Touch Screen & Footnotes on the PRS-700

rhadin · 10-15-2008, 04:50 PM

I am currently ambivalent about upgrading from my Sony PRS-505 to the new 700 but one thing that would make a difference to me would be if the 700 made footnotes accessible by a tap.

I am currently reading (and enjoying very much) Taylor Branch's Parting the Waters, the first of 3 volumes dealing with the civil rights era during the Martin Luther King years. Frequently in the book there will be an asterisk to indicate an explanatory note, but the note is not accessible (only God knows where to find it in the book itself

).

My question is this: Does anyone know if the 700 will enable me to tap the asterisk and have the explanatory note appear? (Presumably if it does, it will enable a similar popup for standard footnotes/endnotes.) If no one knows, does anyone know who I can contact who might have the answer?

Thanks.

Dave Berk · 10-15-2008, 04:58 PM

Hyperlinks are tappable. From your post I understand that the asterisks currently are not set up as hyperlinks, so you will need to do this manually. But once you do, then yes, a tap will take you to the note.

rhadin · 10-16-2008, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Berk

Hyperlinks are tappable. From your post I understand that the asterisks currently are not set up as hyperlinks, so you will need to do this manually. But once you do, then yes, a tap will take you to the note.

Dave, I purchased the book from Sony Connect, so I have no idea if the asterisks are currently set up as hyperlinks. If they were, would there be some way to access them in the 505?

NatCh · 10-16-2008, 10:21 AM

If they're set up as hyper links, they should be navigable with the jogpad (assuming you haven't hacked it to do something else, of course

), and selectable by clicking the jogpad. In fact, the first one on each page ought to be automatically highlighted.

rhadin · 10-16-2008, 02:11 PM

Nat they are highlighted, which I thought odd. (I haven't hacked my 505 -- I don't have the sophistication or the courage to do so.) I assume by the jogpad you mean the button at the bottom left of the 505. I have been using that to change pages. I didn't realize it would work for viewing the notes as well. I'll give it a try tonight. Thanks.

WillAdams · 10-16-2008, 02:28 PM

The jogpad is the one on the bottom right corner.

William

NatCh · 10-16-2008, 03:06 PM

What WillAdams said.

When one of your asterisks is highlighted, try clicking the center of that lower, right hand button, that should take you to the relevant note. Usually the note will have a similar high-lightable place that will take you back, or you can click left on that same jogpad, and it should return you to your previous page.

igorsk · 10-16-2008, 04:58 PM

And you can use up/down arrows to switch between links if there are several on the page.
It's all mentioned in the manual BTW.

rhadin · 10-16-2008, 06:55 PM

Thank you all for your responses.

I tried it (and once I got the Reader in front of me, I realized it was on the right not the left

) and it works just as I had hoped/needed. It was so frustrating to be 2000 pages into the book and not have been able to read any of the notes. Of course, I didn't think to look in the manual.

That would be much too easy and obvious.

Once again, I can take the PRS-700 off my list -- my 505 does all I need -- at least for the moment.

Again, thanks for all your help. MR is the greatest.

10-15-2008, 04:50 PM	#1
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	Touch Screen & Footnotes on the PRS-700 I am currently ambivalent about upgrading from my Sony PRS-505 to the new 700 but one thing that would make a difference to me would be if the 700 made footnotes accessible by a tap. I am currently reading (and enjoying very much) Taylor Branch's Parting the Waters, the first of 3 volumes dealing with the civil rights era during the Martin Luther King years. Frequently in the book there will be an asterisk to indicate an explanatory note, but the note is not accessible (only God knows where to find it in the book itself ). My question is this: Does anyone know if the 700 will enable me to tap the asterisk and have the explanatory note appear? (Presumably if it does, it will enable a similar popup for standard footnotes/endnotes.) If no one knows, does anyone know who I can contact who might have the answer? Thanks.

10-15-2008, 04:58 PM	#2
Dave Berk Fanatic Posts: 574 Karma: 138556 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PRS505	Hyperlinks are tappable. From your post I understand that the asterisks currently are not set up as hyperlinks, so you will need to do this manually. But once you do, then yes, a tap will take you to the note. Last edited by Dave Berk; 10-15-2008 at 05:04 PM.

10-16-2008, 06:55 PM	#9
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	Thank you, thank you Thank you all for your responses. I tried it (and once I got the Reader in front of me, I realized it was on the right not the left ) and it works just as I had hoped/needed. It was so frustrating to be 2000 pages into the book and not have been able to read any of the notes. Of course, I didn't think to look in the manual. That would be much too easy and obvious. Once again, I can take the PRS-700 off my list -- my 505 does all I need -- at least for the moment. Again, thanks for all your help. MR is the greatest.

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10-16-2008, 10:21 AM	#4
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	If they're set up as hyper links, they should be navigable with the jogpad (assuming you haven't hacked it to do something else, of course ), and selectable by clicking the jogpad. In fact, the first one on each page ought to be automatically highlighted.

10-16-2008, 02:11 PM	#5
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	Nat they are highlighted, which I thought odd. (I haven't hacked my 505 -- I don't have the sophistication or the courage to do so.) I assume by the jogpad you mean the button at the bottom left of the 505. I have been using that to change pages. I didn't realize it would work for viewing the notes as well. I'll give it a try tonight. Thanks.

10-16-2008, 02:28 PM	#6
WillAdams Wizard Posts: 1,234 Karma: 3350652 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (300ppi), Samsung Galaxy Book 12	The jogpad is the one on the bottom right corner. William

10-16-2008, 03:06 PM	#7
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	What WillAdams said. When one of your asterisks is highlighted, try clicking the center of that lower, right hand button, that should take you to the relevant note. Usually the note will have a similar high-lightable place that will take you back, or you can click left on that same jogpad, and it should return you to your previous page.

10-16-2008, 04:58 PM	#8
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	And you can use up/down arrows to switch between links if there are several on the page. It's all mentioned in the manual BTW.