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> You may as well argue against page numbers in books. Actually, yes, when was the last time you looked at a page number in an e-book? They don't make sense an

> You may as well argue against page numbers in books. Actually, yes, when was the last time you looked at a page number in an e-book? They don't make sense anyway when you can resize the reader.

ZoomZoomZoom 6y ago
Actually, they very much do: 1. As a relative marker of a current position. 2. As an absolute number when your ebook/reader screws up saving its state.
- Scapeghost 6y ago
  1. Is solved by "N Pages left in chapter" which is more useful than "Page N" 2. There is no "absolute number" of pages on a e-reader app or device because the window or font size can change, changing all the page numbers. You can have 100 pages or 200 pages.
  - ZoomZoomZoom 6y ago
    1. It's also solved by X/Y where X: page number, Y: total pages. 2. Most users read from fullscreen readers on their phones or ebooks, so the window size doesn't really change. I also strongly advice setting on a font for a particular book and stick to it. From my POV (unbacked by science) it helps with recall. If you don't change the font or other layout settings, the "pages" retain their numeration.
    - Scapeghost 6y ago
      > 1. It's also solved So you agree that there's an alternative solution to page numbers, but you want to go back to page numbers? > 2. Most users read from fullscreen readers on their phones or ebooks, so the window size doesn't really change. Font sizes can change, changing the number of pages.
      - ZoomZoomZoom 6y ago
        > So you agree that there's an alternative solution to page numbers, but you want to go back to page numbers? Yes, and I never had any reason to go away from them so I never did. > Font sizes can change, changing the number of pages. Fonts don't do it themselves, though.
Minor49er 6y ago
>Actually, yes, when was the last time you looked at a page number in an e-book? Every time I read an ebook, I look at the page numbers. I would be frustrated without knowing where I am or how much longer I have to go

> You may as well argue against page numbers in books. Actually, yes, when was the last time you looked at a page number in an e-book? They don't make sense anyway when you can resize the reader.

ZoomZoomZoom 6y ago

Actually, they very much do: 1. As a relative marker of a current position. 2. As an absolute number when your ebook/reader screws up saving its state.

Scapeghost 6y ago
1. Is solved by "N Pages left in chapter" which is more useful than "Page N" 2. There is no "absolute number" of pages on a e-reader app or device because the window or font size can change, changing all the page numbers. You can have 100 pages or 200 pages.
- ZoomZoomZoom 6y ago
  1. It's also solved by X/Y where X: page number, Y: total pages. 2. Most users read from fullscreen readers on their phones or ebooks, so the window size doesn't really change. I also strongly advice setting on a font for a particular book and stick to it. From my POV (unbacked by science) it helps with recall. If you don't change the font or other layout settings, the "pages" retain their numeration.
  - Scapeghost 6y ago
    > 1. It's also solved So you agree that there's an alternative solution to page numbers, but you want to go back to page numbers? > 2. Most users read from fullscreen readers on their phones or ebooks, so the window size doesn't really change. Font sizes can change, changing the number of pages.
    - ZoomZoomZoom 6y ago
      > So you agree that there's an alternative solution to page numbers, but you want to go back to page numbers? Yes, and I never had any reason to go away from them so I never did. > Font sizes can change, changing the number of pages. Fonts don't do it themselves, though.

Minor49er 6y ago

>Actually, yes, when was the last time you looked at a page number in an e-book? Every time I read an ebook, I look at the page numbers. I would be frustrated without knowing where I am or how much longer I have to go