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Old 08-22-2020, 08:50 PM   #106
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Old 08-22-2020, 09:45 PM   #107
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The biggest dislike I have with the new scroll bar, (note: this is mostly theoretical, I can't think of when it would really affect me unless I was trying to nitpick), there is no way to know what page you are *on*.
There's the big black box. By the way, is that new to 15548? I seem to remember 15505 having a little box pop up next to the scroller.

I do agree that there's room to let the page number persist on the screen. Instead of the floating black box with white numbers, they could have black numbers with no box between the books and the buttons.
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Old 08-22-2020, 10:10 PM   #108
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I'm fervently hoping Kobo releases a new firmware soon which will completely redesign the UI. Because these threads have gotten, y'know, mightily sleep-inducing.

Yes, yes, it's my own fault for continuing to read them. I know. No excuses.
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Old 08-23-2020, 01:41 AM   #109
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the point you make isn't a nitpick it's a simple fact there is no way of knowing exactly what page your on. it's that blatantly obvious it shouldn't need to be pointed out.

edit. i've just found out that if you keep your finger on the slider/scrollbar without letting go and move up or down it will show the page number you are on, but when you take your finger off the screen it disappears. which means it doesn't show you what page you are on without having to keep your finger constantly on the screen.
Which demonstrates how little attention you pay to other peoples posts. This has been mentioned several times in this discussion. Including in direct replies to your posts. And I explicitly mentioned it in my post of informal release notes. The appropriate part I will quote:

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Old 08-23-2020, 01:50 AM   #110
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I'm fervently hoping Kobo releases a new firmware soon which will completely redesign the UI. Because these threads have gotten, y'know, mightily sleep-inducing.

Yes, yes, it's my own fault for continuing to read them. I know. No excuses.
You can use it for insomnia
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Old 08-23-2020, 02:00 AM   #111
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I'm fervently hoping Kobo releases a new firmware soon which will completely redesign the UI. Because these threads have gotten, y'know, mightily sleep-inducing.

Yes, yes, it's my own fault for continuing to read them. I know. No excuses.
I think you will get your "wish". I feel like the changes in these two releases are just stepping stones. I don't know what the changes will be, or when they will happen, I just feel like there is more to come.
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Old 08-23-2020, 02:08 AM   #112
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There's the big black box. By the way, is that new to 15548? I seem to remember 15505 having a little box pop up next to the scroller.
It was definitely there in 4.23.15505. -
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I do agree that there's room to let the page number persist on the screen. Instead of the floating black box with white numbers, they could have black numbers with no box between the books and the buttons.
I'm not sure exactly where you mean, but, I have been staring at these screens a bit, and I don't see a good place to put the page numbers that is consistent with the overall design of the screens. And consistent across them.
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Old 08-23-2020, 05:42 AM   #113
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it's fine if you don't have a preference, but i do. page 467 isn't mythical it was used only to give as an example.

i'm not nitpicking regarding the go to page number i do use it, the latest firmware taking away that feature/option gives me another reason to stick with the older firmware.

i'm no different from anyone else i have my likes and dislikes, opinions/preferences, but i understand and respect other users have theirs too.

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But in order to use go to page, you have to have a page number in mind and in that case, you can easily scroll to that same page as it shows what page you will be on when you stop scrolling. It's not difficult to go to a specific page.
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Old 08-23-2020, 05:45 AM   #114
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There's the big black box. By the way, is that new to 15548? I seem to remember 15505 having a little box pop up next to the scroller.

I do agree that there's room to let the page number persist on the screen. Instead of the floating black box with white numbers, they could have black numbers with no box between the books and the buttons.
I do think the page number should be shown. Do we need to be able to type in a page number? Not really since it's easy enough to go to that page with the slider.
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Old 08-23-2020, 06:01 AM   #115
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The only place I would like to be able to go to a specific page is inside epubs. In the book list, the scrollbar is easier. I would like x of y to be displayed all the time, but it's easy enough to touch the scrollbar and see it. You can also tell when you're on the first or last page when the arrows grey out. I like that the greyed out arrow still works -taking you to the opposite end of the list.
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The only place I would like to be able to go to a specific page is inside epubs. In the book list, the scrollbar is easier. I would like x of y to be displayed all the time, but it's easy enough to touch the scrollbar and see it. You can also tell when you're on the first or last page when the arrows grey out. I like that the greyed out arrow still works -taking you to the opposite end of the list.
I would be OK with the page slider for the eBook to also show x of y as that would make it a lot easier to go to a specific page.
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Which demonstrates how little attention you pay to other peoples posts. This has been mentioned several times in this discussion. Including in direct replies to your posts. And I explicitly mentioned it in my post of informal release notes. The appropriate part I will quote:
you can only see the page number while dragging the scrollbar/slider as soon as you let go it disappears. my main point still stands (it's a simple fact) when in my books etc, you can't see on the right side of the UI the tap to go to page. as far as i'm concerned that's not a change for the better.

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Old 08-23-2020, 06:54 AM   #118
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I do think the page number should be shown. Do we need to be able to type in a page number? Not really since it's easy enough to go to that page with the slider.


is there any feature/option that as been in the UI for at least the last 5 years that you would mind being taken away completely? i'd make the case those who are not lamenting the demise of the go to page probably didn't used it much/never.

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Old 08-23-2020, 07:03 AM   #120
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i'd make the case those who are not lamenting the demise of the go to page probably didn't used it much/never.
I used it often, and miss it not at all - the display shown on the scrollbar is more than adequate, and I don't need to hold my finger on the scroll bar to remember what page I'm on after seeing, as my short-term memory is not THAT impaired, yet. If I let go after seeing "6 of 42" I can keep that number in memory long enough to know that one up click will take me to 5 of 42, one down click to 7 of 42.
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