Kobo Aura One Rant

Sir Loyne · 02-01-2017, 06:57 PM

Not really a rant, I just wanted your attention.

I love reading on the thing, but seriously, who else thinks the power light being exactly where your thumb is when your pushing the power button was a dumb idea? Waking it from sleep? Whatever. But powering it on? It's hard to find a worse spot.

robko · 02-01-2017, 07:05 PM

Minor issue, but a fair point that I'd agree with.

Braid · 02-01-2017, 08:31 PM

I had to do a lot of turning on and off when I was trying to install Koreader. The light being obscured by my thumb bugged me a little to begin with, but it's not that hard to avoid putting a finger over the light. What I found more frustrating is how long it takes after powering off before you can power it back up. Once I get Koreader installed, hopefully I won't need to do so much of that.

petercreasey · 02-01-2017, 08:51 PM

Totally a non-issue for me! I've never had any difficulty.

. . . . Pete

PeterHadTrapp · 02-02-2017, 05:01 AM

In my opinion, placing the power-button on the backside of the device was a silly idea at all. I can only see disadvantages in that.
The former place on the upper narrow side was much better and more functional.
I like do use a collection of different covers for example the bookbook for ipad-mini and in that case, the button on the backside serves no purpose.

Sweetpea · 02-02-2017, 05:49 AM

What power light? I hold my thumb on the side edge of the device, when pressing the power button. And that's covered by a cover.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterHadTrapp

In my opinion, placing the power-button on the backside of the device was a silly idea at all. I can only see disadvantages in that.
The former place on the upper narrow side was much better and more functional.
I like do use a collection of different covers for example the bookbook for ipad-mini and in that case, the button on the backside serves no purpose.

I rather like the location of the button. It's a lot easier to find blindly!

anacreon · 02-02-2017, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterHadTrapp

In my opinion, placing the power-button on the backside of the device was a silly idea at all. I can only see disadvantages in that.
The former place on the upper narrow side was much better and more functional.
I like do use a collection of different covers for example the bookbook for ipad-mini and in that case, the button on the backside serves no purpose.

The small button on the top of most recent Kobos, where I had to push like mad to turn the device on/off, was painful for my arthritic fingers. The new big button at the back is very comfortable for me - I push with my right index finger while the thumb is positioned at the top right front angle, which is a comfortable natural position for me and I can do it one-handed (the One is much better balanced than the H2O). I don't understand how Sir Loyne does it.

MacHaggis · 02-02-2017, 03:00 PM

I would like to see a daytime light and nighttime light mode, where the user can customize the settings.

For example, I use no front light during the day and 3% light during the night.

This can work in conjunction with the existing Natural Light setting.

So, Auto toggle with two hard settings (day and night) based on the ambient conditions.

02-01-2017, 06:57 PM	#1
Sir Loyne Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 5392 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: Kobo Glo HD, Likebook Mars, Mobiscribe Wave B&W	Kobo Aura One Rant Not really a rant, I just wanted your attention. I love reading on the thing, but seriously, who else thinks the power light being exactly where your thumb is when your pushing the power button was a dumb idea? Waking it from sleep? Whatever. But powering it on? It's hard to find a worse spot.

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02-01-2017, 07:05 PM	#2
robko Wizard Posts: 2,454 Karma: 5469320 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kobo	Minor issue, but a fair point that I'd agree with.

02-01-2017, 08:31 PM	#3
Braid Groupie Posts: 184 Karma: 700000 Join Date: Dec 2016 Device: Kindle Oasis (2nd), Kobo Aura One, Kindle Voyage, Kobo H2O (1st)	I had to do a lot of turning on and off when I was trying to install Koreader. The light being obscured by my thumb bugged me a little to begin with, but it's not that hard to avoid putting a finger over the light. What I found more frustrating is how long it takes after powering off before you can power it back up. Once I get Koreader installed, hopefully I won't need to do so much of that.

02-01-2017, 08:51 PM	#4
petercreasey Wizard Posts: 1,188 Karma: 1119516 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony: PRS 950 & T1, Kobo: Aura One & Forma	Totally a non-issue for me! I've never had any difficulty. . . . . Pete

02-02-2017, 05:01 AM	#5
PeterHadTrapp Member Posts: 14 Karma: 263 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: Kobo Aura HD "Brownie"	In my opinion, placing the power-button on the backside of the device was a silly idea at all. I can only see disadvantages in that. The former place on the upper narrow side was much better and more functional. I like do use a collection of different covers for example the bookbook for ipad-mini and in that case, the button on the backside serves no purpose.

02-02-2017, 03:00 PM	#8
MacHaggis Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Device: PRS-505/900, KA1	I would like to see a daytime light and nighttime light mode, where the user can customize the settings. For example, I use no front light during the day and 3% light during the night. This can work in conjunction with the existing Natural Light setting. So, Auto toggle with two hard settings (day and night) based on the ambient conditions.

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