diff --git a/defaults.lua b/defaults.lua
index 0b75ca58a..ad8112228 100644
--- a/defaults.lua
+++ b/defaults.lua
@@ -43,9 +43,12 @@ DSHOWHIDDENFILES = false
 -- y: y coordinate of top left corner in proportion of screen height
 -- w: width of tap zone in proportion of screen width
 -- h: height of tap zone in proportion of screen height
+DTAP_ZONE_MENU = {x = 1/8, y = 0, w = 3/4, h = 1/4}
+DTAP_ZONE_CONFIG = {x = 0, y = 11/12, w = 1, h = 1/12}
 DTAP_ZONE_FORWARD = {x = 1/4, y = 0, w = 3/4, h = 1}
 DTAP_ZONE_BACKWARD = {x = 0, y = 0, w = 1/4, h = 1}
-DTAP_ZONE_CONFIG = {x = 0, y = 11/12, w = 1, h = 1/12}
+DTAP_ZONE_BOOKMARK = {x = 7/8, y = 0, w = 1/8, h = 1/8}
+DTAP_ZONE_FLIPPING = {x = 0, y = 0, w = 1/8, h = 1/8}
 
 -- koptreader config defaults
 DKOPTREADER_CONFIG_FONT_SIZE = 1.0		-- range from 0.1 to 3.0
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerbookmark.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerbookmark.lua
index caffc97f5..aa5332ae2 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerbookmark.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerbookmark.lua
@@ -25,21 +25,6 @@ function ReaderBookmark:init()
 	self.ui.menu:registerToMainMenu(self)
 end
 
-function ReaderBookmark:initGesListener()
-	self.ges_events = {
-		ToggleBookmark = {
-			GestureRange:new{
-				ges = "tap",
-				range = Geom:new{
-					x = Screen:getWidth()*7/8, y = 0,
-					w = Screen:getWidth()/8,
-					h = Screen:getHeight()/8
-				}
-			}
-		},
-	}
-end
-
 function ReaderBookmark:onReadSettings(config)
 	self.bookmarks = config:readSetting("bookmarks") or {}
 end
@@ -48,13 +33,6 @@ function ReaderBookmark:onCloseDocument()
 	self.ui.doc_settings:saveSetting("bookmarks", self.bookmarks)
 end
 
-function ReaderBookmark:onSetDimensions(dimen)
-	-- update listening according to new screen dimen
-	if Device:isTouchDevice() then
-		self:initGesListener()
-	end
-end
-
 function ReaderBookmark:onToggleBookmark()
 	local pn_or_xp = nil
 	if self.ui.document.getXPointer then
@@ -65,6 +43,7 @@ function ReaderBookmark:onToggleBookmark()
 	self:toggleBookmark(pn_or_xp)
 	self.view.dogear_visible = not self.view.dogear_visible
 	UIManager:setDirty(self.view.dialog, "partial")
+	return true
 end
 
 function ReaderBookmark:setDogearVisibility(pn_or_xp)
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerdogear.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerdogear.lua
index d9b2695e2..fa8e0197b 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerdogear.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerdogear.lua
@@ -1,17 +1,42 @@
+local InputContainer = require("ui/widget/container/inputcontainer")
 local RightContainer = require("ui/widget/container/rightcontainer")
 local ImageWidget = require("ui/widget/imagewidget")
+local GestureRange = require("ui/gesturerange")
+local Device = require("ui/device")
 local Geom = require("ui/geometry")
 local Screen = require("ui/screen")
+local Event = require("ui/event")
 
-local ReaderDogear = RightContainer:new{}
+local ReaderDogear = InputContainer:new{}
 
 function ReaderDogear:init()
 	local widget = ImageWidget:new{
 		file = "resources/icons/dogear.png",
 	}
-	local icon_size = widget:getSize()
-	self.dimen = Geom:new{w = Screen:getWidth(), h = icon_size.h}
-	self[1] = widget
+	self[1] = RightContainer:new{
+		dimen = Geom:new{w = Screen:getWidth(), h = widget:getSize().h},
+		widget,
+	}
+	if Device:isTouchDevice() then
+		self.ges_events = {
+			Tap = {
+				GestureRange:new{
+					ges = "tap",
+					range = Geom:new{
+						x = Screen:getWidth()*DTAP_ZONE_BOOKMARK.x,
+						y = Screen:getHeight()*DTAP_ZONE_BOOKMARK.y,
+						w = Screen:getWidth()*DTAP_ZONE_BOOKMARK.w,
+						h = Screen:getHeight()*DTAP_ZONE_BOOKMARK.h
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	end
+end
+
+function ReaderDogear:onTap()
+	self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("ToggleBookmark"))
+	return true
 end
 
