EBOOK(1) EBOOK(1)
NAME
ebook - Open Ebook browser
SYNOPSIS
ebook/ebook [ -m ] file
DESCRIPTION
Ebook provides a graphical browser for a set of files in
Open eBook (OEB) version 1.0.1 format. It takes some care to
try to ensure that memory usage does not grow proportionally
to the size of the book that is being viewed. File names
either an OEB package file (conventional suffix .opf) or an
OEB document (conventional suffix .html or .xml). The -m
option causes the window to be created in ``mini'' size as
suitable for display on a 240x320 pixel device.
GUI controls
Controls at the top of the window enable the user to move
forward and backwards by pages through the document. A
``Guide'' menu provides access to the guide as found in the
ebook package (if there is one). If the links in this are
followed, or if the reader follows links embedded within the
document, the up and down arrows enable moving backwards and
forwards in the ``link history''. Arrows on the keyboard
mimic the actions of the buttons at the top of the window.
Clicking in the text allows an annotation to made on the
text; a text window is popped up and any text typed in it
will appear in a label attached to that text. Annotations
are stored in persistent storage and will last from view to
view of the document.
FILES
/lib/ebook/default.css Initial stylesheet settings.
document.index Index file for the OEB document, one
display size only.
document.annot Annotations for the OEB document.
/lib/ebooks Standard place to keep ebooks.
SOURCE
/appl/ebook
SEE ALSO
xml(2), ``The Open eBook Publication Structure 1.0.1''
BUGS
Does not do floats.
Does not do borders & backgrounds properly.
Large top-level constructs are not bounded in memory usage.
Does not do links to external documents.
Page 1 Plan 9 (printed 12/21/24)
EBOOK(1) EBOOK(1)
Does not do fallbacks.
Page 2 Plan 9 (printed 12/21/24)