New calibre website

kovidgoyal · 11-25-2009, 01:54 PM

Hi all,

Just finished building a new calibre website available at http://calibre-ebook.com. It has lots of cool UI widgets. Try it out and let me know what you think.

I'd recommend not using IE < 8 to view the site (even IE 8 has various problems, but they're minor).

The old website is now available at http://bugs.calibre-ebook.com

Enjoy.

Ea · 11-25-2009, 02:01 PM

Very classy looking. Congrats!

daffy4u · 11-25-2009, 02:06 PM

Very nice! I just watched the demo in Fire Fox with no problems. Have you posted it on YouTube as well? Maybe you can find new users that way.

nick101 · 11-25-2009, 02:12 PM

Very nice. Seems fine in Safari.

Thanks for all your worl

kovidgoyal · 11-25-2009, 02:57 PM

Thanks, all. Yeah the video is on YouTube as well. The frontpage design was donated to calibre by CentreSource

patchymama · 11-26-2009, 01:39 AM

cool! I just blogged about calibre the other day, I will update the links!

Katti's Cat · 11-26-2009, 01:55 AM

Nice Sexy new look. Well done. Only have started with Calibre recently and still have a long discovery trip ahead of me. And looking forward to it.

donald1 · 11-26-2009, 04:34 AM

Looks much better then the old website !
Congratulations with this nice website. Also easier to use and find related information.
Works good on Firefox 3.6 beta.

Great !

pikelet · 11-26-2009, 05:04 AM

The new site looks great and it's very easy to navigate.

The only minor complaint I have is that the Google ads are floating over the top of (and obscuring part of) the demo movie if the browser window is less than 1330 pixels wide (in both Safari and Firefox on Mac)

HarryT · 11-26-2009, 05:08 AM

It looks nice. My only concern is that many companies still use IE6 (the large company that I work for does) and staff are not permitted to use alternate browsers. In IE6, the site is mainly navigable, but the tabs on the "What's New" page do nothing when clicked on, and every page gives load errors.

weedfreak · 11-26-2009, 05:15 AM

Much better looking site, user friendly and works well on Google Chrome for Linux(beta)

banjomike · 11-26-2009, 09:26 AM

Need to add the website to noscript in Firefox or the 'What's New' tabs don't work. But that is normal with noscript.

Is the full version history available somewhere on the site?

desertgrandma · 11-26-2009, 10:21 AM

Nice...............c'mon people, with the Karma!

kovidgoyal · 11-26-2009, 10:30 AM

@banjomike: Added a link to the full changelog in the what's new section. Not sure what you mean about noscript. The tabs work well for me in firefox. Do you mean with javascript disabled?

@harryt: Yeah IE 6 is a nightmare, complicated by the fact that debugging javascript issues in IE 6 is impossible. At some point I'll have to spend a lot of time tracking down the problem, but for now, it'll just have to slide.

@pikelet: The google ads obscure the intial picture, but once the movie starts playing, it comes to the top. At least it does in firefox. I can't seem to figure out a way to get the image to be on top of the ads, increasing its z-index has no effect.

EDIT: I figured out how to get the initial picture on top of the google ads as well.

Manichean · 11-26-2009, 10:39 AM

Looks nice and works. Good work.

11-25-2009, 01:54 PM	#1
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,866 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	New calibre website Hi all, Just finished building a new calibre website available at http://calibre-ebook.com. It has lots of cool UI widgets. Try it out and let me know what you think. I'd recommend not using IE < 8 to view the site (even IE 8 has various problems, but they're minor). The old website is now available at http://bugs.calibre-ebook.com Enjoy.

11-26-2009, 10:30 AM	#14
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,866 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	@banjomike: Added a link to the full changelog in the what's new section. Not sure what you mean about noscript. The tabs work well for me in firefox. Do you mean with javascript disabled? @harryt: Yeah IE 6 is a nightmare, complicated by the fact that debugging javascript issues in IE 6 is impossible. At some point I'll have to spend a lot of time tracking down the problem, but for now, it'll just have to slide. @pikelet: The google ads obscure the intial picture, but once the movie starts playing, it comes to the top. At least it does in firefox. I can't seem to figure out a way to get the image to be on top of the ads, increasing its z-index has no effect. EDIT: I figured out how to get the initial picture on top of the google ads as well. Last edited by kovidgoyal; 11-26-2009 at 10:34 AM.

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Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	Very classy looking. Congrats!

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daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Very nice! I just watched the demo in Fire Fox with no problems. Have you posted it on YouTube as well? Maybe you can find new users that way.

11-25-2009, 02:12 PM	#4
nick101 Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 1248 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Milton Keynes UK Device: Sony PRS-600 Touch, iPhone	Very nice. Seems fine in Safari. Thanks for all your worl

11-25-2009, 02:57 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,866 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Thanks, all. Yeah the video is on YouTube as well. The frontpage design was donated to calibre by CentreSource

11-26-2009, 01:39 AM	#6
patchymama Member Posts: 20 Karma: 30 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kindle	cool! I just blogged about calibre the other day, I will update the links!

11-26-2009, 01:55 AM	#7
Katti's Cat Wizard Posts: 2,259 Karma: 175640 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Sony PRS-600	Nice Sexy new look. Well done. Only have started with Calibre recently and still have a long discovery trip ahead of me. And looking forward to it.

11-26-2009, 04:34 AM	#8
donald1 Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Sony PRS-600	Looks much better then the old website ! Congratulations with this nice website. Also easier to use and find related information. Works good on Firefox 3.6 beta. Great !

11-26-2009, 05:04 AM	#9
pikelet girl from oz Posts: 67 Karma: 834 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Device: iPad, Sony PRS-650, Sony PRS-300, Cybook Gen3	The new site looks great and it's very easy to navigate. The only minor complaint I have is that the Google ads are floating over the top of (and obscuring part of) the demo movie if the browser window is less than 1330 pixels wide (in both Safari and Firefox on Mac)

11-26-2009, 05:08 AM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	It looks nice. My only concern is that many companies still use IE6 (the large company that I work for does) and staff are not permitted to use alternate browsers. In IE6, the site is mainly navigable, but the tabs on the "What's New" page do nothing when clicked on, and every page gives load errors.

11-26-2009, 05:15 AM	#11
weedfreak Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 185297 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ankh Morpork Device: calibre	Much better looking site, user friendly and works well on Google Chrome for Linux(beta)

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11-26-2009, 10:21 AM	#13
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Nice...............c'mon people, with the Karma!

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banjomike Addict Posts: 319 Karma: 397404 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK Device: PRS-505,DSlibris,nook Glow & Simple & HD+,Tab S2,Moon+,Kobo Clara	Need to add the website to noscript in Firefox or the 'What's New' tabs don't work. But that is normal with noscript. Is the full version history available somewhere on the site?

11-26-2009, 10:39 AM	#15
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	Looks nice and works. Good work.