gato - I view that as associated with the dictionary entry, but perhaps we could move that speaker icon to the definition bubble itself? (next to the Pinyin as in a regular dictionary entry)
Just to make sure that we're talking about the same thing, I'm referring to the speaker button pointed to in the screenshot below.
But I kind of see what you mean about "associating" with the dictionary entry. Now the "+" button used to add to flashcard is no longer available immediate on a dictionary search, but only appears when you highlight some text. So in that sense, the speaker button next to it is also associated with the first word that's being highlighted. I just find it somewhat intuitive that only the first word of the highlighted text is read out loud.
By the way, any to add back a "+" add to flashcard button to the dictionary screen without having to highlight additional text. I think people are going to miss being able to add a flashcard with just one tap.
People definitely skip along quickly enough for a resizing bubble to get annoying, I've seen them do it - some people prefer to read that way. You can hide the definition while TTSing by tapping on the bubble icon in the top toolbar, and the pause button in the bottom toolbar will pause playback.
I see. I didn't know that the "bubble" icon allowed one to turn the definition off during a TTS reading.
May I ask why the "pagination" is on by default (as opposed to a browser-like vertical scroll view)? With bookmarks now availability, it should be just as easy to find one's place with bookmarks as with page numbers.
The reason I ask about pagination is that I thought of maybe hiding the top row of icons when one is just scrolling down normally, giving more screen space for reading. Kind of like how the iOS 7.0 Safari behaves when it hides the bottom row of buttons when viewing a page normally and scrolling down, showing the bottom icons only when one scrolls up.
You might also consider adding a back and forward button to the dictionary view. Currently one has to tap on the sidebar and then tap "history" to get access to the last word searched, a total of 3 taps.
With a back button, it would be just one or two taps, depending on how you implement the back button:
(1)If the back button is always shown, then it would be one tap;
(2) If you adapt the "Safari approach" and hide the back button turned off when scrolling down and show the buttons when one scrolls up, then it would be 2 taps.
If you do add a back button for the dictionary, then it would make sense to add a forward button next to it, as well.