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[Enhancement] audiobooks titles #129

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opened 2026-02-20 00:17:41 -05:00 by deekerman · 9 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 00:17:41 -05:00

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Originally created by @superpawko on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021).

Hello I would suggest adding audiobook title and athor under the cover, b/c very often it is hard to find a book only by the cover ;)

I made few suggestions: https://imgur.com/a/D9tH5Lz
My favourites are Plexamp 1 , Plexamp 2.
Where:
1st line: #(series number) Title
2nd line: Autthor, readby
3rd line: rating, genre whatever is sorted by now.

Adding series number before Title is great, because it lets you see if you miss a book or let you choose first title right away. ( Could be different color to seperate it from Title)

Storytel and audible have cool functionality of allowing to get more info about book without openning new window.
I think it is imporant to design app from smallest device screen to biggest.

Originally created by @superpawko on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021). Hello I would suggest adding audiobook title and athor under the cover, b/c very often it is hard to find a book only by the cover ;) I made few suggestions: https://imgur.com/a/D9tH5Lz My favourites are Plexamp 1 , Plexamp 2. Where: 1st line: #(series number) Title 2nd line: Autthor, readby 3rd line: rating, genre whatever is sorted by now. Adding series number before Title is great, because it lets you see if you miss a book or let you choose first title right away. ( Could be different color to seperate it from Title) Storytel and audible have cool functionality of allowing to get more info about book without openning new window. I think it is imporant to design app from smallest device screen to biggest.

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deekerman commented

2026-02-20 00:17:42 -05:00

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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021):

There was a list view for a bit but it has to be re-done to work with large libraries.
Are you suggesting doing away with the books sitting on a shelf design? I agree there should be an option to show titles/author/etc, but I'm not sure about the design.

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021): There was a list view for a bit but it has to be re-done to work with large libraries. Are you suggesting doing away with the books sitting on a shelf design? I agree there should be an option to show titles/author/etc, but I'm not sure about the design.

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 00:17:43 -05:00

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@keaganhilliard commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021):

One option would be adding a small overlay with the title like this:

@keaganhilliard commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021): One option would be adding a small overlay with the title like this: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/27737278/145721720-e795a628-6169-45e2-8493-c6bdd4d99427.png)

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 00:17:43 -05:00

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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021):

Good idea, if you have experimental features on the authors page does that.

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021): Good idea, if you have experimental features on the authors page does that.

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 00:17:43 -05:00

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@superpawko commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021):

I did it because you ask me about it last time I asked about covers.

Honestly I care more about functionality. For now it is really hard for me to use app , because lack of basic functionality and other bugs.

But if you want to fix design. Yes i think current design is out-dated. Most people who care about self-hosting libraries are Collectors. I myself treat audiobook covers as peace of art, and adiobook library as art gallery so I find current design as distracting.

I think what could be easier to do is cleaner design and oriented for mobile app first. And scaled to web. Adding anything on top of piece of art is illegal and should be punished :D

I really like plexamp design. Storytel have also clean design. Plex itself is also clean design. There is many things to choose from. The simpler the better.

EDIT: Some plexamp screenshots. https://imgur.com/a/Pt6HFc3

@superpawko commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021): I did it because you ask me about it last time I asked about covers. Honestly I care more about functionality. For now it is really hard for me to use app , because lack of basic functionality and other bugs. But if you want to fix design. Yes i think current design is out-dated. Most people who care about self-hosting libraries are Collectors. I myself treat audiobook covers as peace of art, and adiobook library as art gallery so I find current design as distracting. I think what could be easier to do is cleaner design and oriented for mobile app first. And scaled to web. Adding anything on top of piece of art is illegal and should be punished :D I really like plexamp design. Storytel have also clean design. Plex itself is also clean design. There is many things to choose from. The simpler the better. EDIT: Some plexamp screenshots. https://imgur.com/a/Pt6HFc3

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 00:17:44 -05:00

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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021):

I'm open to all design suggestions.
I think the best way to handle this is to have the layout be configurable in settings.

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 12, 2021): I'm open to all design suggestions. I think the best way to handle this is to have the layout be configurable in settings.

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 00:17:44 -05:00

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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2021):

Just pushed v1.6.49 that has a server setting to use an alternative bookshelf view

This does not yet include the 3rd line when filtering or sorting and this may be changed to a user setting instead of a server setting. Just wanted to get the ball rolling on this one.

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2021): Just pushed `v1.6.49` that has a server setting to use an alternative bookshelf view ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/67830747/147611348-deb1b322-0a98-4db6-a4f9-128f9ad168a0.png) ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/67830747/147611291-f5896fd2-5151-4b81-a1dd-2d63ccbeab46.png) This does not yet include the 3rd line when filtering or sorting and this may be changed to a user setting instead of a server setting. Just wanted to get the ball rolling on this one.

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 00:17:44 -05:00

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@superpawko commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2022):

Could you add series number before title ? #1 , #2 , #3 etc. it easy to see if you miss a title, or see if book is series. https://i.imgur.com/Oe6DfHB.png

@superpawko commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2022): Could you add series number before title ? #1 , #2 , #3 etc. it easy to see if you miss a title, or see if book is series. https://i.imgur.com/Oe6DfHB.png

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 00:17:45 -05:00

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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2022):

Added the volume number in v1.6.55

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2022): Added the volume number in `v1.6.55`

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 00:17:45 -05:00

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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2022):

In v1.6.67 the alternate view will also show a 3rd line when sorting by added at, duration or size.

When sorting by author Last, First it will update the author line.

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2022): In `v1.6.67` the alternate view will also show a 3rd line when sorting by added at, duration or size. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/67830747/153968207-4451e2a7-83c9-48cb-93be-3b16cc485b42.png) When sorting by author Last, First it will update the author line.