Bizarre Kindle 2 Menu Font Fading

sirbruce · 04-07-2009, 12:49 AM

Posted from the Amazon forums:

http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Menu-ve...2LAIYMW441C/1/

I tried myself and had the same problem. If you download the following MOBI file on your Kindle 2:

http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/11/pg11.mobi

And hit menu while inside it, the Menu text is all faded. It's also slightly larger in font size; the box is cut-off at the bottom of the display.

Clearly this is a bug of some sort, but what in these mobis is causing it?

kevindorsey · 04-07-2009, 11:08 AM

That's prety weird. I wonder if this is systematic.

sirbruce · 04-07-2009, 02:15 PM

Well no one else seems to have tried it besides us...

Xestrix · 04-07-2009, 02:40 PM

Amazon has tried it now, I just heard back from Kindle Support:

Quote:

Andrew,

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I tested out the two files mentioned in that discussion on my own Kindle 2 and was able to confirm the error, so I've sent that information to our technicians.

It appears at this time to be related to Project Gutenberg .mobi files, as I've been unable to reproduce the error on some from other sources. If you've been able to see otherwise, however, please let us know.

You can write back to us using the link below. Again, if you do see this on any other .mobi files from other sources, please include a link to the file download so we can take a look at it.

sirbruce · 04-07-2009, 02:44 PM

Great! It's surely just a bug the rendering system that will get fixed in a future update.

Xestrix · 04-07-2009, 02:49 PM

Looks that way

tylerdurden51 · 04-07-2009, 06:51 PM

i sure hope so

S.Canton · 04-07-2009, 11:33 PM

Strange bug, but I'm sure it will end up getting corrected at some point; Amazon is pretty on the ball.

Janutchka · 06-04-2009, 02:11 PM

I thought my Kindle was failing because of this weird menu fade. But it is only with books I've gotten through the feedbooks "KIndle Download Guide" I have in my Kindle book list. I haven't noticed if it happens with books downloaded through the Mobipocket Guide.

04-07-2009, 12:49 AM	#1
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Bizarre Kindle 2 Menu Font Fading Posted from the Amazon forums: http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Menu-ve...2LAIYMW441C/1/ I tried myself and had the same problem. If you download the following MOBI file on your Kindle 2: http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/11/pg11.mobi And hit menu while inside it, the Menu text is all faded. It's also slightly larger in font size; the box is cut-off at the bottom of the display. Clearly this is a bug of some sort, but what in these mobis is causing it?

06-04-2009, 02:11 PM	#9
Janutchka Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Kindle 1, 2 and Sony PRS-505	This happens with Feedbooks too I thought my Kindle was failing because of this weird menu fade. But it is only with books I've gotten through the feedbooks "KIndle Download Guide" I have in my Kindle book list. I haven't noticed if it happens with books downloaded through the Mobipocket Guide.

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04-07-2009, 11:08 AM	#2
kevindorsey Evangelist Posts: 488 Karma: 258 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: kindle	That's prety weird. I wonder if this is systematic.

04-07-2009, 02:15 PM	#3
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Well no one else seems to have tried it besides us...

04-07-2009, 02:44 PM	#5
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Great! It's surely just a bug the rendering system that will get fixed in a future update.

04-07-2009, 02:49 PM	#6
Xestrix Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Kindle 2	Looks that way

04-07-2009, 06:51 PM	#7
tylerdurden51 Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: none	i sure hope so

04-07-2009, 11:33 PM	#8
S.Canton Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle 2	Strange bug, but I'm sure it will end up getting corrected at some point; Amazon is pretty on the ball.