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Glottalpoly · 11-20-2012, 05:29 PM

From an HF&E (Human factors and Ergonomics ) perspective I am puzzled by the Calibre Companion “Book Details” Screen.

If I “select” a book it then displays the “Book Details” Screen; the most common function that most people (?) want to do is to READ it. However the “Read” option on my Nexus 7 is tricky to access :

1) The “field” is only 4 letters wide (I.e. “READ”)
2) It is tucked away in the corner.
3) My Nexus has a (thick) protective cover (at the corners and edges).

The above mean that it is tricky to access “Read”. I find that a significant percentage tof the time I touch the field next to it “DELETE” (!) which is BIGGER (SIX letters) and more in the open, and more accessible. A significant percentage of the time I am hitting “Delete” even though I KNOW the problem (yes I then hit “Cancel” and try again).

Does anyone else have an issue with that layout ?

11-20-2012, 05:29 PM	#1
Glottalpoly Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 490232 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Nexus 7	Companion CC Book Details Screen Layout : Read "field" From an HF&E (Human factors and Ergonomics ) perspective I am puzzled by the Calibre Companion “Book Details” Screen. If I “select” a book it then displays the “Book Details” Screen; the most common function that most people (?) want to do is to READ it. However the “Read” option on my Nexus 7 is tricky to access : 1) The “field” is only 4 letters wide (I.e. “READ”) 2) It is tucked away in the corner. 3) My Nexus has a (thick) protective cover (at the corners and edges). The above mean that it is tricky to access “Read”. I find that a significant percentage tof the time I touch the field next to it “DELETE” (!) which is BIGGER (SIX letters) and more in the open, and more accessible. A significant percentage of the time I am hitting “Delete” even though I KNOW the problem (yes I then hit “Cancel” and try again). Does anyone else have an issue with that layout ?