Dim around the edge

bmwvan · 09-09-2008, 10:59 AM

After enjoying my 505 for the past month, I finally tried reading a book with the text turned to a "landscape" orientation and noticed that the former margin areas (now the top and bottom lines) were a bit dim compared to the body of the text. Is this normal, am I seeing things, is my 505 having problems? I know I have had problems with some tasks I want to do with this unit and the books I read, but I thought I could turn the text 90 degrees without hitting a snag! Any help for me out there?

Dr. Drib · 09-09-2008, 11:06 AM

Yes, it's normal. This is to show you where the last line was on the previous screen as you read.

It's part of the firmware.

Hope this helps.

Don

bmwvan · 09-09-2008, 11:10 AM

Thanks, Doctor. I feel better already!

HarryT · 09-09-2008, 12:17 PM

To elaborate on what Don said, in landscape mode, the Reader is showing you the same "pages" it does in portrait mode, but half a page at a time - first the top half of the page, and then the bottom half. The "dim" areas are the "overlap" between the top and bottom halves of the page.

bmwvan · 09-09-2008, 05:56 PM

Did I not notice a change in the font size, even though the indicator remained the same? Is that a result of spreading the same characters over a greater area?

09-09-2008, 10:59 AM	#1
bmwvan Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 57 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tunica, MS USA Device: hp iPAQ 4700/Fictionwise reader/Sony 505	Dim around the edge After enjoying my 505 for the past month, I finally tried reading a book with the text turned to a "landscape" orientation and noticed that the former margin areas (now the top and bottom lines) were a bit dim compared to the body of the text. Is this normal, am I seeing things, is my 505 having problems? I know I have had problems with some tasks I want to do with this unit and the books I read, but I thought I could turn the text 90 degrees without hitting a snag! Any help for me out there?

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09-09-2008, 11:06 AM	#2
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,743 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Yes, it's normal. This is to show you where the last line was on the previous screen as you read. It's part of the firmware. Hope this helps. Don

09-09-2008, 11:10 AM	#3
bmwvan Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 57 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tunica, MS USA Device: hp iPAQ 4700/Fictionwise reader/Sony 505	Thanks, Doctor. I feel better already!

09-09-2008, 12:17 PM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	To elaborate on what Don said, in landscape mode, the Reader is showing you the same "pages" it does in portrait mode, but half a page at a time - first the top half of the page, and then the bottom half. The "dim" areas are the "overlap" between the top and bottom halves of the page.

09-09-2008, 05:56 PM	#5
bmwvan Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 57 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tunica, MS USA Device: hp iPAQ 4700/Fictionwise reader/Sony 505	Did I not notice a change in the font size, even though the indicator remained the same? Is that a result of spreading the same characters over a greater area?

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