Stanza Finally Dead?

freespeechuser · 11-20-2012, 12:43 AM

After all the drama and corporate/Amazon sabotage of Stanza, is it finally dead?

I've just - perhaps belatedly - discovered that attempting to access its settings under iOS 6 results in an endless round of crashing and bizarre behavior.

I'm assuming that's the end of it, and that the best reader of iOS is no more. Has anyone found differently?

-Bryan

twowheels · 11-20-2012, 01:12 AM

It seems that I can do everything except enter the settings menu on the info tab (the one with the gear), at which point I have to kill it...

I can't think of any behavior that I'd really NEED that would be in that menu [nor do I know what was there], so it's not a fatal blow, but it's another nail.

dura · 11-20-2012, 07:11 AM

For me its dead; not being able to tweak the settings makes it unusable.
I kind of like iBooks lately, the vertical scroling is nice, and the cheesy page emulation is long gone.

kyteflyer · 11-21-2012, 05:30 PM

I find that the settings I use most are still available to me (the colours and font settings) so not being able to do anything with the others makes no difference to me. You can access *some* settings from inside a book, but don't try to get to "Layout" or "General": you'll have to reboot.

twowheels · 11-21-2012, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyteflyer

I find that the settings I use most are still available to me (the colours and font settings) so not being able to do anything with the others makes no difference to me. You can access *some* settings from inside a book, but don't try to get to "Layout" or "General": you'll have to reboot.

I didn't have to reboot, just kill the app. Hit home a few times (the first one doesn't work for some reason), then do the double tap home, hold, and kill.

JSWolf · 11-21-2012, 07:02 PM

Stanza is dead. Long may it stay dead.

edbro · 11-21-2012, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Stanza is dead. Long may it stay dead.

You sound like my son. "I don't want it and I don't want my friends to have it either"

GeneS · 11-21-2012, 10:27 PM

Selecting Stanza just results in a blank screen for me.

injapan · 11-21-2012, 11:24 PM

yes, I have given up in stanza

11-20-2012, 12:43 AM	#1
freespeechuser Member Retired Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: iPad	Stanza Finally Dead? After all the drama and corporate/Amazon sabotage of Stanza, is it finally dead? I've just - perhaps belatedly - discovered that attempting to access its settings under iOS 6 results in an endless round of crashing and bizarre behavior. I'm assuming that's the end of it, and that the best reader of iOS is no more. Has anyone found differently? -Bryan

11-20-2012, 07:11 AM	#3
dura Zealot Posts: 144 Karma: 1055874 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Netherlands Device: Galaxy Note and Ipad 4	For me its dead; not being able to tweak the settings makes it unusable. I kind of like iBooks lately, the vertical scroling is nice, and the cheesy page emulation is long gone. __________________ Greetings, Lex reading from Galaxy Note and Ipad2

11-21-2012, 05:30 PM	#4
kyteflyer Guru Posts: 772 Karma: 1783940 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia Device: iPhone, iPad3, PRS-650, Kobo Glo	I find that the settings I use most are still available to me (the colours and font settings) so not being able to do anything with the others makes no difference to me. You can access some settings from inside a book, but don't try to get to "Layout" or "General": you'll have to reboot. __________________ Dropbox is brilliant. Your stuff, when and where you want it, and if you need more space than Dropbox provides, Sugarsync will do it for you: start with 5GB and earn up to 32GB... all FREE.

11-21-2012, 07:02 PM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 34,652 Karma: 14439052 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Sony Reader PRS-650, iPad, nook STR	Stanza is dead. Long may it stay dead. __________________ Jon 2013 Reading List

11-21-2012, 10:27 PM	#8
GeneS eBook Enthusiast Posts: 115 Karma: 726 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: US Device: PRS-350, Astak PocketPro, iPhone 4, Asus eee Pad Transformer	Selecting Stanza just results in a blank screen for me. __________________ _Gene_ So many books ... so little time ...

11-20-2012, 01:12 AM	#2
twowheels Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 6066059 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: KPW/DX/iPad2/4S Past:Newton OMP >N120 >Palm3 >3c >iPAQ3850 >Droid >K3	It seems that I can do everything except enter the settings menu on the info tab (the one with the gear), at which point I have to kill it... I can't think of any behavior that I'd really NEED that would be in that menu [nor do I know what was there], so it's not a fatal blow, but it's another nail.

11-21-2012, 11:24 PM	#9
injapan Groupie Posts: 180 Karma: 1025700 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Japan Device: iPod Touch and iPad 3	yes, I have given up in stanza

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