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Feature request: Add a second progress bar that shows progress for the whole book divided into chapters #1224

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stockunderflow2 opened this issue Dec 9, 2024 · 1 comment

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@stockunderflow2
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Feature request

  • Add an option or theme for displaying a second progress bar that shows progress for the whole book divided into chapters

Narrative

  • I'm new to iOS, coming from Android
  • On Android, I used Simple Audiobook Player (aka Simple ABP) by mdmt to listen to audiobooks
  • On iOS, I found BookPlayer to be the best alternative, but there's one thing I really miss from Simple ABP: a progress bar that shows progress for the whole book divided into chapters

Design

  • Display a thick progress bar that stretches across the screen
  • I would expect the progress bar to appear above the cover art or in place of it
  • The progress bar should be divided into chunks with one chunk per chapter
  • Vertical bars should separate the chunks
  • Each chunk's size should be relative to the chapter's size (the longer the chapter, the longer the chunk; the smaller the chapter, the smaller the chunk)
  • Within the progress bar should be 3 times:
    1. Left: time listened
    2. Middle: time left
    3. Right: total time

I like the visual indication of chapter sizes, and don't like having to pull up the Chapters list to see it.

BookPlayer already has a progress bar can be toggled between showing time within the chapter and time within the whole book, but the progress bar is very thin, and doesn't show any chunks for chapters.

Simple ABP shows two progress bars:

  1. One at the top of the screen for whole book
  2. One in the middle of the screen for the current chapter

I like being able to see both at the same time.

Example: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mdmt.sabp.free&hl=en-US&pli=1

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boxrick commented Jan 2, 2025

This would be a really nice feature improvement!

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