Silly Hint of the Day

jlbfoot · 10-31-2010, 09:05 AM

I noticed that if I tried to page forward, occasionally I would highlight a word, or several words, instead of paging forward. Occasionally, same thing would happen paging back. So, I experimented with swiping downward, from top to bottom, to turn pages forward. If you combine those two motions, you have a diagonal motion.

So now when I page forward, I swipe diagonally in a motion approximately from the right upper corner toward the left lower corner. Page back: Lower left to upper right. It works great and does not mistakenly highlight/select words. Of course, I don't mean to swipe the entire length from the top right to bottom left (or vise-versa)...just swipe in that direction, anywhere on the screen. Give it a shot.

Joe B

icewyche · 10-31-2010, 01:22 PM

I had that problem, too; now I use a small diagonal swipe in one of the lower corners to turn pages.

Xanthe · 10-31-2010, 05:36 PM

I will give it a try to see if it helps with the problem. Thanks, jlbfoot!

sbtx99 · 11-01-2010, 01:00 AM

I had that problem too, so now I swipe over the battery icon or in an area with white space (between paragraphs or in the margin).

Jeri Patrick · 11-01-2010, 01:31 AM

Thank you for solving that occasional quirk. I couldn't work out what I was doing differently when text became highlighted.

elemenoP · 11-01-2010, 10:43 AM

anyone have a silly hint for clicking/double-clicking (which is it, anyway?) a word to bring up the dictionary? I can do it with the stylus, but whenever I try with my finger, I either get the wrong word, a page turn, or nothing happens.

10-31-2010, 09:05 AM	#1
jlbfoot idiot Posts: 91 Karma: 16 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Grand Cayman Device: Sony 505, 300, and 650	Silly Hint of the Day I noticed that if I tried to page forward, occasionally I would highlight a word, or several words, instead of paging forward. Occasionally, same thing would happen paging back. So, I experimented with swiping downward, from top to bottom, to turn pages forward. If you combine those two motions, you have a diagonal motion. So now when I page forward, I swipe diagonally in a motion approximately from the right upper corner toward the left lower corner. Page back: Lower left to upper right. It works great and does not mistakenly highlight/select words. Of course, I don't mean to swipe the entire length from the top right to bottom left (or vise-versa)...just swipe in that direction, anywhere on the screen. Give it a shot. Joe B

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10-31-2010, 01:22 PM	#2
icewyche Dark Queen of Bibliomanes Posts: 47 Karma: 86 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Sony PRS-650	I had that problem, too; now I use a small diagonal swipe in one of the lower corners to turn pages.

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Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	I will give it a try to see if it helps with the problem. Thanks, jlbfoot!

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sbtx99 Zealot Posts: 137 Karma: 1826 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Device: Kindle 3 Wifi; Red PRS-650; iPod Touch; Android phone	I had that problem too, so now I swipe over the battery icon or in an area with white space (between paragraphs or in the margin).

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Jeri Patrick I like to watch Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Device: PRS-650	Thank you for solving that occasional quirk. I couldn't work out what I was doing differently when text became highlighted.

11-01-2010, 10:43 AM	#6
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	anyone have a silly hint for clicking/double-clicking (which is it, anyway?) a word to bring up the dictionary? I can do it with the stylus, but whenever I try with my finger, I either get the wrong word, a page turn, or nothing happens.