05-09-2013, 05:48 PM | #16 | |
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It really is unfortunate that Kobo can't be bothered to listen to the beta testers on things like this. Last edited by jiminrussell; 05-09-2013 at 05:50 PM. |
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05-09-2013, 06:01 PM | #17 | |
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I am assuming it will do this on the Mini as well?? What a horrible way to waste valuable reading real estate. Did they not make it an option you can switch on or off..? THAT would have been the sensible thing. I will also not be updating mine... |
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05-09-2013, 06:15 PM | #18 |
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05-09-2013, 06:15 PM | #19 | |
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I won't be updating my Glo or Aura to this new firmware, and I will be going back to 2.5.1 on the Mini. |
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05-09-2013, 06:15 PM | #20 | |
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Any idea what the bug fixes and new features are with this version. Not to forget newly introduced, old re-appearing bugs and dropped features from earlier versions? |
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05-09-2013, 08:00 PM | #21 | |
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I haven't applied the update yet, but judging from the top bar that pops up on 2.5.1 on an Aura, it would mean the loss of one line. It is also worth noting that it is possible to read standard ePubs with the top bar visible. I don't know why you'd want to do this, but I have accidentally done so a few times. The top line is chopped off in those cases, which is a greater annoyance (in my opinion) than displaying one line to start with. As for comparing it to Windows 8 ... slight hyperbole there? |
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05-09-2013, 08:09 PM | #22 | |
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05-09-2013, 08:15 PM | #23 |
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PM Sameer or one of the other Kobo staff that participates here and ask. It is not functioning as well as it has in the past, but there are some very good people hanging in there.
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05-09-2013, 08:20 PM | #24 |
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05-09-2013, 08:49 PM | #25 |
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Why????? I was about to buy a mini. I wanted small but....effective use of screen real estate.
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05-09-2013, 08:52 PM | #26 |
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Hello? Earth to Kobo... Earth to Kobo... Is anyone listening? I bought an Aura so that I would have a larger screen to read from. Larger screen=more words on each page, or so I thought. Silly me. Hello? Hello? Hello?
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05-09-2013, 08:53 PM | #27 |
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2.5.2 is not yet available over here but if it is so bad I might just avoid it.
Could someone please upload a picture of this title thing that supposedly takes a line of two off the reading space so that we can see what you are exactly talking about ? |
05-09-2013, 08:55 PM | #28 |
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It's not just the loss of real estate. I find a top title display extremely distracting. I've tried reading kepubs, and this aspect of their display bugged me every single time I turned the page - it's one of two core reasons why I don't read kepubs (the other being the pages-in-chapter display instead of pages-in-book).
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05-09-2013, 10:05 PM | #29 |
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This is absolutely unjustifiable. No one asked for this feature and it should be removed immediately.
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05-09-2013, 10:10 PM | #30 |
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It is the same as the title for kepubs. A waste of space and a bit distracting.
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