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ebook slider
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.
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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. |
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I don't want to touch the screen. I want a slider or a knob.
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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. |
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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Given my choice, I would never want to touch the screen for anything. But that ship has sailed.
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