ghost text is landscape mode

sic · 07-31-2007, 01:15 PM

Hi

when I try to switch to landscape mode ghost text appears on my reader's screen.
even the little black bar that displays the page numbers gets corrupted.

Interestingly I could get the same problem with LRF generated by JAP (Just Another Printer) even though I was using the portrait mode.

I'm wondering if somehow the page dimensions of the document can cause these problems.
I mean... it's clearly a bug in the firmware but maybe we can find the workaround.

do you have similar experience?

Another weird thing: landscape mode used to work properly before... not it does not

thanks

HarryT · 07-31-2007, 01:18 PM

Are you sure you're not talking about the "ghosting" which indicates the overlap between the top and bottom half of the page?

In landscape mode, the Reader shows each page in two halves, first the top and then the bottom half, and the "overlap" between them is indicated by "ghosted" text.

sic · 07-31-2007, 05:32 PM

hi Harry

yes I am sure.
I know what you're talking about... my problem is totally different.

JSWolf · 07-31-2007, 05:45 PM

Can you take a photo and post it here so we can see what you are talking about?

sic · 07-31-2007, 06:39 PM

I'll try

however... if you've ever experienced this you'll know what I'm talking about without any photo

JSWolf · 07-31-2007, 06:40 PM

But I've never experienced it. My reader works fine.

sic · 08-01-2007, 01:20 PM

FYI: I ran the latest firmware upgrade but it did not fix the problem.

It appears to me as if the reader printed the text and then again printed it over a second time just this time the text is shifted downwards about 1cm

I tried a soft-reset but it didn't help

Roy White · 08-01-2007, 09:58 PM

Mine does the exact same thing in landscape mode. Luckily I never use landscape so I'm good.

Alexander Turcic · 08-02-2007, 05:35 AM

I too found the landscape mode of the Reader rather unusable. What where they thinking when they made those ghosting halves on the top and the bottom a feature?

HarryT · 08-02-2007, 06:03 AM

It does seem odd that the Reader doesn't simply repaginate for landscape mode and display it as normal, consecutive pages rather than the "top half / bottom half" thing. Perhaps it's a consession made specifically for display of PDFs which can't be repaginated?

diabloNL · 08-02-2007, 06:54 AM

I have it as well. The funny thing is that when the Reader was new it worked fine. But after a few months it started to show this problem. It is really unusable. But I don't mind since I never use landscape.

sic · 08-02-2007, 04:06 PM

thanks guys, it's good to know I'm not the only one.

I was giving a try to the JAP (Just Another Printer) program, which TeleRead blogged about recently - but actually took from the MobileRead wiki

it's a great piece of software that would be great...
IF THE LANDSCAPE MODE WOULDN'T BE BUGGY

07-31-2007, 01:15 PM	#1
sic Addict Posts: 202 Karma: 692 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: SONY reader	ghost text is landscape mode Hi when I try to switch to landscape mode ghost text appears on my reader's screen. even the little black bar that displays the page numbers gets corrupted. Interestingly I could get the same problem with LRF generated by JAP (Just Another Printer) even though I was using the portrait mode. I'm wondering if somehow the page dimensions of the document can cause these problems. I mean... it's clearly a bug in the firmware but maybe we can find the workaround. do you have similar experience? Another weird thing: landscape mode used to work properly before... not it does not thanks

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07-31-2007, 01:18 PM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Are you sure you're not talking about the "ghosting" which indicates the overlap between the top and bottom half of the page? In landscape mode, the Reader shows each page in two halves, first the top and then the bottom half, and the "overlap" between them is indicated by "ghosted" text.

07-31-2007, 05:32 PM	#3
sic Addict Posts: 202 Karma: 692 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: SONY reader	hi Harry yes I am sure. I know what you're talking about... my problem is totally different.

07-31-2007, 05:45 PM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Can you take a photo and post it here so we can see what you are talking about?

07-31-2007, 06:39 PM	#5
sic Addict Posts: 202 Karma: 692 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: SONY reader	I'll try however... if you've ever experienced this you'll know what I'm talking about without any photo

07-31-2007, 06:40 PM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,782 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	But I've never experienced it. My reader works fine.

08-01-2007, 01:20 PM	#7
sic Addict Posts: 202 Karma: 692 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: SONY reader	FYI: I ran the latest firmware upgrade but it did not fix the problem. It appears to me as if the reader printed the text and then again printed it over a second time just this time the text is shifted downwards about 1cm I tried a soft-reset but it didn't help

08-01-2007, 09:58 PM	#8
Roy White Evangelist Posts: 482 Karma: 7696 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Turner, Oregon Device: Sony Reader	Mine does the exact same thing in landscape mode. Luckily I never use landscape so I'm good.

08-02-2007, 05:35 AM	#9
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	I too found the landscape mode of the Reader rather unusable. What where they thinking when they made those ghosting halves on the top and the bottom a feature?

08-02-2007, 06:03 AM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	It does seem odd that the Reader doesn't simply repaginate for landscape mode and display it as normal, consecutive pages rather than the "top half / bottom half" thing. Perhaps it's a consession made specifically for display of PDFs which can't be repaginated?

08-02-2007, 06:54 AM	#11
diabloNL Gadget Force® Posts: 705 Karma: 2733 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Netherlands Device: Sony PRS-300 + Cybook with funny screen :P	I have it as well. The funny thing is that when the Reader was new it worked fine. But after a few months it started to show this problem. It is really unusable. But I don't mind since I never use landscape.

08-02-2007, 04:06 PM	#12
sic Addict Posts: 202 Karma: 692 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: SONY reader	thanks guys, it's good to know I'm not the only one. I was giving a try to the JAP (Just Another Printer) program, which TeleRead blogged about recently - but actually took from the MobileRead wiki it's a great piece of software that would be great... IF THE LANDSCAPE MODE WOULDN'T BE BUGGY