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jemimah · Joined: 26 Aug 2009 Posts: 4309 Location: Tampa, FL

AFAIK it doesn't read djvu. I think Patriot's Evince build is your best bet.

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3843

supported/unsupported formats:
http://www.fbreader.org/docs/formats.php

about page:
http://www.fbreader.org/about.php

many of those unsupported formats can be converted to plain text using some basic tools in busybox - i don't recall if djvu is one of them, but the beagle project had a perl file filter for djvu that may be useful
http://beagle-project.org/ExternalFiltersRepository

Roy · Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Posts: 436

technosaurus (et al),

Is there an easy way for a Puppian such as myself to convert (legally purchased) DRMed e-books into plain text for viewing on our non-MS kit? Is that what your script (immediately above) is intended to do? If so, how does the end-user actually use the script? Drag'n'drop? A special Command Line command?

The short answer to your question about a "lightweight text only ripper/viewer for many formats" is "YES, I am interested!".

-Roy

eriksatie · Joined: 06 Jun 2011 Posts: 41

pouncer · Joined: 05 Aug 2011 Posts: 3

New user here. Running XO-Pup in SD card alternate OS for the OLPC XO-1.

Found from this thread the latest FBREADER pet package. The install appears to have worked. But I saw a "category error" message. Now I can't see any menu that includes the app, nor is there a new icon on desktop.

Can the install be re-tried with a category target specified.

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9387 Location: SwedenEurope

If none answer withing a few days or weeks do start a new thread. Maybe your post is not seen by many Sorry

Makoto · Posted: Sun 07 Aug 2011, 15:37 Post subject:

You might try opening a terminal (RXVT, or whatever you're using), typing 'fixmenus' (without the quotes) and then restarting the X server once or twice.

Or, try rebooting once or twice. Sometimes, it may take a bit for menu items to appear, for some reason.

muggins · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 6660 Location: lisbon

@pouncer,

go to /usr/share/applications directory & see if clicking the FBReader .desktop file starts it up.

If it does, open it in a text editor & alter the Categories= line so that it is the same as any other app that does appear in Menu>Documents.

If it doesn't start, try running FBReader in a console to see what errors are generated.

Edit: I wrote fbreader when it should be FBReader

sheldonisaac · Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 287 Location: Philadelphia, PA

(some SNIPPING)

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3843

A new release is out, I'll try to post an update soon.
Edit: posted and removed -see later post

sheldonisaac · Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 287 Location: Philadelphia, PA

chrome307 · Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 713

@ technosaurus

Thanks for the application Smile

I have stripped out the non-English locales and changed the desktop entry so that it works for Lucid 528-005.

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3843

Thanks, but you missed some stuff (mostly in zipfiles in the zlibrary directory)

sheldonisaac · Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 287 Location: Philadelphia, PA

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3843