Your advice and comments

[BAJR Host]

BAJR is at it again...

there are now 9 online books (8 from the British Museum and one from BAJR)

This is a big test - I really would love feedback... suggested enhancments
(like the ability to print pages - that one I have had already!)
I should remind people that this is still prototype... and to save download
speeds I ahve put up a low res version - I need to know how it works on
different machines, browser, operating systems etc....

I see this as an amazing way to display information in museums or the
like... especially on touch sensitive screens.
This 30 page example allows you to navigate by the contents page or by
dragging the corners of pages back and forwards....

enjoy (though you need Flash 6!)

http://www.bajr.org/pageflip/TestBook/am...dBook.html
David

[Stig]

Just had a quick look over it but think it looks pretty good - particularly like the whole page turning thing, very nice.

The only thing I might suggest is maybe including some way to increase the font size or zoom in (It might just be my setup but the text was a bit small). Also thinking about it, a quick link back to the index page would be useful to.

Otherwise I think its a good idea, looks good and works well

I think using it for museums etc is a sound idea, as it feels (unsurprisingly) much more intuitive than many I've seen in musuems which do seem intent on overcomplicating the display with a cornucopia of flashing buttons (feels more like a fruit machine).

Stig

(using win XP and IE 5.50)

dead cat tell no lies

[lucy78green]

it took a wee while to load on my meachine (I think because I use netscape) I also thought the print was a bit small but my screen resolution is set to 1280x1024 somaybe that has something to do with it????

Lucy

[Rumble]

A way to get back to the content page would be usefull rather than having to flick through the pages singly.

[BAJR Host]

agreed... Am now putting book on back burner... getting HERA (Higher Education Resources in Archaeology) off the ground...

nearly ther... a searchable list of every heritage course in teh UK.. phew!

maybe I could make this into a book??

[Oxbeast]

This HERA sounds like a good idea. It would be great to have a comprehensive directory.

A useful idea would be some kind of indication of how many people in archaeology have come from certain insitutions, and in what areas of archaeology they end up. For example, I don't think I have ever met anyone from Oxbridge on site, but I've met loads of people from Bournemouth...