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Sweetpea · 05-25-2009, 05:32 AM

I just installed the app.

A few things:

1. At install I got the message that the application was for an older version of Windows Mobile (I use Windows Mobile 2003 SE). But it works, so I'll skip that one...

2. When I opened the book, I got 2 letters on my screen. The lettering was huge! I had to click about a dozen times to make the font even readable... This may have something to do with point 1 though...

3. It doesn't remember the font I choose. I put it from Tahoma (the default) to Fontin, but when I closed and opened it, it was Tahoma again. The same with the font-size. It keeps reverting to 10 point.

4. The paging is nice and fast, but...

5. I like the large buttons, easily touched using my finger instead of the pen. But it's annoying that the "menu" will pop-up and cover half the screen if I accidentally touch the screen.

6. This is a major drawback for me: it doesn't respond to my buttons. I can go to the next page using my scroll wheel. I can't use the buttons. And I almost never use that scroll wheel.

An image of my PDA:

It's a Fujitsu Siemens Loox 720.

7. I just got an error because I changed my default folder. The book I had already opened wasn't in that folder (naturally!), but it did show on the first screen. So, I clicked it. And got an I/O error because it couldn't find the book

8. So, I moved that book to the new ebook folder (which is the same as my mobipocket folder), but according to the reader there are no books in there

(if I move it back, it will find the book again)

I assume that green bar with the green ball on it, when you open the "menu" is a progress bar? I'd like to see that always...

So, overall, it looks nice, but in my case, because of point 6 (and somewhat because of point 5), not really handy to use. And I'd love to have a good epub reader!

05-25-2009, 05:32 AM	#10
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I just installed the app. A few things: 1. At install I got the message that the application was for an older version of Windows Mobile (I use Windows Mobile 2003 SE). But it works, so I'll skip that one... 2. When I opened the book, I got 2 letters on my screen. The lettering was huge! I had to click about a dozen times to make the font even readable... This may have something to do with point 1 though... 3. It doesn't remember the font I choose. I put it from Tahoma (the default) to Fontin, but when I closed and opened it, it was Tahoma again. The same with the font-size. It keeps reverting to 10 point. 4. The paging is nice and fast, but... 5. I like the large buttons, easily touched using my finger instead of the pen. But it's annoying that the "menu" will pop-up and cover half the screen if I accidentally touch the screen. 6. This is a major drawback for me: it doesn't respond to my buttons. I can go to the next page using my scroll wheel. I can't use the buttons. And I almost never use that scroll wheel. An image of my PDA: It's a Fujitsu Siemens Loox 720. 7. I just got an error because I changed my default folder. The book I had already opened wasn't in that folder (naturally!), but it did show on the first screen. So, I clicked it. And got an I/O error because it couldn't find the book 8. So, I moved that book to the new ebook folder (which is the same as my mobipocket folder), but according to the reader there are no books in there (if I move it back, it will find the book again) I assume that green bar with the green ball on it, when you open the "menu" is a progress bar? I'd like to see that always... So, overall, it looks nice, but in my case, because of point 6 (and somewhat because of point 5), not really handy to use. And I'd love to have a good epub reader!