Kobo future firmware feature request thread

[Dino84]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Sorry, but that's something I don't think you'll ever get.

You keep saying that. This is my suggestion, no need to shoot me down like that. Alright?

[winsomnia]

Originally Posted by Dino84

Touch screen lock!

Some setting that confines input to a small portion of the screen while in a book, so that I can rest my thumb on it and hold the device more naturally, or trace text with my finger as I read.

For those of us that dont want to bother with dictionary, markings, annotations etc. A more robust user experience.

Personally, I agree with you because I only use my KOBO reader for reading. But I also see the point of view of those who say "you'll never get that."

However, it would suit me to a tee if there was a way to read with only three small areas of touch on the screen:
1. One small area to unlock the rest of the screen and to use all the regular features.
2. One small area to page forward.
3. One small area to page backward.

By the way, that first option is the work-around for all those people who want to do all that other stuff with their e-reader.

I yearn for the good old days where there was (hardware) dedicated buttons to page forward and back.

[PeterT]

So how do you look at footnotes if therecare just three touch areas?

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[John F]

Originally Posted by Dino84

Touch screen lock!

Some setting that confines input to a small portion of the screen while in a book, so that I can rest my thumb on it and hold the device more naturally, or trace text with my finger as I read.

For those of us that dont want to bother with dictionary, markings, annotations etc. A more robust user experience.

I agree, and would like to see it configurable (not just another touch zone in the current options).

I think one of the alternate reading apps (coolreader or koreader) allows it.

[Dino84]

Originally Posted by PeterT

So how do you look at footnotes if therecare just three touch areas?

I would assume you simply unlock the screen in order to read them. Footnote heavy books might not be the best candidate for having such a setting turned on.
Personally, the only books I have with footnotes really, are the Discworld series by the late good Mr Pratchett.


By the way, its nice to see others who agree with such a feature!

[Alan_S]

Originally Posted by Dino84

Touch screen lock!

Some setting that confines input to a small portion of the screen while in a book, so that I can rest my thumb on it and hold the device more naturally, or trace text with my finger as I read.

For those of us that dont want to bother with dictionary, markings, annotations etc. A more robust user experience.

Just to mention, in case you don't know (although you maybe just don't want to bother yourself with it), with koreader you can define your touch zones to your liking.

In your case you can, for example make active only small part of screen to start whatever you like (next or previous page, menu...). Rest of the screen, even if touched wouldn't produce any action as no action is associated with that part.

It wouldn't work as screen lock, as settings would be always that particular way you programmed them (at least till you change settings to react to new touch zones).

[John F]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Sorry, but that's something I don't think you'll ever get.

Originally Posted by Alan_S

Just to mention, in case you don't know (although you maybe just don't want to bother yourself with it), with koreader you can define your touch zones to your liking.

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And there you go.

[Dino84]

Originally Posted by Alan_S

Just to mention, in case you don't know (although you maybe just don't want to bother yourself with it), with koreader you can define your touch zones to your liking.

In your case you can, for example make active only small part of screen to start whatever you like (next or previous page, menu...). Rest of the screen, even if touched wouldn't produce any action as no action is associated with that part.

It wouldn't work as screen lock, as settings would be always that particular way you programmed them (at least till you change settings to react to new touch zones).

Thanks! I gave that a glance earlier today. Definitely interested in that. However it seems slightly complicated. And Im not sure if itinvolves getting rid of stuff like the comfort light. Not quite sure where to begin.

[winsomnia]

Originally Posted by Alan_S

Just to mention, in case you don't know (although you maybe just don't want to bother yourself with it), with koreader you can define your touch zones to your liking.

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No. The fact is, one can adjust the touchscreen to a few pre-set options.
Some of those options will suffice, but definitely not "to my liking."

[Rev. Bob]

Originally Posted by Alan_S

with koreader you can define your touch zones to your liking.

Originally Posted by winsomnia

No. The fact is, one can adjust the touchscreen to a few pre-set options.
Some of those options will suffice, but definitely not "to my liking."

You may be misreading "koreader" (a user-created application that runs on Kobo an Kindle readers and allows customizable touch zones) as "a Kobo reader" (which, as a stock unit, allows choosing between a few presets).

[Alan_S]

Originally Posted by Dino84

Thanks! I gave that a glance earlier today. Definitely interested in that. However it seems slightly complicated. And Im not sure if itinvolves getting rid of stuff like the comfort light. Not quite sure where to begin.

You have 4 values, all must be less or equal to 1. They represent width and height of screen, as well as width and height of zone. Also, you don't need to use fractions (like 1/2), you can enter plain numbers, like 0.5, 0.1 and such.

I admit it can take some time to get logic of things (I needed few minutes to comprehend it), but when you get logic, you can program touch zones to your liking in whatever way you want it.

You may need to sketch it on piece of paper before you make your changes. And remember to use defaults.persistent.lua so you don't loose settings with updates.

[Alan_S]

Originally Posted by winsomnia

No. The fact is, one can adjust the touchscreen to a few pre-set options.
Some of those options will suffice, but definitely not "to my liking."

As Rev. Bob mentioned, probably you think that koreader is nickel. Nickel has predefined options and you can choose only them, like them or not.

Koreader comes with predefined option (singular), but you can edit it to your liking, whatever it may be. It includes "turning off" some zones, if you don't want to use them. You just make all values zeros.

[winsomnia]

Originally Posted by Alan_S

As Rev. Bob mentioned, probably you think that koreader is nickel. Nickel has predefined options and you can choose only them, like them or not.

Koreader comes with predefined option (singular), but you can edit it to your liking, whatever it may be. It includes "turning off" some zones, if you don't want to use them. You just make all values zeros.

Sorry, you are correct in saying that I don't know exactly what "Koreader" is.

I'm really not confident enough to mess with software. I prefer not to "hack" stuff. I'll use what the manufacturers/companies have produced for retail sale (and approved software updates).

[Dino84]

Originally Posted by winsomnia

Sorry, you are correct in saying that I don't know exactly what "Koreader" is.

I'm really not confident enough to mess with software. I prefer not to "hack" stuff. I'll use what the manufacturers/companies have produced for retail sale (and approved software updates).

Im mostly in that same category.
The night mode (inverted) hack I did install (even though I barely use it). Thats about as complicated I am comfy to get.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Dino84

Im mostly in that same category.
The night mode (inverted) hack I did install (even though I barely use it). Thats about as complicated I am comfy to get.

Sadly, you are unlikely to know the joy of biweekly factory resets...