01-03-2013, 04:16 PM | #436 | |
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Off the top of my head, I can remember two software products where I thought the Basic/Advanced settings/controls separation was particularly well executed. One is from my own country, Eset NOD anti-virus (although I no longer use it), and the other is ABBYY FineReader. They both start in noob mode by default, and you can't possibly get lost in advanced settings unless you explicitly activate them. |
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01-03-2013, 04:21 PM | #437 | |
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01-03-2013, 04:22 PM | #438 |
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Orion, feel free to PM or email.
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Off the top of my head, I can remember two software products where I thought the Basic/Advanced settings/controls separation was particularly well executed. One is from my own country, Eset NOD anti-virus (although I no longer use it), and the other is ABBYY FineReader. They both start in noob mode by default, and you can't possibly get lost in advanced settings unless you explicitly activate them. [/QUOTE] My router has basic and advanced and the basic is too basic and the advanced may be too advanced for some where they need more then basic but not all of advanced. So in the case of Marvin, the division of basic/advanced needs to be though out carefully to have basic not be too basic. |
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Kris
re your question about Blue Fire features not yet in Marvin I can think of two that are significant to me 1. The ability to put books in the library into collections 2. The ability to swipe up and down to change brightness. I find on a tablet I change the brightness down over time to make reading easier. Like you i started with the e-ink 505! It is a burden to go into the settings to do this I do not think any reader yet supports it but i would like to see one with an option to choose which side of screen to touch to advance pages regards adrian |
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Adrian,
Marvin already supports vertical swiping to change brightness as well as customising the page turn direction for any given side of the page. Library folders will be coming soon. |
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Honestly, thanks kguil for your great job. I installed Marvin yesterday when I read about it on MR. Or, should I boss around and say I want it all PINK. With ribbons (why not?). And golden rim and if you add Hello Kitty to it (ok, glasses can stay) I'll be in heaven. I may even skip the "it would be nice if you" or "could you please consider" |
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OK. I'll let the cat out of the bag. Marvin is coming in pink (but no hello kitty). Really.
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HELLO KITTY OR ELSE!!!!!!!!!!!! [TANTRUM]
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01-03-2013, 06:48 PM | #447 |
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Here you go...
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01-03-2013, 07:22 PM | #448 |
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So what's Marvin going to look like without a screen full of dead authors?
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01-03-2013, 07:32 PM | #449 |
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Kris,
Not all feedback in this thread is equal. Do what's right for your vision of what a superior reading product should be, whether or not it responds to the whims of every critic. People who say your product is unusable may not be the best givers of advice. |
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Hi holymadness. To be fair, virtually all of the feedback I got so far was great. Obviously, I'm prioritising everything.
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