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johnnyS · 12-30-2009, 04:30 AM

Hi Michael,

Many thanks for the version 1.2.5!

Three features I find especially nice:

1) opening just downloaded publication in a new tab;
2) possibility to choose font color;
3) possibility to set margin width without any restrictions. It may sound weird, but on my 25 inch wide monitor I read .epubs having set margin width 450 px wide.

As always I have a head full of suggestions:

1) It seems to me that similarly to opening just downloaded publication in a new tab, the "Library" button should open library page in a new tab. It happens quite often that I want to open Library page but do not want to close currently opened publication.

2) Bookmarking is a great feature, but the problem is that before closing publication I do quite often forget to bookmark the last page I read. I would be great it before closing publication a dialog would be displayed asking "Would you like to bookmark currently opened page?"

3) If you would allow me to display some pedantry - I'm not very happy with current placement and behavior of the buttons.

First, it seems to me that buttons should display tooltips.

Second, some of the buttons are of more "systematic" nature (Preferences, Link to FAQ, Library and Download buttons), while others pertain to the reading of currently opened publication (Bookmark, Previous/Next, Increase/ Decrease font buttons). It seems that correct place for all those buttons of more "systematic" nature is the left pane, while in the content pane should be displayed only buttons directly relevant to the reading process of currently opened publication.

Third, I like Google Chrome browser's approach to space - to allocate as much space as possible to content and minimize chrome as much as possible. It seems that other browsers are taking this approach to space also. From this point of view it seems to me that the bottom bar in content pane is unnecessary and takes precious space which can be used for displaying publication. Of course, bottom bar contains much used buttons, but instead of Bookmark, Previos/Next, Increase/ Decrease font buttons keybindings can be used or functionality of some of these buttons can be placed in browsers toolbar (Bookmark and Increase/decrease font). It seems to me that it would be great if in Preferences dialog it were an option enabling to hide/display bottom bar of the content pane.

Thanks again and happy New Year for you and your family!

12-30-2009, 04:30 AM	#2
johnnyS Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 12 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: iRex DR	Thanks and suggestions Hi Michael, Many thanks for the version 1.2.5! Three features I find especially nice: 1) opening just downloaded publication in a new tab; 2) possibility to choose font color; 3) possibility to set margin width without any restrictions. It may sound weird, but on my 25 inch wide monitor I read .epubs having set margin width 450 px wide. As always I have a head full of suggestions: 1) It seems to me that similarly to opening just downloaded publication in a new tab, the "Library" button should open library page in a new tab. It happens quite often that I want to open Library page but do not want to close currently opened publication. 2) Bookmarking is a great feature, but the problem is that before closing publication I do quite often forget to bookmark the last page I read. I would be great it before closing publication a dialog would be displayed asking "Would you like to bookmark currently opened page?" 3) If you would allow me to display some pedantry - I'm not very happy with current placement and behavior of the buttons. First, it seems to me that buttons should display tooltips. Second, some of the buttons are of more "systematic" nature (Preferences, Link to FAQ, Library and Download buttons), while others pertain to the reading of currently opened publication (Bookmark, Previous/Next, Increase/ Decrease font buttons). It seems that correct place for all those buttons of more "systematic" nature is the left pane, while in the content pane should be displayed only buttons directly relevant to the reading process of currently opened publication. Third, I like Google Chrome browser's approach to space - to allocate as much space as possible to content and minimize chrome as much as possible. It seems that other browsers are taking this approach to space also. From this point of view it seems to me that the bottom bar in content pane is unnecessary and takes precious space which can be used for displaying publication. Of course, bottom bar contains much used buttons, but instead of Bookmark, Previos/Next, Increase/ Decrease font buttons keybindings can be used or functionality of some of these buttons can be placed in browsers toolbar (Bookmark and Increase/decrease font). It seems to me that it would be great if in Preferences dialog it were an option enabling to hide/display bottom bar of the content pane. Thanks again and happy New Year for you and your family!