Software-update: Calibre 7.0

Versie 7.0 van Calibre is uitgekomen. Dit opensource-e-bookbeheerprogramma is beschikbaar voor Windows, Linux en macOS. Het kan onder meer alle relevante informatie en omslagafbeeldingen opzoeken, en e-boeken converteren om ze geschikt te maken voor de diverse soorten e-readers. Verder kan het programma kranten, tijdschriften en nieuwsartikelen op basis van rss-feeds omzetten in e-bookformaat. Ook kunnen met Calibre boeken worden aangeschaft bij de bekende webwinkels.

In versie 7.0 is de mogelijkheid om notities toe te voegen aan bijvoorbeeld auteurs en series, en is ondersteuning voor epub audioboeken toegevoegd. Ook kunnen er extra bestanden aan boeken worden toegevoegd, zoals bijvoorbeeld alternatieve omslagafbeelding en heeft Calibre nu een eigen prullenbak, die gebruikt kan worden in plaats van die in het OS. De complate changelog voor deze uitgave ziet er als volgt uit:

New features

For details on the major changes in calibre between 7.0 and 6.0, see this pageThe ability to add notes to any author, tag, series, etc. in calibre with links and imagesE-book viewer: Add support for HTML image maps. Closes tickets: 2040487Content server home page: Show the three most recently added books in the default libraryContent server: Add button to return to book details page at top level of controlsContent server: Book details: Open links in comments fields in the same window rather than a new windowAdd a "Show items in selected books" choice to Manage tags and Manage authorsShow the previously used language, if any, second in the language selection drop down. Closes tickets: 2042804

For details on the major changes in calibre between 7.0 and 6.0, see this page

The ability to add notes to any author, tag, series, etc. in calibre with links and images

E-book viewer: Add support for HTML image maps. Closes tickets: 2040487

Content server home page: Show the three most recently added books in the default library

Content server: Add button to return to book details page at top level of controls

Content server: Book details: Open links in comments fields in the same window rather than a new window

Add a "Show items in selected books" choice to Manage tags and Manage authors

Show the previously used language, if any, second in the language selection drop down. Closes tickets: 2042804

Bug fixes

Metadata download: Fix downloads from Google not working in Europe because of the GDPR. Closes tickets: 2043415Fix editing dates with days sometimes off by one day. Closes tickets: 2042815Edit book: Fix highlighting for special characters not visible when the cursor is on the line with the special characterFix embedding metadata showing infinite error dialogs on windows if a file is locked by another program. Closes tickets: 2043248PDF Output: Fix an error when trying to set header or footer with an input document that has invalid content after the main body. Closes tickets: 2040074E-book viewer: Read aloud: Fix clicking on empty spaces causing read aloud to restart from beginning of chapter. Closes tickets: 2042791Book details: Fix Manage authors via context menu not workingE-book viewer: Showing chrome should close an active footnote popup first and only show chrome if the user repeats the action. Closes tickets: 2041848Fix very slow metadata updates on some PDF files. Closes tickets: 2041745Catalogs: Do not erase any tags the user adds to a catalog book entry when the catalog is re-generated. Closes tickets: 1262875Linux installer: Fix downloading of signatures for older versions. Closes tickets: 2042748Fix editing non-active Virtual library changes sort of book list. Closes tickets: 2041357

Metadata download: Fix downloads from Google not working in Europe because of the GDPR. Closes tickets: 2043415

Fix editing dates with days sometimes off by one day. Closes tickets: 2042815

Edit book: Fix highlighting for special characters not visible when the cursor is on the line with the special character

Fix embedding metadata showing infinite error dialogs on windows if a file is locked by another program. Closes tickets: 2043248

PDF Output: Fix an error when trying to set header or footer with an input document that has invalid content after the main body. Closes tickets: 2040074

E-book viewer: Read aloud: Fix clicking on empty spaces causing read aloud to restart from beginning of chapter. Closes tickets: 2042791

Book details: Fix Manage authors via context menu not working

E-book viewer: Showing chrome should close an active footnote popup first and only show chrome if the user repeats the action. Closes tickets: 2041848

Fix very slow metadata updates on some PDF files. Closes tickets: 2041745

Catalogs: Do not erase any tags the user adds to a catalog book entry when the catalog is re-generated. Closes tickets: 1262875

Linux installer: Fix downloading of signatures for older versions. Closes tickets: 2042748

Fix editing non-active Virtual library changes sort of book list. Closes tickets: 2041357

New news sources

Bookforum, Kirkus Reviews and Poetry Magazine by ping

Bookforum, Kirkus Reviews and Poetry Magazine by ping

Improved news sources

Financial TimesNational GeographicHamilton SpectatorTimes of IndiaMIT Tech ReviewBloombergWashington PostProject SyndicateCumhuriyetForeign AffairsHarvard Business ReviewWall Street Journal

Financial Times

National Geographic

Hamilton Spectator

Times of India

MIT Tech Review

Bloomberg

Washington Post

Project Syndicate

Cumhuriyet

Foreign Affairs

Harvard Business Review

Wall Street Journal

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