moving from k3 to pw: I didn't think I'd miss it

BeccaPrice · 01-20-2013, 10:36 AM

but I really miss the progress bar at the bottom of the screen. It's nice to have the time left in chapter, and at least it still gives me the percent done, but I really liked that visual bar with the dots for completed on it.

Ocicat · 01-20-2013, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

but I really miss the progress bar at the bottom of the screen. It's nice to have the time left in chapter, and at least it still gives me the percent done, but I really liked that visual bar with the dots for completed on it.

<sigh> I only wish for page numbers at the bottom of the screen, like on my Sony reader, everything else is a gimmick and should be options.

Crowl · 01-20-2013, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Ocicat

<sigh> I only wish for page numbers at the bottom of the screen, like on my Sony reader, everything else is a gimmick and should be options.

It does seem so weird that they do not let you select them as one of the display options and can only see them when you open up the main menu.

poohbear_nc · 01-20-2013, 11:53 AM

Since I received my PW last year, my K3 has gathered dust in a drawer .... I don't even think about it anymore ...

[Also in the drawer - the dozens of reading lights I bought & discarded to use with the K3 - I think I need a yard sale]

I tend to keep the older Kindle models as "throw-aways" - I unregister them and use them on trips where a reader could get lost/stolen - emergency runs to the hospital/dentist - involving lots of stressful time in waiting rooms - or trips where a reader might get left behind. I load them up with familiar re-reads (Nero Wolfe, Ngaio Marsh, Agatha Christie) that are soothing. But if one gets lost - no big deal.

VaultBoy · 01-20-2013, 06:30 PM

I mostly miss the actual keyboard, more than anything.

BeccaPrice · 01-20-2013, 06:50 PM

I think I can get used to the virtual keyboard - I don't use it that much anyway. What I do find I miss is the page forward button on the left side.

Blossom · 01-20-2013, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

I think I can get used to the virtual keyboard - I don't use it that much anyway. What I do find I miss is the page forward button on the left side.

You do know that a simple tap will do that right? Holding from the left side just tap the screen toward the middle of the screen to go to the next page.

BeccaPrice · 01-20-2013, 08:24 PM

Yeah, but I guess I have short thumbs, because half the time I reach over and turn the page backward by mistake.

Ravensknight · 01-20-2013, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

Yeah, but I guess I have short thumbs, because half the time I reach over and turn the page backward by mistake.

Darn right. Small hands NEED page turn buttons

I know...

Blossom · 01-20-2013, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Ravensknight

Darn right. Small hands NEED page turn buttons

I know...

I have very small hands and have no problems with turning the PW pages.

sparklemotion · 01-20-2013, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

I have very small hands and have no problems with turning the PW pages.

Same here, I don't have any trouble at all. Hmm.. maybe we're holding it a bit differently.

DuckieTigger · 01-21-2013, 02:06 AM

Or you can just swipe to turn the page.

SeaKing · 01-21-2013, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Since I received my PW last year, my K3 has gathered dust in a drawer .... I don't even think about it anymore ...

[Also in the drawer - the dozens of reading lights I bought & discarded to use with the K3 - I think I need a yard sale]

I tend to keep the older Kindle models as "throw-aways" - I unregister them and use them on trips where a reader could get lost/stolen - emergency runs to the hospital/dentist - involving lots of stressful time in waiting rooms - or trips where a reader might get left behind. I load them up with familiar re-reads (Nero Wolfe, Ngaio Marsh, Agatha Christie) that are soothing. But if one gets lost - no big deal.

poohbear hunched its slight body closer to the last burning embers of the little fire as the cold wind swept through the black brooding forest all around. Enough charge remained in the faithful old Kindle to be able to read:
"poohbear hunched its slight body ..."

kindleBunny · 01-21-2013, 03:39 AM

I miss the Go to Next Chapter feature...

BeccaPrice · 01-21-2013, 12:37 PM

I have no problem turning the pages with my right hand. It's turning them with my left hand (which is also holding the paperwhite) that's the problem, if my right hand is busy doing something else.

Maybe it'll get easier when my cover gets here.

01-20-2013, 10:36 AM	#1
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 1,949 Karma: 10813645 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	moving from k3 to pw: I didn't think I'd miss it but I really miss the progress bar at the bottom of the screen. It's nice to have the time left in chapter, and at least it still gives me the percent done, but I really liked that visual bar with the dots for completed on it. __________________

01-20-2013, 11:53 AM	#4
poohbear_nc Spring Chicken! Posts: 22,884 Karma: 37638902 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made + KoboGlo + Kobo Aura!	Since I received my PW last year, my K3 has gathered dust in a drawer .... I don't even think about it anymore ... [Also in the drawer - the dozens of reading lights I bought & discarded to use with the K3 - I think I need a yard sale] I tend to keep the older Kindle models as "throw-aways" - I unregister them and use them on trips where a reader could get lost/stolen - emergency runs to the hospital/dentist - involving lots of stressful time in waiting rooms - or trips where a reader might get left behind. I load them up with familiar re-reads (Nero Wolfe, Ngaio Marsh, Agatha Christie) that are soothing. But if one gets lost - no big deal. __________________ "If possible please provide picture of Mr. Chickens new home or field. Proof that you will not eat him would help too." (Craigslist)

01-20-2013, 06:30 PM	#5
VaultBoy Addict Posts: 206 Karma: 1683142 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle of many shapes, PIPBoy 3000	I mostly miss the actual keyboard, more than anything. __________________ Revolutionizing safety for an uncertain future.

01-20-2013, 06:50 PM	#6
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 1,949 Karma: 10813645 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	I think I can get used to the virtual keyboard - I don't use it that much anyway. What I do find I miss is the page forward button on the left side. __________________

01-20-2013, 08:24 PM	#8
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 1,949 Karma: 10813645 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	Yeah, but I guess I have short thumbs, because half the time I reach over and turn the page backward by mistake. __________________

01-21-2013, 02:06 AM	#12
DuckieTigger Wizard Posts: 1,137 Karma: 23467050 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Or you can just swipe to turn the page.

01-21-2013, 03:39 AM	#14
kindleBunny Bunny Posts: 39 Karma: 500172 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Addic7ed Device: Kindle PW Wifi	I miss the Go to Next Chapter feature...

01-21-2013, 12:37 PM	#15
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 1,949 Karma: 10813645 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	I have no problem turning the pages with my right hand. It's turning them with my left hand (which is also holding the paperwhite) that's the problem, if my right hand is busy doing something else. Maybe it'll get easier when my cover gets here. __________________

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