Open ePUB files

Bug #1274941 reported by onny
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qpdfview
Fix Released
Wishlist
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Bug Description

Hey,
the pdf reader Okular has the ability to open epub files (as plugin functionality). Since there aren't any good ePub-viewer on Linux, I really would like to see qpdfview supporting it :)
One could open a Epub with calibre or FBReader, but both programs are really bloated, adding the ebooks automatically to some kind of library, etc, etc.
Since ePUB is the format to be used at the ebook world, qpdfview should support it!

Regards,
Jonas

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Changed in qpdfview:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Triaged
Revision history for this message
Adam Reichold (adamreichold) wrote :

Hello Jonas,

thank you for your suggestion. AFAIK ePUB files are mainly archived web content (XHTML, CSS, images, ...), so using QtWebKit, it should be possible to implement this as an optional plug-in. I'll have a look at Okular's implementation (maybe using KHTML?), but please don't hold your breath. I don't know if I'll find the time or when. In any case: Patches welcome. :-)

Best regards, Adam.

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Francesco Turco (fturco) wrote :

I'm also looking for a lightweight Qt5 ePub reader. It would be wonderful for Qpdfview to support that format. Calibre is too bloated!

Changed in qpdfview:
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
Changed in qpdfview:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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