09-28-2010, 06:17 AM | #16 |
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It's always been easy for me, right out of the box. I guess I just did it right intuitively.
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09-28-2010, 10:30 AM | #17 | |
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But really my point isn't that it can't work well. My point is that there are a lot of people who confused about to how to perform the swipe, and just the fact that they need a youtube tutorial means that B&N did something wrong. Maybe it's just a matter of B&N writing better documentation for the Nook 2? Personally I think there's likely a technical solution as well. All the comments I've read about the page turning on the new Sony readers are very positive; that function seems intuitive, consistent, and most importantly doesn't require some people to watch a youtube video to reach that "aha" moment. |
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Just a nice slight graze and your in business. Last edited by boswd; 09-28-2010 at 02:27 PM. |
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Swiping was one of the first things I've tried and was successful right off the bat. |
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09-28-2010, 04:56 PM | #20 |
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Yes, there are people who were successful right off the bat. There are also people who did not have immediate success.
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09-29-2010, 12:07 PM | #21 | |
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I have problems with capacitive touch screens in general, so I knew this would be a bit more of an issue for me, which is why I wrote my "findings". It has a lot to do with the moisture levels of the skin on my hands - I have very dry skin, to the point of needing to moisturize my hands even during very humid weather. Yes, this also means that my results are therefore less consistent, so I must be that much more consistent in how I swipe / flick. It also means that other little factors, like cases, screen guards, etc., that only normally have a small effect the on the sensor array field then become a daily use factor. For those that have a similar problem, this might help them. If it helps only one other person, GREAT! :-) Specific implementations of capacitive sensor arrays work better for me than others, but I've not found any information as to which capacitive technology the nook uses (projected / mutual / self, etc.). Yes, I know; it's truly a moot point. I've already figured it out and, even if I hadn't, it wouldn't change how much I heart my nook! |
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09-29-2010, 03:03 PM | #22 | |
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I have occasionaly problems with the page swipe which is almost always helped by licking the swiping digit just like a real book. I also notice it doesn't work as often if inconsistently reading. Kind of have to wake it back up. |
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09-29-2010, 03:09 PM | #23 | |
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As for 3.-- the nook seldom does something I didn't want it to (except while shopping the bn store from my nook) and if does, it is usually something I told it to do by accident. |
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09-29-2010, 03:45 PM | #24 |
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WOW, I didn't even know that the nook did that! I've been using the buttons. If it wasn't for the fact that I happened to be surfing at work I'd never know this cool feature. Which works fine for me BTW thank you very much.
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09-29-2010, 10:38 PM | #25 |
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Isn't it the coolest thing? I love it, just makes reading a book feel so more natural and gives reading such a nice flow as opposed to clicking buttons.
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10-02-2010, 01:46 PM | #26 |
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It is a nice feature, but I find it difficult to use when I'm lying in bed reading, so I still use the buttons. When I'm in my chair it works fine everytime, must be the angle I'm holding it.
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10-02-2010, 07:42 PM | #27 |
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I read with it while in bed. I just use my thumb to swipe it. Works fine with my hands & thumb length. I guess a lot has to do with hand size & finger lengths....& whether you can rest your nook on your stomach.
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10-03-2010, 12:46 AM | #28 |
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I read while I'm in bed all the time. It's how I go to sleep. I always start in the sitting position, then sometimes kind of get to the laying down with it still in front of me. Then those nights that I read in bed for a long time I'll turn on my side and read with my nook resting in whatever hand is on bottom.
Any which way I lay I use the page swiping. Even when I'm on my side, the trickiest position, I've become a master at using the thumb of my bottom hand (the one holding the nook) to swipe it. I remember the days of reading heavy books in bed. Oh my poor arms when I read for awhile. |
10-14-2010, 07:31 AM | #29 |
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I think people get confused, especially if they've had or used a touch screen phone. On an iPhone, for example, you can really push and drag. If you want to move an icon on the iphone, you press onto the icon for a bit, and then DRAAAAG it where you want it. SO, when I got my nook, i had the hardest time turning the page, because I was pressing and then dragging. Just the lightest barely touching fast "swype" does the trick every time.
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10-14-2010, 02:11 PM | #30 |
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I couldn't get it working at all when I was first checking out the BN instore display... but a clerk helped me, and once I knew it needed a light touch and that your finger had to stay in motion before and after hitting the screen, it was easy to master. I use pretty much any finger on either hand, depending on what is convenient at the time.
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