 function ReaderDogear:onSetDogearVisibility(visible)
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerflipping.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerflipping.lua
index a60742caf..a6a3b9e70 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerflipping.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerflipping.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+local InputContainer = require("ui/widget/container/inputcontainer")
 local LeftContainer = require("ui/widget/container/leftcontainer")
 local ImageWidget = require("ui/widget/imagewidget")
+local GestureRange = require("ui/gesturerange")
+local Device = require("ui/device")
 local Geom = require("ui/geometry")
 local Screen = require("ui/screen")
+local Event = require("ui/event")
 
-local ReaderFlipping = LeftContainer:new{
+local ReaderFlipping = InputContainer:new{
 	orig_reflow_mode = 0,
 }
 
@@ -11,21 +15,29 @@ function ReaderFlipping:init()
 	local widget = ImageWidget:new{
 		file = "resources/icons/appbar.book.open.png",
 	}
-	local icon_size = widget:getSize()
-	self.dimen = Geom:new{w = Screen:getWidth(), h = icon_size.h}
-	self[1] = widget
+	self[1] = LeftContainer:new{
+		dimen = Geom:new{w = Screen:getWidth(), h = widget:getSize().h},
+		widget,
+	}
+	if Device:isTouchDevice() then
+		self.ges_events = {
+			Tap = {
+				GestureRange:new{
+					ges = "tap",
+					range = Geom:new{
+						x = Screen:getWidth()*DTAP_ZONE_FLIPPING.x,
+						y = Screen:getHeight()*DTAP_ZONE_FLIPPING.y,
+						w = Screen:getWidth()*DTAP_ZONE_FLIPPING.w,
+						h = Screen:getHeight()*DTAP_ZONE_FLIPPING.h
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	end
 end
 
-function ReaderFlipping:onSetFlippingMode(flipping_mode)
-	if flipping_mode then
-		self.orig_reflow_mode = self.view.document.configurable.text_wrap
-		self.orig_scroll_mode = self.view.page_scroll
-		self.view.document.configurable.text_wrap = 0
-		self.view.page_scroll = false
-	else
-		self.view.document.configurable.text_wrap = self.orig_reflow_mode
-		self.view.page_scroll = self.orig_scroll_mode
-	end
+function ReaderFlipping:onTap()
+	self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("ToggleFlipping"))
 	return true
 end
 
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerfooter.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfooter.lua
index a3b4abe23..9ff00ddb8 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerfooter.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfooter.lua
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
 local Device = require("ui/device")
 local Screen = require("ui/screen")
 local Geom = require("ui/geometry")
+local Event = require("ui/event")
 local Font = require("ui/font")
 local DEBUG = require("dbg")
 
@@ -21,8 +22,8 @@ local ReaderFooter = InputContainer:new{
 	progress_percentage = 0.0,
 	progress_text = "0 / 0",
 	show_time = false,
-	bar_width = 0.88,
-	text_width = 0.12,
+	bar_width = 0.85,
+	text_width = 0.15,
 	text_font_face = "ffont",
 	text_font_size = 14,
 	height = 19,
@@ -90,10 +91,17 @@ function ReaderFooter:onPageUpdate(pageno)
 	self:updateFooter()
 end
 
