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rschroll / beru

The Basic Epub Reader for Ubuntu
http://rschroll.github.io/beru/
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import ebooks from local directory feature #74

Open ghost opened 9 years ago

ghost commented 9 years ago

It would be wonderful if Beru could import ebooks from a user created directory

rschroll commented 9 years ago

It would be wonderful. Unfortunately, the restrictions under which applications from the click store run prevent this, allegedly for reasons of security. If you disable these restrictions, Beru will let you specify a directory in which it will look for new ebooks. There are several ways to do this, documented here: http://rschroll.github.io/beru/confinement.html

I have complained about this situation several times, but I've never gained any traction. Each time, I get told that the "Content Hub" will solve this problem, although they admit it doesn't do so yet and are vague on exactly how such a solution will work. I'm considering one more appeal for a narrow exemption to be allowed for Beru. I'll cite this bug as evidence for my case.

ghost commented 9 years ago

Thank you rschroll, I was under the impression that it was a matter of Beru needing to ask permission to read from another directory, and then import those files into the Beru directory.

if you would like a more defined "user scenario" with which to make your argument for relaxing the absurd security restrictions of click store apps, here it is:

User has a large collection of ebooks User copies the ebooks to /Documents/Ebooks on an Ubuntu Touch device (because the User does NOT have access to the Beru directory on their own device). Beru should allow the User to click "import ebooks" ( or something like that) and then browse locally for ebooks to import.

rschroll commented 9 years ago

I've just committed support for the content hub, which (in conjunction with a file browser) will let you import books into Beru. But you still have to go through and select them one-by-one, which is suboptimal, so this bug stays open.