[Kent Walters]

curbarthedog;

The cap sense switches give me problems with other formats as well, not just PDFs. Some days are better than others, no matter what I’m doing... the behavior seems related to whatever EMI fields are at play, but behaviour is inconsistant even out in the open; it might even be related to changes my own physiology/capacitive field--I don’t know. I do know that I don’t have these problems with any other devices (like iPods), and it seems to me that the DR’s circuitry is just too sensitive.

I have a suspicion that Adobe’s focus will be more toward DRM than users, but I hope that eventually eBook readers will be able to take advantage of all that the PDF format has to offer--not holding my breath, though.

Shaggy,

So, do you disagree with my subjective opinion that designing a battery powered device that will never power off is a bad choice? Or do you believe that it is a good idea to have a constant drain on a battery, even while the device is ‘off?’ Or is it that you just object to someone stating an opinion? Hmm...

Originally Posted by Shaggy

IF the drain is insignificant, then why would you care?

My DR is the only battery powered device that I have, or even know of, that will not operate after three or four days of being turned ‘off,’ and that is significant!

Originally Posted by Shaggy

Most small electronic devices don't really turn "off" these days.

You have changed the subject here; I was referring only to battery powered devices; I will ask you to name another one that performs this way by design; a flashlight, maybe? Even a cell-phone can be turned fully ‘off.’

Originally Posted by Shaggy

As long as the capacitive buttons are not a major source of power loss (which we don't know), then does it really matter?

I have said repeatedly that it doesn’t matter what is the ‘major source of power loss’ is, only that there is power loss; the ‘major’ cause is irrelevant.

Originally Posted by Shaggy

At that point, it's just a subjective preference of whether you like capacitive buttons or not. Obviously, you do not.

Obviously? I cited the iPod cap sense wheels because I have had two of them just so equipped; I loved ‘em both. They always worked as intended, and exactly as I expected--unlike the DR--and regardless of the environmental variables; whether I was on the beach or sitting at my computer. I like cap sense technology, and have been experimenting and playing with the technology for years--give me a break. It is iRex’s implementation that sucks; if they couldn’t do it right, they shouldn’t have done it at all, period.

Originally Posted by Shaggy

If they are a major source [of power drain-kw], then I absolutely agree that it was a terrible design decision. I just don't think we really know enough to make that determination yet.

The ‘terrible design decision’ was not the choice to use cap sense switches per se, it was choosing to use a poor implimentation of them, and to not provide a way to turn the DR ‘off’ to allow it to remain charged between uses--why is it so hard for you to understand what I’m actually saying?

Kent Walters