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exodont · 07-24-2012, 06:43 AM

One feature of 2.0.2 that I've come across that will definitely keep it installed on one of my KT readers can be found as follows:
Go into library view and touch the four lines to the right of a book, then touch View Details from the drop-down menu. Under Synopsis you'll find the entire synopsis metadata relating to that book. Touch Synopsis and from a further menu you can choose Details giving file size, format, when published and language. A final choice of Similar Books will take you to the Kobo Bookstore if connected.

I've been waiting years for ereaders to display a synopsis of a book - essential for any owner of a large library. Well done Kobo! I simply love that feature. Now I can see at a glance all the details I've painstakingly inserted into Calibre regarding each book without actually accessing Calibre on a laptop. There doesn't appear to be a size limit either. BTW, all my epubs are sideloaded, none are Kobo in origin.

The page-turn is slower than 1.9.17 but not unbearably so for me - it's similar to the Sony 505 which I used for years so I'm used to it. The hyphenation, even in non-justified, is a pain but I think they'll fix that, and the font-tweaking facility for the installed fonts is terrific. I use my own version of Caecilia on all my readers and that can't be tweaked by the software, but it renders perfectly in 2.0.2.

A final plus point: I keep all my epubs on SD and after installing 2.0.2 I put in an SD with 1350 epubs. I was amazed to find it took no more than about five minutes before it was up and running. Much, much faster than 1.9.17. Still too many books for the Kobo though - paging through the library is too slow so it's now been reduced to a more manageable 500.

07-24-2012, 06:43 AM	#674
exodont Member Posts: 14 Karma: 216 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Kobo, Sony, BeBook, Kindle	One feature of 2.0.2 that I've come across that will definitely keep it installed on one of my KT readers can be found as follows: Go into library view and touch the four lines to the right of a book, then touch View Details from the drop-down menu. Under Synopsis you'll find the entire synopsis metadata relating to that book. Touch Synopsis and from a further menu you can choose Details giving file size, format, when published and language. A final choice of Similar Books will take you to the Kobo Bookstore if connected. I've been waiting years for ereaders to display a synopsis of a book - essential for any owner of a large library. Well done Kobo! I simply love that feature. Now I can see at a glance all the details I've painstakingly inserted into Calibre regarding each book without actually accessing Calibre on a laptop. There doesn't appear to be a size limit either. BTW, all my epubs are sideloaded, none are Kobo in origin. The page-turn is slower than 1.9.17 but not unbearably so for me - it's similar to the Sony 505 which I used for years so I'm used to it. The hyphenation, even in non-justified, is a pain but I think they'll fix that, and the font-tweaking facility for the installed fonts is terrific. I use my own version of Caecilia on all my readers and that can't be tweaked by the software, but it renders perfectly in 2.0.2. A final plus point: I keep all my epubs on SD and after installing 2.0.2 I put in an SD with 1350 epubs. I was amazed to find it took no more than about five minutes before it was up and running. Much, much faster than 1.9.17. Still too many books for the Kobo though - paging through the library is too slow so it's now been reduced to a more manageable 500.