Kobo reader for people with bad eyesight? - Page 2

TonyToews · 07-03-2013, 01:22 AM

Excellent point regarding enlarging the menu items, dictionary, etc. Something I have to admit that never occurred to me.

This is indeed something that Kobo developers should work on. Now they don't have to go so far as to have a very adjustable menu font size such as for the book screen but probably a 2x and a 4x would be sufficient. They might have to change the screen layout substantially though. And maybe only for the more commonly used items. Although I can see some folks insisting all menu items should be increased.

tshering · 07-04-2013, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anak

As anyone found more hacks like these?
Is it possible to adjust the viewport of the RMSDK to reduce the bottom footer in reading mode?
Bottom footer in reading mode: showing only page numbers
Bottom footer in menu mode: access to font settings, bookmarks etc.

You might be interested in this thread.

tshering · 07-04-2013, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TonyToews

This is indeed something that Kobo developers should work on. Now they don't have to go so far as to have a very adjustable menu font size such as for the book screen but probably a 2x and a 4x would be sufficient. They might have to change the screen layout substantially though. And maybe only for the more commonly used items. Although I can see some folks insisting all menu items should be increased.

Even a configuration file would do. They could reject values outside of a certain range, or even leave it to the user to decide how much overlapping of lines and so on is acceptable to him.

PeterT · 07-04-2013, 04:09 PM

I think one of the problems in making the UI customizable in any manner is the greatly increased requirement for indepth testing to ensure that any and all combination of settings work correctly.

Sorry to say but we already know that testing is a weakness of Kobo. Do you seriously think that allowing user selectable and sizable elements on the screen will be any less buggy than now?

tshering · 07-04-2013, 04:34 PM

I think it is rather a lack of interest by those who have to decide. Presently, the values for several resolutions are hard-coded. If these values were read from a configuration file instead, as much testing would be needed as now, and the user had the possibility to change values on his own risk. To clarify, I am mainly concerned with the font size.

tshering · 08-02-2013, 06:01 PM

For a new version with more features see this thread.

07-04-2013, 04:34 PM	#20
tshering Wizard Posts: 3,489 Karma: 2914715 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: kobo touch	I think it is rather a lack of interest by those who have to decide. Presently, the values for several resolutions are hard-coded. If these values were read from a configuration file instead, as much testing would be needed as now, and the user had the possibility to change values on his own risk. To clarify, I am mainly concerned with the font size. Last edited by tshering; 07-04-2013 at 04:36 PM.

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07-03-2013, 01:22 AM	#16
TonyToews Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 351398 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kobo Vox and Glo	Excellent point regarding enlarging the menu items, dictionary, etc. Something I have to admit that never occurred to me. This is indeed something that Kobo developers should work on. Now they don't have to go so far as to have a very adjustable menu font size such as for the book screen but probably a 2x and a 4x would be sufficient. They might have to change the screen layout substantially though. And maybe only for the more commonly used items. Although I can see some folks insisting all menu items should be increased.

07-04-2013, 04:09 PM	#19
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,534 Karma: 78910202 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	I think one of the problems in making the UI customizable in any manner is the greatly increased requirement for indepth testing to ensure that any and all combination of settings work correctly. Sorry to say but we already know that testing is a weakness of Kobo. Do you seriously think that allowing user selectable and sizable elements on the screen will be any less buggy than now?

08-02-2013, 06:01 PM	#21
tshering Wizard Posts: 3,489 Karma: 2914715 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: kobo touch	For a new version with more features see this thread.

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