Forma power button, how is it normally?

[rashkae]

My button was a little stiff at first, but got less over time.. (this is not such a great thing, as I often press by accident.. Not enough be upsetting, but noticeable.). One thing I did notice about the power button when the Forma was new is that it pivots. If you press it dead center and straight, it clicks with perfectly normal pressure and acts as expected. On the other hand, if I do not take care to press in center, the button will tilt on it's pressure point, and I have to press much harder to get a reaction, with poor tactile feedback.

[kutusov]

I did notice that but then I couldn't tell what was best, pressing the center or edge, nothing worked.

[milady133]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

But am I the only one who thinks the power button on my unit is perfectly placed and perfectly functional?

I disagree 😉. I've owned the Aura One and now I own the Forma. I didn't like the placement of the Aura One power button. I use an Origami cover and the power button was difficult to reach. If the power button of the Forma wasn't so stiff, I would prefer it.
Although I would rather have it separated a bit more from the micro USB port, when trying to find the power button in the dark I frequently find myself pressing the port instead of the button (yes, I fall asleep reading, and if the book is interesting, when I wake up, I try to continue reading another page until I fall asleep again)

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by milady133

I disagree 😉. I've owned the Aura One and now I own the Forma. I didn't like the placement of the Aura One power button. I use an Origami cover and the power button was difficult to reach. If the power button of the Forma wasn't so stiff, I would prefer it.
Although I would rather have it separated a bit more from the micro USB port, when trying to find the power button in the dark I frequently find myself pressing the port instead of the button (yes, I fall asleep reading, and if the book is interesting, when I wake up, I try to continue reading another page until I fall asleep again)

One page and you fall asleep? I want that book! I want it now!

[rashkae]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

One page and you fall asleep? I want that book! I want it now!

Here you go. Insomnia cure guaranteed:
https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/late-nights-on-air

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by rashkae

Here you go. Insomnia cure guaranteed:
https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/late-nights-on-air

Thank you! It sounds sufficiently boring that it just might work!

(If this doesn't work, I may have to settle on one of them 'new-fangled' Sci-fi novels.)

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Thank you! It sounds sufficiently boring that it just might work!

(If this doesn't work, I may have to settle on one of them 'new-fangled' Sci-fi novels.)

How about one of those awful romances dressed up to be a vampire novel?

[milady133]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

One page and you fall asleep? I want that book! I want it now!

I'm sorry to disappoint, but it's not the book, I don't have any problems sleeping, so unless I'm VERY hook on the book (and sometimes not even with that), when I wake in the middle of the night it usually takes one or two pages of reading to fall asleep again.
In fact, if I want to spend my time reading, doing it in bed is a bad idea, I will mix it with napping even in the middle of the day (not that l don't indulge on it occasionally) 🤭

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

How about one of those awful romances dressed up to be a vampire novel?

Oh, god! That's even worse - (for me!)

For exciting reading, I highly recommend this famous book. (This should be read ONLY when there is a designated driver in the car):

Now the shadow of the column—the column which supports the southwest corner of the roof—lengthens across the flagstones of this central part of the veranda, in front of the house where the chairs have been set out for the evening. Already the tip of the line of shadow almost touches the doorway which marks the center of the façade. Against the west gable-end of the house, the sun falls on the wood about a yard and a half above the flagstone. Through the third window, which looks out on this side, it would reach far into the bedroom if the blinds had not been lowered...In broad daylight, the contrast of the two shades of gray—that of the naked wood and that, somewhat lighter, of the remaining paint—creates complicated figures with angular, almost serrated outlines. On the top of the handrail, there are only scattered, protruding islands formed by the last vestiges of paint. On the balusters, though, it is the unpainted areas, much smaller and generally located toward the middle of the uprights, which constitute the spots, here incised, where the fingers recognize the vertical grain of the wood. At the edge of the patches, new scales of the paint are easy to chip off; it is enough to slip a fingernail beneath the projecting edge and pry it up by bending the first joint of the finger; the resistance is scarcely perceptible.

Now, where were we? Oh, the Forma button.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Oh, god! That's even worse - (for me!)

For exciting reading, I highly recommend this famous book. (This should be read ONLY when there is a designated driver in the car):

Isn't quoting from Jealousy or any work by Alain Robbe-Grillet classified as a crime against humanity?

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Isn't quoting from Jealousy or any work by Alain Robbe-Grillet classified as a crime against humanity?

Ordinarily, yes - unless (such as myself), I actually enjoy the theoretical writings from the Nouveau Roman school of fiction, most particularly the early work of Claude Simon, in addition to J.M.G. LeClezio. Both are Nobel prize winners, by the way; although, I have a feeling you already knew that.

[kutusov]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Now, where were we? Oh, the Forma button.

Yea, I hear it's awful... but even the one I had that turned out not working wasn't as bad as that quote though...

[meeera]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

How about one of those awful romances dressed up to be a vampire novel?

Do you mean some specific book, or are you just denigrating an entire genre based on your personal preferences?

[genoasalami]

I have never seen a more minor issue blown to such unreasonable proportions.

[ottischwenk]

Originally Posted by genoasalami

I have never seen a more minor issue blown to such unreasonable proportions.

Whether a problem is small or large is a matter of personal opinion.

For me, this problem is so big that it has put me off the entire device - because it already bothered me so much when I turned it on that I put the device away and reached for my Likebook P78.