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Originally Posted by al35
A question to DR800 owners -- is it possible to navigate it without using touchscreen/stylus? At least for the most often used functions, like choosing/opening books, operating bookmarks.
The reason I'm asking is that I don't like the whole idea of touching the screen (even stylus leaves marks after a while), and also don't want to have to use the stylus every time I just want to read something for a few minutes.
Why, why this total obsession with touchscreens, 3G and other fancy toys in a device whose main purpose is just reading books? I wouldn't hesitate a second to buy a beautiful device like DR800, but without touchscreen (just with a few buttons like PRS505), without 3G, wifi or any other wireless (therefore better battery life), for a reduced price. Oh well, I guess this will never happen now.
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It can be done, but it's not very convenient.
Just an example: You see 9 thumbnails on your screen. The book you're looking for isn't there, you'd like to move one page forward. I'd like to use the flipbar just once (= another page). Instead, using the flipbar moves the cursor a single book. So you can select your book via flipbar, but you can't move fast through your library. I wouldn't want to go without stylus, not even for a minute. (BTW: You can't configure the cursor behavior.)
EDIT: I don't find this any problem though. I've decided for a touchscreen unit, so I want to use the touchscreen of course. It's good to know, that there are workarounds without touchscreen, should you loose your stylus. But I don't expect the UI being equally convenient without touchscreen, this would be redundant.