New Baka-Tsuki Android App: Development

[Nandaka]

By default, the novel database, including the text, is saved to phone storage, but the images are stored in sd card.

You can download the series by volume manually. After you download the volume/chapters, it will be available for offline reading.

Edit:
Change log:

• Move service to application level
• Add isWatched button in Novel Details
• Implement update service, currently only have new chapter notification.

APK: http://www.mediafire.com/?80vsgsmck5k8ms2

[ShadowfoxEX]

Not what I meant, was asking if there was a way to download the entire series without having to worry about checking which chapters just came out. In other word, an automatic download/update system.

On a different note, To Aru Majutsu has not been completely loaded to the new Baka-Reader. Just pointing it out if it hasnt been said.

[Nandaka]

Not what I meant, was asking if there was a way to download the entire series without having to worry about checking which chapters just came out. In other word, an automatic download/update system.

Not yet. Currently we try to replicate the functionality from the old one first, then after it complete maybe we can add new feature?

On a different note, To Aru Majutsu has not been completely loaded to the new Baka-Reader. Just pointing it out if it hasnt been said.

Which one is missing, lazy to open my tablet :p

[tinluigi]

um, when i tried to open it on my phone, it crashed, wat should i do?

[Nandaka]

What is your android version? Probably it wont work for android below 3+ for now.

[ShadowfoxEX]

On a different note, To Aru Majutsu has not been completely loaded to the new Baka-Reader. Just pointing it out if it hasnt been said.

Which one is missing, lazy to open my tablet :p

Everything but the sidestories

[Nandaka]

They use different structure for the volume/chapter listing.

For Toaru Majutsu no Index (To_Aru_Majutsu_no_Index)

• The Toaru Majutsu no Index series (id=The_Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_series) ==> does not contains To_Aru_Majutsu_no_Index or _by_ keyword in the id.
  Suggested fix: some one need to update the side navigation menu to use the correct link. if you click from the side nav. menu, you'll see the notification of redirection (Redirected from To Aru Majutsu no Index), or add the by keyword in the heading title.
• The Toaru Majutsu no Index: New Testament series (id=The_Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index:_New_Testament_series) ==> same as above.
  Please note for Volume 4, somehow the chapter list is written into a table...
• Side Stories (id=Side_Stories) ==> not a problem, because matched 'Side_Stor' keyword

This one need help with the translator to fix the chapter listing.

just reminder for myself, change execute() to executeOnExecutor()

[Nandaka]

Change log:

• Update compatibility with Android 2.2
• Update parser to handle redirect (To Aru Majutsu no Index)

APK: http://www.mediafire.com/?bipwtp7pdoxpvw1

[dhaikage]

Would it be possible to add a "full volume" option?

[Nandaka]

Would it be possible to add a "full volume" option?

You mean download all volume? I have added in the github, but not in the latest APK yet

[lazy dhaikage]

other things I wanted to mention: notification settings (are there any? will there be?), automatically marking as read, and colors. on the old app I had a lovely tea background with black text, same as my kindle app. oh, and some of the colors are nigh unreadable. with invert colors on, long press on volume leads to black text on charcoal background.

great job thus far.

[lazy dhaikage]

disregard auto mark as read part, apparently it's working for me now?

[Nandaka]

other things I wanted to mention: notification settings (are there any? will there be?)

in progress, the new chapter notification is there, now need testing.

, automatically marking as read

Done, just scroll to the end of the page will mark the chapter as read.

, and colors. on the old app I had a lovely tea background with black text, same as my kindle app.

Currently only have 2 schema, default color from the baka tsuki css, and invert which basically change the background to near black and text to bright white.
So some embedded styles might have clashed color.

oh, and some of the colors are nigh unreadable. with invert colors on, long press on volume leads to black text on charcoal background.

Dunno about this. In my tablet (HP Touchpad w/ CM9), long press on volume doesn't make any changes. What is your device? On Which chapters?

great job thus far.

Thanks

For the latest version, you can get it in from source code in https://github.com/calvinaquino/LNReader-Android

[Nandaka]

disregard auto mark as read part, apparently it's working for me now?

Found the bug, the chapter list is not refreshed when the press back. The data is updated to db tough, so when you back to novel list and back again to chapter list, the data is refreshed.

[Erakk]

I just talked to OnizukaGTO, so im about to create the poll (icon/name)
Just a heads up. =D

UPDATE:
Thread created: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=5487
I contacted OnizukaGTO, he will help is in this regard.

@Nandaka if you think we need to change any rule on that thread, just tell.
Btw, you are Really stuck @28 posts... lol

BTW related to app themes: We will leave to add more themes after releasing the app. Which is not far.