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Old 02-21-2012, 06:59 PM   #29
Jim Lester
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Originally Posted by PageLab View Post
What I'm saying is that the Publisher Defaults should be set ON from the beginning, because in some books, the formatting are highly connected with the meaning of the text, and there's no way for the software – or for the reader – to guess it right. Turning it OFF by default would simply break the understanding of the content.
Okay, I understand now, however I still disagree.

Restating my point #2 above. I don't think of this a default so much as a user preference for reading content. Forcing the user to re-affirm that preference for each book, because some content might be better viewed in a different fashion, does not make for a pleasant experience.

Also not given the first few pages of content (title page, table of content etc...), it is highly unlikely that a user viewing it would not immediately change back anyway, so I see a definite downside for not real upside.
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