Kobo Bug thread - Page 2

JSWolf · 04-30-2013, 01:14 PM

This isn't exactly a bug but more of a serious flaw.

The page number for box standard ePub is not at the bottom of the screen. So it's wasting space at the bottom of the screen. Plus, the space reserved above the page number for the menu is again wasting space. I know you can set widows and orphans to 0 to get the most on the screen, but that only goes so far before the white space takes over and wastes a number of lines. Because of this white space, I can get more lines on a 650 then I can on an Aura as the same line height and same font size.

JSWolf · 04-30-2013, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucas Malor

Bug: Re-add a way to sort books by series, as well as title
Status: Confirmed
Device: Glo
From Firmware: 2.4.0 (in 2.3.2 you can sort by series, but it was named "sort by title")

Sounds like it was a bug in 2.3.2 and was fixed in 2.4.0 and now you want to add a feature. So it's not really a bug report. It's a feature request.

Lucas Malor · 04-30-2013, 05:35 PM

@JSWolf: thank you for you report, but I need the product name, firmware and plugins if installed. You can find a "template" in the first post. In future open a new thread

I agree it's a feature request. I added it as a bug only because you can do it before, so it's a sort of regression.

Lucas Malor · 05-01-2013, 07:35 AM

Bug: Text in dictionary popup gets cut on the right
Status: Confirmed
Device: Touch, Mini
From Firmware: 2.5.0

Bug: Too much whitespace in the header and footer
Status: Confirmed
Device: Glo
From Firmware: 2.5.1

@JSWolf: your bug is the second one?

paola · 05-01-2013, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucas Malor

Bug: Text in dictionary popup gets cut on the right
Status: Confirmed
Device: Touch, Mini
From Firmware: 2.5.0

I don't seem to have this problem on my Mini, but I only have either original kepubs or sideloaded epubs: is it possible this is specific to epub books only?

Lucas Malor · 05-01-2013, 08:18 AM

It could be. It could also be caused by sideloading. Can you test it with a sideloaded kepub?

PS: in future it's better to discuss bugs in their threads, or it will be a mess

EDIT: read also this post.

Sharkus · 05-02-2013, 10:35 AM

If anything specific to the iOS pops up on this list, can someone rattle my cage and let me know.

Lucas Malor · 05-02-2013, 11:17 AM

Ooook

icallaci · 05-06-2013, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucas Malor

Bug: Text in dictionary popup gets cut on the right
Status: Confirmed
Device: Touch, Mini
From Firmware: 2.5.0

Bug: Too much whitespace in the header and footer
Status: Confirmed
Device: Glo
From Firmware: 2.5.1

@JSWolf: your bug is the second one?

I'm not JSWolf, but the second bug (too much whitespace in the header and footer) also happens on the Aura with 2.5.1 firmware. If it gets fixed for the Glo, will it also (I assume) be fixed for the Aura? (And, actually, the header is ok. It's the footer that has gigantic variable whitespace--in my opinion.)

Lucas Malor · 05-07-2013, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icallaci

If it gets fixed for the Glo, will it also (I assume) be fixed for the Aura?

I don't know, but I think Aura has priority now for Kobo.

samhy · 05-07-2013, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucas Malor

I don't know, but I think Aura has priority now for Kobo.

As far as I know, the Aura is only a limited device and the Glo remains the flagship ereader

Reaper1242 · 05-07-2013, 08:52 AM

It seems Kobo is ignoring the bookmark issue on the Touch. Even now in 2.5.1 it still hasn't been fixed.
If I bookmark a page and then exit the book or power off, when I return to the book it always goes back to the first page of the chapter. If I open the bookmark it shows, for instance "66% into chapter". If I open it, back to page 1.

This has been an issue for the last 3 or 4 versions. I think it probably needs to be fixed.

Lucas Malor · 05-07-2013, 06:06 PM

@Reaper1242: Which types of document have this bug: epub, kepub, pdf and/or cbz? have you a (free) test document?

PeterT · 05-07-2013, 06:13 PM

@Reaper: Quite often this is a sign of a corrupted database and not a true bug.

