Stanza Finally Dead?

freespeechuser · 11-20-2012, 12:43 AM

After all the drama and corporate/Amazon sabotage of Stanza, is it finally dead?

I've just - perhaps belatedly - discovered that attempting to access its settings under iOS 6 results in an endless round of crashing and bizarre behavior.

I'm assuming that's the end of it, and that the best reader of iOS is no more. Has anyone found differently?

-Bryan

twowheels · 11-20-2012, 01:12 AM

It seems that I can do everything except enter the settings menu on the info tab (the one with the gear), at which point I have to kill it...

I can't think of any behavior that I'd really NEED that would be in that menu [nor do I know what was there], so it's not a fatal blow, but it's another nail.

dura · 11-20-2012, 07:11 AM

For me its dead; not being able to tweak the settings makes it unusable.
I kind of like iBooks lately, the vertical scroling is nice, and the cheesy page emulation is long gone.

kyteflyer · 11-21-2012, 05:30 PM

I find that the settings I use most are still available to me (the colours and font settings) so not being able to do anything with the others makes no difference to me. You can access *some* settings from inside a book, but don't try to get to "Layout" or "General": you'll have to reboot.

twowheels · 11-21-2012, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyteflyer

I find that the settings I use most are still available to me (the colours and font settings) so not being able to do anything with the others makes no difference to me. You can access *some* settings from inside a book, but don't try to get to "Layout" or "General": you'll have to reboot.

I didn't have to reboot, just kill the app. Hit home a few times (the first one doesn't work for some reason), then do the double tap home, hold, and kill.

JSWolf · 11-21-2012, 07:02 PM

Stanza is dead. Long may it stay dead.

edbro · 11-21-2012, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Stanza is dead. Long may it stay dead.

You sound like my son. "I don't want it and I don't want my friends to have it either"

GeneS · 11-21-2012, 10:27 PM

Selecting Stanza just results in a blank screen for me.

injapan · 11-21-2012, 11:24 PM

yes, I have given up in stanza

11-20-2012, 12:43 AM	#1
freespeechuser Member Retired Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: iPad	Stanza Finally Dead? After all the drama and corporate/Amazon sabotage of Stanza, is it finally dead? I've just - perhaps belatedly - discovered that attempting to access its settings under iOS 6 results in an endless round of crashing and bizarre behavior. I'm assuming that's the end of it, and that the best reader of iOS is no more. Has anyone found differently? -Bryan

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11-20-2012, 01:12 AM	#2
twowheels Wizard Posts: 1,785 Karma: 13412766 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kobo Clara HD, iPad Pro 10", iPhone 15 Pro	It seems that I can do everything except enter the settings menu on the info tab (the one with the gear), at which point I have to kill it... I can't think of any behavior that I'd really NEED that would be in that menu [nor do I know what was there], so it's not a fatal blow, but it's another nail.

11-20-2012, 07:11 AM	#3
dura Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 1062434 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Netherlands Device: Kobo H2O (2th edition), Kindle PW11	For me its dead; not being able to tweak the settings makes it unusable. I kind of like iBooks lately, the vertical scroling is nice, and the cheesy page emulation is long gone.

11-21-2012, 05:30 PM	#4
kyteflyer Wizard Posts: 1,841 Karma: 9547754 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia Device: iPhone SE2020	I find that the settings I use most are still available to me (the colours and font settings) so not being able to do anything with the others makes no difference to me. You can access some settings from inside a book, but don't try to get to "Layout" or "General": you'll have to reboot.

11-21-2012, 07:02 PM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,897 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Stanza is dead. Long may it stay dead.

11-21-2012, 10:27 PM	#8
GeneS eBook Enthusiast Posts: 120 Karma: 726 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-350, Astak PocketPro, iPhone, Asus eee Pad Transformer	Selecting Stanza just results in a blank screen for me.

11-21-2012, 11:24 PM	#9
injapan Addict Posts: 228 Karma: 1030816 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Japan Device: iPhone 11, Kobo Arua 2 and iPad Air 3	yes, I have given up in stanza