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Originally Posted by morpheus
Kovid,
Thanks for Calibre. I'm sending you $50 as I've found myself using your great software more and more.
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Much appreciated.
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Some suggestions from a software guy...
- Sign the Windows application. Vista's 'Unidentified program/Unknown publisher' dialog is a disincentive to install.
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Yeah I agree it would be good to have a signed app, but depending on how much it costs and how painful it is to integrate into calibre's build process, maybe. Do you have some resources you could point me at, as I know next to nothing about windows development.
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- Improve the metadata on the Windows app. Right now Vista doesn't know the publisher or version of Calibre. I believe if you sign the app and improve the metadata, then Windows firewall apps like Onecare won't keep cutting Calibre off because it recognizes it is the same application after an update.
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Hmm, I though was putting this into the application manifest. Again a pointer to how to do this right would be helpful.
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- Seeing as you release so often, I'd really love to see a self update mechanism. The check is fine but a full automated install is really where you should be heading.
I know it's a PITA on Windows but Firefox does it cross platform. On OS X, Sparkle is a nice way to go. I realize this is a big ask for a cross platform app but it's worth thinking about because once you've done it, no user ever should be out of date again, which makes your life easier and increases the value of the entire installed base. Just food for thought.
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Given how much work this is to develop and maintain, it's on my stack of "things to do if I there is ever a lull in calibre development". Unfortunately that stack is itself about a mile high.