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Old 02-02-2011, 04:18 PM   #9
delphin
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As has been pointed out, the issue is the way the reader uses a "tap and swipe" for highlighting.

So a solid no-nonsense swipe usually causes only a single motion to be detected, where if I just use a more casual less sure motion, then it will cause a highlight much more frequently.

Once I understood that, I guess I started to make some unconscious adjustments, because it started to happen less and less frequently, and only very rarely do I now end up with a highlight instead of a page change.

If it doesn't get better for you, then it's possible that the touch screen itself is causing unreliable detection, which could account for single swipes being broken up and detected as a separate tap and swipe motion.

To check your touch screen, I recommend that you just bring up the built in drawing application, and draw some lines with your finger.

There will always be a slight lag due to the time needed to update the e-ink screen (this is normal for ALL e-ink devices), but the touch screen should be able to accurately follow what you are drawing with no misses or gaps.

As long as the touch screen is working well, then with some luck, you should have fewer issues over time as you subconsciously adjust to the motion needed.
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