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by tombert6 hours ago |
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upvoteby mulderc5 hours ago|
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One thing I do with my students is show them how to adjust text size and have them try out larger sizes. I think a surprisingly large number of people have never even attempted to change the text size on their devices and many can benefit from something different than the defaults.
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upvoteby tombert5 hours ago|
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I sort of discovered this accidentally twice.

First was when I go the Kindle I realized I could make the text as big as I wanted so I would do that, as stated before.

Another time is when I wanted an external monitor and I bought a big TV because it was much cheaper. Because the TV was bigger the text was also bigger, and I realized how much easier it was for me to work.

I think I used to feel like there was a "coolness" factor to keeping the text small. I don't know why I thought that, but I think what's much cooler than having lots of small text is actually being able to read and understand the text on the screen.

Now I have no desire to impress anyone, and I keep my text in the browser at like 200%.

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upvoteby cheschire5 hours ago|
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Even on computer monitors, I always bump the scaling to 125% on modern high resolution screens.
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upvoteby juujian1 hours ago|
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150% gang here. Actually 200% on my laptop but the resolution of that display is just ridiculous.
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upvoteby mulderc2 hours ago|
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I tell everyone to set it to what you find comfortable and then adjust it up a notch.
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upvoteby matwood5 hours ago|
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I don't have a Kindle, but I've been reading books exclusively on my phone since I had a 3gs IIRC. I've increased the text size over the years and love having the 2-3 books I'm typically reading at once readily available.
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upvoteby walt_grata5 hours ago|
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I swap between kindle and audible daily. The syncing is generally good, byt i have had issues with some books.

This alone has caused my reading to skyrocket. I swear i do 1-2 books a week this way

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upvoteby damontal5 hours ago|
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What’s annoying is when you want to look back at something earlier in the book. Then you have to use the clunky search and hope you don’t lose your current place.
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upvoteby tombert5 hours ago|
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KOReader has bookmark support; if I need to go back a few pages (or use the search), I'll just set a bookmark for my current place so I can easily jump back.
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upvoteby damontal4 hours ago|
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Right so now we need a workflow to do something as simple as looking back a few pages. I know it’s necessary but it’s definitely a regression.
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upvoteby TeMPOraL4 hours ago|
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The constraint here is the e-ink refresh rate. That constraint does not exist on regular screens, which is why I'm surprised neither mobile reader apps or even desktop software takes purposeful advantage of it: fast scrolling back with fine, per-page control, keeping page in-place and zero perceptible latency rendering full page. With a finger drag or click&drag movement, this can easily be even faster than with paper books.

I know this works because I've seen it with some PDF readers on desktop in the past, when I lucked into a combination of lightweight document and right "fit page to display" scaling. And, of course, this works natively in browsers with PgUp/PgDown, but only on the few remaining websites that haven't been thoroughly shittified (no "en-" there on purpose) with JavaScript and excessive styling.

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upvoteby tombert1 hours ago|
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To each their own, it has never really bothered me honestly.
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upvoteby wiether3 hours ago|
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When you go back in a physical book, you also put a bookmark (either an actual bookmark or one of your finger) to be able to resume reading where you were, no?
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upvoteby lofaszvanitt5 hours ago|
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An you bought one for her.
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upvoteby tombert1 hours ago|
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Ha, no, I actually don't talk to that grandmother anymore and probably never will again since she's extremely racist and doesn't like my (Hispanic) wife. I wouldn't buy her gifts at the best of times.
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upvoteby iamheretoo47 minutes ago|
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Spics found!
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upvoteby tombert39 minutes ago|
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Not cool.
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