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− | + | ===Application description from a users perspective === | |
+ | Scene 1: Splash image and 3 buttons: | ||
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+ | .. Where I left off ... -- Opens the last book you read at the place you stopped. | ||
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+ | .. Bookmarks ... -- opens a list of the books you have bookmarks in and lets you open them to there. -- previews 2 lines above and below bookmark. | ||
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+ | ... Library ... -- opens a scrollable page of "shelves" Each shelf has a label which is user defined, and each shelf presents the books on it as a coverflow. Books can be moved between shelves by dragging and dropping. Each shelf has a context menu to control order, title, author or user defined. If user defined menu will present shelf as a draggable list instead of a coverflow when you want to re-order books. backswipe returns to coverflow. | ||
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+ | in either the bookmarks view, tapping a book takes you to either the bookmark or the title page. upswipe downswipe provide smooth scrolling. Left and right swipe provide page at a time scrolling. Back swipe in gesture offers to bookmark with a dialog and returns to the shelf you came from. | ||
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+ | When on a book, top left menu presents presentation options, which can be set book by book or globally. Type face (if I can figure out how), size, leading, justification, colors etc.. | ||
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+ | Images default to no larger than 1/4 screen, but touch results in lightbox like zoom. | ||
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+ | Menu at splash or library offers import, and delete of books. When in a shelf, books can be deleted by dragging them to the recycle. | ||
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+ | ===Features Wish List=== | ||
+ | # on-pc conversion of various formats to pre-compatible format -probably using plucker distiller. Should support html, rde, doc, pdb (palm-doc), pdb (isilo), prc (unencrypted mobipocket), plain text. | ||
+ | # on Pre conversion of html and text docs by download from the cloud. | ||
+ | # Library supports user definable catagories for sorting and shelving | ||
+ | # Book display page is minimally invasive making the most space available to read on as possible | ||
+ | # Typography is bifocal friendly. User definable print sizes, and if possibletype faces. | ||
+ | # user defined forground/background colors for text. | ||
+ | ## Night mode | ||
+ | # multiple bookmarks per doc. | ||
+ | # shallow menus | ||
+ | # smooth scrolling or page-at-a-time scrolling by gestures. | ||
+ | ## plucker style button-based scrolling | ||
+ | ## swipe gesture based scrolling | ||
+ | ## auto-scrolling with user adjustable speed | ||
+ | # support for covers. | ||
+ | # coverflow view of shelves. | ||
+ | # easy rapid sorting of books onto shelves. |
Revision as of 03:28, 13 August 2009
Application description from a users perspective
Scene 1: Splash image and 3 buttons:
.. Where I left off ... -- Opens the last book you read at the place you stopped.
.. Bookmarks ... -- opens a list of the books you have bookmarks in and lets you open them to there. -- previews 2 lines above and below bookmark.
... Library ... -- opens a scrollable page of "shelves" Each shelf has a label which is user defined, and each shelf presents the books on it as a coverflow. Books can be moved between shelves by dragging and dropping. Each shelf has a context menu to control order, title, author or user defined. If user defined menu will present shelf as a draggable list instead of a coverflow when you want to re-order books. backswipe returns to coverflow.
in either the bookmarks view, tapping a book takes you to either the bookmark or the title page. upswipe downswipe provide smooth scrolling. Left and right swipe provide page at a time scrolling. Back swipe in gesture offers to bookmark with a dialog and returns to the shelf you came from.
When on a book, top left menu presents presentation options, which can be set book by book or globally. Type face (if I can figure out how), size, leading, justification, colors etc..
Images default to no larger than 1/4 screen, but touch results in lightbox like zoom.
Menu at splash or library offers import, and delete of books. When in a shelf, books can be deleted by dragging them to the recycle.
Features Wish List
- on-pc conversion of various formats to pre-compatible format -probably using plucker distiller. Should support html, rde, doc, pdb (palm-doc), pdb (isilo), prc (unencrypted mobipocket), plain text.
- on Pre conversion of html and text docs by download from the cloud.
- Library supports user definable catagories for sorting and shelving
- Book display page is minimally invasive making the most space available to read on as possible
- Typography is bifocal friendly. User definable print sizes, and if possibletype faces.
- user defined forground/background colors for text.
- Night mode
- multiple bookmarks per doc.
- shallow menus
- smooth scrolling or page-at-a-time scrolling by gestures.
- plucker style button-based scrolling
- swipe gesture based scrolling
- auto-scrolling with user adjustable speed
- support for covers.
- coverflow view of shelves.
- easy rapid sorting of books onto shelves.