Books

This application allows manage his book library. The Client has extended possibilities for creating plug-ins. Supported MicroContent Type(s): Book Descriptions, Ratings •
Rating: 39 out of 87 points (checklist 1.3) • Version: 3.0 alpha 9 •

Checklist:

• MicroContent (8/10) - to what degree does the client support MicroContent Items?
  
  • Structure - YES, a book structure;
  • Multiplicity - NO;
  • Flexibility - NO;
  • MicroWeb - YES, for copies, reviews and lending an additional structure is available;
  • Merged - YES, one can chose multiple book databases;
  • Pick-list Fields - YES;
  • Title - YES;
  • Description - YES;
  • Tags - YES, called keywords;
  • Rating - YES;
  
  
• Interface (6/10) - does the client have the characteristic layout?
  
  • View-pane - YES, at the bottom right;
  • View-pane styles - NO;
  • View-pane Window - YES, this is the edit window;
  • Items-pane - YES, at the top right;
  • Items-pane Views - NO;
  • Items-pane Sorting - YES;
  • Items-pane Fields - YES;
  • Lists-pane - YES, on the left;
  • Browser-pane - NO;
  • Pane layout change - NO;
  
  
• Item functions (5/9) - functions for managing individual Items.
  
  • View - YES, in the View-pane and Edit-window;
  • Create - YES;
  • Edit - YES;
  • Mark - NO;
  • Search - NO;
  • Persistence - NO;
  • Access Control - NO;
  • Delete - YES;
  • Download - YES, the associated cover image is downloaded;
  
  
• List functions (6/16)
  
  • Local - YES;
  • Connected - NO;
  • Shared - NO;
  • Remote - NO
  • Handpicked - YES;
  • Smart - YES;
  • Recommendations - NO;
  • List Metadata - NO;
  • Directories - NO;
  • Add - YES;
  • Edit - YES;
  • Show - NO;
  • Backup/revert - NO;
  • Refresh - NO;
  • Remove - NO;
  • Delete - YES;
  
  
• Groups (0/8) does the Client support Groups?
  
  • Unlimited Depth - NO;
  • Local - NO;
  • Connected - NO;
  • Shared - NO;
  • Remote - NO;
  • Directories - NO;
  • Add - NO;
  • Edit - NO;
  • Delete - NO;
  
  
• Import (3/6) - does the Client allow for importing Items?
  
  • Classic - YES, Tab-delimited format;
  • Standard - YES, Bibtex, etc;
  • Proprietary - YES, from Delicious Library, etc;
  • Application - NO;
  • Bookmarklet - NO;
  • Drag&drop - NO;
  
  
• Export (4/14) - does the client allow for exporting Items?
  
  • Classic - YES, Tab-delimied;
  • Standard - NO;
  • Proprietary - YES, iPod-format;
  • HTML - YES;
  • Print - NO;
  • Feed - NO;
  • Local - YES, everything is exported as local file;
  • Connected - NO;
  • Shared - NO, although a BookServer allows to view books on web-pages;
  • Remote: .Mac - NO;
  • Remote: FTP - NO;
  • Remote: RPC - NO;
  • Drag&drop - NO;
  • Application - NO;
  
  
• MacOSX (7/14) - is the client a good MacOSX application?
  
  • Look&Feel - YES;
  • Menu - YES;
  • Toolbar - YES;
  • Alt-click - NO;
  • Ctrl-click - NO;
  • Drag&drop - YES;
  • Services - NO;
  • Dock - NO;
  • Spotlight - YES, but updating has be done by hand;
  • Dashboard - NO;
  • AppleScript - YES, but where are the standard scripts?
  • Framework - NO;
  • Menu-bar - NO;
  • Plug-ins - YES, for importing, exporting and merging;