asked 2014-01-05 03:20:34 +0200
Key features:
Is anyone working on an app like this? Is there an open source library for epub parsing that could be used?
answered 2014-01-07 10:37:53 +0200
I'm working currently on EBook reader. It's current features:
TODO:
Don't see any reason to implement pdf, isn't it document viewer task?
Awesome! All my books are in epub format so I'd be happy for epub support, but since this is open source, I might even be able to add that myself :)
For PDF support, what I want really is for the document viewer to be faster and to remember position in the document. I have some books in PDF format.
krig ( 2014-01-07 11:09:20 +0200 )editI'm author of FBreader's port to MeeGo Harmattan (n9/n950). There are several critical issues in FBReader's C++ version: 1. Rendering engine supports only rendering of 1 page per time. 2. Network library is totally broken. 3. Synchornous architecture which leads to slow and unconvinient behaviour.
Elessar ( 2014-01-07 18:33:58 +0200 )edit@Elessar so thanks for the N9 port. As I have to work with (very) legacy code myself I can understand your view. Anyway it would be useful for the community if it were possible to create a few libraries with cleanly defined interfaces for some clearly defined subtasks. Target: reuse libraries.
ortylp ( 2014-01-07 19:11:34 +0200 )editanswered 2014-03-12 16:50:48 +0200
An FBReader port is now available on openrepos.
The ported FBReader is still in early alpha according to the author. It crashes a lot and not properly using Sailfish UI conventions in addition to other bugs. So at this stage it's more a "better than nothing" app, while you can find android apps that work better. So I'd really like a proper Sailfish native app.
spacenewt ( 2014-03-12 17:19:25 +0200 )edit@spacenewt - is the source available on git anywhere? Maybe people, myself included, would be able to help.
mikelima ( 2014-03-12 17:52:18 +0200 )edit@mikelima, you'll need to ask the author directly somehow. He's not even allowing comments on openrepos, so I don't know. Here's the link to the openrepos page: https://openrepos.net/content/ellefj/fbreader
spacenewt ( 2014-03-12 17:58:35 +0200 )editCould this project be expanded with a browser for project Gutenberg titles too? https://together.jolla.com/question/26242/reader-for-project-gutenberg-books/
vattuvarg ( 2014-03-12 18:59:40 +0200 )editanswered 2014-03-12 19:15:40 +0200
Hello everybody!
It will be posible to add that functionality to the jolla document application?. In my opinion is better to have a "really good" application with several backends to deal with the X type of file, but well, its just my opinion.
Regards
answered 2014-04-01 23:43:39 +0200
Currently, there is a indiegogo campaign set up by the author of NSRReader, a great app for MeeGo for viewing PDFs, TIFFs etc. He needs support for porting it professionally for Sailfish: https://together.jolla.com/question/37136/nsr-reader-pdf-djvu-tiff-and-txt-app-crowd-funding-campaign/
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Perhaps some Fbreader - AFAIR there is a N9/950 version ?
flywheel ( 2014-01-05 05:12:37 +0200 )editPDF is already handled by the Documents Jolla app. It would be nice if the other formats would be supported by it as well, in order to make it your central documents "hub" (pardon the Windows Phone jargon).
pycage ( 2014-01-05 11:22:58 +0200 )editI'm also looking for an E-Book app. I have tried some Android apps, but some want the epub files in directories that do not exist or are readonly (e.g. /media). Something like Ionic for the N9 would be cool.
Venty ( 2014-01-05 13:55:08 +0200 )editpycage: Yeah, I know about the PDF support in the Documents app, but it's not really suitable for book reading. It doesn't remember the reading positions, and there is not much control over page display. But I'd be happy with Documents gaining epub support!
krig ( 2014-01-05 18:03:23 +0200 )edit@krig, @Venty Try "Document Viewer" from F-Droid repo. It is MUCH faster than the builtin Documents app
See also FBreader (from F-Droid) until there comes (I hope) port to Jolla. For book format conversion try calibre.
ortylp ( 2014-01-05 18:13:00 +0200 )edit