Touch Kobo Touch Firmware 1.9.17 - Page 7

MDK · 03-19-2012, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinShort

I have a Linksys wrt54g router using WEP security.

Unfortunately the WRT54G is rather outdated and buggy. It is however one of the routers that was specifically tested with the 1.9.17 release. The WRT54G sometimes takes too long to respond to DHCP lease requests which causes a timeout when the Touch tries to auto connect. This behavior is consistent with previous firmwares, though as one of the changes in this release we increased this timeout value to try to mitigate it.
Try configuring your router with WPA (instructions) to see if it makes an improvement.

KevinShort · 03-19-2012, 06:25 PM

Thanks, MDK, switching to WPA fixed the problem!

azbdsf · 03-19-2012, 06:59 PM

3 problems for me with 1.9.17:
-Sometime double touch problem (but less than with 1.9.16).
-More ghosting than with 1.9.14 (but less than with 1.9.16 who was terrific).
-Texte in book are very near the top of the screen... and the margin option don't modify this (only left/right margin).
:-/

jusmee · 03-20-2012, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azbdsf

3 problems for me with 1.9.17:
-Sometime double touch problem (but less than with 1.9.16).
-More ghosting than with 1.9.14 (but less than with 1.9.16 who was terrific).
-Texte in book are very near the top of the screen... and the margin option don't modify this (only left/right margin).
:-/

I have epubs where the left/right margin refuses to change either.

GoingDown · 03-20-2012, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jusmee

I have epubs where the left/right margin refuses to change either.

That has happened to me on all firmwares I have tested. It just seems that some settings (margins, line spacing, justification) are locked in some epubs. In those cases, I have done epub to epub conversion using Calibre, with option to remove said settings completely.

jusmee · 03-20-2012, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoingDown

That has happened to me on all firmwares I have tested. It just seems that some settings (margins, line spacing, justification) are locked in some epubs. In those cases, I have done epub to epub conversion using Calibre, with option to remove said settings completely.

So was mine - remove fake margins is ticked. This DID NOT happen on the previous firmware.

Besides this is logically the reverse of that - the problem is NO margins, so if anything, built in margins in the epub should result in the Kobo showing some margins. It doesn't - it shows no margin space AT ALL. If I had margins, but could not change them, then that would make more sense, but I have NONE.

Thra11 · 03-20-2012, 07:48 AM

I must admit, I'm not impressed.

I reported a simple (but very annoying) bug in one of these forum threads (because kobo doesn't have a proper bug tracker). It is still not fixed.

Letters with accents or other diacritics are part of the word they're in. When I long press a word containing these characters, I want to select the whole word, not the first few letters until it bumps into an accented character. While we're on the subject, commas, full stops, etc. are not part of words. Don't select them along with the word they follow. (The dictionary seems to be ok at ignoring trailing punctuation when looking up words, but that's no reason not to do things properly from the start)

How about a proper bugtracker? People report bugs, they get a response, they know you've seen the bug report and will work on fixing it.

So, the bug I hoped to see fixed is still there, what did we get?

Many people complained about recommendations cluttering up the home page, wasting space on disk and appearing in library searches. They are still there.
A couple of fixes. Great! None of the issues fixed affected me, but generally this is good, except that from somewhere we now have...
- A new bug! Now the top margin is too small, with no setting to change it.
- The browser seems to have been broken. Now it comes up with some nonsense about appearing to be connecting to a public wifi hotspot, then tries to load a "Hotspot web login" page, which never loads, presumably because my home wifi connection is not a public hotspot. It's gained a 'cancel' button, but to be honest, I preferred it when it could actually connect to the network and load web pages.
Some share with facebook nonsense. Really? For most sane people, this is something to ignore. For the rest, it is at best a gimmick. Please concentrate on perfecting the kobo's functionality as an ereader before you start branching out into being a spambot.

I apologise for the length and tone of this message, but it really does beggar belief. I'm quite happy to be patient while you fix bugs, because I know these things take time. However, when every update adds unwanted garbage and breaks as many features as it fixes, it starts to get annoying.

paulsalter · 03-20-2012, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thra11

[*]The browser seems to have been broken. Now it comes up with some nonsense about appearing to be connecting to a public wifi hotspot, then tries to load a "Hotspot web login" page, which never loads, presumably because my home wifi connection is not a public hotspot. It's gained a 'cancel' button, but to be honest, I preferred it when it could actually connect to the network and load web pages.

