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sej7278 · 03-28-2011, 03:28 AM

Just tried v1.8 on Fedora14 x86 and am generally pleased with it.

One thing I don't like is that it seems less like a desktop application and more like a port of the Android app.

It needs more standard desktop features like:

a file->open dialog to open local epub files, or at least import into library;
a night mode (I always use night mode on my Android);
the ability to use different/smaller fonts;
a configurable library location rather than just storing everything in ~/.local/share/data/Kobo/Kobo Desktop Edition/ (yuk spaces/capitals in filenames!)
64-bit dynamic version that uses the system Qt/OpenSSL not static ones;
RPM packaging not just DEB

I don't know if the PC/Mac version has these kind of features though.....

I love the Calibre application but the ebook reader sucks, the Kobo/Kindle applications render so much nicer than the standard Linux readers (even FBReader).

03-28-2011, 03:28 AM	#183
sej7278 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Android	Just tried v1.8 on Fedora14 x86 and am generally pleased with it. One thing I don't like is that it seems less like a desktop application and more like a port of the Android app. It needs more standard desktop features like: a file->open dialog to open local epub files, or at least import into library; a night mode (I always use night mode on my Android); the ability to use different/smaller fonts; a configurable library location rather than just storing everything in ~/.local/share/data/Kobo/Kobo Desktop Edition/ (yuk spaces/capitals in filenames!) 64-bit dynamic version that uses the system Qt/OpenSSL not static ones; RPM packaging not just DEB I don't know if the PC/Mac version has these kind of features though..... I love the Calibre application but the ebook reader sucks, the Kobo/Kindle applications render so much nicer than the standard Linux readers (even FBReader). Last edited by sej7278; 03-28-2011 at 03:46 AM.