REVISED: READING FULL WEB PAGES WITH UNREADABLE TINY FONT ON A 7' SCREEN
This is revised from the earlier blog articles on making tiny fonts more readable when doing the web on Kindle Fire and Kindle Touch.
The Kindle Touch no longer responds the same way to the Android feature or trick.
With the KTouch, you now simply Double click a page to get the current text to fill the width of the screen but only at a certain font level which is not large enough for my normal needs, though I can read it.
You CAN, though, then use two fingers to Pinch-Zoom the text-size to a desired size, but tnen you'll need to scroll around a bit.
At least, with the Kindle Touch, though, if you are reading a web article (as with a lead individual feature on a product page or news story) you can choose Menu and select Article Mode and get a very readable screen as a result. (You then select Web Mode to get back into regular web reading mode.)
But, as an example, for the Customer Reviews that follow an Amazon product page description: Since the Menu-->Article Mode feature pertains only to a lead article and not to the reviews that follow (and never to a full page), there is no 'Article Mode' for secondary text that gives you the nicely-programmed larger-sized text. Again, you CAN pinch-zoom any text to a desired size (which is considerably better than what we had before).
I can no longer, though, get a desired text size that would be adjusted to the screen width, with the Kindle Touch, via pinch-zooming to a largish font-size and then clicking. Now, it's mainly a toggle that we can get between tiny and medium-small -- or, we can then use the gradual pinch-zooming to a larger size:
Again -- Double-click to see the full page with tiny text and Double-click again to see a specific column fit to the width of the screen -- but only in a smaller font size, after which you can pinch-zoom to a larger size and scroll around as needed. It just no longer lets you fit a column to the width at a larger font-size you've chosen, which is inconvenient, but at least we can make adjustments. (Sorry for the redundancy, but I just want to be as clear as possible.)
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I'd written earlier, in detail, on dealing with web pages or with PDFs in which you can see the full pages, which are usually unreadable in that format with screen widths that are considerably smaller than our computer screens.
I'd found that many news-site reviewers don't know about a valuable Android feature that is crucial to enjoyment of web pages on small devices (this applies very well to Android smartphones too of course), and those just using a device like the Kindle Fire won't tend to know about them either.
While joining in discussions on Amazon Kindle Forums community where so many Kindle owners hang out to help other owners and get tips in return, I saw the following question and replied to it more briefly than I have in blog articles -- it's likely that a shorter answer can be more helpful, at least at first.
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Kindle Fire Web SETTINGS - Here are the best settings for having this feature work well.
When you're on the web-browser for the first time (this does not have to be done each time), lightly press the bottom MENU, which looks like a grid or an air-conditioner, with horizontal lines. Then press Settings.
At the second option, set Text size to 'Normal'
On the third option, set Default zoom to 'Close'
On the fourth option, set Auto-fit pages to 'Format web pages to fit the screen'
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This is revised from the earlier blog articles on making tiny fonts more readable when doing the web on Kindle Fire and Kindle Touch.
Now you can make the text bigger the same way by using the command and the plus and then minus again to make it small. Or, you can set an overall rule that the font is going to be larger. So when you go to your preferences for mail by going to Mail and then Preferences. Darken text - Answered by a verified Mac Support Specialist We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. You can also pinch and spread your fingers to adjust the font on the screen of your Android device. On the Kindle Fire, open a book, press the screen and a toolbar will appear at the bottom of the screen.
A small bookmark ribbon appears on the page. To place a bookmark on a page, display the page and tap it to reveal the Bookmark button (the tool in the top-right corner of the page), and then tap the Bookmark button. How do i underline text in kindle for mac.
KINDLE TOUCHThe Kindle Touch no longer responds the same way to the Android feature or trick.
With the KTouch, you now simply Double click a page to get the current text to fill the width of the screen but only at a certain font level which is not large enough for my normal needs, though I can read it.
You CAN, though, then use two fingers to Pinch-Zoom the text-size to a desired size, but tnen you'll need to scroll around a bit.
At least, with the Kindle Touch, though, if you are reading a web article (as with a lead individual feature on a product page or news story) you can choose Menu and select Article Mode and get a very readable screen as a result. (You then select Web Mode to get back into regular web reading mode.)
But, as an example, for the Customer Reviews that follow an Amazon product page description: Since the Menu-->Article Mode feature pertains only to a lead article and not to the reviews that follow (and never to a full page), there is no 'Article Mode' for secondary text that gives you the nicely-programmed larger-sized text. Again, you CAN pinch-zoom any text to a desired size (which is considerably better than what we had before).
I can no longer, though, get a desired text size that would be adjusted to the screen width, with the Kindle Touch, via pinch-zooming to a largish font-size and then clicking. Now, it's mainly a toggle that we can get between tiny and medium-small -- or, we can then use the gradual pinch-zooming to a larger size:
Again -- Double-click to see the full page with tiny text and Double-click again to see a specific column fit to the width of the screen -- but only in a smaller font size, after which you can pinch-zoom to a larger size and scroll around as needed. It just no longer lets you fit a column to the width at a larger font-size you've chosen, which is inconvenient, but at least we can make adjustments. (Sorry for the redundancy, but I just want to be as clear as possible.)
KINDLE FIRE -- A really smooth way to get a larger text-size of our choice adjusted to width of the screen when doing the web
I'd written earlier, in detail, on dealing with web pages or with PDFs in which you can see the full pages, which are usually unreadable in that format with screen widths that are considerably smaller than our computer screens.
