KDE CHM Thumbnailer

KDE CHM Thumbnailer Original

Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): https://github.com/Caig/kde-thumbnailer-chm

Score 75.5%

Description:

A KDE thumbnail generator for the CHM file format. It depends on CHMlib http://www.jedrea.com/chmlib/.
Since 0.2.1 release it works with KDE Frameworks 5, for KDE 4 just keep using 0.2 stable release.

Tested with a limited set of CHM files. It should work with standard compliant documents (http://www.nongnu.org/chmspec/latest/).

Once installed go to Configure Dolphin -> General -> Previews and select CHM documents.

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* epub? http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/KDE+ePub+Thumbnailer?content=151210
* fb2? http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/KDE+fb2+Thumbnailer?content=160180

Comments are welcome.

Last changelog:

4 years ago

0.2.1 (KF5)
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KF5 porting

0.2 (last KDE 4 release)
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An alternative strategy for some not standard CHM files
Minor improvements

0.1.3
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Minor improvements
Bugfixes

0.1.2
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Fix an issue with Kubuntu 11.10. Thanks to srog.

0.1.1
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Fix uppercase issue with a bad chm

0.1
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First release

glutanimate
2 years ago

To anyone wondering how to resolve potential compilation errors on Kubuntu 18.04 – here are the packages I had to install to get this to work:

sudo apt install extra-cmake-modules libkf5archive-dev libqt5xmlpatterns5-dev kio-dev libchm-dev libchm-bin

(I also installed the epub thumbnailer recently, so some of these dependencies might not be relevant for this module, but I've added them just to be sure).

@caig:

Thanks again for another fantastic piece of work. But I really do hope that you can get this submitted to KDE/Kubuntu somehow.

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caig
2 years ago

Thanks. Yes, libkf5archive-dev and libqt5xmlpatterns5-dev shouldn't be needed for this thumbnailer.
I think chm is a format with a very limited use nowaday (some old documents, luckly, it's a mess).

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mrbitt
7 years ago

Hi, please add for ARCHLINUX https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=62071

thanks.

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caig
7 years ago

Done, thanks a lot!

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jospoortvliet_double
7 years ago

awesome - I've been playing with chm and this works nicely. Any chance you can get it in KDE Graphics or wherever it makes sense? ;-)

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caig
7 years ago

I'm happy it works for you too!
I'm just an user who tries to learn, the code isn't good enough for a similar chance. But I like the idea, maybe in future i'll try to understand how the proposal process works :)

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nihui
7 years ago

some chm documents do not have cover image, but they have a html start page.
it makes sense to render this html as its thumbnail, doesn't it?

thanks for your work anyway :)

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caig
7 years ago

Good point!
I'll try it, in todo list for epub thumbnailer too.
Thanks!

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srog
7 years ago

Thank you - working fine with the Kubuntu 12.04.
With the "older" Kubuntu (11.10) the mime type needs fixing. The last year Kubuntu model is using: application/x-chm i.e. chmthumbnail.desktop: "MimeType=application/vnd.ms-htmlhelp;application/x-chm;"
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PPA Search: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas?name_filter=kde-thumbnailer-chm

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