Clara 2E Difficulty in reading the vocabulary entries.

Jane Eyre · 03-09-2024, 10:38 AM

Hi everyone. I've been a Kobo Clara 2E owner since yesterday. I have had a long-term experience of use of a Kindle Paperwhite so that I'm not used to kobo peculiarities yet. I feel quite uncomfortable with the usage of dictionaries: lower case letters are very tiny and little. Fonts with Paperwhite are bigger in the little window and seizable; while with Kobo doesn't work so well.
Reading dictionaries like any other epub does not seem possibile, so....
Is there anything I can do?

Aleron Ives · 03-09-2024, 06:23 PM

Have you tried enabling large print mode in the settings? It lets you adjust the size of the UI text, and it may apply to the dictionary popup, too.

Jane Eyre · 03-10-2024, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

Have you tried enabling large print mode in the settings? It lets you adjust the size of the UI text, and it may apply to the dictionary popup, too.

And whre is the option? I can't find any.

DNSB · 03-10-2024, 04:17 AM

Settings => Beta Features => Large Print Mode. Once you check the On box, you will see a slider to allow you to adjust the amount of magnification.

Jane Eyre · 03-10-2024, 06:47 AM

Wooow, it works great!!!!! Thank you both

As a matter of interest, why does the menu say that the function is not supported officially by Kobo? Who does it?

PeterT · 03-10-2024, 02:37 PM

I believe it's just a legal clause; if you encounter issues with it (ie rendering / positioning on screen etc) then Kobo has no responsibility to fix it.

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Aleron Ives · 03-10-2024, 05:37 PM

Yes, the more magnification you add, the more likely it is that you'll break the UI, and by calling it a beta feature, Kobo is disowning any responsibility for those problems. The same is true of the web browser: the performance is terrible, so it's called a beta feature to indicate that Kobo has no plans to improve it; it's offered "as is" only.

03-09-2024, 10:38 AM	#1
Jane Eyre Zealot Posts: 105 Karma: 6368 Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Italy Device: Kindle P.white3/Kobo Clara 2E	Difficulty in reading the vocabulary entries. Hi everyone. I've been a Kobo Clara 2E owner since yesterday. I have had a long-term experience of use of a Kindle Paperwhite so that I'm not used to kobo peculiarities yet. I feel quite uncomfortable with the usage of dictionaries: lower case letters are very tiny and little. Fonts with Paperwhite are bigger in the little window and seizable; while with Kobo doesn't work so well. Reading dictionaries like any other epub does not seem possibile, so.... Is there anything I can do?

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03-09-2024, 06:23 PM	#2
Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,026 Karma: 11500112 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Have you tried enabling large print mode in the settings? It lets you adjust the size of the UI text, and it may apply to the dictionary popup, too.

03-10-2024, 04:17 AM	#4
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 35,498 Karma: 145557716 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Clara HD, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Settings => Beta Features => Large Print Mode. Once you check the On box, you will see a slider to allow you to adjust the amount of magnification.

03-10-2024, 06:47 AM	#5
Jane Eyre Zealot Posts: 105 Karma: 6368 Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Italy Device: Kindle P.white3/Kobo Clara 2E	Wooow, it works great!!!!! Thank you both As a matter of interest, why does the menu say that the function is not supported officially by Kobo? Who does it?

03-10-2024, 02:37 PM	#6
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,172 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	I believe it's just a legal clause; if you encounter issues with it (ie rendering / positioning on screen etc) then Kobo has no responsibility to fix it. Sent from my Pixel 7a using Tapatalk

03-10-2024, 05:37 PM	#7
Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,026 Karma: 11500112 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Yes, the more magnification you add, the more likely it is that you'll break the UI, and by calling it a beta feature, Kobo is disowning any responsibility for those problems. The same is true of the web browser: the performance is terrible, so it's called a beta feature to indicate that Kobo has no plans to improve it; it's offered "as is" only.