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Godzil · 01-15-2015, 05:59 AM

I don't understand that after two years of work (did they really work two year on this product?) the software (it's same for the Beta on the Odyssey) have changed that much?

The webbrowser show the exact same interface with the exact same bugs, the main reading interface is just a small lifting of the previous interface with the exact same problems (for exemple, there is no way to know where we are on a really long menu, like the Font Menu, and they tryed to mask it, but the horrible scroll is still there)

The new Library interface is just a mess, constantly taking you to the menu with collection/new/.../folders even when you left it in a specific view, this is really annoying. At least, folder get back to the latest folder you were..

The menu access is still a pain with the 5 buttons on the bottom, and not consistant as to access some parameters you need to go back to the Home screen ("advanced" settings, device information in the About screen, interface orientation,...) you must leave what you were doing to access these.

In fact the menu havent change from the previous Odyssey firmware to the Muse/Ocean/Beta firmware.

The interface also is inconsistant on what it display.

The Home/Library screen should always display the 5 button on the bottom (the thing that display when you presse the home button for the first time)

and the Home button pressing logic is broken
First -> button bar
Second -> equivalent to press the Menu on the button bar (but this menu depends on where you are
Third -> close button bar AND the menu

Long press will also display the button bar, then the "frontlight" menu Why?

Why not just activate/deactive the frontlight without bothering displaying both interface?

The "new" upper bar is just a wast of space, it display nothing useful, at least display time/date of anything that could be usefull, but this nearly empty bar is just... useless..

I just found a new thing, the "menu" for the library is just a plain old Gen3/Opus/Orizon style menu that display on the middle on the screen... with... just ONE entry: "Search"

WTF? Who design this?

I'm disapointed that two years of "work" just led to this... somewhat reskined interface with no real new features...

The note feature is still unuseable as a one line entry interface...

I'm sorry for the guys who worked on the software but and who made the decision, but with a two year delay we can expect much more than this.

01-15-2015, 05:59 AM	#68
Godzil a pthread?? where? where? Posts: 1,763 Karma: 30462 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere in EU Device: Newton MessagePad 2100, and only this	I don't understand that after two years of work (did they really work two year on this product?) the software (it's same for the Beta on the Odyssey) have changed that much? The webbrowser show the exact same interface with the exact same bugs, the main reading interface is just a small lifting of the previous interface with the exact same problems (for exemple, there is no way to know where we are on a really long menu, like the Font Menu, and they tryed to mask it, but the horrible scroll is still there) The new Library interface is just a mess, constantly taking you to the menu with collection/new/.../folders even when you left it in a specific view, this is really annoying. At least, folder get back to the latest folder you were.. The menu access is still a pain with the 5 buttons on the bottom, and not consistant as to access some parameters you need to go back to the Home screen ("advanced" settings, device information in the About screen, interface orientation,...) you must leave what you were doing to access these. In fact the menu havent change from the previous Odyssey firmware to the Muse/Ocean/Beta firmware. The interface also is inconsistant on what it display. The Home/Library screen should always display the 5 button on the bottom (the thing that display when you presse the home button for the first time) and the Home button pressing logic is broken First -> button bar Second -> equivalent to press the Menu on the button bar (but this menu depends on where you are Third -> close button bar AND the menu Long press will also display the button bar, then the "frontlight" menu Why? Why not just activate/deactive the frontlight without bothering displaying both interface? The "new" upper bar is just a wast of space, it display nothing useful, at least display time/date of anything that could be usefull, but this nearly empty bar is just... useless.. I just found a new thing, the "menu" for the library is just a plain old Gen3/Opus/Orizon style menu that display on the middle on the screen... with... just ONE entry: "Search" WTF? Who design this? I'm disapointed that two years of "work" just led to this... somewhat reskined interface with no real new features... The note feature is still unuseable as a one line entry interface... I'm sorry for the guys who worked on the software but and who made the decision, but with a two year delay we can expect much more than this.