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Originally Posted by jhuynh
I don't see how it's a feature in this case compared to the car analogy. When you open the sleep cover you expect to just be able to read it like a book. If you stopped near the top of the page and have a relatively small font there is no way you will be touching the screen before it times out and locks. I'm not sure but I haven't seen any official sleep cover from Kobo that doesn't have a strap to keep the cover from opening up. Also, why duplicate the functionality of the timeout setting? What you described is exactly what the timeout setting is for!
I know it's a really small thing to have to touch the screen when you open the cover but it is a very annoying bug when you don't do it and have to turn it back on.
Think about it. If you don't have a sleep cover it takes 1 step to turn it on(use the power switch). If you have the sleep cover it takes 2 steps (open cover and touch the screen to prevent sleep). Why would anyone want to get a sleep cover in this case?
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At this point in my life, I don't do small font sizes and haven't had an issue with the timeout before I'm ready to go to the next page when reading for entertainment. The only time I find it annoying is when I open a tech manual and going from ereader to computer monitor and back goes over the timeout.
And please note that that short timeout applies whether you wake the ereader up by opening the sleep cover or sliding the power switch. So your "Think about it" is not, IMO, a valid point.
Timeout setting? That's for when I fall asleep reading. The short timeout is for when I have the ereader in my gadget bag and the cover gets moved so it turns on. At that point, I really don't want the screen and light staying on for 15 minutes.
Sleep cover functionality? That's a bonus. For me, the reason for having a cover is to protect the screen when I'm not reading.
One man's fish is another man's poisson.
Regards,
David