PDF reader not really user friendly...

[Eben Eliason]

> Yes, the page-up (O) and page-down (X) buttons should move to the
> start of the next and previous pages not scroll a fixed amount.

Could you provide some justification for this approach?  Paging
exactly one screen height seems most logical to me, as there's no
guarantee that a full page fits on screen.  Of course, when a full
page does fit on screen, the techniques are equivalent.

> > Probably when the screen is rotated, the PDF reader should be set in a
> > special full screen mode with per-page navigation mode.
> > It is a minimum for a decent eBook reader.
>
> I can't disagree with this more.  Many of my PDFs have massive margins
> that make the text unreadable if I try to fit the whole page on the
> screen.  I will always need a custom zoom level.  You can get a full
> screen view by pressing alt-enter (alt-enter also brings back the
> menu).

I don't see that the above suggestion is at all in conflict with your
wishes.  Our current plans for the book reader do include entering
fullscreen (note that you can't press alt-enter when in handheld
mode...) automatically, to maximize the viewing area.  This doesn't,
in my mind, require changing the current zoom level or other custom
settings, which should remain.  Of course, we also intend to allow for
simple scrolling, paging, and zooming features with the available set
of buttons, which should make it easy to view any format without the
need for the toolbars at all.

- Eben

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