[maemo-developers] GSoC 2010, eBook reader

[From: Thomas Waelti]

I would be very interested to see a high-performing ebook reader on the Maemo platform.
At hand, I have a 27 MB epub file (90 MB unzipped) with thousands of articles. FBreader chokes on that.
Having a speedy reader with nice navigation features would make the N900 stand out from the crowd of other devices.

Best regards
-Tom


> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Juhana Jauhiainen
> <juhana.jauhiainen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Overall though I think it would be wise to stick to implementing a
>> basic UI, touch friendly navigation and good format support without
>> adding too much features.
>
> +1 here.
>
> Ebook reader doesn't need *that* much features (it's basically "ls" &
> "less" in drag), but what's there should work in a solid fashion. Good
> book browsing ui, TOC navigation, and read area where you can add your
> own annotations would be nice.
>
> It might be a good idea to research other ebook reader offerings (for
> other platforms) and make a list of what you think you can implement
> during the summer, keeping in mind that the project will continue
> after the summer => community can add the missing features.