Touch Kobo Touch future firmware feature request thread - Page 61

RareBird · 08-08-2012, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Terminator

"Ah, a folder within a folder. Two levels"

"Three"

Ok I see where you're going with this and it's inherent problems. Never mind

John F · 08-09-2012, 07:25 AM

I would like to be able to manually order books in a shelf.

Riffey · 08-14-2012, 09:21 AM

I bought my Kobo Touch this week and I have some minor feature requests too.

I would like to have a sort by: "date added". I only see Title, Author, File type and Recent reads. When I upload my newspaper as Epub, it's somewhere in the middle of my books, and I have to search for it by name.

I read some newspapers on my Kobo, and it's a lot of clicks to get back to the table of contents (tap screen to get the menu bar, tap the "book", tap Table of contents.)
Maybe the table of contents button could be on the menu bar.

I use the browser to read online news and wikipedia and so on. On almost every screen you can see the wifi icon in the top bar, but not in the browser. So when you're just out of reach of your access point, you can't see that.
Maybe the wifi indicator could be displayed in the browser too.

And I would like to have a page up/down button in the browser screen. The scroll bar isn't that big, and it's too close to the edge to drag or tap.

Just my tiny remarks, I'm very satisfied with my Kobo so far

davidfor · 08-14-2012, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riffey

I would like to have a sort by: "date added". I only see Title, Author, File type and Recent reads. When I upload my newspaper as Epub, it's somewhere in the middle of my books, and I have to search for it by name.

Try "Recent reads". New books added are considered recently read. I don't know have any newspapers, so I don't know if they treated the same.

Riffey · 08-14-2012, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

Try "Recent reads". New books added are considered recently read. I don't know have any newspapers, so I don't know if they treated the same.

Ah. I didn't even try that, because I hadn't read them yet.
I download my newspapers in epub format, so I'm guessing they are considered books.
Kobo doesn't offer Dutch newspapers or magazines yet, so I'm glad my newspaper comes in an epub format.

filmo · 08-14-2012, 10:20 AM

News papers and magazines I download with Calibre then use Calibre to transfer to T1 are with periodicals.

stewacide · 08-17-2012, 12:03 PM

I'm getting quite annoyed by the very poor extended character / unicode support in almost all the Kobo's bundled fonts. I read a lot of anthropology and history with use accented characters / diacritics, which invariable show up as boxes on the Touch.

If a particular font lacks a character shouldn't the Touch's OS at least be smart enough to fetch it from a font that does?

Anak · 08-18-2012, 11:09 AM

I prefer reading the epub version rather than the kepub version of a book as the page lay-out looks so much better. Kepubs always look very messy to me. I find this very distracting while reading.

Kepubs don't (while epubs do)

respect intended white space / blank lines by author / publisher while the ADE epub handles them correctly.

It seems to ignore completely all "empty" lines like <p> </p> or like wise variants.
Kepubs look like
Scene 1 text
Scene 2 text
Scene 3 text
…
(no scene beaks)

While it should look like
Scene 1 text

Scene 2 text

Scene 3 text
…
(with scene beaks)
always repect centered text (not in every case).

Text is centered in epub but not in kepub (left).

In kepubs (where epubs don't)

each text line is followed by a blank line, while the blank line shouldn't be there at all. Seems a margin or padding issue (margin-bottom or padding-bottom).

Kepub looks like

line1
empty line
line 2
empty line
line 3
…

while it should look like
line 1
line 2
line 3
…

To me, these small imperfections are very easy to correct and contribute to a better reading experience.

Anak · 08-18-2012, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anak

In kepubs (where epubs don't)

each text line is followed by a blank line, while the blank line shouldn't be there at all. Seems a margin or padding issue (margin-bottom or padding-bottom).

Kepub looks like

line1
empty line
line 2
empty line
line 3
…

while it should look like
line 1
line 2
line 3
…

To me, these small imperfections are very easy to correct and contribute to a better reading experience.

I edited the kobo.css file manually to fix this problem. I was right, it is a margin/padding problem.

Code:

Original code (kobo.css)
…
p, div
{
	font-size: 14pt;
	line-height: 1.475em !important; 
	text-indent: 0 !important;
	margin: 0 !important;
	padding-top: 0 !important;
	padding-bottom: 1.0em !important;
	text-align:		left !important;
}
…

Code:

Edited code (kobo.css)
…
p, div
{
	font-size: 14pt;
	line-height: 1.475em !important; 
	text-indent: 0 !important;
	margin: 0 !important;
	padding-top: 0 !important;
	padding-bottom: 0 !important;
	text-align:		left !important;
}
…

BTW: padding: 0 !important; also works just fine.

Kobo should use padding(-bottom): 0 !important; as default.

Mrs_Often · 08-18-2012, 05:21 PM

I would really appreciate the addition of a low battery warning.

I hardly ever see the battery status icon when I'm enjoying a book (I either read, or leave my KT in sleep mode, and when I read and check the dictionary I'm too focussed on the book to notice the battery in the corner). Almost every time the battery has died, it died unexpectedly and in the middle of reading. Very frustrating! I'd like to be warned when to expect my KT to die.

Boruteczko · 08-20-2012, 07:25 PM

Support for diacritics!!! It's gone with 2.0...

stewacide · 08-21-2012, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boruteczko

Support for diacritics!!! It's gone with 2.0...

