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Laisvunas · 11-19-2009, 11:58 AM

Hi Michael,

After switching to XUL for EPUBReader's GUI the look and feel improved a lot!

I have several comments/suggestions:

1) There is several buttons scattered at the bottom of the window. Most of them will be rarely used. It would be better to have a submenu in "Tools" menu (as Firebug has) and place link to the options of TOC pane, link to EPUBReader's website, link to the library, and even increase/decrease font links as items of that submenu.

2) It would be better if the bottom bar displaying Previous/Next buttons were optional.

3) "Library" link should open a new tab, as the link to EPUBReader's website. Current behavior violates usability: the wish to open a library does not indicate the wish to close currently opened publication.

4) In the version 1.2 it is no more possible to open the same publication in the new tab by right-clicking on some link in the window. It seems to me that proper right-click support is essential to such epub reading soft as this. EPUBReader is for reading in browser, so it is reasonable for users to expect usual browser behaviors. Of course, implementing proper right-click support through iframes is not trivial, but after employing some tricks entirely possible.

Thanks for the great extension.

11-19-2009, 11:58 AM	#7
Laisvunas Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: none	Hi Michael, After switching to XUL for EPUBReader's GUI the look and feel improved a lot! I have several comments/suggestions: 1) There is several buttons scattered at the bottom of the window. Most of them will be rarely used. It would be better to have a submenu in "Tools" menu (as Firebug has) and place link to the options of TOC pane, link to EPUBReader's website, link to the library, and even increase/decrease font links as items of that submenu. 2) It would be better if the bottom bar displaying Previous/Next buttons were optional. 3) "Library" link should open a new tab, as the link to EPUBReader's website. Current behavior violates usability: the wish to open a library does not indicate the wish to close currently opened publication. 4) In the version 1.2 it is no more possible to open the same publication in the new tab by right-clicking on some link in the window. It seems to me that proper right-click support is essential to such epub reading soft as this. EPUBReader is for reading in browser, so it is reasonable for users to expect usual browser behaviors. Of course, implementing proper right-click support through iframes is not trivial, but after employing some tricks entirely possible. Thanks for the great extension.