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>(1) It's not a big deal to move your thumb an inch to tap the screen. No, but it IS annoying. "It's not big deal" is defensive. It conveys the opposite messa
by dmorgan 14y ago
>(1) It's not a big deal to move your thumb an inch to tap the screen.
No, but it IS annoying.
"It's not big deal" is defensive. It conveys the opposite message, that it _is_ kind of a deal.
- luigi 14y agoNope, not annoying either.
- danilocampos 14y agoOh, well, if Luigi says so. Leave a little room for the possibility that others are annoyed by things that you are willing to tolerate.
- guyzero 14y agoLeave a little room for the possibility that John Gruber is annoyed by things that other humans do not notice.
- danilocampos 14y agoI was immediately bummed when they announced the new Kindle without hardware page turn buttons. It was one of the best parts of the Kindle for me. It's a perfectly defensible gripe.
- batiudrami 14y agoIt's what is preventing me from purchasing it. The cheapest kindle has perfect page turn button placement. All I need it to do is turn on and turn pages, and when one of those is worse than what the cheaper model can do, I'm going for the cheaper model.
- ianterrell 14y agoDitto. I was going to upgrade for the light, but the lack of buttons are making me hold off. I can leave the lamp on. I love just barely squeezing my hand together to turn the page. It's almost a non-movement.
- omellet 14y agoIt's especially annoying to me, as I typically hold the book in my left hand. Now I have to either swipe right to left, or reach my thumb across the (invisible) previous-page touch area to hit the next-page area, or hold it with my right hand. Changing pages with my Kindle Keyboard was much more automatic, and I miss it. I wouldn't go back, though, the lighting and everything else makes it worthwhile.