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Originally Posted by NerdToys
Thanks for the replies. Sorry, but this doesn't seem like an improvement to me. Have to say that I'm probably going back to the previous version. My primary reason to use Calibre is to read the books, and it feels like the reader has been made less useful. I didn't have any problem with the sidebar and the functions there, or the scrollbar that's been removed.
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I have to agree here. I'll try to give myself some time to get used to it, but I never had a problem with the sidebar controls and the header, which was pretty unobtrusive to begin with, and I actually really like having them there all the time rather than having to bring up the new control menu that obscures half the book. The new menu also really isn't nearly as aesthetically pleasing as the old sidebar.
This new version also lacks a functionality that the old one had that I made regular use of. While having the percentage there is a nice addition, I also really need the previous current/total "pages" that used to show in the upper left corner. Even if they aren't real pages, I found it much more useful than a percentage in determining how much progress I'd made. On top of that, I would also use it to navigate to a specific spot in the ebook, which isn't even currently available in the "Go to" controls. I kind of wish I could downgrade the viewer without downgrading the entire program.
Hope to see some improvements in future releases and I hope bringing the sidebar back as an option for those that want it will be possible.