Progress Indicator for K2 Now Has a Percentage Also!

Lilly · 02-12-2009, 04:59 PM

The User Guide says:
In books, the progress indicator also shows you the overall percentage of the book you have read and a numeric location of where you are reading, so you can easily find a particular passage or reference it to your friends. Locations are the digital answer to page numbers. Changing the text size on Kindle also changes the page numbering, but with locations, you return to the same place every time regardless of the text size.

I still prefer page numbers with text change but I'll take the percentage number; it's way better then the progress bar alone!

Alisa · 02-12-2009, 05:30 PM

I hope that port that to K1 firmware. What I'd also like to see is little hash marks along the bar for chapters.

Ervserver · 02-12-2009, 05:35 PM

still goofy I think......I always ask the Mrs how many "dots" she has left to read, now I'll have to ask how much "percent" does she have to read

nelamvr6 · 02-12-2009, 05:51 PM

It may be "goofy", but there's really no other way to do it when you have variable size text.

The software could conceivably spit out a page number, but it really wouldn't mean much. It would prolly make a few people more comfortable having the word "page" present, but apart from that it wouldn't accomplish much. Your page 43 could be in a completely different spot from your wife's page 43.

Personally I think the new progress bar is a big improvement.

KindleKat · 02-12-2009, 06:29 PM

I definitely like this feature. and Nelamvr6 is right about the page number..it's fairly meaningless with variable text.

lilac_jive · 02-12-2009, 06:32 PM

Does the Kindle not tell you what page you are on out of so many pages? Like 13 out of 876?

nelamvr6 · 02-12-2009, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

Does the Kindle not tell you what page you are on out of so many pages? Like 13 out of 876?

The K1 lists "locations", so if you were to pick up someone else's Kindle you could find your spot by going to a location.

But of course, with the new "sync" feature you could go right to where you left off if both kindles were associated with the same account...

And now the K2 has a percent read indication.

shima · 02-12-2009, 06:50 PM

I like the percentage much better compared to the dots. Hopefully they'll upgrade the firmware in Kindle 1 to do that in the future... in the meanwhile I'll save for a Kindle 2.

Lilly · 02-12-2009, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilac_jive

Does the Kindle not tell you what page you are on out of so many pages? Like 13 out of 876?

Nope it doesn't, only the Sony does it like that!

lilac_jive · 02-12-2009, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lilly

Nope it doesn't, only the Sony does it like that!

I was like, "Why do you need a progress bar?" That explains it.

Alisa · 02-12-2009, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lilly

Nope it doesn't, only the Sony does it like that!

But sadly the page number does not correspond to a place in the book so if you change font sizes, it changes, too.

nelamvr6 · 02-12-2009, 07:35 PM

Well, I guess you could come up with quite a few different schemes to let you know where you are in the book you're reading. I imagine that no matter what scheme your e-reader uses you would eventually get accustomed to it.

I was OK with the dots, but I'm glad to see that the guys at Amazon came up with an improvement...

pippin65 · 02-12-2009, 07:38 PM

the percentage display is nice. however, when I read at night, let's say, I often flip through the pages of an actual book to see how many til the current chapter is finished. would like that feature on the k2 --pages to next chapter, based on current font size, etc...

tompe · 02-12-2009, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nelamvr6

Well, I guess you could come up with quite a few different schemes to let you know where you are in the book you're reading.

I still hate the lack of information in the Cybook (it does not show the total length of the book). I think the K2 method looks optimal for MobiPocket books. You get the total length so you can calibrate your estimate of how long a book takes to read, you get percentage you have read so you can pace your reading if you need to finish before a specific day and you get a font independent reference if you need it. And you have a numerical value for the percentage so if you as me like to say that you should read 50 pages before doing something else you can do that now but use for example read 5% instead.

If I was not waiting for the txtr reader I would have been tempted to try to but a K2.

lilac_jive · 02-12-2009, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alisa

But sadly the page number does not correspond to a place in the book so if you change font sizes, it changes, too.

I haven't had much of a problem with this. I usually zoom in right when I start a book.

02-12-2009, 04:59 PM	#1
Lilly Guru Posts: 688 Karma: 2090 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-900 & PRS-950, Amazon Kindle2	Progress Indicator for K2 Now Has a Percentage Also! The User Guide says: In books, the progress indicator also shows you the overall percentage of the book you have read and a numeric location of where you are reading, so you can easily find a particular passage or reference it to your friends. Locations are the digital answer to page numbers. Changing the text size on Kindle also changes the page numbering, but with locations, you return to the same place every time regardless of the text size. I still prefer page numbers with text change but I'll take the percentage number; it's way better then the progress bar alone!

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02-12-2009, 05:30 PM	#2
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	I hope that port that to K1 firmware. What I'd also like to see is little hash marks along the bar for chapters.

02-12-2009, 05:35 PM	#3
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	still goofy I think......I always ask the Mrs how many "dots" she has left to read, now I'll have to ask how much "percent" does she have to read

02-12-2009, 05:51 PM	#4
nelamvr6 Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 416 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New London, CT USA Device: Oasis 2 (2017)	It may be "goofy", but there's really no other way to do it when you have variable size text. The software could conceivably spit out a page number, but it really wouldn't mean much. It would prolly make a few people more comfortable having the word "page" present, but apart from that it wouldn't accomplish much. Your page 43 could be in a completely different spot from your wife's page 43. Personally I think the new progress bar is a big improvement.

02-12-2009, 06:29 PM	#5
KindleKat Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 29 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle	I definitely like this feature. and Nelamvr6 is right about the page number..it's fairly meaningless with variable text.

02-12-2009, 06:32 PM	#6
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Does the Kindle not tell you what page you are on out of so many pages? Like 13 out of 876?

02-12-2009, 06:50 PM	#8
shima 読みすぎる Posts: 27 Karma: 44 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Device: Kindle 3	I like the percentage much better compared to the dots. Hopefully they'll upgrade the firmware in Kindle 1 to do that in the future... in the meanwhile I'll save for a Kindle 2.

02-12-2009, 07:35 PM	#12
nelamvr6 Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 416 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New London, CT USA Device: Oasis 2 (2017)	Well, I guess you could come up with quite a few different schemes to let you know where you are in the book you're reading. I imagine that no matter what scheme your e-reader uses you would eventually get accustomed to it. I was OK with the dots, but I'm glad to see that the guys at Amazon came up with an improvement...

02-12-2009, 07:38 PM	#13
pippin65 Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fl Device: Kindle2	the percentage display is nice. however, when I read at night, let's say, I often flip through the pages of an actual book to see how many til the current chapter is finished. would like that feature on the k2 --pages to next chapter, based on current font size, etc...

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