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Old 04-16-2018, 05:58 AM   #475
John F
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Originally Posted by davidfor View Post
Is that a serious statement? If so...

To fix a "little" problem like this requires:
  • Finding out people think there is a problem.
  • Proving there is actually a problem.
  • Finding where the problem is.
  • Coding the fix.
  • Making sure it doesn't break anything else.
  • Testing it.
  • Build and release the update.

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Let me devil's (user's) advocate ...

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[*]Finding out people think there is a problem.[*]Proving there is actually a problem.
There have been many reports over quite a span of time, shouldn't they know by now?
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[*]Finding where the problem is.[*]Coding the fix.
Guessing this can't be that big of a problem? How hard is it to a diff on the code?
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[*]Making sure it doesn't break anything else.[*]Testing it.
This doesn't appear to be a standard practice for Kobo. Looking at past problems, their testing seems to be done very quickly.
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[*]Build and release the update.
Push a key and update a web page.

Again, playing devil's advocate with tongue in cheek.
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