Bookr Mod Vita

Bookr MOD Vita
File:Bookrmodvita.jpg
General
Author	pathway27
Type	Other Apps
Version	0.4.0a
License	GPL-3.0
Last Updated	2021/05/30
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A document reader for the PSVita ported from the PSP application bookr-mod, canonically based on the HBS version. You can find some notes here.

• How's it better than the original?
  • Uses the full resolution of the VITA
  • Has support for more than just PDF, thanks to newer muPDF

• What's Done:
  • Handles all formats muPDF can handle (PDF, CBZ, HTML, ePub, fb2)
  • D-Pad Up/Down of Document
  • Left Analog Panning
  • Saves/Loads last position in a book and on page turn
  • UI Looks similar to Original

• What's Not:
  • Zoom (Currently files fit's to Vita's width) and Rotation
  • Touch Screen Controls
  • Other Documents Types (mobi, djvu, CBR)
  • Bookmarks
  • Icon Sub Menu
  • Fully Customisable Controls/UI

• Future
  • muPDF is used quite naively right now, could improve performance using threads and other muPDF functionality (Display Lists)
  • Discover/Download free books from Gutenberg and such
  • Dictionary
  • Highlighting/Adding marks to PDF
  • SMB?
  • Translations

Installation

• Download .vpk here and instal viat VitaShell.
• Put any compatible ebooks somewhere in ux0: e.g. ux0:Books.
• Use the app. and open the book.

Controls

Menu

• X - Choose Item
• O - Cancel
• Triangle - Parent Folder in FileManger
• Directional Arrows - Select File
• Start - Show/Hide Menu

In-Book Default Controls

• Triangle - Next Page
• Square - Previous Page
• O - Previous 10 Pages
• X - Next 10 Pages
• Up/Down D-Pad - Pan Up and Down
• Left Analog Stick - Free Pan with Bounds
• Start - Show/Hide Menu

Screenshots

Known Issues

• Very High Resolution Images in CBZ don't render properly
• Opening files sometimes fails due to fopen failing. This shows as an error and trying again usually works.

Changelog

v0.4.0a

• Introducing a big refactor to the codebase
  • Somewhat more readable and maintainable
• Adding Switch Support (.nro) (and Desktop)
  • Same button layout as vita right now
  • Vita -> Switch Button Mapping
    • X -> B is for Selecting on the Menu/File Browser
    • Triangle -> X Next Page or Go up a folder
    • Select -> - Bottom Menu for Bookmarks/Rotate/Fit to Height/Width while reading
    • Start -> + Open Main Menu
• Updated to latest MuPDF (v1.18)
• Vita has access to more partitions like: ur0: an uma0:

Thanks

• Original and Forks
• Team Molecule
• VITA Hacking/Dev. Scene
• libvita2d - xerpi
• learnopengl.com
• People on vitasdk/henkaku on freenode and discord
• People that read

External links

• Github - https://github.com/pathway27/bookr-mod-vita
• VitaDB - https://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/203
• Gbatemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-bookr-mod-vita-0-2-0.496911/