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Read e-books in style

10 mentions on Hacker News by 9 people: 1 story, 9 comments · first 2019-07-09 · latest 2024-07-19

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  1. …this for 15 minutes. - enforces two page layout. I don't see how to fix it. advice does not fix it: https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/discussions/1166 - can't open all pdf that other viewers can. - zoom does not work, settings do…
  2. I use Foliate ( https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate ), which is mentioned as one of the inspirations for this project.
  3. Yes. From their repo README: https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate Supported formats: - EPUB (.epub, .epub3) - Kindle (.azw, .azw3) and Mobipocket (.mobi) - FictionBook (.fb2, .fb2.zip) - Comic book archive (.cbr, .cbz, .cbt, .cb7) -…
  4. If you're looking for an e-book reader in Linux, Foliate ( https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/ ) is the best I've seen. I used to be a fan of Calibre E-book reader and had my own custom CSS for theming, but the redesigned e-book…
    comment by shscs911 · 2020-09-25 · in Calibre 5.0
  5. …b/w ebook readers is a pain point for me right now[1], but I'd love to see solutions for this. [1]: https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/issues/584
  6. …stuff) and stumbled across this gem. It's performed very well on the epubs I've tossed at it. [0] https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate [1] https://johnfactotum.github.io/foliate/ [2] https://github.com/futurepress/epub.js/
  7. …viewer for its configurability and customization. If you want a good ebook reader, give Foliate ( https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate ) a try. That and Bookworm ( https://github.com/babluboy/bookworm ) are the best standalone ebook…
    comment by shscs911 · 2019-09-09 · in Sunsetting Python 2
  8. …is the fact that it's written in modern Javascript (and therefore needs a modern version of gjs): https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/issues/45
  9. …requires GJS >= 1.52 and Meson >= 0.40. There's an open issue here on supporting older systems: https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/issues/45
    comment by johnfactotum · 2019-07-09 · in Foliate – A simple and modern GTK eBook viewer
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    Foliate – A simple and modern GTK eBook viewer
    story by lulouie · 2019-07-09 · 112 comments