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quietbyday · 12-22-2020, 05:55 AM

Is there any way the highlights text export function in the viewer can include URL links to each highlight location (e.g. as a Markdown link, or just the plain URL)? It would seem to make sense given the wonderful new URL location functionality for ePUB, but I can't find any setting or way to make it happen.

If not, is it realistic to self-teach myself enough Python and Calibre dev to implement this, or can I offer a bounty for someone else to implement? I gather there aren't any plugins for the Viewer, so it's somewhere in the core code (highlights.py? – I can move this to the Development forum.)

This functionality would make it possible to generate book notes and store them in most note-taking software while maintaining links back to the exact source in one's Calibre library. I know a lot of people who would love this...! And it doesn't seem to be supported by any other ePUB reader afaik.

Thanks for any insight/advice/guidance, and thank you as always for this amazing piece of software.

12-22-2020, 05:55 AM	#1
quietbyday Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 99144 Join Date: Dec 2020 Device: Kindle PaperWhite	Include location URL links in the highlights text export? Is there any way the highlights text export function in the viewer can include URL links to each highlight location (e.g. as a Markdown link, or just the plain URL)? It would seem to make sense given the wonderful new URL location functionality for ePUB, but I can't find any setting or way to make it happen. If not, is it realistic to self-teach myself enough Python and Calibre dev to implement this, or can I offer a bounty for someone else to implement? I gather there aren't any plugins for the Viewer, so it's somewhere in the core code (highlights.py? – I can move this to the Development forum.) This functionality would make it possible to generate book notes and store them in most note-taking software while maintaining links back to the exact source in one's Calibre library. I know a lot of people who would love this...! And it doesn't seem to be supported by any other ePUB reader afaik. Thanks for any insight/advice/guidance, and thank you as always for this amazing piece of software.