How can I abort a highlighting operation (fragments)?

LivresInOz · 11-12-2022, 06:02 AM

Reproduce:

1. You have Koreader set up to highlight text using the method of 'choose the start fragment....choose the end fragment', rather than the default where you run your finger on the whole part you want highlighted.

2. You try to choose the first part of the highlight, but you stuff it up.
Now Koreader is asking you for the end of your highlight, but you don't want to continue.

Is there any way to abort the whole process as this point?
Currently to fix a bad highlight I have to finish the process and delete the highlight.

I know it seems minor, but not so much if you do 20 highlights a day!

hius07 · 11-12-2022, 08:26 AM

Do you see a possible way (action, gesture) to be used to abort?

LivresInOz · 11-13-2022, 03:13 PM

Im asking if there is one. I usually just complete the highlight and delete it.

NiLuJe · 11-13-2022, 03:54 PM

I think @hius07 was asking if you could think of an actual user interaction that would make sense to achieve what you're asking

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hius07 · 11-14-2022, 06:00 AM

Proposition: https://github.com/koreader/koreader/pull/9786

To abort the select mode with a tap on the first fragment.

11-12-2022, 06:02 AM	#1
LivresInOz LivresInOz Posts: 330 Karma: 15958 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo: Forma + Libra\|Galaxy: TAB A7 + Note 8 tablet\|Boox: Note Air 2	How can I abort a highlighting operation (fragments)? Reproduce: 1. You have Koreader set up to highlight text using the method of 'choose the start fragment....choose the end fragment', rather than the default where you run your finger on the whole part you want highlighted. 2. You try to choose the first part of the highlight, but you stuff it up. Now Koreader is asking you for the end of your highlight, but you don't want to continue. Is there any way to abort the whole process as this point? Currently to fix a bad highlight I have to finish the process and delete the highlight. I know it seems minor, but not so much if you do 20 highlights a day!

11-14-2022, 06:00 AM	#5
hius07 Wizard Posts: 1,160 Karma: 3592925 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ukraine Device: Kindle PW2, PW3, PW4, Voyage	Proposition: https://github.com/koreader/koreader/pull/9786 To abort the select mode with a tap on the first fragment. Last edited by hius07; 11-14-2022 at 06:00 PM.

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11-12-2022, 08:26 AM	#2
hius07 Wizard Posts: 1,160 Karma: 3592925 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ukraine Device: Kindle PW2, PW3, PW4, Voyage	Do you see a possible way (action, gesture) to be used to abort?

11-13-2022, 03:13 PM	#3
LivresInOz LivresInOz Posts: 330 Karma: 15958 Join Date: May 2010 Device: Kobo: Forma + Libra\|Galaxy: TAB A7 + Note 8 tablet\|Boox: Note Air 2	Im asking if there is one. I usually just complete the highlight and delete it.

11-13-2022, 03:54 PM	#4
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047190 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	I think @hius07 was asking if you could think of an actual user interaction that would make sense to achieve what you're asking .