Calibre facelift - Page 6

Manichean · 09-30-2011, 05:38 AM

Just an idea: Why not mash the custom Qt style together with custom icons, make an interface somewhat like for the plugins, call the whole shebang "skins" and be done with it?

MplsGirl · 11-04-2011, 07:47 PM

I just wish we could change the color of the application's frame when reading a book, I like to read with light font on a dark background (especially because I am sensitive to light after having LASIK) and it would be nice to for the frame to be dark as well and not as noticeable while I read.

Anyone know how to fix this?

ngativ · 12-04-2011, 03:02 AM

Callibre have a lot of functionality, but its User interface is a mess. I ditch it .Please, you developers must change this NOW.

DoctorOhh · 12-04-2011, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ngativ

Callibre have a lot of functionality, but its User interface is a mess. I ditch it .Please, you developers must change this NOW.

This isn't very helpful feedback. Do you think typing "NOW" at the end will some how sway folks to jump through hoops to please you? If you don't have anything constructive to suggest please just go away. If you have constructive feedback try and place that feedback into a coherent paragraph or two and we can discuss your ideas.

Personally I like the flexibility the interface provides.

theducks · 12-04-2011, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by dwanthny

This isn't very helpful feedback. Do you think typing "NOW" at the end will some how sway folks to jump through hoops to please you? If you don't have anything constructive to suggest please just go away. If you have constructive feedback try and place that feedback into a coherent paragraph or two and we can discuss your ideas.

Personally I like the flexibility the interface provides.

Barty · 12-05-2011, 11:48 AM

I dont think the UI is ugly. The MS ribbons UI, THAT's ugly!

What I appreciate about the UI is its accessibility. Everything is big, or can be made big. The UI scales up to higher DPI correctly, without things getting cut off.

On windows it looks pretty much like a native app, albeit one without modern fancy effects like mouse overs, but I hardly care. And arent we moving away from all that anyway? I think trying to make it look more native on other OS is worthwhile, as it looks a bit out of place otherwise. But again, it's a minor issue, IMHO.

Skinning, round corners, glowing things..., where they are not natively supported, I associate these with sluggish performance, memory hogging, fixed UI elements that do not scale and other accessibility issues. Just say no(TM)

It's not that I don't care how things look. I spend a lot of time tweaking books to fix formatting problems most people wouldn't care about. And I appreciate an attractive, well designed UI like in many iPad apps I have (though none of them approach the complexity of calibre). How calibre looks is not high on my list of concern. I did replace a couple of icons and am now quite happy.

That said, there are a few things ... (aren't there always?

1. Is there a way to put the book detail panel on the left side?
2. Set the face and size of the font in the book list, independently from the font for the rest of the UI?
3. Import a recipe by drag n drop into the main UI, or double clicking.
4. The add a custom recipe dialog always asks if you're sure you want to close, there may be unsaved changes, regardless whether there are any or not. ( It's also not immediately obvious how to save changes). Either it should ask only when you really have unsaved changes, or just assume you know what you're doing and ask nothing. This is where "don't ask me again" comes in handy.

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09-30-2011, 05:38 AM	#76
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	Just an idea: Why not mash the custom Qt style together with custom icons, make an interface somewhat like for the plugins, call the whole shebang "skins" and be done with it?

11-04-2011, 07:47 PM	#77
MplsGirl Still Prefers Real Books Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Calibre	I just wish we could change the color of the application's frame when reading a book, I like to read with light font on a dark background (especially because I am sensitive to light after having LASIK) and it would be nice to for the frame to be dark as well and not as noticeable while I read. Anyone know how to fix this?

12-04-2011, 03:02 AM	#78
ngativ Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: iPod touch, macbook air	Callibre have a lot of functionality, but its User interface is a mess. I ditch it .Please, you developers must change this NOW.

12-05-2011, 11:48 AM	#81
Barty doofus Posts: 2,519 Karma: 13036221 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	I dont think the UI is ugly. The MS ribbons UI, THAT's ugly! What I appreciate about the UI is its accessibility. Everything is big, or can be made big. The UI scales up to higher DPI correctly, without things getting cut off. On windows it looks pretty much like a native app, albeit one without modern fancy effects like mouse overs, but I hardly care. And arent we moving away from all that anyway? I think trying to make it look more native on other OS is worthwhile, as it looks a bit out of place otherwise. But again, it's a minor issue, IMHO. Skinning, round corners, glowing things..., where they are not natively supported, I associate these with sluggish performance, memory hogging, fixed UI elements that do not scale and other accessibility issues. Just say no(TM) It's not that I don't care how things look. I spend a lot of time tweaking books to fix formatting problems most people wouldn't care about. And I appreciate an attractive, well designed UI like in many iPad apps I have (though none of them approach the complexity of calibre). How calibre looks is not high on my list of concern. I did replace a couple of icons and am now quite happy. That said, there are a few things ... (aren't there always? 1. Is there a way to put the book detail panel on the left side? 2. Set the face and size of the font in the book list, independently from the font for the rest of the UI? 3. Import a recipe by drag n drop into the main UI, or double clicking. 4. The add a custom recipe dialog always asks if you're sure you want to close, there may be unsaved changes, regardless whether there are any or not. ( It's also not immediately obvious how to save changes). Either it should ask only when you really have unsaved changes, or just assume you know what you're doing and ask nothing. This is where "don't ask me again" comes in handy.

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