Thread: What is "Browse Mode"?
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Old 01-01-2011, 11:35 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by Greg Waddell View Post
In the Preferences subdialog called "Look and Feel," there is an option that says: "Number of covers to show in browse mode (needs restart):"

To what is this referring. I looked in the help manual and found nothing about a "browse mode."
The "browser mode" is the cover flow view of book covers. It is initially hidden and is above the book table. There is also an option to have it appear in a separate window.

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Originally Posted by Greg Waddell View Post
Related to this question is another question: Is there a way to preview documents as you highlight the row without having to open them up? I'm talking primarily about PDF files.
No. The only way to see a book is to open it. You can change the file association in preferences so that it does not open PDF files in calibre's ebook-viewer.
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