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kgn · 02-19-2014, 10:18 PM

A friend just bought a new Aura HD - and if I can work out some of the problems, I will get one as well.

Problem 1 - cannot seem to make the text almost touch the borders of the screen. ie remove or minimise the margins. I have set the margins to the lowest setting, and I am using the default font. The margins are still huge (to my mind).

Also, at the bottom is the huge 'Page 1 of 300'. This is a total waste of space. I don't mind having the page number, but it takes up WAY too much space. Looks like 3 or 4 lines.

Problem 2 - it is hard to see the screen when you turn it on. I always have to adjust the screen lighting to around 90%. Which is ok - but when I turn it off, it does not hold this setting. Is there someway to save this brightness setting?

Problem 3 - I am left handed. By default if you click the left of the screen, you page back, the right hand side you page forward. I cannot do that, so it makes it very hard to read one handed (impossible?). Is there some way I can alter it to work left handed?

Apart from these problems, it looks like a pretty good ereader. I currently use a Pocketbook 302, which is brilliant. The Aura is a lot faster, I have to admit, but Kobo can learn a lot from Pocketbook in the software area.

02-19-2014, 10:18 PM	#1
kgn Groupie Posts: 171 Karma: 94 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Brisbane, Australia Device: Pocketbook 302	How to remove margins? A friend just bought a new Aura HD - and if I can work out some of the problems, I will get one as well. Problem 1 - cannot seem to make the text almost touch the borders of the screen. ie remove or minimise the margins. I have set the margins to the lowest setting, and I am using the default font. The margins are still huge (to my mind). Also, at the bottom is the huge 'Page 1 of 300'. This is a total waste of space. I don't mind having the page number, but it takes up WAY too much space. Looks like 3 or 4 lines. Problem 2 - it is hard to see the screen when you turn it on. I always have to adjust the screen lighting to around 90%. Which is ok - but when I turn it off, it does not hold this setting. Is there someway to save this brightness setting? Problem 3 - I am left handed. By default if you click the left of the screen, you page back, the right hand side you page forward. I cannot do that, so it makes it very hard to read one handed (impossible?). Is there some way I can alter it to work left handed? Apart from these problems, it looks like a pretty good ereader. I currently use a Pocketbook 302, which is brilliant. The Aura is a lot faster, I have to admit, but Kobo can learn a lot from Pocketbook in the software area.