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Originally Posted by JSWolf
The old home screen was a mess. You select something so it changes what's displayed and what you are looking for may no longer be in the same place as it was. The size could have changed. It was very inconsistent and sloppy and could have been (for some) hard to find things.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
The old tiled home screen was not all that good for a lot of people. You know where your tile was, but it's moved and changed size. So you have to go look for it and it may not be that easy to some. When you think about it, the tiled home screen was a mess. It needed some serious fixing. All the tiles needed to be the same size. There needed to be a pin to home so the tile stays in the same place until it's no longer needed. because the book or collection was removed.
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Yeah, I don't like the 3.x firmware for that reason, and I'm glad Kobo did away with that.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
While the new UI looks more sparse, it's easier to use for more people. The updated design is not a mess. It's taking advantage of the wasted space.
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I didn't think of it that way! I've updated all 4 of my Kobo e-readers, and am getting used to it!
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Most of the complaints of PVM is from people who read that it flickers but don't see any flicker but complain anyway.
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Originally Posted by DNSB
I found the complaints about PWM at best amusing. The Forma uses 1KHz modulation for PWM. I could not find any reputable research showing that any human being could notice the flicker from PWM at that rate. The highest numbers I found were statements that a few people appeared to be able to notice flicker at a PWM rate of 400Hz during saccades (rapid eye movements).
Another study which tested people's ability to notice flicker due to PWM showed that the overwhelming majority of the people who complained about the flicker from a 400Hz source also complained about the flicker from a DC source (the testees did not know that there were two different light sources involved to eliminate placebo effects). Admittedly, this test was based on testing people's reactions to PWM car tail lights but the principle is the same.
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Thanks for the correction!
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Originally Posted by DNSB
As for adding an external card slot? Wanna buy a bridge? Only slightly used!
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Sure! I forgot that 8 GB is enough, at least for me.
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Originally Posted by ownedbycats
If they made the scrollbar wider it would've been better than the 'tapping and then inserting page number' being the only option. That obviously was designed for the newer Kobos with the page turn buttons.
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Originally Posted by davidfor
Why do you miss the horizontal swipes? They still work in exactly the same way as all previous firmware versions. Nothing has changed about swiping to turn the page in the various lists.
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Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't know I could do that! However, I do still miss the "Go to page" prompt, which was useful for navigating through my wish-list.
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Originally Posted by afakler
Is it possible to have something else than 'discover' on the homescreens bottom line? Maybe 'activity'?
Apart from this, I can live with the new design. It isn't so bad.
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I too am hoping that Kobo adds an option to allow the bottom navigation to be customised in one way or another, as I want to add the Pocket "My Articles" menu in between "My Books" and "Discover".