It seems to be a fact that a smaller iPad will come.
fixed layout ibooks, optimized for the current size will probably not be readable enough on the small screen.
anybody who has any idea how to handle it? producing a second version?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
We'll have to wait and see. I suspect though that, despite the smaller screen size, books might still be quite readable, especially if iBooks gets a zoom function.
Michi.
We'll have to wait and see. I suspect though that, despite the smaller screen size, books might still be quite readable, especially if iBooks gets a zoom function.
Michi.
IF..
they get a zoom function.
And - if it is part of IOS, or is it feature of updated ibook author? In this case all books must be exported and delivered again.
To read a book with zooming and moving every page will be problematic, however.
Actually all books must be layouted and tested on the new iPad, I guess.
Or a minumum font size muste be found, as 16 px...
if the small iPad boost the selling and the market for ibooks it is good. but to consider this technical problem such a short time after starting working with multi-touch-books is stressfull..
Well, we don't know yet that there actually is a problem. Apple may have come up with some very clever things for the new model. (I doubt that they would turn around to the entire developer community and tell them to rewrite the apps and books.) Things will be clearer once the next iPad is released.
Michi.
Things are clear now...iOS is already capable of dealing with different screen sizes and resolutions.
iOS is capable, but the human eye is still the same, old one ;-)
if the screen is simply smaller, the characters will be smaller too. this will worsen the readabilty.
the resolution has not much to do with this. if a character only is a few millimeter high, the resolution can be high as the sky - it is difficult to read.
the resolution of a character, drawn with ink is ultimately high, since there are no pixels, - the size still is the main parameter.
The iPad Mini came out the Tuesday before last, and yes, the screen is smaller. But, everything made for iPad should also work for iPad Mini.
Are you saying you didn't test your book well enough already?
The is a device on the market to enable the smaller iPad mini display to be viewed withe ease.
The name varies from country to country, but eye glasses or specticles seems to be widely known.
You are able to make the font bigger on the iPad mini you might want to check under the setting
You half to do it in the book while it is opened on Ibook
I can't imagin that for an ibook author book with fixed layout the font can be resized, that would mean to destroy the layout.Howver, I found out that 15 px are very readable.
thanks, anyway
that's great thnks , anyway
I was of the understanding that ebooks produced in iBA could be displayed on the iPad Mini. I thought it was the same deal with the iBooks app for the mini as well as the phone - displays ePub and PDF files, but not iBooks files.
Can anyone confirm if this is the case? I don't have an iPad Mini to test it.
Thanks
Jenny
Tested - works fine. Consider an iPad mini same as an iPad 2.
ibook author for iPad mini
