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Ron46 · 08-27-2010, 06:09 PM

For all the improvements that came with 16e, Ectaco jettisoned an important basic function- page memory (yet again). Once again I reflashed, then went back to 15D-B again.

If I am reading a book and I am on page 25, when I page down 4 times, I am still on page 25 because the reader uses what I would call sub-pages to duplicate the size of actual printed book pages. So at font #18, there are 4 screens or sub-pages per numerical page number- call them 25a, 25b, 25c, 25d-- THEN 26. Firmware version 15D-B always remembers the sub-page and brings you back to exactly where you left off. Version 16e brings you to the first sub page, 25a, even if you left off on 25d. If you are reading 4 or 5 books concurrently, this is, to ME at least, a major aggravation. When I encounter this, I flash back to the last known good version, and I don't care about ALL the other embellishments that came with the new version.

If I were improving cars and came out with a chip enhancement that made it go twice as fast on half the fuel, but disabled the brakes, what good would that be? Ectaco needs to learn that whenever they embellish their product, they need to go back and check the basic functions before they release new firmware.

08-27-2010, 06:09 PM	#1
Ron46 Zealot Posts: 103 Karma: 110 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Massachusetts Device: JetbookLite, EB-1150, PalmIIIXE	16e- same old problem For all the improvements that came with 16e, Ectaco jettisoned an important basic function- page memory (yet again). Once again I reflashed, then went back to 15D-B again. If I am reading a book and I am on page 25, when I page down 4 times, I am still on page 25 because the reader uses what I would call sub-pages to duplicate the size of actual printed book pages. So at font #18, there are 4 screens or sub-pages per numerical page number- call them 25a, 25b, 25c, 25d-- THEN 26. Firmware version 15D-B always remembers the sub-page and brings you back to exactly where you left off. Version 16e brings you to the first sub page, 25a, even if you left off on 25d. If you are reading 4 or 5 books concurrently, this is, to ME at least, a major aggravation. When I encounter this, I flash back to the last known good version, and I don't care about ALL the other embellishments that came with the new version. If I were improving cars and came out with a chip enhancement that made it go twice as fast on half the fuel, but disabled the brakes, what good would that be? Ectaco needs to learn that whenever they embellish their product, they need to go back and check the basic functions before they release new firmware.