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Originally Posted by kguil
@democrite: I like your other suggestions, so I'll keep them in mind when working on updates.
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terrific.
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Originally Posted by kguil
… a small in-app purchase to remove an in-book banner. I've also (partially) taken on board @Mr. Goodbar's suggestion to remove the banner for a short period of time to get an even better idea what it would be like without it (although it certainly won't be 12 days).
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I was thinking the banner might not be the most elegant. Similar to other apps, perhaps a library limit like 3, and then the IAP to remove it. It could be less intrusive than a banner, though also less functional, and who knows if one or the other would better encourage trial and purchase. An option.
btw, still believe the toolbar auto-hide on various screens, plus the toolbar obscuring text since the margins are a bit small, that option doesn't seem great as default, or perhaps to have even at all. Not sure if that's changing in 3.0. On iPad, default margins to allow the toolbar to always show are ok, though on iPhone that makes text on one screen a bit limited. Still I think, like with iBooks, that's the most usable. One option might be a swipe to show TOC/notes/bookmarks panel, though that in place of a toolbar, or having both, don't know if that is great.
other misc things
- 2.0 ignores linear="no". Often used to hide cover and make title page first.
- perhaps less used options like font (that I set only once), brightness, deep view, remind me, etc, can be moved to a dropdown (on iPhone) so there's only a top toolbar, and on the bottom, the scroller (like iBooks).
- I've sometimes before complained, perhaps not so nicely, about misc UI animations, status updates, prompts, etc that I feel aren't too necessary and maybe make the app appear a bit cluttered. Not sure how 3.0 will look though I'd imagine it's already better. Perhaps with 2.0, there was a bit too much adoption of feedback by adding features without stepping back to considering the entire UI and if each idea is really needed, might clutter, or complicate general usage. There was a bit of feature creep and beginning signs of being a mess like MS Office. Hope the time to plan 3.0 has helped and hoping for the best.