Poll: How often do you use X-Ray when it's available?

Julius Caesar · 09-01-2013, 03:17 PM

I wonder if people really use X-Ray or is it just a gimmick that most people don't use.

twobob · 09-01-2013, 03:33 PM

Nowhere near as much as I used to use the text-to-speech.

alanHd · 09-01-2013, 03:39 PM

I've never used X-ray. I had even forgot it was available on some books.

Haesslich · 09-01-2013, 08:51 PM

I've bought one book where it was enabled. It wasn't enabled for the rest of that series... I basically forget i'ts there.

Xanthe · 09-01-2013, 09:27 PM

What is X-Ray?

Julius Caesar · 09-01-2013, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xanthe

What is X-Ray?

Here's a demonstration of X-Ray http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYi1jZXz9Kg&t=14m20s

Ephemerality · 09-02-2013, 01:19 AM

I use it all the time! I miss it so much when it isn't available that I can't help but make my own.

Julius Caesar · 09-02-2013, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ephemerality

I use it all the time! I miss it so much when it isn't available that I can't help but make my own.

How do you make your own?

twobob · 09-02-2013, 07:26 AM

To be honest. I did enjoy playing with the creation of them.

That was a lot of fun.
If Xray plugged into goodread or other sources that would probably be way cooler.

elemenoP · 09-02-2013, 12:30 PM

I rarely use it, but when I do, I love it!

But here is my conundrum: I sometimes have a hard time keeping track of character names. This seems to happen to me often in mysteries, so it's very useful for me to be able to look up a character name and quickly refresh myself as to who that character is. But I feel that the little frequency distribution graph can be a kind of spoiler. Let's say I look up minor character Mr. X. If Mr. X occurs very frequently toward the end of the book, then he was probably in on it! If he only occurs once or twice for the rest of the book, then he's a red herring.

So I'm torn between loving the convenience of it, and wanting to avoid any possible spoilers. When I had my Sony reader, I sometimes had to search backwards on a character's name to remind myself who that character was. Better than a print book, but not as convenient as X-Ray.

eP

SampleAndy · 09-02-2013, 07:29 PM

I don't think I've ever used it to actually USE it. I've only tried it a couple times to see what it did. One the few books I have that it is enabled for, I wasn't impressed.

spellbanisher · 09-02-2013, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SampleAndy

I don't think I've ever used it to actually USE it. I've only tried it a couple times to see what it did. One the few books I have that it is enabled for, I wasn't impressed.

Me too.

But I do use it quite a bit for movies.

kindleBunny · 09-03-2013, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Julius Caesar

How do you make your own?

Read here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=157770

xendula · 09-04-2013, 10:51 PM

Never. I tried it out maybe once and didn't even understand what I was supposed to get out of it. I guess for a book like Ana Karenina it may be useful: I got confused about all the different names.

WT Sharpe · 09-06-2013, 10:23 AM

The poll needs a "Frequently" option; that's how often I use it. The more complex the book, the more I use it. For a long book with lots of characters, it really helps to keep them straight in my mind.

I've also noted that not all X-Ray options are created equal. Some just tell you on which pages certain characters can be found while others give a brief biography of each character.

View Poll Results: How often do you use X-Ray?
Always	13	12.75%
Only if I like the book	3	2.94%
Rarely	26	25.49%
Never	60	58.82%
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09-01-2013, 03:17 PM	#1
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alanHd Addict Posts: 374 Karma: 1408579 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, Ipod Touch, Ipad Air	I've never used X-ray. I had even forgot it was available on some books.

09-01-2013, 08:51 PM	#4
Haesslich Fanatic Posts: 572 Karma: 1138182 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kobo Touch,Glo,Mini,Aura/HD/One,H20, Sony PRS-300/600, Kindle 3-PW	I've bought one book where it was enabled. It wasn't enabled for the rest of that series... I basically forget i'ts there.

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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	What is X-Ray?

09-02-2013, 01:19 AM	#7
Ephemerality Addict Posts: 328 Karma: 800105 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: PW1	I use it all the time! I miss it so much when it isn't available that I can't help but make my own.

09-02-2013, 07:26 AM	#9
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299993 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	To be honest. I did enjoy playing with the creation of them. That was a lot of fun. If Xray plugged into goodread or other sources that would probably be way cooler.

09-02-2013, 12:30 PM	#10
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	I rarely use it, but when I do, I love it! But here is my conundrum: I sometimes have a hard time keeping track of character names. This seems to happen to me often in mysteries, so it's very useful for me to be able to look up a character name and quickly refresh myself as to who that character is. But I feel that the little frequency distribution graph can be a kind of spoiler. Let's say I look up minor character Mr. X. If Mr. X occurs very frequently toward the end of the book, then he was probably in on it! If he only occurs once or twice for the rest of the book, then he's a red herring. So I'm torn between loving the convenience of it, and wanting to avoid any possible spoilers. When I had my Sony reader, I sometimes had to search backwards on a character's name to remind myself who that character was. Better than a print book, but not as convenient as X-Ray. eP

09-02-2013, 07:29 PM	#11
SampleAndy Addict Posts: 271 Karma: 644344 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Device: KPW, KFire HD, KFire, KTD 3g, KT, K4B, K4S, K3g, K3g SO, K2, K1	I don't think I've ever used it to actually USE it. I've only tried it a couple times to see what it did. One the few books I have that it is enabled for, I wasn't impressed.

09-04-2013, 10:51 PM	#14
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	Never. I tried it out maybe once and didn't even understand what I was supposed to get out of it. I guess for a book like Ana Karenina it may be useful: I got confused about all the different names.

09-06-2013, 10:23 AM	#15
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	The poll needs a "Frequently" option; that's how often I use it. The more complex the book, the more I use it. For a long book with lots of characters, it really helps to keep them straight in my mind. I've also noted that not all X-Ray options are created equal. Some just tell you on which pages certain characters can be found while others give a brief biography of each character.