What does the delete button do?

alehel · 02-24-2009, 11:57 AM

I noticed there is a delete key on the side of the cybook. It looks like a delete button There's a picture of a trash can on it, but it doesn't actually seem to do anything. I press it, the light goes green, but nothing else happens. I've tried it from the library view and while browsing a book without any results.

HarryT · 02-24-2009, 12:11 PM

As the manual tells you, it does nothing

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pilotbob · 02-24-2009, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

As the manual tells you, it does nothing

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They borrowed a page from those IBM manuals:

"This button intentionally left useless."

BOb

HarryT · 02-24-2009, 12:17 PM

Yes, I was always annoyed by those. I wanted them to say "This page left intentionally blank other than this text"

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pilotbob · 02-24-2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Yes, I was always annoyed by those. I wanted them to say "This page left intentionally blank other than this text"

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alehel · 02-24-2009, 12:18 PM

That's weird. Make a button and not have it do anything. Oh well, I'll just have to live with it I suppose.

HarryT · 02-24-2009, 12:19 PM

I guess it was just "there" in the Netronix hardware that Bookeen use, and they just didn't get around to finding a use for it. It sure would be nice to be able to delete books from the library with it!

alehel · 02-24-2009, 12:21 PM

Despite the button having a delete symbol and there not already being a delete function on the device, they couldn't for the life of them find a useful function for it

GeoffC · 02-24-2009, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by alehel

Despite the button having a delete symbol and there not already being a delete function on the device, they couldn't for the life of them find a useful function for it

in some future world and perhaps as early as the next firmware upgrade - you never know ....

delphidb96 · 02-24-2009, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

As the manual tells you, it does nothing

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To paraphrase from "Independence Day", "Harry, that's not entirely true. It also looks very pretty."

Derek

tompe · 02-24-2009, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by alehel

Despite the button having a delete symbol and there not already being a delete function on the device, they couldn't for the life of them find a useful function for it

And if they didn't want to implement delete they could have put dictionary lookup there.

ErwinOtten · 02-25-2009, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by tompe

And if they didn't want to implement delete they could have put dictionary lookup there.

Oh YES, please..........Put dictionary lookup there......

Lets hope for formatable (is that an English word ???) buttons in the next firmware.
My guess at that happening is slim to none though

GeoffC · 02-25-2009, 09:54 AM

We wait for an option to self-program the keys to our heart's content ....

02-24-2009, 11:57 AM	#1
alehel Zealot Posts: 112 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Norway Device: Kobo Clara HD	What does the delete button do? I noticed there is a delete key on the side of the cybook. It looks like a delete button There's a picture of a trash can on it, but it doesn't actually seem to do anything. I press it, the light goes green, but nothing else happens. I've tried it from the library view and while browsing a book without any results.

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02-24-2009, 12:11 PM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	As the manual tells you, it does nothing .

02-24-2009, 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	Yes, I was always annoyed by those. I wanted them to say "This page left intentionally blank other than this text" .

02-24-2009, 12:18 PM	#6
alehel Zealot Posts: 112 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Norway Device: Kobo Clara HD	That's weird. Make a button and not have it do anything. Oh well, I'll just have to live with it I suppose.

02-24-2009, 12:19 PM	#7
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I guess it was just "there" in the Netronix hardware that Bookeen use, and they just didn't get around to finding a use for it. It sure would be nice to be able to delete books from the library with it!

02-24-2009, 12:21 PM	#8
alehel Zealot Posts: 112 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Norway Device: Kobo Clara HD	Despite the button having a delete symbol and there not already being a delete function on the device, they couldn't for the life of them find a useful function for it

02-25-2009, 09:54 AM	#13
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	We wait for an option to self-program the keys to our heart's content ....

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