My Short Kindle2 Review - Page 2

bwaldron · 02-25-2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by leonardfrye

The Kindle 1 had an option to select either Full or Left Justification that worked in some books. Is there something similar in the Kindle 2?

On the K1, you get this hidden option by displaying the font size menu and pressing Alt-J. Don't have a K2 to see if it is still there.

sfernald · 02-25-2009, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bwaldron

On the K1, you get this hidden option by displaying the font size menu and pressing Alt-J. Don't have a K2 to see if it is still there.

I tried this, but I can't seem to get it to work on the K2.

sfernald · 02-25-2009, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by wallcraft

FBReader has a similar feature (see 20090222 snapshot), which keys on the table of contents. Is the Kindle always marking every entry in the TOC (the one you get from a menu item, not just a set of links embedded in the body of the ebook)?

I'm not sure. I don't think so though. It doesn't seem to work but on a very few books so far. I think it's something that has to be put into the ebook for it to work rather than something that is dynamically detected if that makes sense.

sfernald · 02-25-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by whitearrow

Hold the switch for 4 seconds to turn it off. The screen blanks. It recovers from off very quickly -- it's not a restart the way it was on the K1.

Good to know. I hated that restart on the K1.

NavyDad6 · 02-26-2009, 12:37 AM

I am hijacking this thread for my own thoughts on my new Kindle 2.

First off, this is my first E-reader of any kind, so I have no prior experience on which to compare.

I absolutely love this thing. After getting through the initial noob issues, it is very easy to use, easy to read and comfortable in my hand. The cover is well worth the $30, and I would have expected it to be a little more expensive.

I have downloaded 2 books so far and emailed a .txt file to my kindle just to see if it worked. It only took about 2-3 minutes for the .txt file to be received.

If I had to nit-pick, the only thing I could say would be that I would like for the cover to be secured to the back of the kindle. I guess I could use some velcro, but that seems wrong somehow. They need little corner straps for the upper right and lower right corners.

Ok... enough... I am off to bed early so that I can do some reading.

BenG · 02-26-2009, 08:50 AM

Do you have the Amazon cover? It lifts up a little to make room to clip a reading light to the cover.
Unlike the Sony 505 which flops freely from the back to front cover like a page in a book.

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02-26-2009, 12:37 AM	#20
NavyDad6 Reading is FUNdamental Posts: 233 Karma: 1516 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: WA state Device: Kindle 2	I am hijacking this thread for my own thoughts on my new Kindle 2. First off, this is my first E-reader of any kind, so I have no prior experience on which to compare. I absolutely love this thing. After getting through the initial noob issues, it is very easy to use, easy to read and comfortable in my hand. The cover is well worth the $30, and I would have expected it to be a little more expensive. I have downloaded 2 books so far and emailed a .txt file to my kindle just to see if it worked. It only took about 2-3 minutes for the .txt file to be received. If I had to nit-pick, the only thing I could say would be that I would like for the cover to be secured to the back of the kindle. I guess I could use some velcro, but that seems wrong somehow. They need little corner straps for the upper right and lower right corners. Ok... enough... I am off to bed early so that I can do some reading.

02-26-2009, 08:50 AM	#21
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,729 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Do you have the Amazon cover? It lifts up a little to make room to clip a reading light to the cover. Unlike the Sony 505 which flops freely from the back to front cover like a page in a book.