-function ReaderFooter:onTapFooter(arg, gev)
-	self.show_time = not self.show_time
+function ReaderFooter:onTapFooter(arg, ges)
+	if self.view.flipping_visible then
+		local pos = ges.pos
+		local dimen = self.progress_bar.dimen
+		local percentage = (pos.x - dimen.x)/dimen.w
+		self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("GotoPercentage", percentage))
+	else
+		self.show_time = not self.show_time
+	end
 	self:updateFooter()
-	UIManager:setDirty(self.view.dialog)
+	UIManager:setDirty(self.view.dialog, "partial")
 	-- consume this tap when footer is visible
 	if self.visible then
 		return true
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readermenu.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readermenu.lua
index 70f0391d1..ee789b226 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readermenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readermenu.lua
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ function ReaderMenu:initGesListener()
 			GestureRange:new{
 				ges = "tap",
 				range = Geom:new{
-					x = Screen:getWidth()/8,
-					y = 0,
-					w = Screen:getWidth()*3/4,
-					h = Screen:getHeight()/4,
+					x = Screen:getWidth()*DTAP_ZONE_MENU.x,
+					y = Screen:getHeight()*DTAP_ZONE_MENU.y,
+					w = Screen:getWidth()*DTAP_ZONE_MENU.w,
+					h = Screen:getHeight()*DTAP_ZONE_MENU.h
 				}
 			}
 		},
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua
index 28f632ef0..023d807bb 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua
@@ -80,16 +80,6 @@ function ReaderPaging:initGesListener()
 				}
 			}
 		},
-		ToggleFlipping = {
-			GestureRange:new{
-				ges = "tap",
-				range = Geom:new{
-					x = 0, y = 0,
-					w = Screen:getWidth()/8,
-					h = Screen:getHeight()/8
-				}
-			}
-		},
 		Swipe = {
 			GestureRange:new{
 				ges = "swipe",
@@ -186,17 +176,37 @@ function ReaderPaging:onToggleFlipping()
 	self.view.flipping_visible = not self.view.flipping_visible
 	self.flipping_mode = self.view.flipping_visible
 	self.flipping_page = self.current_page
+	
 	if self.flipping_mode then
 		self:updateOriginalPage(self.current_page)
+		self:enterFlippingMode()
 	else
 		self:updateOriginalPage(nil)
+		self:exitFlippingMode()
 	end
+	self.view:resetLayout()
 	self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("SetFlippingMode", self.flipping_mode))
 	self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("SetHinting", not self.flipping_mode))
 	self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("ReZoom"))
 	UIManager:setDirty(self.view.dialog, "partial")
 end
 
+function ReaderPaging:enterFlippingMode()
+	self.orig_reflow_mode = self.view.document.configurable.text_wrap
+	self.orig_footer_mode = self.view.footer_visible
+	self.orig_scroll_mode = self.view.page_scroll
+	
+	self.view.document.configurable.text_wrap = 0
+	self.view.page_scroll = false
+	self.view.footer_visible = true
+end
+
+function ReaderPaging:exitFlippingMode()
+	self.view.document.configurable.text_wrap = self.orig_reflow_mode
+	self.view.page_scroll = self.orig_scroll_mode
+	self.view.footer_visible = self.orig_footer_mode
+end
+
 function ReaderPaging:updateOriginalPage(page)
 	self.original_page = page
 end
@@ -685,4 +695,11 @@ function ReaderPaging:onGotoPage(number)
 	return true
 end
 
+function ReaderPaging:onGotoPercentage(percentage)
+	if percentage < 0 then percentage = 0 end
+	if percentage > 1 then percentage = 1 end
+	self:gotoPage(math.floor(percentage*self.number_of_pages))
+	return true
+end
+
 return ReaderPaging
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
index e56ac0b65..12573bf18 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
@@ -68,13 +68,16 @@ end
 function ReaderView:resetLayout()
 	self.dogear = ReaderDogear:new{
 		view = self,
+		ui = self.ui,
 	}
 	self.footer = ReaderFooter:new{
 		view = self,
+		ui = self.ui,
 		visible = self.footer_visible,
 	}
 	self.flipping = ReaderFlipping:new{
 		view = self,
+		ui = self.ui,
 	}
 	self[1] = self.dogear
 	self[2] = self.footer
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/progresswidget.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/progresswidget.lua
index e93efb98c..9042d6a6d 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/progresswidget.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/progresswidget.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local Widget = require("ui/widget/widget")
+local Geom = require("ui/geometry")
 
 --[[
 ProgressWidget shows a progress bar
@@ -22,6 +23,11 @@ end
 
 function ProgressWidget:paintTo(bb, x, y)
 	local my_size = self:getSize()
+	self.dimen = Geom:new{
+		x = x, y = y,
+		w = my_size.w,
+		h = my_size.h 
+	}
 	bb:paintRoundedRect(x, y, my_size.w, my_size.h, self.bgcolor, self.radius)
 	bb:paintBorder(x, y, my_size.w, my_size.h,
 					self.bordersize, self.bordercolor, self.radius)