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v2019.01.1

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v2019.01.1

* Fix broken DjVu and MuPDF on some devices (koreader#4468)
* Fix download for some dictionaries on some devices (koreader#4466)

v2019.01

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KOReader 2019.01 "Public Domain 1923"

For the first time in twenty years new works entered the US public domain, which for some of them includes the rest of the world by extension. Read more about it [here](https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/04/copywritten-so-dont-copy-me/557420/). So grab your digitized copies from a website like Archive.org or Google Books, and enjoy!

Quite a bit happened over the last month. Of course a lot happened under the hood as always, but one of the more visible changes must be the optional dynamic in-page footnotes by @poire-z (koreader#4440, koreader#4454). This feature mostly depends on publishers correctly indicating footnotes, but with a bit of elbow grease even less properly indicated footnotes can be displayed correctly.

<kbd>![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/24273478/50737019-ebde7e00-11c4-11e9-931c-a13c3c35fa6e.png)</kbd>

We'd like to thank all contributors for their efforts. Some highlights since the previous release include:

* Hide "no framework" buttons on FW 5.x (koreader#4379) @NiLuJe
* Fix wrong keymapping for Forma (koreader#4376) @patrick-tang
* Fix diagonal refresh not working in TOC and History (koreader#4378) @poire-z
* bump crengine: tables rendering improvements and others (koreader#4378) @poire-z
* Style tweaks: move some sub-menus to first-level menu (koreader#4384) @poire-z
* [cervantes] fix ota updates (koreader#4386) @pazos
* [UX] Inform about hold to set custom DPI, up DPI limit to 900, show concrete numbers, more DPI presets (koreader#4388, koreader#4389) @Frenzie
* bump crengine: fix max image height, handle <epub:switch> (koreader#4390) @poire-z
* Fix crash when tap on external link in non-EPUB documents (koreader#4391) @poire-z
* A few Kindle fixes (koreader#4394) @NiLuJe
* [UX, Android] Hide E Ink full refresh setting on Android (koreader#4397) @Frenzie
* Bump base for MacOS brew fix and Android nightmode landscape fix (koreader#4400) @pazos @Frenzie
* [feat] Add dictionary download option (koreader#3176) @Frenzie
* [feat] MenuSorter: add sorting_hint support (koreader#4399) @Frenzie
* bump crengine: tweak table column widths algorithm (koreader#4404) @poire-z
* Fix translator, enable selected text translation,  "Translation settings" menu (koreader#4407) @poire-z
* MacOS build fixes (koreader#4385) @pazos
* [fix, lang] rename calibre companion to calibre wireless connection (koreader#4411) @civalin
* [feat] Add many more downloadable dictionaries (koreader#4401) @avsej @Frenzie
* Add support for PocketBook Touch HD Plus (koreader#4419) @jperon
* [fix] ODPS: socket.http redirect, where the target is a different host (koreader#4420) @enilfodne
* Proper Forma support (koreader#4414) @NiLuJe
* [fix] If zsync eats dirt during an OTA update, allow to fallback(koreader#4438) @NiLuJe
* ReaderRolling: remove swipe north/south @poire-z
* History: show files sizes, as File browser does @poire-z
* CoverBrowser: options to show pages read/left as progress @poire-z
* cre: adds in-page footnotes and alternative TOC hints tweaks @poire-z
* use android log categories @pazos
* [build] Add support for Debian packages (koreader#4434) @pazos
* [UX] Adds "Enable back history" menu item (koreader#4443) @poire-z
* Add PB641 aka Aqua 2 support (koreader#4445) @viksok
* [fix] Wallabag - Use JSON.encode to encode auth JSON (koreader#4449) @jbrechtel
* Bump base (PB fb debugging, minor third-party bumps) (koreader#4455) @NiLuJe
* Style tweaks: split in-page footnote tweaks @poire-z
* bump crengine: in-page footnotes fixes + CSS !important tweak (koreader#4454) @poire-z
* [Kindle] Handle the two newish Indian PW4 variants (koreader#4459) @NiLuJe
* A few Kobo input tweaks (koreader#4450) @NiLuJe
* [cervantes] wifi: try to connect to known network before listing (koreader#4462) @avsej
* [cervantes] automatically restore wifi connection (koreader#4463) @avsej
* Detect the PocketBook Basic Touch 2 (PB625) @NiLuJe
* Implement workarounds for/from koreader#4387 to better handle WiFi menu @NiLuJe

