ebook slider

[apastuszak]

I always thought it would be cool if someone made an ereader with a physical slider on it along the edge that you could slide up and down to quickly flip through a book.

[Quoth]

Existed in 1989. Tapping at 1/3rd down the edge would open at 1/3rd. Sliding was possible to flip.

A physical slider would soon fail.

You can kind of do it on Kobo if you tap and slide on the progress bar.

[apastuszak]

I don't want to touch the screen. I want a slider or a knob.

[Quoth]

A touch strip on the bezel will work. A physical slider will wear out or get clogged.
A knob on a rotary encoder can be long life if it works like a mouse wheel.

[jackm8]

First Pocketbook Inkpad has a touch based slider on top that adjust backlight brightness. I always wondered why nobody did something similar for turning pages.

[apastuszak]

Originally Posted by jackm8

First Pocketbook Inkpad has a touch based slider on top that adjust backlight brightness. I always wondered why nobody did something similar for turning pages.

I think some Onyx devices will adjust brightness by up and down sliding on the left side of the screen.

Sliding along the bottom edge to flip through books is annoying. You flip through a book by going down the right side with your thumb. An ereader should be able to mimic that behavior.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by apastuszak

I think some Onyx devices will adjust brightness by up and down sliding on the left side of the screen.

Sliding along the bottom edge to flip through books is annoying. You flip through a book by going down the right side with your thumb. An ereader should be able to mimic that behavior.

Kobo will adjust the light be sliding up/down on the left side of the screen next to the bezel.

But as to what you want, it doesn't exist and never will. You will have to touch the screen to do some things even if there are buttons.

[apastuszak]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Kobo will adjust the light be sliding up/down on the left side of the screen next to the bezel.

But as to what you want, it doesn't exist and never will. You will have to touch the screen to do some things even if there are buttons.

Given my choice, I would never want to touch the screen for anything. But that ship has sailed.

[kwik]

Originally Posted by apastuszak

I always thought it would be cool if someone made an ereader with a physical slider on it along the edge that you could slide up and down to quickly flip through a book.

If there were a way to avoid accidental slides, I think that would be a good idea. But given how e-readers have slow, primitive sreens, it wouldn't be as nice of an experience as on a device using a regular screen, allowing quick glances as you speed through.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by kwik

If there were a way to avoid accidental slides, I think that would be a good idea. But given how e-readers have slow, primitive sreens, it wouldn't be as nice of an experience as on a device using a regular screen, allowing quick glances as you speed through.

An eInk screen is not too slow or primitive. Can you read well with direct sunlight glaring on your phone's screen without having to turn up the brightness? That's what I call primitive.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by apastuszak

I always thought it would be cool if someone made an ereader with a physical slider on it along the edge that you could slide up and down to quickly flip through a book.

Sony Clié. Had a scroll wheel on the side.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by apastuszak

I always thought it would be cool if someone made an ereader with a physical slider on it along the edge that you could slide up and down to quickly flip through a book.

Not a wonderful idea for any pocket portable device.

Sliders are fraught with issues, besides the cost.
There has been a trend since I got my first Astak to make them water resistant.
Because a slider moves quite a distance, sealing from even dirt is very difficult.

5-ways get a pass because they just rock in place, so the seal is simple.

If you are curious, go price ruggedized laptops and testers used in the field.

[kwik]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

An eInk screen is not too slow or primitive. Can you read well with direct sunlight glaring on your phone's screen without having to turn up the brightness? That's what I call primitive.

OK. I was referring to refresh rates of e-ink screens though, which would have an effect on quickly glancing at pages as you scroll by them quickly. Of course e-ink has its advantages in sunlight (and power consumption), but for the purposes of scrolling by fast? Nah, not so good.

[kwik]

Originally Posted by theducks

Not a wonderful idea for any pocket portable device.

Sliders are fraught with issues, besides the cost.
There has been a trend since I got my first Astak to make them water resistant.
Because a slider moves quite a distance, sealing from even dirt is very difficult.

When the OP said slider, I didn't imagine a mechanical one. I imagined more of a narrow touchpad type of thing with no moving parts and sealed from the elements, which you could slide your finger across quickly or slowly for page turns or tap in certain ways to get to interesting bits like saved pages or notes. But I probably got that wrong. One thing I know for sure is manufacturers don't like extra cost unless the customer is willing to pay for it, of course, and they don't like more returns / support staff.

[Dazrin]

There is the Kindle Page Flip view, it's a software based slider view that all (?) Kindles have. It works ok for me when I need to skim to find out where I am.

I don't think a hardware slider/wheel would provide any value to me.