I've just released version 0.8.5 of Paperback, my incredibly fast, light-weight ebook and document reader. Changelog:
Added basic support for tagged PDF files! #364, #365.Added page support to epub books. #379, #380.Added support for legacy Powerpoint presentations (*.ppt)!Added support for legacy Microsoft Word documents (*.doc)!Added support for mobi and AZW3 books! #369, #378.Added support for encrypted Microsoft Office documents. Currently Legacy word, modern Word and modern Powerpoint are supported, with legacy Powerpoint planned for the future.Added the ctrl+q shortcut to exit the app. #368.Added support for zipped books from Bookshare (both DAISY and Word)! #36, #358, #360.Alt text for embedded images should now be properly shown.CHM documents now properly support internal link navigation.Fixed bookmark sounds triggering at paragraph start instead of the bookmark's position. #363.Fixed go to page being off by 1. #389.Fixed the escape key not working to close the open as dialog.Fixed the reader context menu not showing up on right-click or the Applications key. #362.Fixed the wrong document sometimes being focused when opening documents from the command line.Image only PDFs are once again detected and alert you of their existence.It is now possible to navigate through images and figures with g/shift+g and f/shift+f, respectively.Paperback will now respect your application dark mode setting.Removed DAISY XML support, as its no longer needed.Switched back to the native Win32 first letter navigation in the table of contents tree.The error loading dialog now shows more detailed error messages.The webview will now open much faster and smoother. #359.Download: https://paperback.dev/downloadsSponsor on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/trypsynthDonate with PayPal: https://paypal.me/tygillespie05Enjoy star the repo, rent a billboard, format your hard drive, do what you do.
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Software engineer at Pneuma Solutions and open-source contributor. Aspiring musician. Constant reader. Dragonscave.space moderator. Blind, but I’ve seen more than most. Snarky, opinionated, friendly by default, and always willing to help. DMs open. Views my own. Abolish ICE.
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Quin
@TheQuinbox@dragonscave.space
Software engineer at Pneuma Solutions and open-source contributor. Aspiring musician. Constant reader. Dragonscave.space moderator. Blind, but I’ve seen more than most. Snarky, opinionated, friendly by default, and always willing to help. DMs open. Views my own. Abolish ICE.
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