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rwv / lookscanned.io

📚 LookScanned.io - Make your PDFs look scanned
https://lookscanned.io
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UX problems while exporing as PDF #210

Open rugk opened 6 months ago

rugk commented 6 months ago

Currently

Exports only as JPG/previews/links.

Proposed

It should have an option to export a real PDF.

rugk commented 6 months ago

Ahh I am stupid, you have to click twice.

I only clicked once and saw the big "generated" message: image

Only then, I saw the download button: image

IMHO this is a UX problem. The message above, distracts and then you (or at least me) totally loose/lost the focus on that button. Also, I did not expect the buttons text (and function!) to suddenly change.

Solution: IMHO, just directly start the download after generating. There is no need to wait.

rwv commented 6 months ago

Due to the restriction of the browser, JavaScript can only trigger download action shortly after user click. However the scanning takes time and will exceed the time limit.

rwv commented 6 months ago

Also another ux problem is when user click download button, user will need to wait unknown processing time before download starts.

rugk commented 6 months ago

Ah okay, I see. What about a more prominent message, like a popup or so, that asks directly after generation if the file should be downloaded?