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Originally Posted by chaley
At this point we have what I expected: conflicting opinions...
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Oh, yes, I think we should indeed all discuss it reasonably and rationally ... then we can all agree that I was right all along
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only joking)
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Originally Posted by chaley
The default behavior would be to do exactly what CC does when you "read" a book. If you have set a default reader for that format then it would be launched. If you have not set a default format then you would be queried. Is it OK?
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Yes, I think so.
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Originally Posted by chaley
We are agreed that "read" means "read using CC's command"?
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I'm not totally sure what you mean here. Once a book widget is on the Home screen I wouldn't anticipate needing to manually open CC to continue reading. I wouldn't care what is doing the actual launching behind the scenes.
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Originally Posted by chaley
I think that a widget that auto-updates with the top N (1? 5?) of last read books is a good idea. I need to spend some time determining whether and how this can be built. I am fairly sure that N=1 is easier than N>1, but I don't yet know how much easier it is.
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If N=1 is easy, perhaps that's what the first iteration should be. Save N>1 for a possible future enhancement.
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Originally Posted by chaley
I can add a menu item to CC's book details that looks something like the following: ...
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It looks easy enough to use and at least it's accessible from the same place where you actually open each book for the first time. However, I'd still prefer a persistent widget which automatically contains the book I last opened in CC. Maybe next time ...
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Originally Posted by chaley
The result on the home screen looks like
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Please tell me that cover image isn't going to be square
Unlike some, I don't get overwrought when aspect ratio isn't strictly kept but even I draw the line at distortion to square. How about a simple user choice of 2 different configurations:
- cover image only, no caption - max. size possible for 1x1 widget. Perhaps it varies by device but a 'completely full' 1x1 gives reasonable aspect ratio on my Note3.
- small cover image (or square standard CC icon ?) plus a Title caption underneath.
I would choose the former and RichieTheK, probably the latter.