Firmware 4.33.19759

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by DNSB

I tested the pinch to change font size a couple of times then disabled it in Settings. I don't change font sizes that often and, in my limited testing, I found that I couldn't control the font size change with any degree of precision.

Yeah, for me pinch for font size was similar to how the power button on my Pixel can also be used to pull up the camera. I never used it on purpose. It only happens accidentally and irritates me.

[4691mls]

Originally Posted by DNSB

I tested the pinch to change font size a couple of times then disabled it in Settings. I don't change font sizes that often and, in my limited testing, I found that I couldn't control the font size change with any degree of precision.

Me too. The circle is too small for me to really judge what I'm getting.

[compurandom]

I wish that when you pinched for font size change, the circle size would change with it.
As is, the size feedback is poor.

[Ned]

In two minds about the pinch to adjust font size myself.
Tried it once, seemed slow and coarse, so disabled it.
Then I tried it again and it was faster and more accurate, no idea why.
It may be useful with a book with outrageously large or small font that I need to normalise before fine-tuning the size.
But I have Bookerly font, the same size all the time and stick to that, so only need to adjust when the book's CSS fights me on it

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Ned

In two minds about the pinch to adjust font size myself.
Tried it once, seemed slow and coarse, so disabled it.
Then I tried it again and it was faster and more accurate, no idea why.
It may be useful with a book with outrageously large or small font that I need to normalise before fine-tuning the size.
But I have Bookerly font, the same size all the time and stick to that, so only need to adjust when the book's CSS fights me on it

You do realize that when you change the font size, the next eBook you open after that will keep the same size setting which will most likely be too large or too small. It's best to edit the font size in the CSS of the eBook so the main font size is the default of 1em.

[Ned]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

You do realize that when you change the font size, the next eBook you open after that will keep the same size setting which will most likely be too large or too small. It's best to edit the font size in the CSS of the eBook so the main font size is the default of 1em.

Yes indeed.
Sadly I do try to avoid editing CSS if possible - and before too long find to my cost that I shouldn't have been lazy, and end up editing CSS before transferring books, then get lazy again and stop doing it - and so it goes on

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Ned

Yes indeed.
Sadly I do try to avoid editing CSS if possible - and before too long find to my cost that I shouldn't have been lazy, and end up editing CSS before transferring books, then get lazy again and stop doing it - and so it goes on

But if all you are doing is fixing the text size, that's very easy and takes very little time.

[Ned]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But if all you are doing is fixing the text size, that's very easy and takes very little time.

I have already set up a standard minimal CSS to paste into my books that does all I need, but I'm not always as clinically rational as I would like to be.
Sometimes, I just don't bother and usually regret it.

Oh for a world where everyone behaved rationally and logically

[the.Mtn.Man]

Originally Posted by DrChiper

Further, the new pinch-feature could be nice but I get mixed results: sometimes the preview of the changed font is not shown at all (just a white circle), or the font change reaction on pinching is very slow. Both noticed on the Libra 2. I assume some additional tweaking is needed for the future.

I know "pinch to change font size" used to be a feature of older Kobo firmware releases, and as I recall, it has never worked particularly well, which I suspect is why it was removed in the first place. I don't know why they brought it back now.

[the.Mtn.Man]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

One one of my readers, I almost dropped my reader and caught it with the screen causing my fonts to go all wonky. I guess it was the Nook, but I could swear it was my Aura.

Anyway, I hated pinch to change font size. It was a feature I would never use and only caused problems when I activated it by accident.

The Kobo Aura used a two finger swipe to change the front light brightness, but if your finger tips were just the right distance apart, it would register as a pinch instead. Very annoying.

[mdeluca]

Updated to 4.33.19759, and pinch to change font size is not available, and this option doesn't show up on Reading Settings page. "Add Dictionary" (which is also part of the new firmware) is present.

This has also been discussed on Reddit , where some Libra 2 owners are saying they have pinch to change font size and others say they don't - and Kobo support says it's only supported on Libra 2 for PDFs (not ePubs).

Any information here about what may be going on?

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man

I know "pinch to change font size" used to be a feature of older Kobo firmware releases, and as I recall, it has never worked particularly well, which I suspect is why it was removed in the first place. I don't know why they brought it back now.

From memory, it was only on the Aura. It might have been removed because it didn't work well and was only on the one device that was no longer available. Bringing it back now is probably because people have asked for it. It has been mentioned as a lack in the forum. And maybe Kobo think the newer devices can handle it better. But, it's just as likely that there is someone new at Kobo in a senior enough position to that has forced it through.

[DrChiper]

Originally Posted by davidfor

But, it's just as likely that there is someone new at Kobo in a senior enough position to that has forced it through.

Luckily some old hand at Kobo then probably sneaked in the option to disable it as an anticipation that it will not be to everybody's taste. I'm using that option now.

[readologist]

If it were quantized it would be far more useful. As it is now, it is difficult to achieve a reproducible font setting repeatedly.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by mdeluca

Updated to 4.33.19759, and pinch to change font size is not available, and this option doesn't show up on Reading Settings page. "Add Dictionary" (which is also part of the new firmware) is present.

This has also been discussed on Reddit , where some Libra 2 owners are saying they have pinch to change font size and others say they don't - and Kobo support says it's only supported on Libra 2 for PDFs (not ePubs).

Any information here about what may be going on?

On my Libra 2, pinch to change font size does work with ePub.