Adjusting NOOK sensitivity

SKYRIDER · 09-29-2015, 04:49 PM

Hello, newbie here with a question about the NOOK Glowlight - can the screen sensitivity level be adjusted? Sometimes if I move my hand across the screen when I'm reading, like to reach for a drink, the dictionary pops up and I have to back out of that to go back to my novel.
Very frustrating!

SKYRIDER · 10-01-2015, 05:59 PM

Ok, is it possible to just delete the dictionary from the NOOK Glowlight?
I've seen a post on doing that with the Kindle, but not the NOOK.

Anybody??

Dr. Drib · 10-01-2015, 08:33 PM

Can anyone offer advice, please, for SKYRIDER?

(I don't own a Glowlight.)

Thank you.

Don
(Moderator)

MGlitch · 10-12-2015, 02:33 AM

No you can't adjust the screen sensitivity, and no you can't delete the dictionary, at least not on the stock device.

It is possible that if you root the Glowlight you could make use of tools to redefine what actions cause what to happen. However rooting the glowlight is not for the faint of heart, and is more involved than rooting the previous generations of eink Nook.

I will note that even rooting is unlikely to resolve the issue, and to be honest I'm perplexed as to how one can accidentally bring up the dictionary as it requires a moderate amount of time on a single word. I'd expect to see page turns if your hand is brushing against the screen. Further, even with root access if you could remove the dictionary the pane that is brought up would still appear, it would just be empty and you'd never be able to look up a word.

AnitainTN · 10-17-2015, 01:47 AM

It's not just your device; this happens to me sometimes with Samsung devices, too. Maybe it's the Nook App, not the device. No big deal - just tap elsewhere on the screen and and continue reading. Don't let the little things get on your nerves.

Of course, when I want to look up a word....hold your arm just so while balancing on one leg, etc. etc.

alexa04 · 10-17-2015, 02:46 AM

Thanks for asking about this problem, I do experience it too.

SKYRIDER · 10-23-2015, 07:29 AM

Thank you everyone for your helpful input. I suppose it's just of life's little annoyances that I must learn to live with, like Donald Trump.

SonDan1 · 02-28-2016, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SKYRIDER

Thank you everyone for your helpful input. I suppose it's just of life's little annoyances that I must learn to live with, like Donald Trump.

Hi Skyrider. Just found your thread. I made a similar one a few weeks back to no avail. My solution was to go back to using my original Nook Simple Touch with physical page turn buttons. I can now hold my Nook comfortably and not worry about accidental page turns etc.

Initially I thought I just had a bad Nook Glow Light that was supersensitive. But after seeing your post and others I am chalking it up to poor design of the Plus. There is just no comfortable way to hold it that does not interfere with the reading experience. That is my opinion and others' mileage may vary.

09-29-2015, 04:49 PM	#1
SKYRIDER Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2015 Device: NOOK GLOWLIGHT	Adjusting NOOK sensitivity Hello, newbie here with a question about the NOOK Glowlight - can the screen sensitivity level be adjusted? Sometimes if I move my hand across the screen when I'm reading, like to reach for a drink, the dictionary pops up and I have to back out of that to go back to my novel. Very frustrating!

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10-01-2015, 05:59 PM	#2
SKYRIDER Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2015 Device: NOOK GLOWLIGHT	Ok, is it possible to just delete the dictionary from the NOOK Glowlight? I've seen a post on doing that with the Kindle, but not the NOOK. Anybody??

10-01-2015, 08:33 PM	#3
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,391 Karma: 59504381 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Can anyone offer advice, please, for SKYRIDER? (I don't own a Glowlight.) Thank you. Don (Moderator)

10-12-2015, 02:33 AM	#4
MGlitch Wizard Posts: 2,855 Karma: 22003124 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: Kobo Forma, Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra 2	No you can't adjust the screen sensitivity, and no you can't delete the dictionary, at least not on the stock device. It is possible that if you root the Glowlight you could make use of tools to redefine what actions cause what to happen. However rooting the glowlight is not for the faint of heart, and is more involved than rooting the previous generations of eink Nook. I will note that even rooting is unlikely to resolve the issue, and to be honest I'm perplexed as to how one can accidentally bring up the dictionary as it requires a moderate amount of time on a single word. I'd expect to see page turns if your hand is brushing against the screen. Further, even with root access if you could remove the dictionary the pane that is brought up would still appear, it would just be empty and you'd never be able to look up a word.

10-17-2015, 01:47 AM	#5
AnitainTN Member, Nooks Anonymous Posts: 36 Karma: 128312 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Tennessee, USA Device: SGTS2-8, Nook Color	It's not just your device; this happens to me sometimes with Samsung devices, too. Maybe it's the Nook App, not the device. No big deal - just tap elsewhere on the screen and and continue reading. Don't let the little things get on your nerves. Of course, when I want to look up a word....hold your arm just so while balancing on one leg, etc. etc.

10-17-2015, 02:46 AM	#6
alexa04 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: none	Thanks for asking about this problem, I do experience it too.

10-23-2015, 07:29 AM	#7
SKYRIDER Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2015 Device: NOOK GLOWLIGHT	Thank you everyone for your helpful input. I suppose it's just of life's little annoyances that I must learn to live with, like Donald Trump.

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