Removing reading indicator

Atlantius · 06-07-2012, 03:38 PM

Is it possible to remove the reading indicator from pages? Maybe with some command in reader.pref or something?? I have Kindle 3 (3.3)

Firedb · 06-08-2012, 08:02 AM

Do you mean the loc and % indicator at the bottom? No, its not possible, someone already asked this is a different post. It's a pain is it not? I would prefer the page number personally, and the time was displayed

pazu · 06-08-2012, 09:40 AM

I love the page number, but it's only supported on the new ebooks by Amazon.com, quite annoying.

I liked an old feature in Sony PRS 505, it calculated the number of pages automatically (not with reference to the real book), but it's a better indicator than %.

jswinden · 06-08-2012, 09:48 AM

The K3 has a cool feature I like in that the location/progress bar also shows where the chapters/sections are located, assuming the mobi was formatted correctly. This gives you a bit of visual as to where you are in the book and the chapter. The K4, K5, and K6 no longer have this feature.

In the K3, K4, and K5 the location/page number is always visible when reading a book. The K6 auto hides the location/page number.

AnemicOak · 06-08-2012, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

The K3 has a cool feature I like in that the location/progress bar also shows where the chapters/sections are located, assuming the mobi was formatted correctly. This gives you a bit of visual as to where you are in the book and the chapter. The K4, K5, and K6 no longer have this feature.

In the K3, K4, and K5 the location/page number is always visible when reading a book. The K6 auto hides the location/page number.

I also like the chapter mark feature on the K2 & K3 and wish the newer devices had it.

Zeebra · 06-08-2012, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

The K3 has a cool feature I like in that the location/progress bar also shows where the chapters/sections are located, assuming the mobi was formatted correctly. This gives you a bit of visual as to where you are in the book and the chapter. The K4, K5, and K6 no longer have this feature.

In the K3, K4, and K5 the location/page number is always visible when reading a book. The K6 auto hides the location/page number.

Are you referring to those little dots at the bottom? The K4 still has them..just took a screenshot:

TheLongshot · 06-08-2012, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

In the K3, K4, and K5 the location/page number is always visible when reading a book.

Not on my K4. I only have the percentage. The location/page number only comes up when you are in the menu screen. I don't know why, because the location/page doesn't take up any additional space....

pidgeon92 · 06-08-2012, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeebra

Are you referring to those little dots at the bottom? The K4 still has them..just took a screenshot:

MY Kindle Touch does not display the chapter marks. I am reading the same book on my Touch and my Kindle DX. The DX shows the chapter marks, the Touch does not.

Odd that they would have that feature on the non-Touch Kindle 4.

NiLuJe · 06-08-2012, 07:53 PM

Probably because the software on the Kindle 4 is much, much closer to the one on the K3 than the one on the Touch, especially the UI.

But yeah, I kinda miss these on my Touch

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geekmaster · 06-08-2012, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by NiLuJe

Probably because the software on the Kindle 4 is much, much closer to the one on the K3 than the one on the Touch, especially the UI.

But yeah, I kinda miss these on my Touch

.

The K4 even used K3 eink display drivers (einkfb) when booted from main. Interestingly, when booted from diags, it uses the newer faster K5 eink display drivers (mxcfb). My eink "dithermation" demos run a LOT faster on a K4 in diags mode than in main mode.

So, not only is the UI more like a K3, but (some of) the device drivers are ALSO more like a K3.

hippy dave · 08-25-2012, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Zeebra

Are you referring to those little dots at the bottom? The K4 still has them..just took a screenshot:

this is what i see on my k4 too, i just have one question tho, what does the little downward-pointing triangle above the progress bar represent?

HarryT · 08-25-2012, 09:13 AM

Your current reading position.

hippy dave · 08-25-2012, 09:15 AM

but it doesn't always line up with the grey bar inside the progress bar, which i took to be my current reading position... i don't get why they're different?

hippy dave · 08-25-2012, 09:18 AM

ok, my search finally led me to this thread:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=125283
which says that the arrow is where i was when i started the current reading session

06-07-2012, 03:38 PM	#1
Atlantius Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle 3 SO	Removing reading indicator Is it possible to remove the reading indicator from pages? Maybe with some command in reader.pref or something?? I have Kindle 3 (3.3) Last edited by Atlantius; 06-07-2012 at 03:42 PM.

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06-08-2012, 08:02 AM	#2
Firedb Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: England Device: Galaxy Note 8 rooted	Do you mean the loc and % indicator at the bottom? No, its not possible, someone already asked this is a different post. It's a pain is it not? I would prefer the page number personally, and the time was displayed

06-08-2012, 09:40 AM	#3
pazu Pazu Posts: 22 Karma: 471996 Join Date: Jul 2005 Device: Treo 650	I love the page number, but it's only supported on the new ebooks by Amazon.com, quite annoying. I liked an old feature in Sony PRS 505, it calculated the number of pages automatically (not with reference to the real book), but it's a better indicator than %.

06-08-2012, 09:48 AM	#4
jswinden Nameless Being	The K3 has a cool feature I like in that the location/progress bar also shows where the chapters/sections are located, assuming the mobi was formatted correctly. This gives you a bit of visual as to where you are in the book and the chapter. The K4, K5, and K6 no longer have this feature. In the K3, K4, and K5 the location/page number is always visible when reading a book. The K6 auto hides the location/page number.

06-08-2012, 07:53 PM	#9
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Probably because the software on the Kindle 4 is much, much closer to the one on the K3 than the one on the Touch, especially the UI. But yeah, I kinda miss these on my Touch .

08-25-2012, 09:13 AM	#12
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Your current reading position.

08-25-2012, 09:15 AM	#13
hippy dave Zealot Posts: 124 Karma: 178472 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Kindle 4	but it doesn't always line up with the grey bar inside the progress bar, which i took to be my current reading position... i don't get why they're different?

08-25-2012, 09:18 AM	#14
hippy dave Zealot Posts: 124 Karma: 178472 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Kindle 4	ok, my search finally led me to this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=125283 which says that the arrow is where i was when i started the current reading session