Firmware 2.10.0 Released

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by Joques

Curious about which fonts people sideload. I am so happy with Amasis and Kobo Nickel (for contemporary and genre fiction, respectively) that I never felt the need - esp now that I don't get the long paragraph bug with Kobo Nickel anymore.

... just passing time until some kind soul catches the FW file in the wild and posts it

I use Charis SIL Modified Larger (courtesy of MR member JSWolf). Once I started using it, nothing else would do!

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by booklover6

I use Charis SIL Modified Larger (courtesy of MR member JSWolf). Once I started using it, nothing else would do!

Using the same & really like it.

[monry]

Originally Posted by Nightyume

When was the sync that updated you to 2.6? If it was very long ago it would explain it. Try a sync now if you can, see if it updates.

If it it doesn't I have no idea why. Is it a "customized" Glo that shows up with the store's logo or something? That could delay the updates (though it shouldn't by that much). Also I think it would only update to 2.8.x, the 2.9.x seems to be for the Aura only as far as I know though 2.10.x will include the Glo.

It updated to 2.6 yesterday. No new updates now.
It is not branded/customized Glo, the store is Kobo's one.
I don't know either why I'm not getting new update..

[Jaden]

Originally Posted by Nightyume

If you're only interested in tapping forward it should be fine, you can configure two thirds of the screen to register a forward tap. My problem with tapping is that I do need to occasionally tap back (if I'm reading on the street, change to the next page then get distracted by something silly like traffic I'll sometimes forget what the first part of the sentence said and tap back).

My thumb is not that long, you know.

And that's the problem. I'm changing hands quite frequently and my thumb is not like 4 inches long and I have an Aura HD - it simply doesn't work.

I sometimes have to go a page back also (if not that frequently), but it would be okay to swipe for that - or reach for the other side. But not all of the time if I don't want to change the settings.

Well... I don't have a problem anymore since I have the Coolreader. If Kobo doesn't manage or want to offer tap zones... CR has them.

[marshap]

Originally Posted by monry

It's not that I'm not going to use Kobo store at all, it's just not my primary language so not my primary source for books. I did download some free fantasy ebooks cause I like to read in English sometimes. I synced through WiFi and via Kobo Desktop but it updated to 2.6 only - that's why I'm asking. I thought that it will show 2.9.
I'm from Poland.

Your english is excellent.

[Nightyume]

Originally Posted by monry

It updated to 2.6 yesterday. No new updates now.
It is not branded/customized Glo, the store is Kobo's one.
I don't know either why I'm not getting new update..

That is bizarre. It's not region dependent since my Glo was from Canada but located in Mexico and updated to 2.8.x back in the summer before it died.

Well, eventually there will be a firmware download available here if all goes well and you should be able to upgrade it yourself manually

[jeather]

The very top of the screen, which is where I used to tap for next page, now seems to open the menu (anywhere on the top except the right corner), even though my settings haven't changed (ie, only a small patch is used for opening the menu). This is really irritating. I also don't like that I lost the "mark as finished" option within the book itself. And I'm still waiting to be able to actually choose what page I go to.

I've been happy or neutral with the upgrades in general, but I think this one isn't for me because it affected two of the things I do most often. I'll need to check out how to downgrade -- I like Pocket integration, but not as much as I like not opening the stupid menu when I didn't used to.

[robko]

Originally Posted by jeather

The very top of the screen, which is where I used to tap for next page, now seems to open the menu (anywhere on the top except the right corner), even though my settings haven't changed (ie, only a small patch is used for opening the menu).

Can I recommend that anyone with issues like this send an e-mail to Kobo Customer Service. The only way stupid decisions like this one will get reversed is if enough people complain. Existing functionality like this that's removed shouldn't be hard to replace, so it's strictly a design decision.

[GeoffR]

Originally Posted by jeather

The very top of the screen, which is where I used to tap for next page, now seems to open the menu (anywhere on the top except the right corner),

My Glo with firmware 2.8.1b does this too. I think this change might have happened between the original 2.8.1 firmware and the updated 2.8.1b firmware.

[PeterT]

Trust me; the issue of Top Left no longer doing page turns was raised many times with the dev. and Product Management team during beta releases, to the usual effect.....

[jeather]

Originally Posted by robko

Can I recommend that anyone with issues like this send an e-mail to Kobo Customer Service. The only way stupid decisions like this one will get reversed is if enough people complain. Existing functionality like this that's removed shouldn't be hard to replace, so it's strictly a design decision.

I doubt that it is something they will easily put back in, but I will certainly write in a complaint.

I guess I didn't update to 2.8.1b, because up until last night I could turn pages conveniently at the top of the screen.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by monry

Ok, so if I get it right, there are more stats collected for kepubs.
When I go to Reading Life Stats I can check there Hours Read, Pages Turned, % Completed for my epub. Can you tell me what are these "in book" stats only for kepubs? I want to know what I am missing ^^

While reading a purchased kepub, there is a stats popup that shows:

- Minutes left to read the current chapter
- A percent complete for the chapter with a circular graph
- How many minutes the next chapter should take to read
- A bar graph for the length of each chapter. This also shows how far through the book and chapter you are.
- How much time to complete the book.

[Fungii]

I've had a couple issues with this update.

I'll tap an icon and it will blink, like it registered my tap, but nothing happens. I have to do a second tap to get it to work.

I opened the book I was reading and the font was all messed up. The font was too large and there were huge gaps between the lines - completely unreadable. I had to fiddle with the fonts to get it back to a readable state.

Hopefully, there will be something in this update to make it all worthwhile.

[Danger]

Originally Posted by PeterT

Trust me; the issue of Top Left no longer doing page turns was raised many times with the dev. and Product Management team during beta releases, to the usual effect.....

I don't understand wth they bother with a beta group when they don't much listen to you in the first place.

Between 1.8 and the Kobo patcher I have never been happier with my Kobo and am definitely giving this and probably future firmware updates a miss. And personally I am just plain tired of ranting at Kobo for the dumb decisions they make.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by Danger

I don't understand wth they bother with a beta group when they don't much listen to you in the first place.

Personally, I think they listen and decide what they want to use. Sometimes they tell us why, but mostly not.

In this case, they explained what was happening. Apparently people did not understand how to bring up the menu. They were tapping where the home icon gets displayed expecting to see the menu or go to the home screen. The UI/UX team decided it was better to make the change we are seeing. They said it made for a more consistent interface.