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Originally Posted by Quoth
You might use a computer for your job and use a Spreadsheet, Wordprocessor, Photoediting, magazine layout (InDesign), CAD/CAE (Schematics, PCBs, 2D drawings, 3D models etc) ALL DAY.
The purpose of Calibre is to manage transfer of ebooks from the PC to an ereader, or an ereader app. Several minutes of use will provide days or even weeks of reading. Thus the aspects of use related to all day use programs are not the same.
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This could be interpreted as Calibre having a transient posture as we UX people calls it. It's when a program is used as a tool, that is briefly taken out of your toolbox to complete a small task and quickly move on. I'm not 100% sure Calibre should be considered transient, but maybe some design principles would still be applicable.
If there's still any activity in this thread I would want to know what it means to format shift? It's not the same as converting formats from say EPUB to MOBI, is it?
Not sure if that knowledge would benefit me in any way, but I'm curious.