Glo Remove title bar when reading?

ShellShock · 10-17-2012, 12:46 PM

Is it possible to remove the title bar when reading a book (e.g., the line at the top which includes the name of the book)? It seems a waste of valuable reading space - heck if I can't remember what book I am reading, and I can't tell from THE ACTUAL WORDS I AM READING, then why bother reading anything at all, if all books merge into the same mish-mash?

If it is not possible to get rid of the title bar, then perhaps Kobo will be kind enough to add an option to remove it in a future firmware release?

treadlightly · 10-17-2012, 12:55 PM

It is not shown for side-loaded epubs, so you could use that to work around it.

ShellShock · 10-17-2012, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treadlightly

It is not shown for side-loaded epubs, so you could use that to work around it.

Oh goody, that is probably what I will use anyway. Thanks!

Mrs_Often · 10-17-2012, 03:50 PM

I don't like that header either. Granted, you sometimes get them in "real" books, but hardly ever in fiction... My eyes seem to always automatically drift to that header when I turn the page, as if it were the first line. Such a waste of time and eye movement and annoyance. And yes, therefore (among some other reasons) I use epubs instead of kepubs, even when I bought the book from Kobo.

ShellShock · 10-17-2012, 05:02 PM

But why do Kobo treat one differently to the other? Hard to explain...presumably Kobo want kepubs to be the "premier" experience, but it has something daft like this.

Mrs_Often · 10-17-2012, 05:05 PM

Good question. I've no idea... Perhaps they don't quite get what users like... Or perhaps we're abnormal users and others do enjoy the kobo formatting? In any case, I don't understand why it can't be switched off. Same goes for the ugly page numbers per chapter... Stupid system in my opinion.

greens · 10-18-2012, 04:47 PM

Can I ask you if I have understand well, please? (I do not speak english very well, I'm very sorry).

Do the Kobo Glo show the page in real full screen mode only with K-pub files? But with normal e-pub and other formats it show a ugly bar on the top?

If yes, can a normal epub be converted to K-pub to solve this issues?

Thanks for your help and your kindness friends!

ShellShock · 10-18-2012, 04:54 PM

greens - treadlighty said it is the other way round:

"normal" epub file - no bar at the top
kepub files - bar at the top

If you buy a epub from Kobo it will be in your Kobo library on the Kobo web site, which means that if you sync the Glo it will download the book as a kepub to the Glo. You can stop this and manually download the book as a normal epub which you copy to the Glo (e.g., using Calibre). See https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=194173 on how to stop automatic syncing of books in your Kobo library.

Koboyashi · 10-18-2012, 04:56 PM

@greens:

Kepub = ugly bar at the top
Epub = no bar at the top

Edit:
@ShellShock: you won

greens · 10-18-2012, 05:33 PM

Really thank you friends!

I hope that Kobo team will solve this issue in the next firmware updates.
Do you believe that they can read our threads? That would be a very fast way to understand what costumers are asking for, maybe (but I cannot know if it would be the best solution). Bye!

SeigneurAo · 10-18-2012, 06:13 PM

They do read these forums, and yet I'm not sure removing this bar deserves to be a very high priority item...

Mrs_Often · 10-19-2012, 05:43 AM

Greens, the "Bar" this thread is about is not a bug and it's not a "problem." The "bar" is actually only one small line of small text above the actual book page. The text is the title of the book I think, or the chapter title or something. You can see an example of it here:

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget....9/dsc02708.jpg

10-17-2012, 12:46 PM	#1
ShellShock Wizard Posts: 1,178 Karma: 2431850 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: IPad Mini 2 Retina	Remove title bar when reading? Is it possible to remove the title bar when reading a book (e.g., the line at the top which includes the name of the book)? It seems a waste of valuable reading space - heck if I can't remember what book I am reading, and I can't tell from THE ACTUAL WORDS I AM READING, then why bother reading anything at all, if all books merge into the same mish-mash? If it is not possible to get rid of the title bar, then perhaps Kobo will be kind enough to add an option to remove it in a future firmware release?

10-18-2012, 04:56 PM	#9
Koboyashi Zealot Posts: 137 Karma: 207434 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kobo Glo	@greens: Kepub = ugly bar at the top Epub = no bar at the top Edit: @ShellShock: you won Last edited by Koboyashi; 10-18-2012 at 05:00 PM.

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10-17-2012, 12:55 PM	#2
treadlightly Wizard Posts: 1,370 Karma: 6957792 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON Device: Kobo H2O	It is not shown for side-loaded epubs, so you could use that to work around it.

10-17-2012, 03:50 PM	#4
Mrs_Often Wizard Posts: 1,775 Karma: 2694823 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: The Netherlands Device: Kobo Touch, Glo, Clara HD	I don't like that header either. Granted, you sometimes get them in "real" books, but hardly ever in fiction... My eyes seem to always automatically drift to that header when I turn the page, as if it were the first line. Such a waste of time and eye movement and annoyance. And yes, therefore (among some other reasons) I use epubs instead of kepubs, even when I bought the book from Kobo.

10-17-2012, 05:02 PM	#5
ShellShock Wizard Posts: 1,178 Karma: 2431850 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: IPad Mini 2 Retina	But why do Kobo treat one differently to the other? Hard to explain...presumably Kobo want kepubs to be the "premier" experience, but it has something daft like this.

10-17-2012, 05:05 PM	#6
Mrs_Often Wizard Posts: 1,775 Karma: 2694823 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: The Netherlands Device: Kobo Touch, Glo, Clara HD	Good question. I've no idea... Perhaps they don't quite get what users like... Or perhaps we're abnormal users and others do enjoy the kobo formatting? In any case, I don't understand why it can't be switched off. Same goes for the ugly page numbers per chapter... Stupid system in my opinion.

10-18-2012, 04:47 PM	#7
greens Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: none	Can I ask you if I have understand well, please? (I do not speak english very well, I'm very sorry). Do the Kobo Glo show the page in real full screen mode only with K-pub files? But with normal e-pub and other formats it show a ugly bar on the top? If yes, can a normal epub be converted to K-pub to solve this issues? Thanks for your help and your kindness friends!

10-18-2012, 04:54 PM	#8
ShellShock Wizard Posts: 1,178 Karma: 2431850 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: IPad Mini 2 Retina	greens - treadlighty said it is the other way round: "normal" epub file - no bar at the top kepub files - bar at the top If you buy a epub from Kobo it will be in your Kobo library on the Kobo web site, which means that if you sync the Glo it will download the book as a kepub to the Glo. You can stop this and manually download the book as a normal epub which you copy to the Glo (e.g., using Calibre). See https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=194173 on how to stop automatic syncing of books in your Kobo library.

10-18-2012, 05:33 PM	#10
greens Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: none	Really thank you friends! I hope that Kobo team will solve this issue in the next firmware updates. Do you believe that they can read our threads? That would be a very fast way to understand what costumers are asking for, maybe (but I cannot know if it would be the best solution). Bye!

10-18-2012, 06:13 PM	#11
SeigneurAo Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 31414 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: France Device: Kobo Glo	They do read these forums, and yet I'm not sure removing this bar deserves to be a very high priority item...

10-19-2012, 05:43 AM	#12
Mrs_Often Wizard Posts: 1,775 Karma: 2694823 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: The Netherlands Device: Kobo Touch, Glo, Clara HD	Greens, the "Bar" this thread is about is not a bug and it's not a "problem." The "bar" is actually only one small line of small text above the actual book page. The text is the title of the book I think, or the chapter title or something. You can see an example of it here: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget....9/dsc02708.jpg

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