[BetterRed]

I use a couple of programs that include a minimalist web viewer, notably the WordWeb program - I really like the fact that the web pages it presents don't interfere with my default browser - and I often wish calibre had the same.

So, I'd like to suggest that calibre include an option to use a built-in web viewer when a web url is clicked - eg a book ID. I envisage it would be a non-modal dialogue box with a tabbed interface. Each item clicked would open in a new tab, tabs would be removable, and have an option to open the page in the default browser. Links in web page would open in the same tab, there would be back & forward buttons, and simple things like select all and copy in a context menu. That's about it.

I use the term web viewer rather than web browser because it would not have features like bookmarking, add-ons, history, search, et-al; that one would expect to see in a web browser.

If not that, then maybe there could there be an option to get calibre to use a specific browser rather than the default browser - I'd probably give it IE 10, which I rarely use.

I guess one could get calibre use another instance of the default browser. For me that would result in stacked firefox task bar icons, which I regard as abnormal; e.g. it means there's an update pending or I've inadvertently opened a second browser window, or I've minimised the history window.

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