Reference mode

dan2the6th · 07-20-2021, 06:10 PM

OK, I've used Reference Mode in the past, to get unique paragraph numbers in a book. Before, the reference number would show up discreetly in the upper left corner (as my possibly faulty memory recalls).

Now, however, the reference number is in a box with a blue background that stomps all over the beginning of each paragraph, so I can't actually READ the book with Reference Mode turned on.

Was this supposed to be an improvement? is there any way to change it?

kovidgoyal · 07-21-2021, 12:09 AM

No there's no way to change it. Why would you want to read with the mode turned on? You turn it on when you need a number, and turn it off again when you are done. And the old mode had a large square box floating over some text so I dont see how you could have read with it one either.

dan2the6th · 07-21-2021, 09:47 AM

Ah, I see there is a keyboard shortcut to toggle this. That makes things much more convenient. Thanks! I should have checked into that first.

07-20-2021, 06:10 PM	#1
dan2the6th Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: iPhone XR	Reference mode OK, I've used Reference Mode in the past, to get unique paragraph numbers in a book. Before, the reference number would show up discreetly in the upper left corner (as my possibly faulty memory recalls). Now, however, the reference number is in a box with a blue background that stomps all over the beginning of each paragraph, so I can't actually READ the book with Reference Mode turned on. Was this supposed to be an improvement? is there any way to change it?

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07-21-2021, 12:09 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,608 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No there's no way to change it. Why would you want to read with the mode turned on? You turn it on when you need a number, and turn it off again when you are done. And the old mode had a large square box floating over some text so I dont see how you could have read with it one either.

07-21-2021, 09:47 AM	#3
dan2the6th Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: iPhone XR	Ah, I see there is a keyboard shortcut to toggle this. That makes things much more convenient. Thanks! I should have checked into that first.