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KOReader 2019.06 “Sea Buckthorn”

As one of the maintainers of KOReader, a versatile a document and image viewer, I’m proud to announce the latest release.


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This release adds support for various Android Freescale devices, such as Nook, Onyx and Tolino thanks to the hard work by @char11 and @pazos (#3517, #5056). Besides that there have been various bug fixes.

Image credit: adapted from Bilder ur Nordens flora. Sea buckthorn berries are deliciously acidic and full of vitamin C!

We’d like to thank all contributors for their efforts. Some highlights since the previous release include:

  • newsdownloader: rebuild URL on redirect to bare path (#5012) @avsej
  • Bump crengine (#5017) @poire-z :
    • Ensure text decoration (underline) is continued over word gaps
    • Invalidate TOC page numbers on rendering change
    • Ensure reproducible cache files when same rendering settings
    • LVBlockWriteStream: workaround to exclude fatal error
    • Use utf8proc for string uppercase/lowercase/capitalize
  • [UX] Update Greek keyboard with swipes & popup (#5028) @noembryo
  • NewsDownloader: Improve info shown on UI during processing (#5030) @Thra11
  • [Kobo] Tweak the Aura viewport (#5034) @NiLuJe
  • [fix] util.getSafeFilename() default to worst-case scenario (#5036) @Frenzie
  • NewsDownloader: Allow including images when using text from feed (#5040) @Thra11
  • bump crengine: hyphenation, kerning and epub.css fixes (#5043) @poire-z
  • [fix] InputText: fix ignoring first char when carat not in front of hint (#5052) @limerainne
  • [i18n] Add Korean keyboard (2-beolsik) (#5053) @limerainne
  • Fix shutdown action on Kobo (#5055) @NiLuJe
  • Kindle Basic 3 support (#5057) @NiLuJe
  • Minor networking fixes on legacy Kindles (#5059) @NiLuJe
  • [fix] Save document properly in end of document – go to file browser & Wallabag – go to folder (#5062, #5063) @Frenzie
  • [feat, UX] Paste in folder shortcuts (#5047) @Frenzie
  • [Android] Add full support for eink refreshes on compatible devices (ntx) (#5068) @pazos @char11
  • [fix] DjVu color gamma correction (#5069) @Frenzie
  • [fix] util.getSafeFilename() maximum extension length (#5067) @Frenzie

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