ReleaseNotes

Readium (JS) release Notes

(Chrome extension / cloud reader)

0.17

TODO

See: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SP1zH8_dX_8FhHJv0pPkICRLZc7MwBs4S_KftBK9iKQ/

0.16

Skipped.

0.15

Details: https://github.com/readium/readium-js-viewer/wiki/Release_0.15

Copy-paste from Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/readium/fepbnnnkkadjhjahcafoaglimekefifl

This release (2.15.2) constitutes a significant release of the Readium Chrome Extension.  There are a large number of new and enhanced features (please see below), including almost complete support for the EPUB 3.0 spec as well as some features of the forthcoming EPUB 3.0.1 specification.

Accessibility
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- Enhancements to better label and group elements in the Settings dialog:
- Label grouped radio elements and buttons
- Settings and Keyboard shortcut tabs are properly identified as ARIA tabs
- Updated labels on font and margin selection
- Keyboard focus now trapped in the Settings dialog until it is closed
- Aria Enhancements
- Added ARIA main landmark role to the ePub content area
- Identified the toolbar as an ARIA  banner landmark
- Identified the previous and next page navigation buttons as an ARIA region
- Tooltips on toolbar buttons displayed on focus in addition to on mouse over
- Next and previous page navigation buttons are only displayed when there is a next or previous page in the document

Note that screen reader users should update the Settings to select “Document" as the Scroll Mode method for best performance.

User Interface
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- Complete support, including appropriate user interface, for Media Overlays
- Removed support for loading EPUBs via a URL (security update)
- About box includes the actual github commit hashes
- Added support for pan and zoom in fixed layout mode

EPUB Support
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- Added support for MathML (via MathJax)
- Support for both rasters and SVG in the spine (per spec)
- ReadingSystemObject now fully functional and ready at document load
- Added support for legacy Adobe-obfuscated fonts
- Added support for most of the 3.0.1 rendition-* properties (except orientation)