Reading progress on lower left of Voyage screen hard to press and change

sun surfer · 02-09-2017, 10:08 PM

Is it just me? I've felt like this ever since I bought the otherwise great Voyage. I generally like to read without any progress showing, but here and there like to find out how far along I am and like the reading progress options on the bottom of the screen. The simplest way to find out is to press on reading progress to bring it up, but it's so cranky!

You should just be able to press your finger in the lower left of the Voyage screen to change the reading progress. When I try to however, it usually takes about ten presses or more each time, trying slightly left and then right and then back again each way, before I finally hit the 'correct' spot to change it. And when you have to cycle through multiple reading progress options to hit the one you want the necessary presses can really add up. And the 'correct' spot doesn't stay the same! Every time it moves left or right, sometimes a lot. I've even tried per specific reading progress type to see if each progress has a specific spot based on word length or something, to no avail.

Does anyone know why this is? Is it just my Voyage or all of them? Anyone know the magic trick to get it to work on the first press each time?

PS- I know how to change the reading progress through the menu, but it takes longer than the lower left screen press should take and would prefer to use the simpler screen press option that should work more easily.

barryem · 02-09-2017, 10:21 PM

I agree that pressing the corner to change the progress is a bit less than reliable but I never have to tap more than about twice. Usually once is enough. I just did a little playing with that on my Voyage and I was able to make it less reliable by pressing too long. A quick tap is what I usually use, just slightly above the bottom of the screen area about 3/4" to an inch from the left.

Barry

dordale · 02-10-2017, 03:23 AM

I have a Kindle PW2 and a Voyage--I find tapping the bottom left corner to change the reading progress display on the PW2 very easy, but it is a bit of a challenge on the Voyage.

booklover6 · 02-10-2017, 07:25 AM

I found after updating to the latest firmware, this issue was fixed for me.

Atunah · 02-10-2017, 09:57 AM

Yes, on my Voyage tapping that spot had been a challenge from the start. On my Oasis by the way it works perfect. So what I did on the Voyage that worked for me much better is not tapping, but doing a short swipe up from the corner. That never failed. Just a quick little swipe, fling it up.

badgoodDeb · 02-10-2017, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by booklover6

I found after updating to the latest firmware, this issue was fixed for me.

I agree that at the beginning it was *very* difficult to find the spot, on my Voyage. In one of the upgrades, that was fixed (though I haven't touched the spot too often since). Have you allowed you Voyage to upgrade, or do you keep it always offline?

cvkemp · 02-10-2017, 03:08 PM

I just go into the font and page settings and change it there if I need to. I have both a voyage and PW2

sun surfer · 02-10-2017, 06:04 PM

Glad it's not just me! Well, I mean, I'm not glad other Voyage users have a similar problem, but I'm glad I don't have an 'off' model.

Quote:

Originally Posted by barryem

I agree that pressing the corner to change the progress is a bit less than reliable but I never have to tap more than about twice. Usually once is enough. I just did a little playing with that on my Voyage and I was able to make it less reliable by pressing too long. A quick tap is what I usually use, just slightly above the bottom of the screen area about 3/4" to an inch from the left.

Barry

That doesn't work for me for some reason. Thanks for the tip though and glad it works for you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atunah

Yes, on my Voyage tapping that spot had been a challenge from the start. On my Oasis by the way it works perfect. So what I did on the Voyage that worked for me much better is not tapping, but doing a short swipe up from the corner. That never failed. Just a quick little swipe, fling it up.

That does help. After some playing around, it seems to work best for me by starting below the screen slightly to the right of the middle dot (the dot located to the right of the percent read number and to the left of the other changing info) and then swiping diagonally up to the left to the middle dot area. It seems to work on the first try or at worst the second or third, so much better than the ten tries per option I was doing before. It also works swiping diagonally right from left of the middle dot or straight up from just below the middle dot, but for me it's most reliable swiping diagonally left to it. Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by booklover6

I found after updating to the latest firmware, this issue was fixed for me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

I agree that at the beginning it was *very* difficult to find the spot, on my Voyage. In one of the upgrades, that was fixed (though I haven't touched the spot too often since). Have you allowed you Voyage to upgrade, or do you keep it always offline?

