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bchat:
--- Quote from: John C on January 03, 2012, 04:12:13 PM ---Bchat, think of it more as proof of concept or demonstration. The other pieces are basically Linux's complete environment. Once the standard is finalized and if people start producing comics in the format, it'll be easy (relatively speaking) to take the existing implementation and write one native for Windows, Mac, phones, or whatever. But until that traction happens, I can say from experience that it's not worth having polished versions for everybody--you just end up rewriting your rewrites and creating a ton of bugs...
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I understand what you're saying, I just meant to say (so why didn't I?) that "good enough" is all I need (he asked for feedback and this is mine). Bells & whistles are nice (like those programs that make it look as if you're actually flipping comic pages), but my preference is to simply have the images and decide on my own how I'll view them. Obviously, if the comic files are formatted from the start for this type of application, then there's a need for such a program to exist, but for all the scans available here, it just isn't necessary.
JVJ (RIP):
Me, too, bchat.
But then you and I are thinking of DCM comics, not 2015 comics. The world is rushing by us, especially fast since we're sort of in reverse (or, at best, stationary). I (and probably you as well) am not all that interested in comics that talk or move. Seems kinda silly, unnecessary, and not really comics as I think of them. Still, times and tastes and definitions change. I say "Let them - but include me out." Robert's comic viewer might be the next big thing, but I'm busy looking at the next big thing of 1942. Different strokes.
Happy New Year to all.
Peace, Jim (|:{>
bcholmes:
--- Quote from: JVJ on January 03, 2012, 06:52:52 PM ---But then you and I are thinking of DCM comics, not 2015 comics. The world is rushing by us, especially fast since we're sort of in reverse (or, at best, stationary). I (and probably you as well) am not all that interested in comics that talk or move.
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Speaking for myself, I'm not interested in comics that move. But I'm a fan of a richer comic format from a coupl'a perspectives.
I'd be happy if the native format recognized some basic meta-data about the comic, like title, issue number, publisher, etc. I'd like it if my comic reader could keep track of all my comics so that it organized my comics files, rather than me figuring out the best way to store them in file systems. (By character? By publisher?) If there was machine-readable meta-data, I could easily find other stories with the same characters, or by the same artist (when artist is known). Similarly, if we have good meta-data, we can stop telling people "Make sure the front cover is the first file in the archive!" because the meta-data will indicate which image is the front cover.
If there's good meta-data, then I can more easily tell my reader to skip ahead to the next story in the book -- maybe the current story is boring me, and I want to jump ahead to the next story in the issue.
I kinda view it as the difference between how tape players worked and how iTunes works. Better data; better user experience.
BCing you
bchat:
--- Quote from: JVJ on January 03, 2012, 06:52:52 PM --- I (and probably you as well) am not all that interested in comics that talk or move.
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Yeah, that kind of stuff just comes across as cheap, low-budget animation to me, which I don't really find all that fun to watch.
Yoc:
BC makes some very good points. Those features would be a big help.
But inertia will likely sway people just like it has for jpg/mp3 vs better formats that have never caught on.
I wish Whale the best though.
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