[Full changelog](koreader/koreader@v2018.12...v2019.01)

v2018.12

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KOReader 2018.12

**The OTA update code was unprepared for point releases (such as v2018.11.1), but OTA updating to v2018.12 should be problem-free.**

We'd like to thank all contributors for their efforts. Some highlights since the previous release include:

* bump crengine: fix vertical-align and others (koreader#4307) @poire-z
* [fix] Version pattern: add two extra numbers for point release (koreader#4308) @Frenzie
* [Feature] Support DjVu metadata (koreader#4314) @xelxebar
* Fix footnote size after screen rotation (koreader#4316) @poire-z
* [fix, cervantes] Old Cervantes devices should return false for hasNaturalLights (koreader#4320) @frio
* [Cervantes]: misc fixes & improvements (koreader#4321, koreader#4341 ) @pazos
* Initial Kobo Forma support (koreader#4325) @NiLuJe
* Support the Kindle PW4 (koreader#4324) @NiLuJe
* Bump crengine: fix segfault and CSS classname check (koreader#4327) @poire-z
* Fix a few edge cases crashes and issues (koreader#4334) @poire-z
* Double-tap chapter nav: add origin page to location stack (koreader#4339) @poire-z
* Wallabag fixes and improvements (koreader#4347) @y-muller
* Fix frontlight sysfs path on the PW4 (koreader#4350) @NiLuJe
* [UX] ConfigDialog: larger tap area around font and icons (koreader#4351) @poire-z
* CreDocument: fix document loading interferences (koreader#4349) @poire-z
* [fix, Android] libjpeg-turbo crash on Android <=4.x (koreader#4352, koreader#4355) @Frenzie
* [fix, Android] Android 2.3 getScreenSize crash (koreader#4356) @Frenzie
* [Cervantes]: waveforms & flags koreader/koreader-base#763 @pazos
* Add support for PocketBook 630 (koreader#4357) @mbab
* [UX] Add paragraph whitespace/indent style tweaks (koreader#4358) @Frenzie
* Added support for pb627 (touch lux 4) (koreader#4362) @wsotest
* [fix] Ensure "Open last/previous" point to existing files (koreader#4367) @poire-z
* Lower file suffix (koreader#4369) @NiLuJe
* [UX] Set timeout for wifi result info message (koreader#4371) @avsej
* [fix] MuPDF: set default DPI-based EPUB fontsize (koreader#4372) @Frenzie

[Full changelog](koreader/koreader@v2018.11...v2018.12)

v2018.11.1

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v2018.11.1: Hotfix for v2018.11 release

Broken version check. See main release <https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases/tag/v2018.11> for updated binaries.

v2018.11

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KOReader 2018.11 "An die Freude"

![koreader pdf](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/202757/47815450-adee5500-dd50-11e8-89b5-60decfa81b06.png)

**Twenty-five years ago today, the [Maastricht Treaty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maastricht_Treaty) took effect. So let's take a moment to enjoy [the Anthem of Europe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a23945btJYw) before moving on to regular business.**

**This release introduces support for BQ/Fnac devices, ported by @pazos ([koreader#4294](koreader#4294 More information about how to turn your device into an open Linux reader can be found [here](https://blog.bq.com/es/bq-ereaders-developers-program/). You will have to replace `/etc/rc.local` with the content of `koreader-standalone.sh`. We hope this sparse documentation will suffice for the moment, because we really wanted to include all of these devices in this release!

