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Old 11-07-2018, 06:10 AM   #31
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Can confirm this, at least for my H20 model.

Installed it on an original H20, upgrade went without hitch and at first sight it seems there are no problems...
The reader in general seems(could be a placebo) snappier with this firmware, compared to 4.9.11314 that i previously had on.
CBZ files definitely open faster, page turn on cbz might be bit better but i cant notice big difference.
There have been general performance improvements. And the release notes for 4.11.11911 state there are improvements for CBR/CBZ files.
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Given that this is Forma firmware, was hoping that my screen will grow an inch, but alas
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Old 11-07-2018, 07:39 AM   #32
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Well, speaking of patches, if anyone is interested, I could make a patch to enable landscape (but no auto rotation) on any device.
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Old 11-07-2018, 07:58 AM   #33
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does the H2O grow a "slide unlock" with this firmware? :-O
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Old 11-07-2018, 08:12 AM   #34
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does the H2O grow a "slide unlock" with this firmware? :-O
Nope, all good on that front

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Old 11-07-2018, 08:29 AM   #35
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Considering this firmware is kepub fix, does this firmware fixes line spacing issues in kepubs, when you can see parts of the next line of text down to the last line of text on the page?
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Old 11-07-2018, 08:42 AM   #36
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does the H2O grow a "slide unlock" with this firmware? :-O
Nope, but it can with my patch!

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Considering this firmware is kepub fix, does this firmware fixes line spacing issues in kepubs, when you can see parts of the next line of text down to the last line of text on the page?
AFAIK, yes, this seems to be fixed since 4.11.11911.
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Old 11-07-2018, 09:41 AM   #37
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I wonder why Kobo doesn't have implemented a two-column feature for landscape mode. The Forma display is almost twice the size of a 6 inch reader. Enough space for two columns. Otherwise the display of the Forma in portrait mode is nearly as big as a printed paperback.
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Old 11-07-2018, 10:40 AM   #38
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Considering this firmware is kepub fix, does this firmware fixes line spacing issues in kepubs, when you can see parts of the next line of text down to the last line of text on the page?
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AFAIK, yes, this seems to be fixed since 4.11.11911.
I don't think 4.11.nnnnn had any fix for this.

The problem is still there in kepubs if your line spacing is small enough. You probably won't see it if you only use the Kobo default line spacing settings, but you will if you've applied one of the line spacing patches and set the value too low.

I expect your choice of font-family also has an effect on what value for line spacing becomes "too low".
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Old 11-07-2018, 10:52 AM   #39
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I wonder why Kobo doesn't have implemented a two-column feature for landscape mode. The Forma display is almost twice the size of a 6 inch reader. Enough space for two columns. Otherwise the display of the Forma in portrait mode is nearly as big as a printed paperback.
epub or kepub does not have "pages", only plain formatted text. so you'll still get 2 pages of 6" ereader but only in continuous text. That is because html is formatted text anyway and doesnt have "pages". if you are using any other format of the document (pdf, cbr/cbz) you will get one page per view, and that is suitable for big screen, as pages in those documents are "pictures" of the page.

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Imho, objective of the ereader is to have printed book quality on electronic device that can carry more books in the bag, then the bag itself, with options to change fonts, font sizes, etc...
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I don't think 4.11.nnnnn had any fix for this.

The problem is still there in kepubs if your line spacing is small enough. You probably won't see it if you only use the Kobo default line spacing settings, but you will if you've applied one of the line spacing patches and set the value too low.

I expect your choice of font-family also has an effect on what value for line spacing becomes "too low".
same as on the every other firmware so far, but i hoped that they fixed the issue...
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Old 11-07-2018, 11:16 AM   #41
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same as on the every other firmware so far, but i hoped that they fixed the issue...
To be fair, it doesn't happen if you stick to Kobo's defaults. They probably don't see it as an issue.

I've always suspected that the over-large (subjective) value of the default minimum line spacing was chosen to hide this problem.
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epub or kepub does not have "pages" ... html is formatted text anyway and doesnt have "pages"
I'm a web worker and know most about HTML and details on epub/kepub based on it. But most reading people are familiar with printed books. And these books have a left and a right page/viewport. CSS has a column defining option:
columns: <'column-width'> || <'column-count'>
For the landscape mode: It is known that too long lines make reading difficult, but a bigger font size (for less characters per line) results in less text lines. So this mode may be a handy option for PDF, but what about epub/kepub? Who's gonna use it for epub/kepub and why?
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Well, speaking of patches, if anyone is interested, I could make a patch to enable landscape (but no auto rotation) on any device.
Interesting) Thanks in advance
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Well, speaking of patches, if anyone is interested, I could make a patch to enable landscape (but no auto rotation) on any device.
Yes, please!
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Well, speaking of patches, if anyone is interested, I could make a patch to enable landscape (but no auto rotation) on any device.
I want it! I will to experiment a little with it (if my daily work let me)
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