markiej
Member
I used to read books on my laptop all the time. Went through about 40 books. It took a while, but I found the ideal reader for me. It was a scrolling reader that you could adjust the rate with key strokes. Usually I had the rate set perfectly so I could literally sit back and read handsfree for an hour or more. If I found myself picking up the pace, I could tap a key once or two to match the app to my eyes. As I got tired and slowed down, a simple tap would bring it down a bit. And it was based on characters per second, so if you increased of decreased the font size, it would adjust for you.
The most brilliant thing about this particular reader was its smooth scrolling. First it did an excellent job anti-aliasing the fonts, then it rendered them on screen in a way that was glass smooth, not at all choppy.
This guy spent a lot of time on that
http://www.ice-graphics.com/ICEReader/FAQE.html#UltraSmooth
The "ask" would be a variably scrolling text reader. The "dream" would be something remotely like Ice Reader in terms of features, and smoothness.
An idea anyhow
The most brilliant thing about this particular reader was its smooth scrolling. First it did an excellent job anti-aliasing the fonts, then it rendered them on screen in a way that was glass smooth, not at all choppy.
This guy spent a lot of time on that
http://www.ice-graphics.com/ICEReader/FAQE.html#UltraSmooth
The "ask" would be a variably scrolling text reader. The "dream" would be something remotely like Ice Reader in terms of features, and smoothness.
An idea anyhow