12-19-2012, 11:03 AM | #121 |
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Seems to me that there are too many issues with this update, so I will stay on 2.1.5 for as long as possible.
But will I be forced to update if I turn on WiFi, and sync with Kobo? Or is it possible to decline it? |
12-19-2012, 11:09 AM | #122 | |
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Just for the statistics:
On 2.3.1 and had duplicate shelves and tiny fonts on each new chapter. Quote:
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12-19-2012, 11:35 AM | #123 |
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Kobo - fire your testing manager, if you have one.
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12-19-2012, 12:34 PM | #124 |
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How do these bugs get past the programmers & beta testers? They are so obvious.
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12-19-2012, 01:25 PM | #125 |
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Ran it again and it worked. Thanks for the tip!
Now---please fix the paragraph setting so I don't have huge empty spaces at the bottom of the screen all the time! |
12-19-2012, 01:56 PM | #126 |
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12-19-2012, 02:03 PM | #127 | |
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My initial upgrade to 2.3.1 (Glo, from 2.1.5) was via wifi. When I synced, it downloaded the update but prompted me to upgrade now or later – so, at least in my experience, it was possible to decline. Last edited by 0x55; 12-19-2012 at 02:32 PM. Reason: typo |
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12-19-2012, 02:19 PM | #128 |
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12-19-2012, 02:43 PM | #129 |
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Summarizing reasons I downgraded to 2.1.5
There are definitely some nice changes in 2.3.1, my favorite being the redesigned home screen. Unfortunately basic readability problems sent me back to 2.1.5 (plus plugin) within a day.
UNACCEPTABLE SHOWSTOPPERS
ANNOYANCES
If you haven't yet upgraded, consider a full backup first so you can revert if needed. Good luck with 2.3.1! |
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12-19-2012, 03:43 PM | #131 |
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12-19-2012, 04:26 PM | #132 |
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Connect it to Windows (or your favourite operating system) through USB.
Create directory on your hard drive somewhere. Select all of the files on the device's drive and copy (don't move) to your backup directory on the hard drive. If you need to use the backup, you can delete all the files on the Kobo and copy the backup files to the Kobo drive. I did this many times when the dancing squares problem was happening (2.0?). |
12-19-2012, 07:07 PM | #133 |
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That is correct, but it happened in 2.1.4.
With 2.0.0 and earlier (not sure about 2.1.1), copies of the covers for all books were kept in a directory in the main memory. There were a lot of complaints about the wasted space. Plus, when the directory had more than about 8000 files in it, no more files could be added and the covers were blank or an ugly default. From 2.1.4, the covers for books on the SD card are generated on the fly. I haven't noticed a difference between 2.1.5 and 2.3.1, but I don't use an SD card all the time. |
12-19-2012, 08:40 PM | #134 |
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Got the update, and now my Glo won't sleep at all - no auto sleep, moi Sleep Cover sleep, and the Sleep slider doesn't put it to sleep either.
Now to see if I can reinstall the update, or whether I can find a sucker to unload what was my best ereader onto as constantly powering or on and off (among other bugs) was not why o got it on the first place. |
12-20-2012, 12:00 AM | #135 | |
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So I started opening a series of books and just paged through the chapters. The flyspeck font size happens at chapter boundaries and is not consistent -- I ran through War Maid's Choice three time and noted the issue at 2 or 3 chapters each time but different chapters each time. For now, I'm just tapping the middle of the page, font size up 1, font size down 1 and continuing on. Regards, David Last edited by DNSB; 12-20-2012 at 12:09 AM. Reason: Fat fingers commit typos... |
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