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Why on earth are people trying to hang onto the paper style? I get that publishers don't want to rehash all their print media just for digital downloads, but w
by oliwarner 14y ago
Why on earth are people trying to hang onto the paper style?
I get that publishers don't want to rehash all their print media just for digital downloads, but why do we have to shoe-horn that into some crappy, unneccessary page transition process?
- ivan_ah 14y agoI believe it is to re-inforce the idea of the book as the product. A book page flipper is not meant for you to consume the content (must be annoying reading and having to see the animation on each page flip!), but for you to consult the material all the time being reminded of the physical object.
- lsdafjklsd 14y agoWhat excites me, is that I used to have to do a lot of these types of projects using a flash based solution that you just banged your head against. This is all javascript, so the sky is the limit for customization. And he did a great job with the api, there are a ton of events to hook into, and it goes down to IE7. I don't disagree with your point about usability, but clients eat it up for some reason and this solution is very elegant and developer friendly.
- Detrus 14y agoIt's only appropriate for the narrow use case of a print designer showing off their book/magazine print work. Otherwise it will be used inappropriately because it's a cool effect and might impress someone who hasn't seen it before.