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Old 02-05-2018, 02:32 PM   #16
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What header? The Kindle doesn't display any header while one is reading a book.
Yes, I know that. However, with the new FW update, the clock display can now be turned on/off, and if it's turned on, it's displayed in what could be considered a "header" area, i.e., directly above the first line of text on the screen, in a smaller font. All I was saying in my original post was that perhaps this is a first step by Amazon to implement a header that contains the book title/author, and can be turned on or off depending on the user's preference.
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Old 02-05-2018, 02:36 PM   #17
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I see what you mean now, yes. Thanks for the clarification. I'm really not sure why anyone would want to see the book title, mind you; it's just using screen "real estate". I guess, though, that flexibility is always good to have .
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Old 02-05-2018, 03:25 PM   #18
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There are times I would like to know the chapter I was in.
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I see what you mean now, yes. Thanks for the clarification. I'm really not sure why anyone would want to see the book title, mind you; it's just using screen "real estate". I guess, though, that flexibility is always good to have .
Yes but i think people just want the option to have it.
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Old 02-05-2018, 05:49 PM   #20
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I see what you mean now, yes. Thanks for the clarification. I'm really not sure why anyone would want to see the book title, mind you; it's just using screen "real estate". I guess, though, that flexibility is always good to have .
For me, it's more of a replication of what a page in a book looks like. And if it's implemented like the clock display - option to turn on or off - then both of our POVs are represented!

ETA - If I close my Kindle or put it to sleep on the page I'm reading, and go a few weeks without reading, I could very possibly (and in my case very likely!) forget what book I'm actually reading. This isn't the case with a real book, thus the advantage of having book title/author in a heading area.
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Old 02-05-2018, 05:50 PM   #21
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Yes but i think people just want the option to have it.
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Old 02-05-2018, 08:04 PM   #22
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In-book Clock: Now you can check the current time without leaving the page you're reading. Use the option in Display Settings (Aa) menu to display the clock.
They do seem to only implement features that no one is asking for.
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Old 02-05-2018, 08:34 PM   #23
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Perhaps this is the first step toward having the option to turn on/off header that contains the book title? (I'm thinking of the UI in the Kobo Aura H2O as a comparison).
You’re thinking kepub, not the UI. ePub does not display a header.
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Old 02-05-2018, 08:35 PM   #24
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Updated my Oasis's, or is it Oasises? Anywho, I have no use for the clock thing and I don't see anything else. Haven't tried search yet, also not something I needed improved. But I always want to stay up to date with upgrades so I do it.

I am still waiting for my status bar to come back. I know I know, until pigs fly.

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One new feature in this firmware that isn't mentioned in the "What's new" is support for dictionaries for Indic languages.
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What I don't get is why placing the clock middle-top? The default corner location was too far away? I'm sending them some feedback at kindle-feedback@amazon.com
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I'm hoping this FW update eliminates some odd behavior I've been seeing where page turns don't turn a full screen. (7" Oasis)

It's incredibly disorienting. You flip the page and it's moved forward 1/3 of a page and you're all disoriented. I've seen it in the last 2 books I've read.

I'm not sure I really care about any of the stuff they're publicly talking about.

But if there really is a page turn bug that's so serious it'd be embarrassing for them to admit. I've had a ton of e-readers and never seen this behavior before, it's probably the worst bug (short of a crash) that I've seen.
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They have also improved the content error reporting facility to divide it more logically into typos and other types of report. Not a change I sought particularly, but quite useful.
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I'm hoping this FW update eliminates some odd behavior I've been seeing where page turns don't turn a full screen. (7" Oasis)

It's incredibly disorienting. You flip the page and it's moved forward 1/3 of a page and you're all disoriented. I've seen it in the last 2 books I've read.

I'm not sure I really care about any of the stuff they're publicly talking about.

But if there really is a page turn bug that's so serious it'd be embarrassing for them to admit. I've had a ton of e-readers and never seen this behavior before, it's probably the worst bug (short of a crash) that I've seen.
Interesting I have not seen the issues with the page turns. I wonder if it has something to do with the books, or the formats of the books.
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