So.. an even longer wait for a (proper) new firmware
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- Shortcuts have moved to a subfolder of the Home screen, v1.7 shortcuts are not automatically converted.
- The Toolbar is not configurable anymore but hard-coded. We aim to fix this in a future software release.
- Automatic ‘Hide Margins’ zoom factor is not available anymore. We aim to improve this in a future software release.
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I guess I can do without 2. for a while, but 1. and 3. are a must for me. Therefore this is NOT an upgrade for me and the wait will continue.
But ehm.. 1. isn't even labeled as "aim to fix later". Why? To have shortcuts on the home screen for the documents in immediate use at any given time is quite basic funcitonality. Why, o why abandon that?
And regarding 2., what zoom will be available? According to reviews, the DR800 currently has no zoom options in pdf at all. That's not just "set your zoom with the stylus" on page 1, as I do now with pdf with a superflous header / footer, but NO zoom at all!
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Documents are shown with their Title and Author in the Content Browser (instead of filename)
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Could a DR800 owner comment on how this works out if these fields are not (properly) filled out? Is this something one can switch on and off? Will it fall back to filename where the title is not filled out in the metadata?
Additionally: are there ways to (safely) edit this metadata without buying a full Adobe Acrobat suite?
Will there be a way to convert notes from old to new format? I fortunately haven't started to use my DR1000 as a notepad extensively, but it does worry me that at first glance we are supposed to simply abandon our current notes. Can't we count on support for CONTINUED use of this $$$ device?
Also, can they please confirm explicitly that all this talk about notes is also still about taking notes in pdf books? Somehow I have the bad feeling that one of the most key features may well be very silently removed here..
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Originally Posted by junkyardwillie
I just went to turn on my DR1000S which had a full battery last night and the mysterious power drain happened again so my battery is back on empty. A fix for this had better be apart of their minor power management improvements at least.  |
Yeah, if only! In that case though, I do hope they'll be decent enough to make a 1.7.2, for all the mobi pocket users out there and to make sure my DR1000 won't finish of its battery once and for all before the "complete" firmware will arrive. (Given historical and current speed, I don't really expect the 2.1 before this time next year
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When updating the software please use a different SD card, all notes on the old SD card will be over written and unable to be used again.
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How does this work? As soon as I use my current SD card with the new firmware (even when placed on the device with another card), I loose all notes on it (but nothing else)? Is that correct? And if I decide to downgrade again, the same thing will happen? I have but one SD card for my books (in addition to the smaller one that came with the device). I assume it will be like that for most users..