Ripplinger · 05-07-2013, 07:14 PM

Word split from beginning quote

Product: Glo
Firmware: 2.5.1

To me this is a definite bug, not just a flaw or a feature request. A word should never be separated from the beginning quote, whether there's special coding around the quote or just around the word after the quote.

It happens with justification off, left or full. It can happen no matter what font is selected. It happens when the book is loaded from the device or from the SDcard. All my books are sideloaded epubs, no idea if it works correctly on a kepub.

There's a screenshot of it in the thread I started awhile ago, so I hope the existing thread suffices.

05-01-2013, 08:18 AM	#21
Lucas Malor Pain in the arse Posts: 758 Karma: 77856 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kobo Aura One, Kindle 4	It could be. It could also be caused by sideloading. Can you test it with a sideloaded kepub? PS: in future it's better to discuss bugs in their threads, or it will be a mess EDIT: read also this post. Last edited by Lucas Malor; 05-01-2013 at 08:20 AM.

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04-30-2013, 01:14 PM	#16
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 76,495 Karma: 136564766 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	This isn't exactly a bug but more of a serious flaw. The page number for box standard ePub is not at the bottom of the screen. So it's wasting space at the bottom of the screen. Plus, the space reserved above the page number for the menu is again wasting space. I know you can set widows and orphans to 0 to get the most on the screen, but that only goes so far before the white space takes over and wastes a number of lines. Because of this white space, I can get more lines on a 650 then I can on an Aura as the same line height and same font size.

04-30-2013, 05:35 PM	#18
Lucas Malor Pain in the arse Posts: 758 Karma: 77856 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kobo Aura One, Kindle 4	@JSWolf: thank you for you report, but I need the product name, firmware and plugins if installed. You can find a "template" in the first post. In future open a new thread I agree it's a feature request. I added it as a bug only because you can do it before, so it's a sort of regression.

05-01-2013, 07:35 AM	#19
Lucas Malor Pain in the arse Posts: 758 Karma: 77856 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kobo Aura One, Kindle 4	Bug: Text in dictionary popup gets cut on the right Status: Confirmed Device: Touch, Mini From Firmware: 2.5.0 Bug: Too much whitespace in the header and footer Status: Confirmed Device: Glo From Firmware: 2.5.1 @JSWolf: your bug is the second one?

05-02-2013, 10:35 AM	#22
Sharkus Evangelist Posts: 444 Karma: 2269648 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo: Original, WiFi, Touch, Aura, Aura H20, MiniGloHD ;) iOS app	If anything specific to the iOS pops up on this list, can someone rattle my cage and let me know.

05-02-2013, 11:17 AM	#23
Lucas Malor Pain in the arse Posts: 758 Karma: 77856 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kobo Aura One, Kindle 4	Ooook

05-07-2013, 08:52 AM	#27
Reaper1242 Member Posts: 19 Karma: 6944 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	It seems Kobo is ignoring the bookmark issue on the Touch. Even now in 2.5.1 it still hasn't been fixed. If I bookmark a page and then exit the book or power off, when I return to the book it always goes back to the first page of the chapter. If I open the bookmark it shows, for instance "66% into chapter". If I open it, back to page 1. This has been an issue for the last 3 or 4 versions. I think it probably needs to be fixed.

05-07-2013, 06:06 PM	#28
Lucas Malor Pain in the arse Posts: 758 Karma: 77856 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kobo Aura One, Kindle 4	@Reaper1242: Which types of document have this bug: epub, kepub, pdf and/or cbz? have you a (free) test document?

05-07-2013, 06:13 PM	#29
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,773 Karma: 75003038 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	@Reaper: Quite often this is a sign of a corrupted database and not a true bug.

05-07-2013, 07:14 PM	#30
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	Word split from beginning quote Product: Glo Firmware: 2.5.1 To me this is a definite bug, not just a flaw or a feature request. A word should never be separated from the beginning quote, whether there's special coding around the quote or just around the word after the quote. It happens with justification off, left or full. It can happen no matter what font is selected. It happens when the book is loaded from the device or from the SDcard. All my books are sideloaded epubs, no idea if it works correctly on a kepub. There's a screenshot of it in the thread I started awhile ago, so I hope the existing thread suffices.

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