New firmware upgrade on Tuesday - Page 6

ThomasMcKean · 11-14-2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Javed

This can be done, Thomas. This thread explains how https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58353

Yew would think the option would be available on the device itself? I am aware yew can use a computer to do it, but it would be nice not to have to hook it up. Finished reading a book? Push a button, delete it, and move on.

ekaser · 11-14-2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ThomasMcKean

Yew would think...
I am aware yew can...

YOU would think that YOU would know how to spell YOU.

I suspect YOU do, but YOU are simply affecting... something.

It's highly annoying to try to read misspellings of common words, and makes me just want to skip most of your postings. You seem reasonably literate otherwise, so I'm not quite sure what to think. But I certainly skim quickly past your postings. I guess it's just one of my pet peeves...

ThomasMcKean · 11-14-2009, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ekaser

YOU would think that YOU would know how to spell YOU.

I suspect YOU do, but YOU are simply affecting... something.

It's highly annoying to try to read misspellings of common words, and makes me just want to skip most of your postings. You seem reasonably literate otherwise, so I'm not quite sure what to think. But I certainly skim quickly past your postings. I guess it's just one of my pet peeves...

Sorry yew feel that way. I like to read your posts.

Javed · 11-14-2009, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Solicitous

Now is it just me or are the page turns faster under the new firmware?

The page turns seem faster now to me also.

gargoyle67 · 11-15-2009, 04:12 AM

yes it is a bit [annoying] miss spelling words

Moderator edit:

Removed homophobic language. This is entirely inappropriate for MR. Please do not use it again. Thanks.

ThomasMcKean · 11-19-2009, 10:59 PM

Something else I would add to the list.

11) Option to turn hyphens on and off. Or (at the very least) better hyphenation! It is so doggone annoyi-
ng when the hyphens get it wrong, which at least in my experience, is most of the time!

Also, can someone here confirm the bug that the st-
atus bar does NOT display properly with FB2 files if yew set it to display on the bottom of the page? I have not seen mention of this, but for so-
me reason, it will only display on the top for me. Is anyone else having this pr-
oblem?

jotekman · 11-21-2009, 07:48 AM

Since it was not addressed, I have to reiterate what the guy said on page two about the Battery life and Progress bar for ePub books. Its just slightly disconcerting to me that I don't know how from the end of the book I am, and in the rare instances I, for example, run the device down in the middle of the book, I have to go through the whole book searching for the page I was on. The implementation of this in the rtf files is fantastic IMHO. Thanks for continual great products!

DaleDe · 11-21-2009, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jotekman

Since it was not addressed, I have to reiterate what the guy said on page two about the Battery life and Progress bar for ePub books. Its just slightly disconcerting to me that I don't know how from the end of the book I am, and in the rare instances I, for example, run the device down in the middle of the book, I have to go through the whole book searching for the page I was on. The implementation of this in the rtf files is fantastic IMHO. Thanks for continual great products!

In ePUB just hit the menu/OK button and it will show you exactly how far you are by displaying the page you are on and the last page number. With those two numbers you can just think of them as a fraction as they are displayed which indicates the distance you have traversed. Subtracting from 1 will tell you how far it is to the end (or just subtract the first number from the last to tell you how many pages are left.

Dale

HarryT · 11-21-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

In ePUB just hit the menu/OK button and it will show you exactly how far you are by displaying the page you are on and the last page number. With those two numbers you can just think of them as a fraction as they are displayed which indicates the distance you have traversed. Subtracting from 1 will tell you how far it is to the end (or just subtract the first number from the last to tell you how many pages are left.

Dale

It's a little odd that it doesn't have a status bar saying "Page X of Y", like all the other ADE devices appear to have. Something for the next firmware update, perhaps?

DaleDe · 11-21-2009, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

It's a little odd that it doesn't have a status bar saying "Page X of Y", like all the other ADE devices appear to have. Something for the next firmware update, perhaps?

What is the difference between "Page 23 of 149" and 23/149. Does this really need to change?

Dale

HarryT · 11-21-2009, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

What is the difference between "Page 23 of 149" and 23/149. Does this really need to change?

Dale

The only benefit is that it's constantly visible, being on a status bar. Some people seem to prefer that.

DaleDe · 11-21-2009, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

The only benefit is that it's constantly visible, being on a status bar. Some people seem to prefer that.

Yes, I think there should be an option for PDF and ePUB to show the banner all the time although it gives up a line of reading and the clean page look particularly for images.

Dave_S · 11-21-2009, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

The only benefit is that it's constantly visible, being on a status bar. Some people seem to prefer that.

A full fledged status bar is especially useful to people who spend more time in the book than in the bookshelf. A good status bar should probably contain book title, author, progress information, and battery level. Time of day would also be nice for those of us who may read far into the night.

theducks · 11-21-2009, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

Yes, I think there should be an option for PDF and ePUB to show the banner all the time although it gives up a line of reading and the clean page look particularly for images.

For non-rotated EPUB, You don't "give up a line", it is always blank (ASTAK V2.10 fw).
I am in favour of the Toggle of the status display mode.

EXCEPT it should always display when the Battery drops to a (calculated) Half Bar left.

RobertB Idea

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Put a Menu (key) for individual options (override) for the document, on the "About" (document) screen.

jusmee · 11-21-2009, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

It's a little odd that it doesn't have a status bar saying "Page X of Y", like all the other ADE devices appear to have. Something for the next firmware update, perhaps?

I think the intention was that you'd notice the tiny page numbers that they embed in the text on the right hand side. Trouble is, they are pale, tiny, and the often obscure a letter or two of the text.

11-15-2009, 04:12 AM	#80
gargoyle67 Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 180249 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kobo Aura	yes it is a bit [annoying] miss spelling words Moderator edit: Removed homophobic language. This is entirely inappropriate for MR. Please do not use it again. Thanks. Last edited by HarryT; 11-15-2009 at 05:10 AM.

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ThomasMcKean Disabilities Advocate Posts: 255 Karma: 162 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains Device: Kindle PW3	Something else I would add to the list. 11) Option to turn hyphens on and off. Or (at the very least) better hyphenation! It is so doggone annoyi- ng when the hyphens get it wrong, which at least in my experience, is most of the time! Also, can someone here confirm the bug that the st- atus bar does NOT display properly with FB2 files if yew set it to display on the bottom of the page? I have not seen mention of this, but for so- me reason, it will only display on the top for me. Is anyone else having this pr- oblem?

11-21-2009, 07:48 AM	#82
jotekman Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 52 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Device: Sony PRS-300	Since it was not addressed, I have to reiterate what the guy said on page two about the Battery life and Progress bar for ePub books. Its just slightly disconcerting to me that I don't know how from the end of the book I am, and in the rare instances I, for example, run the device down in the middle of the book, I have to go through the whole book searching for the page I was on. The implementation of this in the rtf files is fantastic IMHO. Thanks for continual great products!