@media okay in editor; not working in E-book viewer

rjwse@aol.com · 07-11-2016, 10:43 AM

@media (orientation: portrait) {
body {
background-color: green;
}}

Works well in calibre's editor, but does not work in Viewer.

kovidgoyal · 07-11-2016, 01:07 PM

The viewer is in maintenance mode -- it will be replaced with an in-browser version which will -- by virtue of running in a browser, support all the CSS that browsers do.

Technically, the viewer is already an in-browser application, just a very old and unmaintained browser.

rjwse@aol.com · 07-11-2016, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

The viewer is in maintenance mode -- it will be replaced with an in-browser version which will -- by virtue of running in a browser, support all the CSS that browsers do.

Technically, the viewer is already an in-browser application, just a very old and unmaintained browser.

Thanks for the good news. Can I ask a time frame for the update? I have made 270 Youtube videos and am currently concentrating on calibre. They are entitled "calibre epub (##) 'title' ". I am working ahead and want to include a future @media tutorial. They can be found with my name [Promotion deleted - MODERATOR] in case you are interested. i work with calibre at least 4 hours a day. Many thanks and Best Regards, Pop

eschwartz · 07-11-2016, 02:22 PM

No timeframe that I know of.

It is scheduled for calibre v3. Which will include a rewritten-from-scratch content server, including an in-browser viewer (I believe that will form the basis of the desktop viewer as well), and a client-server model that incorporates browser-based management and multi-user access.

And stuff.

...

It is currently being worked on, you can see the progress if you run calibre from source.
The new server can be tested (even in published releases) via the command-line: `calibre-debug --new-server`.

The content server and in-browser viewer are good enough to try out already, though not production-ready.

kovidgoyal · 07-12-2016, 12:15 AM

I dislike giving timeframes, as they dont match my development style. I like to work on things as they catch my interest.

07-11-2016, 10:43 AM	#1
rjwse@aol.com Addict Posts: 313 Karma: 2228060 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: LaVernia, Texas Device: kindle epub readers on android	@media okay in editor; not working in E-book viewer @media (orientation: portrait) { body { background-color: green; }} Works well in calibre's editor, but does not work in Viewer.

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07-11-2016, 01:07 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,219 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The viewer is in maintenance mode -- it will be replaced with an in-browser version which will -- by virtue of running in a browser, support all the CSS that browsers do. Technically, the viewer is already an in-browser application, just a very old and unmaintained browser.

07-11-2016, 02:22 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	No timeframe that I know of. It is scheduled for calibre v3. Which will include a rewritten-from-scratch content server, including an in-browser viewer (I believe that will form the basis of the desktop viewer as well), and a client-server model that incorporates browser-based management and multi-user access. And stuff. ... It is currently being worked on, you can see the progress if you run calibre from source. The new server can be tested (even in published releases) via the command-line: `calibre-debug --new-server`. The content server and in-browser viewer are good enough to try out already, though not production-ready.

07-12-2016, 12:15 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,219 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I dislike giving timeframes, as they dont match my development style. I like to work on things as they catch my interest.

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