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Foliate – A simple and modern GTK eBook viewer

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Re: Foliate – A simple and modern GTK eBook viewer

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Post by JasonFruit »

jhasse wrote: post #77
JasonFruit wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's when the point release was done[0]. Obviously not everything was new then. I'm assuming most people who package applications for Linux have an understanding of how Debian works. [0]: https://www.debian.org/News/2019/20190216

> Obviously not everything was new then. Nothing was! Debian stable doesn't update packages (not even minor releases or bugfixes). They only backport security fixes or very critical bugfixes. Debian 9 was freezed on 2017-02-05. You'll have the version of every package from this date, point release don't change that.

We're not disagreeing — please stop trying to raise an argument where there is none!

My only reason for giving the point release date was to say that it's a supported release. You're reading a lot more into my tiny comment than I ever put into it.

Re: Foliate – A simple and modern GTK eBook viewer

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Post by navidr »

Wow, I didn't see this coming. I always had this problem in Linux to the point I am going to ditch Linux for windows the moment wsl2 becomes stable. But this app is literally awesome. I wish Gnome foundation would stop acting stupid as hell and start funding projet like this and make it official Gnome project.

Thank you so much.

Re: Foliate – A simple and modern GTK eBook viewer

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Post by WhatIsDukkha »

JasonFruit wrote: post #66
johnfactotum wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi, author of Foliate here. It sounds like you're using something like Ubuntu 16.04 or similar? Foliate currently 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

I'm using Debian 9.8 Stretch, released in February.

Hi,

I've using Linux as my primary desktop at work and home for going on 25 years.

If you want to use newer software you should pick a distribution that is geared for that.

Debian stable is for people that DON'T want new software or even to try new software.

You are at odds with your choices.

Either switch to Testing, Unstable or pick an Ubuntu strategy ie Long term or every 6 months.

Of these choices Ubuntu is actually more conservative then Testing or Unstable as it walks forward in a predictable time based manner.

Good luck.

Re: Foliate – A simple and modern GTK eBook viewer

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Post by loeg »

lulouie wrote: post #2

I'm using Linux and trying to find a e-reader recently. Here is what I tested on Arch: Calibre: Failed to open Okular: Ugly, cannot modify margin bookworm: No two-page view, only scrolling-mode, and scrolling-mode cannot get the reading progress zathura: too simplify resulting in not know how to use lector: cannot recognize epub...... Buka: cannot open the book. (I don't get the logic flow, create a list first, then…

Calibre's ebook-viewer is tolerable when your distro doesn't break Qt5/Calibre; I think that's an Arch problem, unfortunately.

Re: Foliate – A simple and modern GTK eBook viewer

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Post by phkahler »

navidr wrote: post #82

Wow, I didn't see this coming. I always had this problem in Linux to the point I am going to ditch Linux for windows the moment wsl2 becomes stable. But this app is literally awesome . I wish Gnome foundation would stop acting stupid as hell and start funding projet like this and make it official Gnome project. Thank you so much.

I think the problem is that funding probably comes from Redhat and/or FSF. One of those is interested in business uses and the other doesn't have a lot of money.

I'm starting to think everyone who can write code should try to contribute what effort they can to an open source project. I'm starting to see how a lot of small individual contributions add up over time. A project still needs a good maintainer and vision though, and that's a lot of work for someone.

Re: Foliate – A simple and modern GTK eBook viewer

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Post by JasonFruit »

WhatIsDukkha wrote: post #83
JasonFruit wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm using Debian 9.8 Stretch, released in February.

Hi, I've using Linux as my primary desktop at work and home for going on 25 years. If you want to use newer software you should pick a distribution that is geared for that. Debian stable is for people that DON'T want new software or even to try new software. You are at odds with your choices. Either switch to Testing, Unstable or pick an Ubuntu strategy ie Long term or every 6 months. Of these choices Ubuntu is actua…

That's one perspective, and it has merit. Others tell me, "You should use a stable release and build software you need from scratch — that way, you get the best of both worlds!" In either case, it seems like writing new software using bleeding-edge versions of libraries and tools is not really necessary; if you hang back a couple releases, it makes matters much easier. Backward compatibility is much easier to achieve than forward.

(I don't have enough experience with GJS and WebkitGtk to know if slightly older versions would have been workable here, though I believe that approach to be valid in most cases.)

Re: Foliate – A simple and modern GTK eBook viewer

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Post by lottin »

lulouie wrote: post #61
bborud wrote: post #59

What makes it "modern"?

In my case, the most competitive UI in desktop e-reader

It does look pretty and it's probably very usable on a tablet, but on a full-featured computer (i.e. one equipped with keyboard and mouse) it's inefficient and idiotic.

Re: Foliate – A simple and modern GTK eBook viewer

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Post by dmix »

Improvotter wrote: post #89

Looks really nice. I am wondering who is reading eBooks on their computer though. Isn't it annoying to be reading a whole book on your computer?

I read programming ebooks on my computer while typing out the programs into Vim. As I learned from Zed in his C book that you must type out the code examples if you’re going to learn from them, which I’ve found extremely useful.

Otherwise for long form reading sections I switch back to my Kindle, tablet, or paper book.

The other times I read on my computer are shorter academic papers, reference, and sampling the first chapter of books before switching them to my Kindle or tablet.

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