much like the app as is :D!!!!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] kaycha:
I hear ya. I will definitely add it in for a later version. It has the added benefit of reducing memory consumption too - it should help with some of those files with enormous pictures inside.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] gbmitchell:
This is definitely the best comic reader on HC. I have tried all of them. Good work.