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ntamas · 08-19-2021, 12:41 PM

Hello!

I'm very angry about this new update because it completely ruined the GUI from the previous version which I have already been used to.

Some of the bad points have already been discussed here but let me tell you those annoying me.

First one is the top part of the screen, where you have that large arrow + the textarea below it. This area and the "Home" and "Library" buttons occupy a lot of space and this way only 5 items can be shown at once in the Library view. In this Library view I don't want cover photos at all. (of course it can't be turned off)

Home view can't be turned off, moreover sometimes it uses as a default.

Many times I open the dictionaries themselves and type a word in "search dictionary" textarea and while I'm typing, the index shows the possible words. And previously I could clearly see if a word was in the index list or not, but now I can't see because that fucking arrow and textarea shit on the top is much thicker and exactly COVERS the top part of the index list where my word is.. or isn't. So I can't see whether the index contains my searched word or not and therefore I always have to press enter to find out whether it's a word that the dictionary contains or not. Frustrating if it isn't.

The dictionaries often contain hyperlinks to other words and can function as thesauri as well. Now the problem is that "the dear developers" REMOVED the house/home button from the top left corner, so if I follow the hyperlinks I can't exit to the main screen, but I have to press the back arrow many times so the Library back button would appear.

I was also used to the fact that the search magnifying glass was at the right end, now the three vertical dot occupies the same place, so I always have to be careful not to mispress (is there such a word? LOL)

So far the time has been shown on the right and of course my eyes were focussed on the right side of the screen, now it's on the left. (also annoying, and illogical)

The general performance has become much slower and the battery runs down much faster.

After this update, I'm on the point of buying another ereader except for a Kindle.

08-19-2021, 12:41 PM	#24
ntamas Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 875040 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Hungary Device: Kindle paperwhite 3 + Kindle keyboard	very angry Hello! I'm very angry about this new update because it completely ruined the GUI from the previous version which I have already been used to. Some of the bad points have already been discussed here but let me tell you those annoying me. First one is the top part of the screen, where you have that large arrow + the textarea below it. This area and the "Home" and "Library" buttons occupy a lot of space and this way only 5 items can be shown at once in the Library view. In this Library view I don't want cover photos at all. (of course it can't be turned off) Home view can't be turned off, moreover sometimes it uses as a default. Many times I open the dictionaries themselves and type a word in "search dictionary" textarea and while I'm typing, the index shows the possible words. And previously I could clearly see if a word was in the index list or not, but now I can't see because that fucking arrow and textarea shit on the top is much thicker and exactly COVERS the top part of the index list where my word is.. or isn't. So I can't see whether the index contains my searched word or not and therefore I always have to press enter to find out whether it's a word that the dictionary contains or not. Frustrating if it isn't. The dictionaries often contain hyperlinks to other words and can function as thesauri as well. Now the problem is that "the dear developers" REMOVED the house/home button from the top left corner, so if I follow the hyperlinks I can't exit to the main screen, but I have to press the back arrow many times so the Library back button would appear. I was also used to the fact that the search magnifying glass was at the right end, now the three vertical dot occupies the same place, so I always have to be careful not to mispress (is there such a word? LOL) So far the time has been shown on the right and of course my eyes were focussed on the right side of the screen, now it's on the left. (also annoying, and illogical) The general performance has become much slower and the battery runs down much faster. After this update, I'm on the point of buying another ereader except for a Kindle.