A new experience

Kumabjorn · 01-04-2013, 03:20 PM

My Xmas present to myself was a Galaxy Note 10.1. It just got updated to Jelly Bean, and on the Note it has a nifty multi window feature. It might take a little while to set it up, but now I can read a book that is 2/3 of the screen in landscape and have a dictionary or encyclopedia our perhaps map open in another window, I can have more than two open at the same time, but I haven't gotten that far yet. So far though it is very nice to be able to check something while reading and not really have to leave the book behind. If I was a student I could have a note app open, copy and paste text that I refer to in my notes etc.
This is all new but I can see some serious development potential, tapping on a word in the reading app and have it appear in the dictionary instantly, that sort of thing.

DreamWriter · 01-04-2013, 03:29 PM

Wow...that sounds like a very nice feature!

HarryT · 01-04-2013, 03:46 PM

A new experience? I believe I've been doing pretty much the same thing on my desktop PC for the last 20-odd years. They even call it "Windows". It's nice that it's finally appearing on tablets, but it's hardly a new experience, is it?

holymadness · 01-04-2013, 03:56 PM

lol burn

Billi · 01-04-2013, 04:31 PM

This is/was one of the cool features of the good old Entourage Edge, well, not 100 percent perfectly implemented but the idea was great.

ucfgrad93 · 01-04-2013, 06:37 PM

A neat feature to have on a tablet. However, the small screen size makes it less than optimal for me.

DreamWriter · 01-04-2013, 06:48 PM

Does anyone here know if this is a feature on all Jelly Bean tablets or just the Galaxy Note?

Apache · 01-04-2013, 07:11 PM

Congratulations Kumabjorn. I hope you enjoy your Christmas Present.
Apache

charmian · 01-04-2013, 07:39 PM

It's just the Note and some other Samsung devices.

DreamWriter · 01-04-2013, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by charmian

It's just the Note and some other Samsung devices.

Thanks for the info.

Kumabjorn · 01-05-2013, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

A new experience? I believe I've been doing pretty much the same thing on my desktop PC for the last 20-odd years. They even call it "Windows". It's nice that it's finally appearing on tablets, but it's hardly a new experience, is it?

I was never comfortable doing that on a Windows laptop or desktop, it is quite a difference having it in you lap, holding it like a book. For me it is a step up from a dedicated reader, but only as it regards non-fiction or academic texts, it doesn't do anything for reading fiction.

kennyc · 01-05-2013, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

My Xmas present to myself was a Galaxy Note 10.1. It just got updated to Jelly Bean, and on the Note it has a nifty multi window feature. It might take a little while to set it up, but now I can read a book that is 2/3 of the screen in landscape and have a dictionary or encyclopedia our perhaps map open in another window, I can have more than two open at the same time, but I haven't gotten that far yet. So far though it is very nice to be able to check something while reading and not really have to leave the book behind. If I was a student I could have a note app open, copy and paste text that I refer to in my notes etc.
This is all new but I can see some serious development potential, tapping on a word in the reading app and have it appear in the dictionary instantly, that sort of thing.

Congrats and excellent!

kennyc · 01-05-2013, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

I was never comfortable doing that on a Windows laptop or desktop, it is quite a difference having it in you lap, holding it like a book. For me it is a step up from a dedicated reader, but only as it regards non-fiction or academic texts, it doesn't do anything for reading fiction.

Never mind Harry, he's 'one of those."

Kumabjorn · 01-05-2013, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Never mind Harry, he's 'one of those."

I have absolutely no problem with Harry, I pretty much expected that response from him. I can only write about my experiences and my impressions. Since I didn't like reading on a 'puter I didn't have the multi window experience, hence a new experience.

Asawi · 01-05-2013, 08:48 AM

Cool! Definitely something I miss on tablets, so it's great news it's coming! Cause, even though it's just on few devices right now, it will spread, I'm sure!
It probably need a screen size around the 10" to be really convenient, but even on smaller screens it would be nice to have the feature available.

01-04-2013, 03:20 PM	#1
Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 3,018 Karma: 15802129 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	A new experience My Xmas present to myself was a Galaxy Note 10.1. It just got updated to Jelly Bean, and on the Note it has a nifty multi window feature. It might take a little while to set it up, but now I can read a book that is 2/3 of the screen in landscape and have a dictionary or encyclopedia our perhaps map open in another window, I can have more than two open at the same time, but I haven't gotten that far yet. So far though it is very nice to be able to check something while reading and not really have to leave the book behind. If I was a student I could have a note app open, copy and paste text that I refer to in my notes etc. This is all new but I can see some serious development potential, tapping on a word in the reading app and have it appear in the dictionary instantly, that sort of thing. __________________ Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?

01-04-2013, 03:29 PM	#2
DreamWriter Author's Wife/Avid Reader Posts: 1,283 Karma: 2200020 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: West Coast Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G, Acer Iconia A100 & Acer Iconia A500	Wow...that sounds like a very nice feature! __________________ Thriller—Lotto: Blood Money—Kindle (worldwide) • DRM-free ePub - B&N (US/UK) • paper Golf Fiction—The Right Side of the Fairway—Kindle (worldwide) • ePub - B&N (US/UK) • paper 1930s Adventure—Dust Bowl Justice—Kindle (worldwide) • ePub - B&N (US)/UK) • paper

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,666 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	A new experience? I believe I've been doing pretty much the same thing on my desktop PC for the last 20-odd years. They even call it "Windows". It's nice that it's finally appearing on tablets, but it's hardly a new experience, is it? __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Billi Wizard Posts: 2,518 Karma: 9654537 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	This is/was one of the cool features of the good old Entourage Edge, well, not 100 percent perfectly implemented but the idea was great. __________________ Keep on reading in the free world!

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ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 1,893 Karma: 6300290 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle 2, Kindle Keyboard 3G	A neat feature to have on a tablet. However, the small screen size makes it less than optimal for me. __________________

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01-04-2013, 06:48 PM	#7
DreamWriter Author's Wife/Avid Reader Posts: 1,283 Karma: 2200020 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: West Coast Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G, Acer Iconia A100 & Acer Iconia A500	Does anyone here know if this is a feature on all Jelly Bean tablets or just the Galaxy Note? __________________ Thriller—Lotto: Blood Money—Kindle (worldwide) • DRM-free ePub - B&N (US/UK) • paper Golf Fiction—The Right Side of the Fairway—Kindle (worldwide) • ePub - B&N (US/UK) • paper 1930s Adventure—Dust Bowl Justice—Kindle (worldwide) • ePub - B&N (US)/UK) • paper

01-04-2013, 07:11 PM	#8
Apache Readaholic Posts: 1,610 Karma: 25785098 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Nook Color / Nook HD+	Congratulations Kumabjorn. I hope you enjoy your Christmas Present. Apache

01-04-2013, 07:39 PM	#9
charmian Addict Posts: 265 Karma: 1296584 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle 3	It's just the Note and some other Samsung devices.

01-05-2013, 08:48 AM	#15
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,307 Karma: 1922514 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Sony PRS-350, Assorted Nooks	Cool! Definitely something I miss on tablets, so it's great news it's coming! Cause, even though it's just on few devices right now, it will spread, I'm sure! It probably need a screen size around the 10" to be really convenient, but even on smaller screens it would be nice to have the feature available. __________________ Asa

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