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xreader: broken navigation inside epub files #57

Closed morton-f closed 5 years ago

morton-f commented 5 years ago

When opening the epub file only the first page is displayed. It is possible to move inside some epubs with extensive index only by clicking through index in sidebar. Xreader is set as the default application for epub format, and this stage the problem for 'double-clicking' users. Please consider suspending epub support as previous versions of xreader had epub issues as well.

How to reproduce: Download The Debian Administrator's Handbook and try to scroll: https://debian-handbook.info/get/now/

PDF is working fine

Xreader version 2.0.2

collinss commented 5 years ago

I'm pretty sure this is actually pretty common for programs that open epubs, and I don't think it's a bug. You should be able to access every page by using the navigation buttons on the toolbar. I believe it's set up that way so it more closely resembles turning the pages of a book.

morton-f commented 5 years ago

It is impossible to read 8 of 10 commercial epubs in xreader at all. Please try debian-handbook.epub freely available at https://debian-handbook.info/get/now/ This book has extensive menu for navigation which is not available in xreader. You can browse it continuously or navigate with index in FBReader and Bookworm. You can not browse or read any page in xreader.

In context: Debian 9 blocks opening epub in the Document Viewer.

bookworm fbreader xreader

leigh123linux commented 5 years ago

This isn't a new issue, it's also present in atril (xreader was forked from atril).

Please file it against xreader.

https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/issues