I'd found that many news-site reviewers don't know about a valuable Android feature that is crucial to enjoyment of web pages on small devices (this applies very well to Android smartphones too of course), and those just using a device like the Kindle Fire won't tend to know about them either.
While joining in discussions on Amazon Kindle Forums community where so many Kindle owners hang out to help other owners and get tips in return, I saw the following question and replied to it more briefly than I have in blog articles -- it's likely that a shorter answer can be more helpful, at least at first.
Important
Kindle Fire Web SETTINGS - Here are the best settings for having this feature work well.
When you're on the web-browser for the first time (this does not have to be done each time), lightly press the bottom MENU, which looks like a grid or an air-conditioner, with horizontal lines. Then press Settings.
At the second option, set Text size to 'Normal'
On the third option, set Default zoom to 'Close'
On the fourth option, set Auto-fit pages to 'Format web pages to fit the screen'
' Posted on Jan 1, 2012 10:00:01 AM PST
RE says:
[Q]: I like my Kindle, but can't figure out how to surf the web and be
able to read things. Yahoo com is so small a magnifying glass is
needed to see it. I know this is off subject, but can someone tell
me how they do it?
[A} [I've edited my reply to to match how the Kindle Fire works in this situation today.]
Arts&HistoryFan/Kindleworld says:
RE,
You can use an Android feature to pinch-zoom the text to a larger size -- the paragraph of a column you're reading may or may not extend beyond the screen borders.
Then, SINGLE-tap the screen (do that around the center of the screen), and it will keep this larger text size while adjusting the text to the width of the screen and wrapping it appropriately.
That Single-tap actually acts to identify that column of text and to center and fit it to the width of the screen and at the same time SET the font at that size.
If you Double-tap it at this point, it will adjust a bit more if needed to set the width and margins even better while keeping that larger font size.
You may, at first, have two columns up on the screen, but the Single-tap will indicate that this is the column of interest. The Double-tap afterward solidifies it and makes a further fine adjustment if needed.
This works well for forum reading, when you have two or three columns and you want to read just the body of text posted by members of the forum, at a size comfortable for you on the Kindle Fire.
My favorite mode of casual portable web-reading as a result
This also works well with things like Amazon Customer Reviews and news columns. It's now my favorite portable way to read web text, because it's smaller than a 10' screen (I have a Samsung Galaxy 10.1 Tab tablet) and is easier to hold, with a screen width that is more like the width of a book I'd be reading, whether hard- or softcover.
This means I can read web text in whatever size text is best for my eyes at the moment, in a smaller form factor that still presents largish text as needed. This is called 're-flowing' the text and when it's done for a nicely large font-size, it is very nifty.
Give it a try and let me know if it makes a difference or if you have trouble with it, and in the latter case, let me know what kind of web page is being read, with the link, and I'll take a look.
One area in which it doesn't work is Amazon product pages' Product Descriptions -- they seem to format those NOT to wrap for some reason.
SOMEtimes, if you Double-tap instead of Single-tap the first time after upsizing the text, the double-tap leads to the tiny version again, but if you double-tap once more, then it goes back up to a medium-sized text that adjusts to the screen-wrap. The initial Single-tap works better.
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Guide to finding Free Kindle books and Sources. Top 100 free bestsellers. Liked-books under $1
UK-Only:recently published free books, bestsellers, or £5 Max ones
Also, UK customers should see the UK store's Top 100 free bestsellers.
*Click* to Return to the HOME PAGE. Or click on the web browser's BACK button Below are ways to Share this post if you'd like others to see it.
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The Amazon Kindle ereader app is arguably the best way to read ebooks on your Android phone or tablet, but the one drawback is that you can't change fonts. The default font is pretty darn decent for the screen—DroidSerif if you were wondering—yet still has the vital flaw of being a serif font. For those of you who don't know, serif fonts have the small, curved lines at the end of characters, where sans serif fonts have solid ends. And because your phone or tablet is a screen, sans serif fonts have better legibility (where serif fonts are better for print, like for actual physical books).
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So what can you do when the app itself offers you no options to change fonts? Easy, swap the font yourself.
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First, you're going to have to root your Android phone/tablet, because Android normally doesn't give you permission to access the area where fonts are stored. To do that, head here, and follow the instructions for your specific device. Tablets should be similar, on the whole, but you should still Google a bit to see what the best method for rooting your tablet is.
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Once it's rooted, install this Font Changer app. It requires you to have root access, so make sure to root first, then install.
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After installing, you'll have to transfer some files onto your device. You can do that using your manufacturer's file transfer utilities, or you can use something like File Expert. File Expert isn't necessarily the best, but it's free and it's the one I used to do this process on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
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Now's the time to pick the font files you want (they need to be .ttf TrueType files) and move them to the
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on your device. Note the period in front of the fontchanger directory. That NEEDS to be there. Now open the Font Changer app and refresh, then it will refresh and import those fonts you've just added.How to set up text messages for all accounts on macbook pro. For your other email addresses, rules can be set up in the Mail app on a Mac.
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Almost done! To change the actual font that the Kindle app uses for displaying text, go to the Advanced tab in Font Changer. Now locate DroidSerif-Regular.ttf, and tap on it. Then pick one of the fonts you've chosen—in my case, I changed it to Roboto, the sans serif font that comes with Android 4.0. (You can get it here). All that's left is rebooting your device, and you're done.
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