12-22-2012, 07:02 PM | #91 |
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I feel my Arc is not "reading me like a book." No matter how many times I tell it I'm not interested, those darn recommendations keep trying to worm their way into my wallet. Do these suggested titles think I'm playing hard to get - that I'll cave into their advances if given enough time? No, really, stop trying to peddle the romance and Grisham novels. Why won't you listen to me Kobo?! Whyyyyyy !
Edit - I should add I have discovered some really good websites/articles thanks to the discovery bar. It really is hit & miss. Last edited by mr_nihilism; 12-22-2012 at 07:18 PM. |
12-22-2012, 07:55 PM | #92 |
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Discovery bar sorta works after a couple of weeks. At least it shows relevant information and I actually click on some of them. Anyway, i think the real estate usage proportion is debatable but at least it shows something different like a live wallpaper, lol.
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12-23-2012, 05:01 AM | #93 | |
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Once my OTG cables come in I can try this for you but that won't be until the new year. I have checked that the mount command is available on the device. Confirmation for the developer would be appreciated though. Edit: I just found this application in the market: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...WwudXNib3RnIl0. Last edited by dioioib; 12-23-2012 at 05:24 AM. Reason: name correction |
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12-24-2012, 10:05 AM | #94 | |
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12-26-2012, 05:28 PM | #95 |
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Good to hear Robin. Another little issue, when you click on something in Discovery then close it, you are taken all the way back to the first icon so you have to scroll back to where you left off. I've now turned the app off so I'll be watching this space for the improvements.
Best of the season and thanks for being on this site. |
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12-26-2012, 10:03 PM | #96 |
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My kobo arc keeps going to sleep while I'm using it. The screen will go black and I have to push the power button to wake it back up. I am using the arc while this happen. I have checked all settings, increased sleep time when not in use ( which shouldn't be an issue since it is being used), checked for updates and rebooted several times. Please help
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12-27-2012, 12:05 AM | #97 |
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Yes, discovery is now disabled on my Arc. I bought one book about WW2 on the first day I had it, and all that shows up is stuff about WW2, even if I try and say "not interested" it keeps popping back up. Anything else I pin about different subjects (I tried lots of different stuff, I even re-did my taste profile) seems to have no effect on what's in the bar. It's all WW2, all the time, so... disabled.
One exception is if I open my "games" tapestry that I created, some other stuff repopulates the bar in there, but my reading and home ones are stuck in the 40s. (A side note: You REALLY think I'd like Ke$ha's new album? I'm reading a book about The Smiths for crying out loud! "A Light That Never Goes Out" by Tony Fletcher if you are interested. Wordy, but a complete history of the band, good read!) I'd rather see a blank strip than a bunch of photos of Winston Churchill and covers of books I'm not interested in. Anyway, I get the idea of it, explore new things yadda yadda. I'm just not overly crazy about it to be honest, and it DOES take up a lot of screen real estate that I'd rather use for something else (like shortcuts to my current open books or something). Last edited by pilotguy; 12-27-2012 at 12:17 AM. |
12-27-2012, 03:42 AM | #98 | |
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12-27-2012, 02:57 PM | #99 |
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Why does the app kodo arc you can not change the margins, as happens on kobo desktop is kobo glo ?
Personally i think it is a very useful function. Thanks |
12-27-2012, 04:27 PM | #100 | |
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I'll second that. The more customization in how we view our books on the Arc the better. Options = good. Limitations = bad. |
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12-27-2012, 04:54 PM | #101 | |
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12-27-2012, 05:01 PM | #102 | |
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Between the limitations of the Kobo app and the Discovery bar issues, I get the feeling the Arc was rushed just a little in time for Christmas. I really enjoy the device, but it really needs a good solid update. |
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12-28-2012, 12:22 AM | #103 |
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This may or may not be the right place but it's midnight, I searched the Kobo FAQ and a couple forums and sites, couldn't come up with anything. Have a few questions about it:
1) I used the browser to grab a .CBR file I got prior to getting the Arc. I then grabbed Perfect Viewer from Google Play but I have 2 problems: - I can't find the file path where the .CBR was saved, so I can't figure out how to open and test PV to see how it looks with this comic. Where does the Arc store files downloaded using the Browser app? It's in Downloads but trying to click it there launches the Browser again, it doesn't seem to have a file association with Perfect Viewer yet. - I managed to open an .EPUB in Perfect Viewer and can't figure out how to close it now or open any other files in this app. It's an Android app so not sure if you can offer much advice on it, or suggest a different comic viewer perhaps and I can dump this one? 2) Is there any way to view the browser history? 3) When I go to Settings - Data Usage to see where most of the used data came from, the View app settings button is disabled. When my son took it for the night there was over 6GB of YouTube data used but I can't seem to get any additional information. Is there any more info available? Browser is the only app so far that has the button enabled that I could find. I think that was all for now, suppose I should sleep and refresh my brain. |
12-28-2012, 04:48 AM | #104 |
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"Is there any way to view the browser history?"
The only way I know how is to open up the Browser itself and then click on that little ribbon icon with the star in it. From there you'll see tabs for Bookmarks, History and Saved Pages. Hope that helps. |
12-28-2012, 06:40 AM | #105 | |
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I'm curently exploring every website dealing with the Arc in english and french for one month and no one can tell if the device is ready for USB OTG so I think it's unfortunately not ! |
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