Changes since 1.5.3:
Interface:
* A redesigned interface that works better for smaller screens (#176)
* Improved fullscreen mode with an overlaid headerbar (#4)
* The headerbar and the progress bar now auto-hide, for a distraction-free
reading experience
* Various location information, as well as a clock, can now be displayed in
the footer (#175, #233)
* A new location popover (Ctrl + L) that shows reading time estimates and
allows skipping to locations (#155)
* E-reader style navigation: go to the previous or next page by tapping on
the left or right part of the view; tap on the middle to toggle header bar
and progress bar
* Annotations, bookmarks, and find results now show chapter titles (#162)
* When looking up words in dictionaries, the query can now be edited (#156)
* New shortcut for viewing metadata (Ctrl + I) and preferences (Ctrl + ,)
* A new traditional menubar, which may be displayed depending on the desktop
environment
* Option to use a traditional titlebar and menubar instead of a headerbar
(experimental)
Reading:
* Continuous scrolling layout
* Option to show decorative shadows that mimic the appearance of a real book
* Ability to zoom in and zoom out (#117)
* Improved image viewer with "save as" option
* Open copies of a book in new windows (Ctrl + N)
* Reload book (Ctrl + R)
* New built-in themes: Gray, Solarized, Gruvbox, Nord
Text selection:
* Ability to select text across pages
* Find selected text in book
* Speak selected text or from the selected location (#141)
Annotations:
* Spellcheck notes (requires new optional dependency "gspell")
* Export annotations to Markdown (#180)
* Options to use custom colors for highlights
For publishers and developers:
* Support for Apple Books theme attribute, which allows books to detect
themes without JavaScript (#178)
* WebKit's developer tools can be enabled
Breaking changes:
* The settings schemas has been reorganized
* The format for custom themes has changed
* Locations are now 1024 characters in size
Bug fixes:
* Fixed not restoring exact last location
* Fixed navigation not working with scrolled layout
* Fixed font size not changing when the book uses absolute-size keywords
(#173)
* Fixed text cut off at margin edge (#177)
* Fixed unable to open books with "#" or "?" in the file name
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