New Kindle Voyage

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

An UNHACKED Sony, nook, T68, and some others can get that sort of look without the need to do anything other then edit the CSS/XML of the ePub.

So you hack each book instead of the device.


It all boils down to no device is perfect for everyone (& no perfect device for some ). I like how adjustable my Kobo is, but there are other things I dislike about it, just as there are things I prefer the "Kindle way".

[xendula]

Originally Posted by DuckieTigger

When I bought the mouse for my Nexus 10, I did not expect it to work (it only said compatible with win / mac). Turns out does not work correctly (jumps around) on my Nexus 10, but works perfect on my Nexus 7. I will live with it the way it is - not risking a different mouse in case it was the Nexus 10 that does not like mice ...

to the discussion:
Interesting. Is it the Logitech Bt mouse? And N7 2012 or 2013? I have the Logitech Bt mouse and was amazed to find that it works with my Nexus 7 (2012) and not with my iPad. But I assumed this meant that mice work with Android in general, and, partly based on this assumption, I was planning on getting the new Nexus tablet that will be announced soon if the price is right.

[Skibble]

Originally Posted by Mivo

I'm like this with my e-readers, too. As long as I can adjust the font size, and the light can be turned off or very low, I'm happy. I have no other requirements. I adjust to whatever font is available, don't need dictionaries, never highlight or annotate anything, and a little more or less space around the edges makes no real difference to me (but I prefer as little unused space as possible).

Ditto here. I do occasionally use the dictionary, but otherwise the only options I make use of are font size and light level. From time to time I change the font type just for the sake of change itself, but it's not something I would consider critical to my reading experience.

Would I make use of options to alter the margin size, etc.? Possibly. But it's certainly not something I consider a major issue. Then again, I don't consider GoodReads integration a major issue, either. I couldn't care less if that functionality was there or not; I keep my Kindles in a wifi-off state and update GoodReads from my computer.

All I care about, I guess, is the barebones functionality, and how well it does it. Are the fonts clear? Does the reader cause eyestrain? Can it handle the formats my books are in? Those are the only things I really care about.

(I should note that thanks to Calibre, format isn't an issue. I do wish Kindles handled epubs natively; it would be nice not to have to worry about converting.)

[soulfuldog]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

So you hack each book instead of the device.

This amuses me also. I thought my Sony 350 would be great to play around with trying custom fonts, until I realised I had to alter the CSS of the book to get it to work. Too much faffing about so I just stuck with the default.

[John F]

Since we are discussing formatting on the Kindles...

Using Calibre, can you get the exact line spacing, font size, margins, paragraph indent...

Thanks.

[Mivo]

Originally Posted by xendula

I was planning on getting the new Nexus tablet that will be announced soon if the price is right.

Seems to be well on its way. Pretty excited for this, actually, provided it'll be under $500. Can't really see it be more expensive, if they want it to be competitive, but we'll know soon. The N7 was incredibly cheap for its specs.

But yes, we're OT.

[WigglePig]

I'm not sure I've ever found a way to set a book margin outside of the Kindle's system margins; inside, yes.

I would be keen to know how, if this is actually possible though!

Regards

Jason

[DuckieTigger]

Originally Posted by xendula

to the discussion:
Interesting. Is it the Logitech Bt mouse? And N7 2012 or 2013? I have the Logitech Bt mouse and was amazed to find that it works with my Nexus 7 (2012) and not with my iPad. But I assumed this meant that mice work with Android in general, and, partly based on this assumption, I was planning on getting the new Nexus tablet that will be announced soon if the price is right.

Mouse is Logitech M557 bt mouse. Nexus 7 from Asus model K008 built in july 2013 - I think that should be the 2013 model. The box says it has BT4.0. It is in a Zagg Autofit BT keyboard/case - and both keyboard and mouse work flawless together. This setup is my primary interface to MR.

Just remember that the mouse buttons do the same in Android (no right or middle button support yet). The wheel (scrolling) works just fine, pushing the wheel to the left is back button, to the right no funcion.

[xendula]

Originally Posted by DuckieTigger

Mouse is Logitech M557 bt mouse. Nexus 7 from Asus model K008 built in july 2013 - I think that should be the 2013 model. The box says it has BT4.0. It is in a Zagg Autofit BT keyboard/case - and both keyboard and mouse work flawless together. This setup is my primary interface to MR.

Just remember that the mouse buttons do the same in Android (no right or middle button support yet). The wheel (scrolling) works just fine, pushing the wheel to the left is back button, to the right no funcion.

Cool, thanks. I have a similar mouse and it works with the 1st gen N7 as well. I need mouse support for when I VPN into work from a tablet (luckily, both right and left click work on my virtual desktop), and since my current setup works, I just assumed all Android devices have BT mouse-support. Good to know it can vary.

Originally Posted by Mivo

Seems to be well on its way.

Yup, I check androidcentral a few times a day for updates so excited about the 9 inch 3:4 screen!!

[twowheels]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/att...5&d=1412385831

How many would like to have the Kindle with settings that give a look similar to the sample?

While we're spouting opinions:

I'd absolutely HATE those settings. It feels uncomfortably crowded to me and looks UGLY. The one on the right looks MUCH better.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by twowheels

While we're spouting opinions:

I'd absolutely HATE those settings. It feels uncomfortably crowded to me and looks UGLY. The one on the right looks MUCH better.

But the issue here is you like different setting then someone else. On the H2O, you can change the margins and the line height to what you want and someone else can set things how he/she wants. On the Kindle if you do not like the smallest margins and the line height, there's not a lot you can do.

[samosa]

International buyer here based in Hong Kong - when will they let me place an order?

[mr_nihilism]

Originally Posted by samosa

International buyer here based in Hong Kong - when will they let me place an order?

Who knows. But don't feel bad. Canadians, for reasons unexplained, are getting the cold frozen shaft too.

[samosa]

Originally Posted by sparklemotion

My thoughts as well. Why do they hold out on these simple changes that would make their reader truly great? It's confusing and frustrating. The fact that they added page buttons back says they do listen to feedback, so I guess we can only hope one day we get what we want. If Best Buy sold the Kobo I'd give it a try, but that's likely the only way.



Agreed, the last choice is laughable. Surely no one ever uses it, the margins are so wide it's ridiculous.

I think that width is supposed to replicate reading a newspaper column experience? People who speed read would possibly use that quite often as I once read that the thing that slow most people down as they read is the time it takes for them to roll their eyeballs from left to right. Speed readers read down a page instead of the zigzag movements more commonly used by the average person (like me) so I guess the widest margin setting is for the super keen speed readers.

[samosa]

Originally Posted by Mivo

I'm surprised the UK doesn't have the "return anything you buy online or long distance within 14 days if you don't like it, and the seller pays the return shipping" regulation that we have in Germany (I thought it was a EU-wide thing). I rarely make use of it, but it certainly removes the stress from buying hardware/etc online. It also makes sellers more accommodating.

I have bought stuff from Argos when I lived in UK and they let me return items at their costs. I only have to take the item to one of their collection point (a "Spar" corner store which is about 1 mile away from home in my case). I haven't done it with any other online stores though. I had a PC monitor which gone totally black on me but it was over 14 days and the seller CCL Computers had a new one sent out to me and the broken one collected all within a week.