Classic 1.4 update is now available with go to page # - Page 2

boswd · 06-21-2010, 08:27 PM

opening books with this new update is really fast,especially previously opened books, page changing seems a tad faster, but again it was plenty fast before.

Me likey this new update so far.

KDawg · 06-21-2010, 08:53 PM

Did they add synchronization with other devices (like Kindle whispersync), which has apparently been missing from the nook?

Goshzilla · 06-22-2010, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by kilmar

Wow, the only major issue I had with the nook is the ability to go to a specific page. I am so happy yet sad since my nook is dead. A few more hours and off I go to BN store to drop two bills on a new one.

And as for the speed, I noticed a huge difference in page turn speed after I perform a full reboot. It's almost like a PC with an app that has a memory leak and the longer you leave it on, the slower it gets.

Okay I did the reboot, I think that worked. So I guess for others out there, try it.

At least the reading experience hasn't gotten worse, still it's annoying that I can't highlight or select words on the epubs I made.

dugong · 06-22-2010, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by LessPaul

They fixed the foreign characters in the book lists.

I didn't see that. A book of mine, an Irish translation of The Alice in Wonderland, which was displayed as Eilíse i dTír na nIontas when I had version 1.2 got garbled after I updated to 1.3. With version 1.4 it is displayed in My Documents as EÄ±Ã-se Ä±dTÃ-r na Iiontas.

At least the text in the book is not garbled.

Some other things I wanted, did get improved. I like being able to go to a page, but I think the slidebar option will be clumsy when navigating in large documents.

I am thankful for XXL. Some of my recent book acquisitions have very small typesize, even in XL. There seems to be much inconsistency in fontsize between publishers. Adding XXL allows me more control over what appears on the screen. I hope I won't need XXXL or XXXL in the future to deal with shrinking text.

dugong · 06-23-2010, 01:05 AM

The accent marks finally did show up. This happened after I walked into a B&N store, turned the WiFi off then on again. I'm not sure what I did that straightened it out. It didn't occur immediately after 1.4 was installed.

Bob N.

mos · 06-24-2010, 10:09 AM

I did again a little review of the new firmware. This time I like what they came up with.
I love the go to page possibility, I love to have daylight savings time setting, I think its a little bit faster in everything.

Funny thing is. I did not loose my softroot after the new firmware was installed. Anybody else has this experience?

troymc · 06-24-2010, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mos

Funny thing is. I did not loose my softroot after the new firmware was installed. Anybody else has this experience?

I noticed this as well. I just bought mine Monday and it was at v1.3. I immediately softroot'd it, and then noticed it was auto-updating to the v1.4 firmware. But everything appears to be Ok. This is probably due to the nature of the update.

I have noticed that the standard system "Settings" button on the nookLauncher does not appear to work so I have to go through the default Home menu to change system settings. But I didn't get to use it long enough at softroot 1.3 to know whether it worked before the update.

Troy

06-24-2010, 10:09 AM	#21
mos Addict Posts: 392 Karma: 2200 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Germany Device: iphone 4, iPad, Nook softrooted	Personal Video review of 1.4 Firmware I did again a little review of the new firmware. This time I like what they came up with. I love the go to page possibility, I love to have daylight savings time setting, I think its a little bit faster in everything. Funny thing is. I did not loose my softroot after the new firmware was installed. Anybody else has this experience?

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06-21-2010, 08:27 PM	#16
boswd Banned Posts: 2,391 Karma: 1001781 Join Date: May 2010 Device: The Nook, Nook color and Droid X	opening books with this new update is really fast,especially previously opened books, page changing seems a tad faster, but again it was plenty fast before. Me likey this new update so far.

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KDawg Junior Senior Posts: 94 Karma: 81 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: nookColor, nook, PRS-900, PRS-505, PRS-500, Kindle PW, Kindle Oasis	Did they add synchronization with other devices (like Kindle whispersync), which has apparently been missing from the nook?

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dugong Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 420 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: East Bay, California Device: Nook	The accent marks finally did show up. This happened after I walked into a B&N store, turned the WiFi off then on again. I'm not sure what I did that straightened it out. It didn't occur immediately after 1.4 was installed. Bob N.

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