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cdrch · 06-12-2022, 10:48 AM

So after a lot of research into highlighting and annotations of both ePubs and PDFs that will sync two-way between PC and mobile (preferably while keeping Calibre as my content manager), it seems I can get pretty much everything I want simply by using Calibre and its content server. I like the desktop reader, and the web interface is also pretty nice. The web interface is almost usable for my purposes on mobile, with the glaring issue of highlighting being a massive pain.

Unlike normal webpages on Chrome for Android, a simple touch-and-hold to highlight does not work. It either requires holding down for much longer, or fails to work at all - and worse still, will register the end of that touch as a command to turn the page if I'm in the right zone. I suspect the browser-based client for the content server does something to intercept touch events, but I'm not certain.

Is there a way around this, or some other way to highlight more easily on mobile? Is this a bug? Any suggestions for alternatives are welcome as well. Thanks in advance.

06-12-2022, 10:48 AM	#1
cdrch Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2022 Device: Calibre	Highlighting on mobile content server browser fails So after a lot of research into highlighting and annotations of both ePubs and PDFs that will sync two-way between PC and mobile (preferably while keeping Calibre as my content manager), it seems I can get pretty much everything I want simply by using Calibre and its content server. I like the desktop reader, and the web interface is also pretty nice. The web interface is almost usable for my purposes on mobile, with the glaring issue of highlighting being a massive pain. Unlike normal webpages on Chrome for Android, a simple touch-and-hold to highlight does not work. It either requires holding down for much longer, or fails to work at all - and worse still, will register the end of that touch as a command to turn the page if I'm in the right zone. I suspect the browser-based client for the content server does something to intercept touch events, but I'm not certain. Is there a way around this, or some other way to highlight more easily on mobile? Is this a bug? Any suggestions for alternatives are welcome as well. Thanks in advance.