So the toolbar has finally become much more useful with the addition of the shortcut dropboxes & clickable lock etc. (Since they are only accessible via the stylus, I suspect this is tied to iRex no longer bothering with a non-stylus version?)
All the better. There has been some discussion on the shortage of shortcut spaces (though that is somewhat alleviated by having separate ones depending on the application used, PDF Viewer, File Browser etc.). Some have proposed cycling through the pen icon, a bit bothersome considering how many there are.
Here is my proposal (see the attached picture... on the Mobileread forum anyway,
iRex's forum does not allow images
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- Have them all visible on the right side. Highlight the one currently active. Gray/Black out any one that is not currently available.
- To further optimize the space, move the "Zzz" to the battery icon where it belongs. Practically, that means switching between 4 icons depending on the power state: On Battery (active), On Battery (Zzz), Charging (active) & Charging (Zzz)
So there you go. Technically I think it should be feasible since it does not introduce any new functionality to the toolbar itself.
This would free up quite a few slots on the left side, in case there is a technical reason for the 8 slots, and not just an arbitrary one.
Comments welcome.