Not sure where you are as it doesnt say in your profile

If you are in the UK and using BT for your broadband, are you sure you are selecting the correct network

the home hub is split into 2 (possibly 3) different WiFi networks, one of these is your personal network and the other is a public WiFi connection which takes you to a web page to log in

Thra11 · 03-20-2012, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulsalter

Not sure where you are as it doesnt say in your profile

If you are in the UK and using BT for your broadband, are you sure you are selecting the correct network

the home hub is split into 2 (possibly 3) different WiFi networks, one of these is your personal network and the other is a public WiFi connection which takes you to a web page to log in

I am in the UK, but not with BT. I am attempting to connect to a perfectly ordinary WPA-secured wireless router using the correct WPA-key. It worked before the firmware update, now it doesn't. Anyway, I will now downgrade to an earlier firmware. I only upgraded in the vague hope the diacritics bug would be fixed.

the.Mtn.Man · 03-20-2012, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by MorganM

Next firmware update should solely be dedicated to getting rid of the book recommendations etc down the bottom of the home screen

Tap the drop-down box on the lower left and select "Shortlist" from the options. Problem solved.

But honestly, I don't know why people are so bothered by this. 99% of the time I have a book open and never even see the home screen.

Dryhte · 03-20-2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man

Tap the drop-down box on the lower left and select "Shortlist" from the options. Problem solved.

But honestly, I don't know why people are so bothered by this. 99% of the time I have a book open and never even see the home screen.

Indeed. And if you use the shortlist to indicate the next books you want to read, or to store the reference books you use only once in a while, it's even quite useful.

Terisa de morgan · 03-20-2012, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man

Tap the drop-down box on the lower left and select "Shortlist" from the options. Problem solved.

Perhaps in this release, in the previous one, it came back to recommendations ALL the times when the ereader switched of.

Quote:

Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man

But honestly, I don't know why people are so bothered by this. 99% of the time I have a book open and never even see the home screen.

Obviously, that's your use, not everybody.

JD Gumby · 03-20-2012, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man

But honestly, I don't know why people are so bothered by this. 99% of the time I have a book open and never even see the home screen.

That doesn't stop it from tracking and profiling you for the sake of advertising at you, which is the big problem.

imsoawesome · 03-20-2012, 11:13 AM

Still having the menu related double tap problem where it takes two selections to activate my menu choice! Thankfully someone in an earlier post pointed out to tap around 'useless' areas of the screen for the second tap or I would be going bonkers. If I wasn't reading A Song of Ice and Fire which has fairly long and involved books and had to change books more frequently I would be more peeved about the double press menu bug.

Finally happy to report that my shortlist actually displays instead of junk advertising on Recommendations! And it does seem more responsive overall which I am happy about.

John F · 03-20-2012, 11:28 AM

I'm still seeing missed taps when turning pages. It does seem better, but it is still happening more often then I would like.

03-20-2012, 07:48 AM	#97
Thra11 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	I must admit, I'm not impressed. I reported a simple (but very annoying) bug in one of these forum threads (because kobo doesn't have a proper bug tracker). It is still not fixed. Letters with accents or other diacritics are part of the word they're in. When I long press a word containing these characters, I want to select the whole word, not the first few letters until it bumps into an accented character. While we're on the subject, commas, full stops, etc. are not part of words. Don't select them along with the word they follow. (The dictionary seems to be ok at ignoring trailing punctuation when looking up words, but that's no reason not to do things properly from the start) How about a proper bugtracker? People report bugs, they get a response, they know you've seen the bug report and will work on fixing it. So, the bug I hoped to see fixed is still there, what did we get? Many people complained about recommendations cluttering up the home page, wasting space on disk and appearing in library searches. They are still there. A couple of fixes. Great! None of the issues fixed affected me, but generally this is good, except that from somewhere we now have... A new bug! Now the top margin is too small, with no setting to change it. The browser seems to have been broken. Now it comes up with some nonsense about appearing to be connecting to a public wifi hotspot, then tries to load a "Hotspot web login" page, which never loads, presumably because my home wifi connection is not a public hotspot. It's gained a 'cancel' button, but to be honest, I preferred it when it could actually connect to the network and load web pages. Some share with facebook nonsense. Really? For most sane people, this is something to ignore. For the rest, it is at best a gimmick. Please concentrate on perfecting the kobo's functionality as an ereader before you start branching out into being a spambot. I apologise for the length and tone of this message, but it really does beggar belief. I'm quite happy to be patient while you fix bugs, because I know these things take time. However, when every update adds unwanted garbage and breaks as many features as it fixes, it starts to get annoying.

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03-19-2012, 06:25 PM	#92
KevinShort Addict Posts: 348 Karma: 209937 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Virginia, US Device: Kobo Wifi, Kobo Glo	Thanks, MDK, switching to WPA fixed the problem!

03-19-2012, 06:59 PM	#93
azbdsf Aka Redfish Posts: 56 Karma: 12506 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kobo touch	3 problems for me with 1.9.17: -Sometime double touch problem (but less than with 1.9.16). -More ghosting than with 1.9.14 (but less than with 1.9.16 who was terrific). -Texte in book are very near the top of the screen... and the margin option don't modify this (only left/right margin). :-/

03-20-2012, 11:13 AM	#104
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03-20-2012, 11:28 AM	#105
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,550 Karma: 67891011 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	I'm still seeing missed taps when turning pages. It does seem better, but it is still happening more often then I would like.

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