Kobo Navigation INSANITY - Page 2

arspr · 11-24-2013, 05:03 AM

There are thousands of ways to improve the current library browsing and management. I just hope Kobo just keep updating the software while adding some of them... and without removing/breaking any of the current ones even if they think them obsolete or deprecated.

speakingtohe · 11-24-2013, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

I'd have to disagree with you. Assuming that they doubled the entry density used to display book entries in the library, I'd see 12 entries per page for an author list and would need 30 pages to display all the authors currently represented on my Aura HD. So I'd end up searching the author listing to get the same results I'd get by searching the library listing.

If someone proposed a search within search results, that would capture my attention.

As for the slider, I can't be the only person who remembers how inaccurate it could be? Lifting your finger and having it jump 5 pages? The trick of rolling your finger to give more accurate results?

Regards,
David

And here I thought you meant the slider a handy feature

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...ed#post2684802

Helen

DNSB · 11-24-2013, 07:49 PM

I've removed an unnecessary comment from a previous message and am using this space to apologize to François for that comment.

Regards,
David

fxp33 · 11-25-2013, 12:51 PM

Hi,

@David DNSB: Apology fully accepted... and of course, your argumentation about the number of people concerned by most of my requests is right

About the binary management of pages in collections and in library, I do use it. I still consider that guessing how many pages for Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, Proust... is unnecessary, and should be replaced by an author management system.

Of course, the discussion on this matter shows that:

the level of priority for this feature is not shared, even among advanced users
the replacement / improvement system is not clear.

The same applies to the multiple collections filter.

Impossible then to express a definite request to Kobo's as to what could be commonly expected for future development by a set of users from this forum.

No consensus achieved... and therefore not many expectations to see the requests taken into account.

At least some views tend to agree that some improvement could be achieved.

Regards

François

rem736 · 11-26-2013, 06:17 PM

what is most annoying to me is that kobo does not have categories for document types that you sideload. if you sideload a bunch of text files (personal notes) and image files for instance, they are all treated like books. text i can understand, but lumping in image files is just confusing. at the very least, they could designate a directory for storing image files and one for personal documents (not books). then when accessing the images, for instance, you would be able to swipe left-right to get to all the images at once. right now, treated as a "book", you have to close the current image in order to open another image, just like you would a book. and though you can't just swipe to get to the next personal document, separating personal documents from books just helps sort out your library.

11-25-2013, 12:51 PM	#19
fxp33 Addict Posts: 262 Karma: 110864 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Bordeaux, France Device: Kobo Glo, Aura HD, kindle paperwhite	Hi, @David DNSB: Apology fully accepted... and of course, your argumentation about the number of people concerned by most of my requests is right About the binary management of pages in collections and in library, I do use it. I still consider that guessing how many pages for Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, Proust... is unnecessary, and should be replaced by an author management system. Of course, the discussion on this matter shows that: the level of priority for this feature is not shared, even among advanced users the replacement / improvement system is not clear. The same applies to the multiple collections filter. Impossible then to express a definite request to Kobo's as to what could be commonly expected for future development by a set of users from this forum. No consensus achieved... and therefore not many expectations to see the requests taken into account. At least some views tend to agree that some improvement could be achieved. Regards François

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11-24-2013, 05:03 AM	#16
arspr Dead account. Bye Posts: 587 Karma: 668244 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	There are thousands of ways to improve the current library browsing and management. I just hope Kobo just keep updating the software while adding some of them... and without removing/breaking any of the current ones even if they think them obsolete or deprecated.

11-24-2013, 07:49 PM	#18
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,273 Karma: 168983734 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	I've removed an unnecessary comment from a previous message and am using this space to apologize to François for that comment. Regards, David

11-26-2013, 06:17 PM	#20
rem736 purpose priority passion Posts: 645 Karma: 9002000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: socal, usa Device: sony prs-350, b&n ngp, rM2, kindle scribe, boox poke5	what is most annoying to me is that kobo does not have categories for document types that you sideload. if you sideload a bunch of text files (personal notes) and image files for instance, they are all treated like books. text i can understand, but lumping in image files is just confusing. at the very least, they could designate a directory for storing image files and one for personal documents (not books). then when accessing the images, for instance, you would be able to swipe left-right to get to all the images at once. right now, treated as a "book", you have to close the current image in order to open another image, just like you would a book. and though you can't just swipe to get to the next personal document, separating personal documents from books just helps sort out your library.

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