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nozonyan · 10-03-2018, 04:53 PM

Hi.

I need a large eink device to read, highlight and annotate PDFs either True or scanned for archaeological purposes.

Unfortunately the Sony CP1, which looks like a beauty and is not bloated with stuff I couldn't care less (speakers), doesn't sell in Europe.

The Note is the only option but some aspects of its software aren't clear to me:

1) what functionalities are enabled in PDF scribble mode? I understand the pen highlighting function gets disabled, but can I still highlight using fingers or do I have to exit scribble mode constantly? CP1 allows to either write or highlight depending on which pen button is pressed. Is there a way to force a similar functionality on the note? I really don't care much about erasing.

2) In split view mode it seems that the blank page is associated with the current PDF page. Also, I can't set up a notebook-like background in it? These 2 "features" are both a big no-no, sadly. Any way to force the software to behave like a CP1? The point of having a side note for me is to be able to make connections between events or to have a bullet-points list.

3) I know 2 documents view is not available (yet?) but is there some third party software allowing this? Example: opening 2 versions of 1 book, 1 for the main text 1 for the endnotes. This is just a minor issue since the tab function can be a good workaround.

If points 1 & 2 could be fixed I'd buy the Note instantly.

Thank you.

10-03-2018, 04:53 PM	#1
nozonyan Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: none	Few questions regarding Boox Note Hi. I need a large eink device to read, highlight and annotate PDFs either True or scanned for archaeological purposes. Unfortunately the Sony CP1, which looks like a beauty and is not bloated with stuff I couldn't care less (speakers), doesn't sell in Europe. The Note is the only option but some aspects of its software aren't clear to me: 1) what functionalities are enabled in PDF scribble mode? I understand the pen highlighting function gets disabled, but can I still highlight using fingers or do I have to exit scribble mode constantly? CP1 allows to either write or highlight depending on which pen button is pressed. Is there a way to force a similar functionality on the note? I really don't care much about erasing. 2) In split view mode it seems that the blank page is associated with the current PDF page. Also, I can't set up a notebook-like background in it? These 2 "features" are both a big no-no, sadly. Any way to force the software to behave like a CP1? The point of having a side note for me is to be able to make connections between events or to have a bullet-points list. 3) I know 2 documents view is not available (yet?) but is there some third party software allowing this? Example: opening 2 versions of 1 book, 1 for the main text 1 for the endnotes. This is just a minor issue since the tab function can be a good workaround. If points 1 & 2 could be fixed I'd buy the Note instantly. Thank you.