|
I have just sent an email to Amazon that I attach below. All in all, I am pretty much disappointed with how crippled the software is. It is not yet ready for the public.
============
Dear Amazon,
You have released a public beta of the Kindle for PC software, yet I have been unable to locate a place where the public can submit their suggestions and bug reports for this beta release. Please forward this email to the right people.
First, the goal of the software Kindle should be to provide a true representation of how Kindle books look on the actual Kindle to the extent possible. It may provide additional functionality (copy/paste, editing, cataloging, etc.) or improvements (color, larger screen, etc.); however, it should not display the text differently or provide lesser functionality than that found on the Kindle 2 or DX.
Specific suggestions/bugs:
1. I have noticed that K4PC does not support the font tag (specifically, its color attribute).
2. There is no search function.
3. There is no support for toc.ncx (separate table of contents that is displayed at the bottom of the screen on the Kindle) and the right-left joystick navigation.
4. There is no support for the mobi dictionaries (viewed as books or as default dictionaries).
5. It would be great to have optional Kindle 1, Kindle 2, Kindle DX modes where (i) the size of the screen mirrors the one available on each of the devices; (ii) the available characters reflect only those available on the actual Kindle (for example, no Chinese support, etc.); and (iii) there is only shades gray (no color). In addition, I know that the Kindle 1 has some limitations with the number of hyperlinks that it can support on the same paragraph/line of text. These testing modes would help with development of books for the devices.
Best,
|