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Old 09-26-2018, 09:36 AM   #1
Corpsious
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Device: Boox Max2?, Ancient Kindle
Boox Max2 - limits of PDF page turn performance?

Hi all! New to the forum - you all seem like a lovely bunch

I am gazing at the Max2 quite lustily. One bit of information I haven't been able to glean from videos is what its limits are as far as fast PDF page turning, or otherwise using a better navigational paradigm. One of my major use cases (RPG rulebooks) demands the ability to skim 5-20 pages quickly to find a specific bit of information.

1. I can't find any video of someone just paging through a PDF as fast as they can in A2 mode. Can anyone comment on their experiences with this? Does A2 help (not worried about battery life)? Is the CPU's PDF render the limiting factor here? If so, do any PDF readers have render options which sacrifice quality for speed? My thought is that if it (on A2) can handle 8+ FPS video, surely paging through 3-5 PDF pages in a second isn't unthinkable.

2. Is there currently any way (via Android app or otherwise) to have a Table of Contents permanently on-screen (and clickable)? Even if it takes up half the screen and only a single PDF page is showing, this would be much better for my use case (click through to section, page through to specific passage desired) than a 3-5 tap modal switch to get to a ToC.

3. If I can't get to my desired behaviour of quick skimming via either of the above, could alternative formats help? Does paging happen much faster in an ePub, for example?

Much love, and here's to impossibly tiny niche markets

Corps
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