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cfp · 07-21-2010, 06:03 AM

I'm using the latest Calibre on windows, updated this morning...

You're making good points here, but mine remain valid

More precisely, the delete key simply deletes the book title for me, and I don't know of many applications that use huge icons today. The lack of proportion between the arrow and the image is too important imo.

I believe that new users should not have to learn a whole bunch of new shortcuts. Reusing the ones they already know sounds much simpler to me. The default action when pressing the enter key in their file explorer (whichever os they use) is to open the file. So calibre should do the same I believe.

What I meant by default behaviour is "the default action that should be displayed to the user", aka "the one feature that stands out when the device is connected.

Anyway, I'm not saying that I'm right here, just that I basically keep thinking 'yuck' when using calibre, and yet it is so feature-rich that I use it still. I mean, maybe vim/emacs have the right to completely redefine the standard ways of interacting with software, but calibre shouldn't.

CFP.

07-21-2010, 06:03 AM	#3
cfp Member Retired Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: PRS-600	I'm using the latest Calibre on windows, updated this morning... You're making good points here, but mine remain valid More precisely, the delete key simply deletes the book title for me, and I don't know of many applications that use huge icons today. The lack of proportion between the arrow and the image is too important imo. I believe that new users should not have to learn a whole bunch of new shortcuts. Reusing the ones they already know sounds much simpler to me. The default action when pressing the enter key in their file explorer (whichever os they use) is to open the file. So calibre should do the same I believe. What I meant by default behaviour is "the default action that should be displayed to the user", aka "the one feature that stands out when the device is connected. Anyway, I'm not saying that I'm right here, just that I basically keep thinking 'yuck' when using calibre, and yet it is so feature-rich that I use it still. I mean, maybe vim/emacs have the right to completely redefine the standard ways of interacting with software, but calibre shouldn't. CFP.