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.
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.
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).
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 :)
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 :)
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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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.
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).
Hi, please add for ARCHLINUX https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=62071 thanks.
Done, thanks a lot!
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? ;-)
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 :)
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 :)
Good point! I'll try it, in todo list for epub thumbnailer too. Thanks!
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;" --------------------------- PPA Search: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas?name_filter=kde-thumbnailer-chm
Thanks a lot, updated!