My wifi and 3g are always on so it auto-updates from time to time, and the update option in the Device Options menu is greyed out so that I can't press it. Yet the issue never got better for me so far. Hm, so I just checked. My firmware is 5.8.5.0.2 but a google search tells me that the latest available is 5.8.7.0.1. I plugged it in and restarted it but it still won't let me update. I know I can do it manually but I haven't plugged my kindle into my computer in so long it'd be a big to-do; any ideas on how to get it going wirelessly?

beninma · 02-13-2017, 11:38 AM

My Voyage had this problem.. eventually (almost 3 years later) the whole screen started malfunctioning.

I still have a PW2 and that one definitely works the easiest. I have an Oasis now and it's easier to flip that page indicator on the Oasis but I would still say it's easiest on the PW2. I am not convinced the capacitive touch sensor on the Voyage/Oasis is better than the setup on the PW/PW2/PW3.

02-09-2017, 10:08 PM	#1
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44667380 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	Reading progress on lower left of Voyage screen hard to press and change Is it just me? I've felt like this ever since I bought the otherwise great Voyage. I generally like to read without any progress showing, but here and there like to find out how far along I am and like the reading progress options on the bottom of the screen. The simplest way to find out is to press on reading progress to bring it up, but it's so cranky! You should just be able to press your finger in the lower left of the Voyage screen to change the reading progress. When I try to however, it usually takes about ten presses or more each time, trying slightly left and then right and then back again each way, before I finally hit the 'correct' spot to change it. And when you have to cycle through multiple reading progress options to hit the one you want the necessary presses can really add up. And the 'correct' spot doesn't stay the same! Every time it moves left or right, sometimes a lot. I've even tried per specific reading progress type to see if each progress has a specific spot based on word length or something, to no avail. Does anyone know why this is? Is it just my Voyage or all of them? Anyone know the magic trick to get it to work on the first press each time? PS- I know how to change the reading progress through the menu, but it takes longer than the lower left screen press should take and would prefer to use the simpler screen press option that should work more easily.

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02-09-2017, 10:21 PM	#2
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	I agree that pressing the corner to change the progress is a bit less than reliable but I never have to tap more than about twice. Usually once is enough. I just did a little playing with that on my Voyage and I was able to make it less reliable by pressing too long. A quick tap is what I usually use, just slightly above the bottom of the screen area about 3/4" to an inch from the left. Barry

02-10-2017, 03:23 AM	#3
dordale Wizard Posts: 1,731 Karma: 3472866 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650 & 350; Kindle Voyage; Kobo Aura HD, Aura One, and Forma	I have a Kindle PW2 and a Voyage--I find tapping the bottom left corner to change the reading progress display on the PW2 very easy, but it is a bit of a challenge on the Voyage.

02-10-2017, 07:25 AM	#4
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	I found after updating to the latest firmware, this issue was fixed for me.

02-10-2017, 09:57 AM	#5
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	Yes, on my Voyage tapping that spot had been a challenge from the start. On my Oasis by the way it works perfect. So what I did on the Voyage that worked for me much better is not tapping, but doing a short swipe up from the corner. That never failed. Just a quick little swipe, fling it up.

02-10-2017, 03:08 PM	#7
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,430 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 6 SE, Fire HD8	I just go into the font and page settings and change it there if I need to. I have both a voyage and PW2

02-13-2017, 11:38 AM	#9
beninma Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 6638 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Various Kindles, iPad	My Voyage had this problem.. eventually (almost 3 years later) the whole screen started malfunctioning. I still have a PW2 and that one definitely works the easiest. I have an Oasis now and it's easier to flip that page indicator on the Oasis but I would still say it's easiest on the PW2. I am not convinced the capacitive touch sensor on the Voyage/Oasis is better than the setup on the PW/PW2/PW3.

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