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Old 12-16-2008, 03:09 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
Actually, I am talking about the verticle space (height of it) not the width of it. Once again, having a way to collapse it would help.

But, did you look at the markup linked to in message 5? The tab bar is just as usable. If you want icons you could put them in the tabs too... You could also have options to have no icon, icon only, etc.
I disagree, The list view as opposed to a tab bar allows the display of more information (number of books in the library, free space on the device). It also makes the fact that there are device and library views more discoverable and thus enhances usability for novice users.

Making the info panel collapsible is a good idea. I'll get around to it when I next work on the UI
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