Getting the most out of your iLiad Reader - Part 2

This post we will look at installing a modified content lister as well as a full screen PDF reader. Again like the last post all details are from the MobileRead forums.

The default content lister that comes with your iLiad only supports very few items on a single page before requiring you to turn the page for more items. With the modified content lister you can have more items 8, 12 or 20 items listed on a page. This wonderful modification is thanks to Hansel from MobileRead. The version we will be installing is 1.0.5 which is the current latest version.

1. Download newContentLister
2. Unzip on to CF or MMC card
3. Navigation to your media card and select the newLister-1.0.5 folder
4. Select the install option "Install NewLister"
5. Select the number of items per page you require
6. Select the "Reboot" option
7. Your iLiad should reboot with new settings

Next up we want to install the full screen PDF reader by jharker. This gives you the ability to fullscreen a PDF file and hide the button and things that are down the bottom. There are a number of other PDF reader modifications but we are only interested in this one for this post.

1. Download the iPDF installer package
2. Unzip on to CF or MMC card
3. Navigation to your media card and select the ipdf_installers folder
4. Select "Install jharker's fullscreen ipdf"
5. Select "Run me to identify the current ipdf"
6. If you have installed correctly it should display "This looks like the jharker's fullscreen version"
7. Shutdown and restart you iLiad

Now that the fullscreen PDF is installed how do we use it? Well it only works for PDF files so remember that. Here are some instructions:

1. Everything works as they do normally
2. You would probably want to zoom the page first before engaging fullscreen mode
3. Pressing and holding the UP arrow (not the squiggly one on the top) will start fullscreen mode.
4. Short press of the squiggly up arrow on the top of the device will exit fullscreen mode(when in fullscreen mode)
5. Another press of that arrow will exit the PDF reader