Thread: what have new the firmware 5.12.3?
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Old 01-25-2020, 12:47 PM   #75
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Originally Posted by xl743 View Post
What's new in the firmware 5.12.3?
New ugly "Bookerly" font.
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Originally Posted by Jack426 View Post
The font looks like crap now with uneven heights. I knew something was up when the letters "w" and "i" no longer aligned, the "i" appears shorter than nearly every other character.

I just can't figure out why 1 book still renders the text correctly...
I have an Oasis running 5.12.3 firmware and Bookerly doesn't look all that bad to me.

I have attached a snippet from a screenshot of Bookerly text size 8 bold 1 showing "i" next to "w". The relative heights look good to me.
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