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Old 06-05-2013, 01:56 AM   #18
davidfor
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Originally Posted by TechniSol View Post
I may be at just the right text size, because page after page I'm left with an extra blank line at the bottom above where the menu dialog box would display -I know because I did open the menu box and almost walked to the shop for the calipers. I'm reading an epub, and I'm almost convinced somebody made a minor miscalculation in the code that decides how many lines should be displayed. It's not the end of the world, but when you're a picky sumabatch known to spend an hour recompiling to move things to just the right pixel location it grates a little.
I suspect the page sizing algorithm is erring on the side of leaving to much space rather than losing the tails of some letter. But, I know what you mean. I've spent far to much time tweaking dialogs to be just right. The worst is when you look over a colleagues should who is OK with it being almost in line. I had a well practised speech about professional looks for this.
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I agree the menus could be tighter. But white space is important to design too. Still, tighter does not have to be squashed.
Definitely important. I did raise it with Kobo and they said they would think about it. I don't expect a change unless they decide to redo the icons used in the interface.
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As for the dictionary & annotation functions I'm pretty sure I've never opened either, except by accident. I don't have an eidetic memory, but I do pretty well most days when I manage to get five or six hours of sleep.
I don't use the dictionary much, but I make a lot of annotations. Mainly to mark errors in books so I can fix them. All those older books that have been scanned and not proofread.
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