Software-update: Calibre 7.4.0

Versie 7.4 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. In deze tweede update zijn verder nog de volgende veranderingen en verbeteringen aangebracht:

New features

Add support for the Supernote A6X2.Narrow layout: Place the cover browser above the book list when the window has a narrow aspect ratio. Can be controlled via Preferences->Look & feel->Cover browser.Category notes browser: Add a button to search for books in the currently selected category. Closes tickets: 2046825.Keyboard shortcut to toggle main window layout (Alt+Shift+L).Add the possibility to assign keyboard shortcuts to the tag browser sort functions.

Add support for the Supernote A6X2.

Narrow layout: Place the cover browser above the book list when the window has a narrow aspect ratio. Can be controlled via Preferences->Look & feel->Cover browser.

Category notes browser: Add a button to search for books in the currently selected category. Closes tickets: 2046825.

Keyboard shortcut to toggle main window layout (Alt+Shift+L).

Add the possibility to assign keyboard shortcuts to the tag browser sort functions.

Bug fixes

Fix a regression in the previous release that caused the cover browser to not close when it is used as a separate window.Fix a regression in the previous release that caused comments in the Book details panel to be rendered below rather than at the side of the other information.Edit book: Fix highlighting of special character not changed immediately after it is edited, only after a subsequent action.Move Preferences to the left in the default toolbar, making it less likely to be hidden behind an expander button on small screens.

Fix a regression in the previous release that caused the cover browser to not close when it is used as a separate window.

Fix a regression in the previous release that caused comments in the Book details panel to be rendered below rather than at the side of the other information.

Edit book: Fix highlighting of special character not changed immediately after it is edited, only after a subsequent action.

Move Preferences to the left in the default toolbar, making it less likely to be hidden behind an expander button on small screens.

Improved news sources

LiveMintForeign PolicyNew Scientist

LiveMint

Foreign Policy

New Scientist

Source: Tweakers.net