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View Poll Results: Use of the Page Turn Gesture | |||
I use it (exclusive use). | 13 | 13.98% | |
I don't use it. | 11 | 11.83% | |
I use both the gesture and the buttons to page-turn. | 63 | 67.74% | |
Gesture: Left-to-Right | 25 | 26.88% | |
Gesture: Right-to-Left | 45 | 48.39% | |
I do it with the thumb. | 34 | 36.56% | |
I do it with the index finger. | 43 | 46.24% | |
I do it with the middle finger. | 5 | 5.38% | |
I do it with the ring finger. | 0 | 0% | |
I do it with the little finger. | 1 | 1.08% | |
I do it with all my fingers (please explain) | 2 | 2.15% | |
I do it with a toe | 1 | 1.08% | |
I use another way (please specify) | 2 | 2.15% | |
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09-22-2009, 02:24 AM | #1 |
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Page Turn Gesture: Yes/No, Which side and which finger?
I personally use the left-to-right, swiping with my right thumb, although I find pretty comfortable the buttons when I hold the Reader with my left hand.
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09-22-2009, 02:38 AM | #2 |
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I far prefer the buttons, and exclusively use the stylus to operate the screen. I can't bear to use a screen with fingerprints on it!
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09-22-2009, 02:55 AM | #3 |
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Yes, I hate it when those bears get all up on my screen. Stupid bears.
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09-22-2009, 05:22 AM | #4 |
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Early days here as I have only had the 600 for a couple of days. One thing I noticed was that to start with my right hand automatically went up to the right hand corner of the 600 to turn the page - as though I was reading a real book.
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09-22-2009, 07:43 AM | #5 |
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Haha I completely understand NSqirrel - I had to change the direction to 'Right to Left' just because it felt more like actually 'turning a page'...
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09-22-2009, 07:50 AM | #6 |
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I hold my 'touch screen' reader with my left hand, and swipe my left thumb left to right (an arc actually) to turn the page.
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09-22-2009, 08:40 AM | #7 | ||
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i very occasionally use the buttons (depending on my position), but so rarely that i voted for "i use it (exclusive use)". i like the touch screen because it effectively allows you to create your own dedicated buttons wherever they are most convenient for you. excellent ergonomy. also, i apparently have unnaturally clean fingers, because i've never had a problem with fingerprints or smudges on my screen. when i first got my 700 the left-to-right swipe seemed so completely natural to me that i didn't even think of changing it. (in graphic design, left-to-right is the direction which communicates moving forward, going towards the future, etc., so it seemed quite natural to use it to go "forward" in the book). then one day someone said to me "that makes no sense, it a paper book it's the other direction / you should be "pushing" the current page off the screen (to the left, into the past...) to reveal the next screen" and naturally since then i sometimes get confused (only when giving a demo, of course. when i'm reading it's quite instinctive and i don't even think about it). even so, i still prefer left-to-right, because for me, physically it's more comfortable than the inverse. |
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09-22-2009, 09:27 AM | #8 |
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I occasionally use the buttons in unusual positions, but 99% of the time I page swipe - at an angle, with my thumb.
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09-22-2009, 10:49 AM | #9 |
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I mostly use the buttons but sometimes depending on the angle at which I am holding the book I use the swipe. I did change the swipe to right to left and that feels more natural although I have a macbook and use the touchpad swipe from left to right to advance pages on the computer.
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09-22-2009, 10:44 PM | #10 |
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I find that swiping with my knuckle (usually the middle finger) has more consistent (good) results that a finger tip ... and little smudging. Fingernail works too, but for some reason, I find the knuckle just more comfortable.
If I'm holding the book in my hand, though, it's almost always the buttons. It's only when I have the Reader propped up against something I swipe. |
09-23-2009, 09:24 AM | #11 |
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yep, mine too. hard not too, given the nature of the thumb anatomy. |
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09-23-2009, 09:35 AM | #13 |
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I hardly ever touch screens with my fingers, for the same reason. Only on my PDA and JE100 do I sometimes use my finger, but I have a screen protector on those and it's very difficult to leave a fingerprint on that (anti-glare).
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09-23-2009, 09:45 AM | #14 | |
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I hadn't thought about the swipe direction before. I stuck with the left to right, as well. Now, however, I am thinking of giving the "pushing" swipe a try. Going from L-to-R didn't bother me on the 700, but since the 600 now has a raised frame, I've had to readjust my swipe so that my thumb doesn't encounter the rim and it feels unnatural. I know it sounds silly, but when you start getting arthritis in your thumb joints, any uncommon movements can be painful. Thanks for the tip, Zelda (and friend)! |
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