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Faterson · 09-14-2022, 05:49 AM

I have just discovered another show-stopping issue in BookFusion (goes to show I really only currently use it occasionally to read a single book out of the 12+ I'm currently reading):

There is currently no search option (within book files) whatsoever in BookFusion, on none of the 3 platforms (iOS, Android, web).

That's elementary, basic functionality, of course, so I added it to my above list of BookFusion bugs/feature requests, putting it at #5 and tagging it as must-have.

While I was at it, I also added another sorely missing piece of functionality, putting it at #6 in the list and also tagging it as must-have. It's about missing book file information.

In BookFusion, you currently have no way of knowing how long or short any book in your library is – other than actually opening it and looking at the (completely random, depending on your screen size) "page" number in the book's footer.

There should be a standard way of looking up this information, both without actually opening the book and while the book is opened.

At a minimum, in addition to "page/screen" numbers (which, apart from PDF files, will vary depending on your current device/screen size), the non-changing data of number of words and number of characters for each book file should be available, along with file size (in KB and/or MB).

Library sorting options should include "from longest to shortest" book (and vice versa), "from largest to smallest" file size (and vice versa), etc.

I also like Moon+ Reader's estimation of "time necessary to read the book" (or to finish the book as you're reading it), which (I think) Moon+ Reader dynamically adjusts and updates depending on your actual speed of flipping the pages as you read the book.

Of course, "time to read" is even more guesswork than the random "(pseudo-)page" numbers in the footer, but I still find it useful in Moon+ Reader, and seeing that time estimate there in the footer at all times motivates me to continue reading the book and finish it faster, perhaps.

Thank you, @skillachie, if you can add these features to BookFusion later on.

09-14-2022, 05:49 AM	#56
Faterson pokrývač škridiel Posts: 1,525 Karma: 3300000 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia Device: 3iPad, SamsungNote & Tabs, 2OnyxBoox, Huawei 8″, PocketBook	I have just discovered another show-stopping issue in BookFusion (goes to show I really only currently use it occasionally to read a single book out of the 12+ I'm currently reading): There is currently no search option (within book files) whatsoever in BookFusion, on none of the 3 platforms (iOS, Android, web). That's elementary, basic functionality, of course, so I added it to my above list of BookFusion bugs/feature requests, putting it at #5 and tagging it as must-have. While I was at it, I also added another sorely missing piece of functionality, putting it at #6 in the list and also tagging it as must-have. It's about missing book file information. In BookFusion, you currently have no way of knowing how long or short any book in your library is – other than actually opening it and looking at the (completely random, depending on your screen size) "page" number in the book's footer. There should be a standard way of looking up this information, both without actually opening the book and while the book is opened. At a minimum, in addition to "page/screen" numbers (which, apart from PDF files, will vary depending on your current device/screen size), the non-changing data of number of words and number of characters for each book file should be available, along with file size (in KB and/or MB). Library sorting options should include "from longest to shortest" book (and vice versa), "from largest to smallest" file size (and vice versa), etc. I also like Moon+ Reader's estimation of "time necessary to read the book" (or to finish the book as you're reading it), which (I think) Moon+ Reader dynamically adjusts and updates depending on your actual speed of flipping the pages as you read the book. Of course, "time to read" is even more guesswork than the random "(pseudo-)page" numbers in the footer, but I still find it useful in Moon+ Reader, and seeing that time estimate there in the footer at all times motivates me to continue reading the book and finish it faster, perhaps. Thank you, @skillachie, if you can add these features to BookFusion later on. Last edited by Faterson; 09-14-2022 at 11:25 AM.