Thread: Touch Kobo Touch future firmware feature request thread
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Old 08-25-2012, 08:05 PM   #918
davidfor
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2. Add an option to get rid of the carousel, or at least allow a list instead of the really ugly book-cover thing. Better yet, show a list/selection of recently used Shelves.
I don't mind the carousel, but I would like to be able to choose a shelf to display. Being able to scroll through it would be nice as well.

Actually, get rid of the carousel. I can't spell it and I have to look it up each time.
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3. Fix the database bug that doesn't allow the same title to be put back on the KT after it has been deleted. (I think this is the same request as "tidy up the database properly when books are removed" that I have seen elsewhere.)
That is a new one to me. Is this only for sideloaded books? And if so, through calibre, or if you add them manually?

While I say it is new to me, I think I have seen the database in this state. Doing a sync with the Kobo desktop or WiFi will do the database cleanup. Deleting the book using calibre will also prevent this from happening. Though a new driver might help

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5. On a similar theme, add more configurations for page-turning sectors. One I would like is left- and right-sides do the same thing (either page "back" or "forward", depending on setting), and centre column to do the opposite setting. I would rarely need the page back setting if I could set it to turn forward at either side of the screen.
I think splitting horizontally for the direction would be good as well.
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6. Add some way to order annotations logically. At the moment, they seem to be added to the list randomly. Also, allow tapping of highlights to go straight to the annotation associated with it (if it is supposed to do that already, I can't make it work).
I have always assumed they are random. If you want to be more confused, have a few pages of annotations and delete the first one.

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8. A setting to turn the screen landscape. Again, the Jetbook has this, and it is very useful.
Yes please.
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10. Nice, but not vital, would be a notepad function. This would presumably not take a lot of work, since it would be a variation of the Annotations function. Perhaps it could replace the rather pointless sketchbook (apologies to anyone who enjoys that function).
Nice idea. I understand why they have the sketchbook (useful exercise for programmer learning about the touch screen), but it is pointless for us.
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