#48 - New Stats & Progress update

Summary Adam and Ste discuss their recent family time and vacations. They also discuss the challenges of balancing work and personal life. They review the design for updating progress on a book and consider different options for the user interface. They explore the idea of using incremental page numbers and discuss the possibility of autosaving progress. They also discuss the placement of the change edition button and the design for editing the page number. In this conversation, Adam and Ste discuss the implementation of a feature that allows users to select their book edition. They explore different options for displaying and selecting editions, including using a combo box or a popover. They also discuss the possibility of users adding new editions and how to handle covers for different editions. They touch on the idea of using the same components for updating progress and edition selection. They also briefly mention upcoming features related to book statistics and progress tracking. Takeaways Balancing work and personal life is important for productivity and well-being. Consider different options for user interface design to improve user experience. Incremental page numbers may not be necessary if users can input the exact page number. Autosaving progress can be implemented with a time buffer to prevent multiple updates. Consider the placement and design of buttons and form fields for a seamless user experience. Users will be able to select their book edition, with options for different formats and covers. A combo box or popover can be used to display and select editions. Users can add new editions, which will be available for others to select. The progress tracking feature will be updated to store pages read and audio position. Book statistics and progress tracking will be enhanced in future updates. Chapters 00:00 Balancing Work and Personal Life 16:04 Designing the Update Progress Feature 31:44 Implementing Autosave for Progress Updates 38:57 Optimizing Button Placement and Form Field Design 40:22 Implementing Book Edition Selection 56:03 Changing Progress Tracking and Adding Journals 01:08:17 Sneak Peek into Book Statistics