New and upcoming Kindle features

[conan50]

I'm very happy with it. Cleaner more intuitive interface.

[cerem0ny]

Originally Posted by conan50

I'm very happy with it. Cleaner more intuitive interface.

I agree. I like it too! It’s the future!

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by junioryoudare

they try to use more scrolling and hand gestures but current e-ink screens on kindles are not smooth with swiping and other hand gestures. I am not sure if it is software base but it seems more like due to the nature of screens.

Originally Posted by j.p.s

I'm pretty sure it is the screens. Scrolling is a miserable experience on e-ink.

Agreed. I always use the arrow buttons if they're available.

[rcentros]

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Originally Posted by conan50 View Post
I'm very happy with it. Cleaner more intuitive interface.

Originally Posted by cerem0ny

I agree. I like it too! It’s the future!

Not my future.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by rcentros

Not my future.

From the worst film ever made: Plan 9 From Outer Space

"Criswell : Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future. You are interested in the unknown, the mysterious, the unexplainable."

[tomsem]

Does not merit its own thread, but the Kindle apps for iOS/Android/Fire have a redesigned Home view (like the one ‘forthcoming’ for Kindle) and more significantly, the Table of Contents icon has been moved away from the ‘V’ (close) icon and when you tap on it, it contains only chapter navigation, and opens scrolled to show the current chapter. The About This Book, Before You Go are in the ‘…’ menu instead of at the top of the TOC.

This finally fixes a long-standing gripe of mine: one used to have to scroll the TOC view to see which chapter was current; now it is more like Kindle (and 99% of other reading apps).

[dublincheri]

My newest sewing machine requires swiping to access functions that aren’t on the startup screen. On a tiny (3.5” x 2”) screen I find using a finger to swipe is extremely imprecise and very annoying. After that piece of horrific “design” (justified as being more “attractive to younger people”) I can deal with swiping on an e-ink Kindle if I must. (I’d still rather not but then I AM old.)

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

From the worst film ever made: Plan 9 From Outer Space

"Criswell : Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future. You are interested in the unknown, the mysterious, the unexplainable."

Was that actually, really, dialogue in a film?

Fortunately my Kindle future is a Voyage — and (also fortunately) it looks like its firmware will be stuck in the past. My new eReaders will not be Kindles.

[tomsem]

When the scrolling Library UI arrives, it looks like there will be Up and Down buttons to scroll, so it should not be necessary to use swipe as much there.

[j.p.s]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

From the worst film ever made: Plan 9 From Outer Space

Originally Posted by rcentros

Was that actually, really, dialogue in a film?

Plan 9 From Outer Space has been notorious as "the worst film ever made" for decades with the (well deserved) reputation as "so bad it's a hoot to watch".

It has many equally awkward stretches of dialog. The director, Ed Wood was sincere and had interesting ideas, but was completely incompetent as a screenwriter and director. His insistance on only doing one take didn't help.

Plan 9 was Bela Lugosi's last film. He died before filming finished, which resulted in some scenes with a standin that were really bad, even by Plan 9 standards.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by tomsem

When the scrolling Library UI arrives, it looks like there will be Up and Down buttons to scroll, so it should not be necessary to use swipe as much there.

That's good. I do have one Kindle subject to this change (a Basic Kindle, 8th generation that I keep forgetting). I guess I can see the new UI on that. (Though I'm probably not going to hold on to that reader anyhow.)

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by rcentros

Was that actually, really, dialogue in a film?.

Yes. Those were the opening lines of Plan 9 from Outer Space from 1957. Deservedly regarded as one of the worst films ever made. It was so bad that it was fun to watch.

Criswell : Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future. You are interested in the unknown, the mysterious, the unexplainable. That is why you are here. And now, for the first time, we are bringing to you the full story of what happened on that fateful day. We are bringing you all the evidence, based only on the secret testimony of the miserable souls who survived this terrifying ordeal. The incidents, the places. My friend, we cannot keep this a secret any longer. Let us punish the guilty. Let us reward the innocent. My friend, can your heart stand the shocking facts about grave robbers from outer space?

Sadly, that speech is not even in the top ten of worst bits of dialogue in the film though it does help to prepare you for the sheer badness you will be exposed to.

[NullNix]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

From the worst film ever made: Plan 9 From Outer Space

"Criswell : Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future. You are interested in the unknown, the mysterious, the unexplainable."

In hindsight, it is now obvious that Ed Wood had a prophetic dream and was actually discussing computer software in general or this Kindle update in particular. (Though his aptitude for the hilariously terrible was such that he probably thought "what a good idea! how can I use it to reduce my tax bill?")

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by rcentros

Was that actually, really, dialogue in a film?

Fortunately my Kindle future is a Voyage — and (also fortunately) it looks like its firmware will be stuck in the past. My new eReaders will not be Kindles.

Absolutely, that's the actual dialogue!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb6H14gVWjM

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Absolutely, that's the actual dialogue!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb6H14gVWjM

I watched the first part of this on YouTube (probably the same link you've provided). Good grief.