All of these regressions are really baffling.

andreib · 08-21-2012, 08:04 AM

Exactly the problem I'm having!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrs_Often

I would really appreciate the addition of a low battery warning.

I hardly ever see the battery status icon when I'm enjoying a book (I either read, or leave my KT in sleep mode, and when I read and check the dictionary I'm too focussed on the book to notice the battery in the corner). Almost every time the battery has died, it died unexpectedly and in the middle of reading. Very frustrating! I'd like to be warned when to expect my KT to die.

Xennex1170 · 08-23-2012, 10:36 PM

How about a "Shelf Initial Setup" wizard/function that will automatically create a list of shelves to be generated based on the folder structure of the KT and SD card? A checkbox could be provided to the left of each 'suggestion' and an option to change the shelf name. Shelves would then be populated with the ebook contents of that folder.

timss · 08-24-2012, 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xennex1170

How about a "Shelf Initial Setup" wizard/function that will automatically create a list of shelves to be generated based on the folder structure of the KT and SD card? A checkbox could be provided to the left of each 'suggestion' and an option to change the shelf name. Shelves would then be populated with the ebook contents of that folder.

That's an excellent idea! That, plus the ability to add a book to a shelf from the book details menu would make shelves useable.

08-18-2012, 11:09 AM	#908
Anak Fanatic Posts: 598 Karma: 641742 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: DE Device: Kobo Glo	Blank lines / white space I prefer reading the epub version rather than the kepub version of a book as the page lay-out looks so much better. Kepubs always look very messy to me. I find this very distracting while reading. Kepubs don't (while epubs do) respect intended white space / blank lines by author / publisher while the ADE epub handles them correctly. It seems to ignore completely all "empty" lines like <p> </p> or like wise variants. Kepubs look like Scene 1 text Scene 2 text Scene 3 text … (no scene beaks) While it should look like Scene 1 text Scene 2 text Scene 3 text … (with scene beaks) always repect centered text (not in every case). Text is centered in epub but not in kepub (left). In kepubs (where epubs don't) each text line is followed by a blank line, while the blank line shouldn't be there at all. Seems a margin or padding issue (margin-bottom or padding-bottom). Kepub looks like line1 empty line line 2 empty line line 3 … while it should look like line 1 line 2 line 3 … To me, these small imperfections are very easy to correct and contribute to a better reading experience.

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08-09-2012, 07:25 AM	#902
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,171 Karma: 63764653 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Glo HD	I would like to be able to manually order books in a shelf.

08-14-2012, 09:21 AM	#903
Riffey Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	I bought my Kobo Touch this week and I have some minor feature requests too. I would like to have a sort by: "date added". I only see Title, Author, File type and Recent reads. When I upload my newspaper as Epub, it's somewhere in the middle of my books, and I have to search for it by name. I read some newspapers on my Kobo, and it's a lot of clicks to get back to the table of contents (tap screen to get the menu bar, tap the "book", tap Table of contents.) Maybe the table of contents button could be on the menu bar. I use the browser to read online news and wikipedia and so on. On almost every screen you can see the wifi icon in the top bar, but not in the browser. So when you're just out of reach of your access point, you can't see that. Maybe the wifi indicator could be displayed in the browser too. And I would like to have a page up/down button in the browser screen. The scroll bar isn't that big, and it's too close to the edge to drag or tap. Just my tiny remarks, I'm very satisfied with my Kobo so far

08-14-2012, 10:20 AM	#906
filmo Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 1077205 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony T1, Kobo Mini	News papers and magazines I download with Calibre then use Calibre to transfer to T1 are with periodicals.

08-17-2012, 12:03 PM	#907
stewacide Groupie Posts: 196 Karma: 1086780 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Kobo H2O Ed. 2, Glo HD, Glo, Touch	I'm getting quite annoyed by the very poor extended character / unicode support in almost all the Kobo's bundled fonts. I read a lot of anthropology and history with use accented characters / diacritics, which invariable show up as boxes on the Touch. If a particular font lacks a character shouldn't the Touch's OS at least be smart enough to fetch it from a font that does?

08-18-2012, 05:21 PM	#910
Mrs_Often Wizard Posts: 1,775 Karma: 2694823 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: The Netherlands Device: Kobo Touch, Glo, Clara HD	I would really appreciate the addition of a low battery warning. I hardly ever see the battery status icon when I'm enjoying a book (I either read, or leave my KT in sleep mode, and when I read and check the dictionary I'm too focussed on the book to notice the battery in the corner). Almost every time the battery has died, it died unexpectedly and in the middle of reading. Very frustrating! I'd like to be warned when to expect my KT to die.

08-20-2012, 07:25 PM	#911
Boruteczko Member Posts: 17 Karma: 13124 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	Support for diacritics!!! It's gone with 2.0...

08-23-2012, 10:36 PM	#914
Xennex1170 Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 289856 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Device: Kobo Touch	How about a "Shelf Initial Setup" wizard/function that will automatically create a list of shelves to be generated based on the folder structure of the KT and SD card? A checkbox could be provided to the left of each 'suggestion' and an option to change the shelf name. Shelves would then be populated with the ebook contents of that folder.

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