Today, 12:06 PM | #1 |
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Skim pages not working
I have a Libra 2. When I press and hold a button, I expect it to skim forward or backward through the book. However, it only goes forward or backward one page.
Is there some setting I might have messed up? The only changes I've made is to add some fonts and set page refresh (numPartialUpdatePageTurns) to 75. Latest FW. What should I do to get this to work? |
Today, 12:08 PM | #2 |
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On my Kobo, if I am reading a kepub (either from Kobo or sideloaded), pressing a button will trigger the fast page flip. This does not work for an .epub.
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Today, 12:50 PM | #3 |
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That could be it. I'm reading epubs. Perhaps I'll get the KoboTouchExtended and load books as kepubs.
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Today, 04:00 PM | #4 |
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Yes, the rapid page turn feature is part of the WebKit renderer. It only works with KEPUB.
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Today, 05:27 PM | #5 |
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Is there any downside to converting to kepub (other than having to wait a bit)? Any negatives to how it renders with the default reader?
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Today, 05:45 PM | #6 |
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Maybe I'm missing something here.
How do I enable skim mode on a Libra Colour? I'm sure I never did anything to intentionally disable it but ..... Sent from my Pixel 7a using Tapatalk |
Today, 05:56 PM | #7 |
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Yes, word spacing tends to be worse in KEPUB, especially if you use ligatures. It depends how picky you are. I use KEPUB exclusively, as I always want access to rapid page turning, the image viewer, the chapter bar chart, and better performance.
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Today, 06:33 PM | #8 |
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Unless you patch and add the needed configuration option, KePub will look a lot worse then ePub. You can see for yourself just how bad stock KePub looks.
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It would be nice to expand illustrations. Does the default reader do that (other than zooming out with fingers, which expands the font) rather having to use koreader or some such? |
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Today, 06:36 PM | #10 |
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Performance is not better with KePub, That used to be true, but no longer.
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I agree that the patch for decreasing word spacing is useful, though. |
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I can give p ligatures easily as I really don't notice them. But I do notice kerning and the last there of. So KePub without kerning is as bad as KF8 on a Kindle.
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