Thread: Touch Kobo Touch Firmware 2.0
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Old 07-13-2012, 05:24 PM   #295
VirgoGirl
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I popped in to see if there was a new firmware upgrade before I synced my KT - to update my Reading Life stats. Honestly, when I saw there was a 2.0 upgrade, my first thought was "Cr*p!". As my husband, a software developer, always says "Do NOT be on the bleeding edge of software!", I thought I would read all *20* pages of this thread.

I'm trying to figure out the difference between .17, which I have, and the changes in 2.0, which I don't really want.

I thought there already was a French Dictionary, or am I thinking of the translation dictionary?

Are the shelves similar to the ones in Ibooks? I don't really need shelves, I like to browse my library for things I forgot I added, and go "Oh! Hey! Yeah, I wanted to read that!"

Is it possible to see screenshots of the main screen? I don't quite understand what it now looks like if the shortlist bar is gone.

The font issue really bugs me, where sideloaded fonts are no longer rendered properly. I swiped "Calligrapher" off my husband's work laptop, it's a beautiful font but would be unreadable if it went much lighter.

I have no Kpubs other than the few free ones I got from Kobo, and all my reading books are sideloaded on a microsd card. It seems, from what I read here, that the "enhancements" are only working on kpubs and preloaded fonts, so no real incentive to upgrade.

I'm concerned over the bricking of KTs, as mine was bought last September and coming to the end of it's warranty life. I would hate to try and swap it for a new one based on firmware issues.

A last question: if I just wanted to sync my Reading Stats, and I have firmware .17, would I be able to just do that without upgrading it to 2.0 as it's been removed from the server, or will it try and update what I've got?

My firmware wish is for it to give me a choice of updating or not when I sync.

Thanks so much for reading my ramblings.
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