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Urdu · 07-12-2012, 04:07 PM

Yesterday I've installed the new firmware. A mysterious process. I use a Mac with USB and the desktop software just synced but did not upgrade my KoboTouch. After my seventh try all of a sudden without any message my KT was updated.
After signing out and in (losing all your reading and shortlist settings!) all initial problems like creating shelves etc. seemed solved. My KT'a memory is still 70% free and I use no plugin's or memory cards. This is my take on on the new firmware after playing with it for a day:

Pro:
1. The amazing dictionary pop-up!
2. The custom book shelves
3. The improved font and picture quality
4. Showing a book's info, synopsis and rating
5. The improved speed while searching the database or within a book
6. Again a new dictionary: French

Contra:
1. The changed shortlist. Why change a good thing? Could you please leave the shortlist as it was, in use and visible on the homepage?
2. The single book view in the library is gone. It's only available in the book menu. Could the (greatly improved) single view be integrated in the view options again?
3. The amazing dictionary pop-up is only available in English. It would be nice to chance the language in this pop-up window. All definitions are already there.
4. The tedious process of adding books to shelves. Each time after adding some books using the search option you go back to the bookshelves page. So you have to start the whole process again to add new books via search. Why not stay on the same page after adding a book?
5. In the main library it's only visible if a book is part of the shortlist shelve. The other shelves remain a mystery in the main view.
6. Last but not least: the slow page turns, the dead taps and the endless waits for a reaction are so annoying that for now I stopped using my KT for reading purposes. and I returned to the old paper and ink versions… I guess I have to wait for an update that will address this problem or otherwise go back to 1.9x

A possible bug: while playing with the extra font settings my KT suddenly froze and rebooted.

I hope there will be a firmware fix soon. I love my KoboTouch too much to stash it on a bookshelf.

07-12-2012, 04:07 PM	#233
Urdu Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 12364 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Forma	Yesterday I've installed the new firmware. A mysterious process. I use a Mac with USB and the desktop software just synced but did not upgrade my KoboTouch. After my seventh try all of a sudden without any message my KT was updated. After signing out and in (losing all your reading and shortlist settings!) all initial problems like creating shelves etc. seemed solved. My KT'a memory is still 70% free and I use no plugin's or memory cards. This is my take on on the new firmware after playing with it for a day: Pro: 1. The amazing dictionary pop-up! 2. The custom book shelves 3. The improved font and picture quality 4. Showing a book's info, synopsis and rating 5. The improved speed while searching the database or within a book 6. Again a new dictionary: French Contra: 1. The changed shortlist. Why change a good thing? Could you please leave the shortlist as it was, in use and visible on the homepage? 2. The single book view in the library is gone. It's only available in the book menu. Could the (greatly improved) single view be integrated in the view options again? 3. The amazing dictionary pop-up is only available in English. It would be nice to chance the language in this pop-up window. All definitions are already there. 4. The tedious process of adding books to shelves. Each time after adding some books using the search option you go back to the bookshelves page. So you have to start the whole process again to add new books via search. Why not stay on the same page after adding a book? 5. In the main library it's only visible if a book is part of the shortlist shelve. The other shelves remain a mystery in the main view. 6. Last but not least: the slow page turns, the dead taps and the endless waits for a reaction are so annoying that for now I stopped using my KT for reading purposes. and I returned to the old paper and ink versions… I guess I have to wait for an update that will address this problem or otherwise go back to 1.9x A possible bug: while playing with the extra font settings my KT suddenly froze and rebooted. I hope there will be a firmware fix soon. I love my KoboTouch too much to stash it on a bookshelf.