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ColinB99 · 09-29-2022, 03:33 PM

Hello all ... first post here so please be gentle! Apologies if this is already covered elsewhere and I've missed it.
I've just bought a Kobo Clara 2e to replace an aging Sony PRS-T1, and have come across something that's not described in the online User Guide. I'm reading an epub (NOT a PDF) that has photos embedded within the text. I want to zoom in to get a closer look at the pictures. On the Sony, you do this with a reverse-pinch gesture. On the Kobo, this results in no zoom and a big circle that covers a chunk of text and freezes the device. The big circle is static and none of the other controls work until I wait for the device to decide to play again, which can be up to a minute later. I think the big circle is something to do with a setting "pinch to change font size" ... at least, when I turn that off, I no longer get the big circle or the device freeze. But still no zoom ability.
I've tried Kobo's online chat, but the agent kept referring me back to the User Guide, which only mentions zoom in the context of a PDF, and doesn't mention the "big circle freeze" at all.
My questions are:
1. Is it possible to zoom into an epub to get a closer look at embedded pictures & diagrams, if so how?
2. Assuming the pinch gesture & the big circle is a way to change font size, if you do that how do you get out of it again without having to wait for what seems like a long time?
Thanks in advance.

09-29-2022, 03:33 PM	#1
ColinB99 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Clara 2e	How to zoom in with Clara 2e? Hello all ... first post here so please be gentle! Apologies if this is already covered elsewhere and I've missed it. I've just bought a Kobo Clara 2e to replace an aging Sony PRS-T1, and have come across something that's not described in the online User Guide. I'm reading an epub (NOT a PDF) that has photos embedded within the text. I want to zoom in to get a closer look at the pictures. On the Sony, you do this with a reverse-pinch gesture. On the Kobo, this results in no zoom and a big circle that covers a chunk of text and freezes the device. The big circle is static and none of the other controls work until I wait for the device to decide to play again, which can be up to a minute later. I think the big circle is something to do with a setting "pinch to change font size" ... at least, when I turn that off, I no longer get the big circle or the device freeze. But still no zoom ability. I've tried Kobo's online chat, but the agent kept referring me back to the User Guide, which only mentions zoom in the context of a PDF, and doesn't mention the "big circle freeze" at all. My questions are: 1. Is it possible to zoom into an epub to get a closer look at embedded pictures & diagrams, if so how? 2. Assuming the pinch gesture & the big circle is a way to change font size, if you do that how do you get out of it again without having to wait for what seems like a long time? Thanks in advance.