would you miss the buttons? - Page 2

FizzyWater · 05-23-2011, 07:45 PM

I probably use the buttons as often as I use the touchscreen.

elemenoP · 05-25-2011, 08:27 AM

Well I guess B&N decided that buttons are important even on a touch reader! But yikes, at the cost of a really fat bezel. I can understand the reasoning behind having buttons on either side, but I'll keep my LITTLE buttons at the bottom.

eP

viviena · 05-25-2011, 09:40 AM

I use the buttons all the time with my 350, enough that they're beginning to look worn. However, I also intend to get a Kobo Touch when it comes out, and I'd be fine with using the touch-screen to change pages. Being able to tap to flip pages is convenient enough for me.

ilovegadgets · 05-25-2011, 09:59 AM

I would miss the buttons. I love having the touch screen, but at times find the buttons more convenient. I wish that I could turn off the touch screen for times like when I am at the beach and want to put my reader in a ziplock bag to protect it from sand and water.

Asawi · 05-25-2011, 10:01 AM

I like having the "options" and "zoom" buttons. I would miss those. I do use both touch screen and buttons for page turns, depending on situation. I would like to have the "tap side" page turning rather than the swipe, or, even better, both. I like to have the option of doing things more than one way!

barium · 05-25-2011, 10:08 AM

I wonder whether double taps for dictionary lookups work well on readers with a tap to turn page feature. I can imagine being frustrated with the touchscreen confusing double taps with single taps, and vice versa.

GraceKrispy · 05-28-2011, 12:37 AM

I would miss the buttons. I miss having the buttons on the right side that my 505 had for turning pages. I wish I could just tap the screen to change the page (like I do on my kindle app on the droid x). I'm still getting the hang of the swipe, and I generally use the buttons instead, but it would be most convenient to tap the right side of the screen instead.

eSheri · 05-28-2011, 12:48 AM

i rarely used the buttons. touch is the only way to go for me!

Solitaire1 · 05-28-2011, 04:11 AM

I'd prefer to have the buttons. Although the touch screen is handy, I still want the option of buttons.

Ivy · 05-28-2011, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elemenoP

Personally, I use *both* the touchscreen and the page turn buttons. Depending on how I'm holding the reader, I find one or the other more convenient. I appreciate having both. (I also think it would be good to have a way to turn off the touchscreen sometimes.)

Same as you, especially the bolded part.

I would NOT want them to get rind of the buttons.

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05-23-2011, 07:45 PM	#16
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	I probably use the buttons as often as I use the touchscreen.

05-25-2011, 08:27 AM	#17
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	Well I guess B&N decided that buttons are important even on a touch reader! But yikes, at the cost of a really fat bezel. I can understand the reasoning behind having buttons on either side, but I'll keep my LITTLE buttons at the bottom. eP

05-25-2011, 09:40 AM	#18
viviena Evangelist Posts: 412 Karma: 520610 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canberra, Australia Device: Currently Kobo Clara HD and Aura One, iPad	I use the buttons all the time with my 350, enough that they're beginning to look worn. However, I also intend to get a Kobo Touch when it comes out, and I'd be fine with using the touch-screen to change pages. Being able to tap to flip pages is convenient enough for me.

05-25-2011, 09:59 AM	#19
ilovegadgets Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 18798 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindles, iPad,Note 8, Note 3, iPhone 5,Sony 350& T1, Entourage PE & EE	I would miss the buttons. I love having the touch screen, but at times find the buttons more convenient. I wish that I could turn off the touch screen for times like when I am at the beach and want to put my reader in a ziplock bag to protect it from sand and water.

05-25-2011, 10:01 AM	#20
Asawi Gadgetoholic Posts: 1,467 Karma: 3865860 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Libra2, Tolino Vision 6	I like having the "options" and "zoom" buttons. I would miss those. I do use both touch screen and buttons for page turns, depending on situation. I would like to have the "tap side" page turning rather than the swipe, or, even better, both. I like to have the option of doing things more than one way!

05-25-2011, 10:08 AM	#21
barium Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 20572 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: None	I wonder whether double taps for dictionary lookups work well on readers with a tap to turn page feature. I can imagine being frustrated with the touchscreen confusing double taps with single taps, and vice versa.

05-28-2011, 12:37 AM	#22
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	I would miss the buttons. I miss having the buttons on the right side that my 505 had for turning pages. I wish I could just tap the screen to change the page (like I do on my kindle app on the droid x). I'm still getting the hang of the swipe, and I generally use the buttons instead, but it would be most convenient to tap the right side of the screen instead.

05-28-2011, 12:48 AM	#23
eSheri Addict Posts: 323 Karma: 1015098 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Middle of the US Device: K3+3G, Sony 350, Kindle Fire HD, iPad Mini	i rarely used the buttons. touch is the only way to go for me!

05-28-2011, 04:11 AM	#24
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,927 Karma: 69500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor, Nook Glowlight 4	I'd prefer to have the buttons. Although the touch screen is handy, I still want the option of buttons.

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