PDF reader not really user friendly...

[Karl]

Eben Eliason wrote:
>> 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.
Is there a way to annotate the text, put in bookmarks, etc ? I find that 
the reader does not remember which page I was on last time I was 
reading. I'm using the latest stable image 653.
Karl