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tomsem · 10-13-2015, 09:41 PM

Nook app just updated.

It supports slide over and split screen, in a manner of speaking, but there are a number of problems: tap zones are a mess, it doesn't know how to go from split to full screen, from full screen to split screen, margins are kind of random, header/footer options don't always display properly, and that is just for starters. Workaround is to go back to Library and re-open the book each time you change aspect.

Slide over mode is completely broken: text spills off the right side and I cannot get it to reflow so I can actually read it.

It is very much as if the developer toggled a couple of project settings and pushed it to Appstore without any testing. Of course, it seems Apple didn't bother to check anything either.

But I suppose they can claim some sort of partial credit for beating the Kindle, Kobo, Play Books apps to this feature.

10-13-2015, 09:41 PM	#14
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,949 Karma: 27060153 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Nook app just updated. It supports slide over and split screen, in a manner of speaking, but there are a number of problems: tap zones are a mess, it doesn't know how to go from split to full screen, from full screen to split screen, margins are kind of random, header/footer options don't always display properly, and that is just for starters. Workaround is to go back to Library and re-open the book each time you change aspect. Slide over mode is completely broken: text spills off the right side and I cannot get it to reflow so I can actually read it. It is very much as if the developer toggled a couple of project settings and pushed it to Appstore without any testing. Of course, it seems Apple didn't bother to check anything either. But I suppose they can claim some sort of partial credit for beating the Kindle, Kobo, Play Books apps to this feature. Last edited by tomsem; 10-13-2015 at 10:05 PM.