**Going forward, the tagged releases on GitHub will be considered stable, unless otherwise indicated by a suffix such `-beta` or `rc`.** Hopefully this will remove user confusion about which release to use, particularly since new users will often be on newer devices that require a recent version (koreader#4292).

The many changes since the last stable release are too numerous to mention or do justice. There were many visible changes, but even more under the hood. A few that stand out to me personally include:
* Visual feedback during OTA updates on Kobo and Kindle devices ([v2018.07.29-beta](https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases/tag/v2018.07.29-beta))
* Our new logo ([v2018.06.02-beta](https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases/tag/v2018.06.02-beta))
* Natural light, the AppImage, and defaulting to CoverBrowser view ([v2018.04.10-beta](https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases/tag/v2018.04.10-beta)
* Natural light ([v2018.03.14-beta](https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases/tag/v2018.03.14-beta))
* HTML dictionaries ([v2018.01.10-nightly](https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases/tag/v2018.01.10-nightly))
* DjVu on Android ([v2017.10.23-nightly](https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases/tag/v2017-10-23-nightly))
* Color on supported devices ([v2017.10.04-nightly](https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases/tag/v2017.10.04-nightly))
* The ability to swipe instead of tap for menus ([v2017.04.30-nightly](https://github.com/koreader/koreader/releases/tag/v2017.04.30-nightly))
* And so much more…

We'd like to thank all contributors for their efforts. Some highlights since the previous beta release include:

* Style tweaks: adds 2 page break related tweaks (koreader#4259) @poire-z
* cre highlights: draw segments instead of word boxes (koreader#4259) @poire-z
* Selection menu: allow viewing HTML (koreader#4259) @poire-z
* [Key navigation] The back key can be used to go to the parent folder. (koreader#4264)
* EPUB links: show footnotes in popup, larger tap area (koreader#4261) @poire-z
* bump cre: allow non-word chars in text selection (koreader#4267) @poire-z
* decouple UI from core document code (koreader#4269) @houqp
* Wallabag plugin (koreader#4271) @y-muller
* [Non-touch] Add a menu item to toggle a bookmark on the current page (koreader#4262) @onde2rock
* Fix default not being used for View mode and Progress bar (koreader#4268) @poire-z
* WebDav CloudStorage (koreader#4272) @y-muller
* [UX] Display the author in OPDS catalogs. (koreader#4278) @y-muller
* View HTML: adds Prettify button to CSS viewer (koreader#4282) @poire-z
* [chore] Refactor sysfs_light (koreader#4283) @pazos
* [build, AppImage] Update to AppImageTool 11 (koreader#4288) @Frenzie
* [feat] Smaller version on annotated tag (koreader#4295) @Frenzie
* [feat] Add support for BQ/Fnac devices (koreader#4294) @pazos

[Full changelog](koreader/koreader@v2018.10.07-beta...v2018.11) (since previous beta)
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v2018.10.07-beta

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[UX] Show OTA updates only on supported devices (koreader#4256)

v2018.07.29-beta

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Tweak/unbreak my CPUFreq experiment (koreader#4119)

* Only switch to ondemand when we actually can, and when it's better than the current governor...
  This potentially leaves Mk.5 in the lurch, but there's no perfect solution there :/.

* Switch to UI for the unmark event of navigation hints markers
Might help on non-REAGL devices, and doesn't hurt there (re koreader#3983).

* Switch SQLite DBs to WAL
Sounds nice in theory, behaves fine in practice.

v2018.06.02-beta

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Fix unit tests after crengine update (koreader#3993)

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bump base for: [fix, build] AppImage use `-mtune=generic -march=x86-6…

…4` (koreader#3867)

Fixes koreader#3853.

v2018.04.10-beta

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[build] AppImage: support creation in Docker container (koreader#3852)