diff --git a/sources/news/20231115 Linux eBook Reader Foliate 3.0 Upgrade- Improves UX With GTK 4 Port.md b/sources/news/20231115 Linux eBook Reader Foliate 3.0 Upgrade- Improves UX With GTK 4 Port.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7a42f1c512 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/news/20231115 Linux eBook Reader Foliate 3.0 Upgrade- Improves UX With GTK 4 Port.md @@ -0,0 +1,147 @@ +[#]: subject: "Linux eBook Reader Foliate 3.0 Upgrade: Improves UX With GTK 4 Port" +[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/foliate-3-0/" +[#]: author: "Sourav Rudra https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/" +[#]: collector: "lujun9972/lctt-scripts-1693450080" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +Linux eBook Reader Foliate 3.0 Upgrade: Improves UX With GTK 4 Port +====== +A GTK 4 port with nice UI refinements. +Being one of the [best eBook readers for Linux][1], Foliate has been progressing rather nicely over the years, receiving timely updates and bug fixes. + +However, it was looking a bit aged in recent times thanks to it featuring some old tech underneath. But, that has since changed with the release of **Foliate 3.0**. + +Let's see what kind of improvements are on offer. + +## 🆕 Foliate 3.0: What's New? + +![][2] + +With the 3.0 release, **Foliate has been completely rewritten** by using the modern platform libraries like [GTK 4][3] and [Adwaita][4]. The developers have mentioned to expect a refreshed interface and superior performance than before. + +Foliate now **uses its own eBook parser/render** , doing away with [Epub.js][5] and [KindleUnpack][6]. Sadly, they were **unable to port a few features in time** for the 3.0 release, so this version **doesn't have support for[ **OPDS**][7] catalogs and offline dictionaries**. + +As for the **key highlights** of this release: + + * **Revamped User Interface** + * **Better Rendering** + * **Improved User Experience** + + + +### Revamped User Interface + +![][8] + +As you can see, the most significant change to Foliate has been its user interface. It now features **a new layout** where the Library and e-book viewer have been integrated into a single window. + +You will also notice that there is **a new sidebar** that features some important options such as the table of contents, annotations, and bookmarks. + +![][9] + +There is also **a handy search bar** at the top that allows you to search for specific words or sentences in a book, and a “Library” button to take you back to your library of e-books. + +📋 + +You can toggle the sidebar's visibility by accessing options in the header bar. + +Furthermore, the **paginated mode also sees some major improvements**. + +They have added **support for animation and 1:1 touchscreen/touchpad swipe gestures** , **support for more than two columns** , **better resizing behavior** , the **ability to configure the max width/height** and more. + +### Better Rendering + +There have been many improvements on the book rendering side of things too, some key ones include: + + * If a page is not a valid XHTML one, it will be treated as HTML. + * Mobipocket files are now divided into sections to greatly improve performance. + * When a file is reloaded, it is now properly reloaded, rather than just being re-rendered. + * Startup time and memory usage has been optimized by not loading the entire file into memory. + + + +### Improved User Experience + +![][10] + +Besides the user interface upgrades, there have been some **really cool user experience tweaks** with Foliate 3.0. + +Take for instance the **bookmarking system** , the button for bookmarking pages has been moved to the header bar, and bookmarked pages now show a distinct ribbon at the top. + +The **image viewer** has also seen some updates, now when images are copied, they are stored in their original file format. Moreover, to open images, you simply double-click on them, the other options have been removed. + +The **progress slider has also been improved** , with it now supporting keyboards and mouse scrolls. You will also find the **updated narration functionality** there, which now uses [Speech Dispatcher][11] at its back end. + +### 🛠️ Other Changes and Improvements + +As for the rest of the refinements, here are some worth noting: + + * You can now print specific chapters and text selections. + * An experimental traditional title bar option was removed. + * Annotations are now saved with their respective timestamps. + * A security fix that has removed the sandbox escape permission for Flatpak. + + + +You may go through the [official release notes][12] to learn more. + +## 📥 Get Foliate + +This revamped version of Foliate is available via the [Flathub store][13] and the [Snap store][14] (edge channel only, for now). + +[Foliate (Flathub)][13] + +You can also visit the [official website][15] or the [GitHub repo][16] for the source code. + +### Troubleshooting Tip + +If **Foliate refuses to load EPUB files** properly, and you are **using an NVIDIA GPU** , then you can run the app using either of the following commands: + +``` + + WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1 + + WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1 + +``` + +If you have the **Flatpak version of Foliate** installed, just add the same line to the environment variables by using [Flatseal][17]. For me, the second command did the job. + +You can refer to the [GitHub issue][18] in question for further troubleshooting. + +* * * + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://news.itsfoss.com/foliate-3-0/ + +作者：[Sourav Rudra][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://itsfoss.com/best-ebook-readers-linux/ +[2]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/11/Foliate_3.0_1.png +[3]: https://blog.gtk.org/2020/12/16/gtk-4-0/ +[4]: https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/libadwaita/ +[5]: https://github.com/futurepress/epub.js +[6]: https://github.com/kevinhendricks/KindleUnpack +[7]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Publication_Distribution_System +[8]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/11/Foliate_3.0_2.png +[9]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/11/Foliate_3.0_3.png +[10]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/11/Foliate_3.0_4.png +[11]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Speech_dispatcher +[12]: https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/releases/tag/3.0.0 +[13]: https://flathub.org/apps/com.github.johnfactotum.Foliate +[14]: https://snapcraft.io/foliate +[15]: https://johnfactotum.github.io/foliate/ +[16]: https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate +[17]: https://itsfoss.com/flatseal/ +[18]: https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/issues/1093