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Old 03-28-2017, 08:07 AM   #1
cheflo
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PocketBook Web Browsing Tips?

I just got my Pocketbook 626 Touch Lux 3, yesterday and I have had a great time reading both epubs and multicolumn PDFs on it already! To my surprise the web browsing experience was not a choppy as I had expected from an eReader. I mostly want to use it for reading about topics on Wikipedia and there are a few issues, which if remedied would make the web experience great!

1. By far the most important: How to I increase the font size / zoom the text when viewing mobile wikipedia (the default on pocketbook)? On the desktop wikipedia site, the current zoom setting increases the size of images and the text as one might expect (although there is no text reflow). However, when increasing the zoom on the mobile wikipedia, the size of the images is increased but the font size remains the same. Instead of increasing the font size, each line is made longer so that it does not fit on the screen... Which naturally is useless and a shame because the rest of the experience with mobile wiki is great, and increased font size would make the wikipedia browsing experience on this device thoroughly enjoyable!

2. How do I change the start page? It is currently German Google, and I would like it to be English Wikipedia, which I have marked as a favourite already.

3. Is there an option for text reflow somewhere? I am thinking this might be what it ruining the zoom experience for the mobile version of pages.

4. Can I install an alternative browser on the PocketBook reader? The only alternative firmware I know about is KOReader, but I believe they don't include a browser (correct me if I am wrong, I haven't used it).

Cheers
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