help with night mode

golfgirl · 11-03-2011, 02:22 PM

I have downloaded a free book-soul identity by Dennis Batchelder-from kobo, and when I try to view in night mode the screen goes black with no lettering. Any help would be appreciated! I also notice that when reading for some reason the 'select text' option randomly comes up even though I havn't pressed anything!

cypherslock · 11-03-2011, 04:00 PM

I'm not sure it is your Vox as I had a book that did the same. It is the way the book is formatted I think.

borisb · 11-03-2011, 04:02 PM

You can try instead to turn the brightness all the way down in the reader's settings. That's what I do. I find white lettering on black painful...

LauraPony · 11-03-2011, 05:49 PM

I haven't had that problem yet with any of the books I have read. Granted, I've only been reading books that I've purchased from Kobo.

I think the select text prompt pops up if your finger drags along the screen. I think the purpose of this is to highlight, so if you do something that might resemble a highlighting motion, it pops up. I think.

blacknirvana · 11-03-2011, 06:22 PM

I had the same issue with a free ebook not from kobo, but other free books i downloaded works fined. Think that cyperslock is right is a matter of how the epub is formatted

5thWiggle · 11-04-2011, 10:40 AM

You'll find a lot of books that originate with Smashwords (who then send out to Kobo, Sony, etc) will have that problem. Seems they hard code text to be black.

11-03-2011, 02:22 PM	#1
golfgirl Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: kobo vox	help with night mode I have downloaded a free book-soul identity by Dennis Batchelder-from kobo, and when I try to view in night mode the screen goes black with no lettering. Any help would be appreciated! I also notice that when reading for some reason the 'select text' option randomly comes up even though I havn't pressed anything!

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11-03-2011, 04:00 PM	#2
cypherslock Groupie Posts: 178 Karma: 12392 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Vox	I'm not sure it is your Vox as I had a book that did the same. It is the way the book is formatted I think.

11-03-2011, 04:02 PM	#3
borisb Addict Posts: 212 Karma: 2156 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: enTourage eDGe, Pocket eDGe, Kobo Vox, Kobo Touch, Asus Eee Note	You can try instead to turn the brightness all the way down in the reader's settings. That's what I do. I find white lettering on black painful...

11-03-2011, 05:49 PM	#4
LauraPony Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 249287 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Device: Nook, Kobo Vox	I haven't had that problem yet with any of the books I have read. Granted, I've only been reading books that I've purchased from Kobo. I think the select text prompt pops up if your finger drags along the screen. I think the purpose of this is to highlight, so if you do something that might resemble a highlighting motion, it pops up. I think.

11-03-2011, 06:22 PM	#5
blacknirvana Connoisseur Posts: 80 Karma: 3264 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kobo Vox	I had the same issue with a free ebook not from kobo, but other free books i downloaded works fined. Think that cyperslock is right is a matter of how the epub is formatted

11-04-2011, 10:40 AM	#6
5thWiggle Benevolent Evil Lord Posts: 1,704 Karma: 48339466 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Evil Canada (We all have goatees!) Device: Galaxy Note 8.0, Galaxy Note, iPad Mini, PocketEdge(retired)	You'll find a lot of books that originate with Smashwords (who then send out to Kobo, Sony, etc) will have that problem. Seems they hard code text to be black.

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