EText Reader
EText Reader (ETR) is a program for reading ETexts from Project Gutenberg texts. It allows selection of font, and foreground and background colors, as well as persistant reading position and bookmarking. It supports browsing, searching, and direct downloading of Project Gutenberg ETexts. It features a built-in online dictionary for instant word definitions while reading.
| Tags | education |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | Windows Windows POSIX Linux |
| Implementation | C++ |
Recent releases
- 31 May 2002 16:13
Release Notes: The font preference saving problem on Linux has been fixed (it now records the font foundry), and it now correctly locates Project Gutenberg files created before 1990.
- 06 Apr 2002 00:35
Release Notes: Fixed a problem where windows would disappear if they were closed while minimized.
- 16 May 2001 04:06
Release Notes: Added browsing of CDROM indexes, help, many bug fixes, and general code cleanup.
- 16 Apr 2001 16:56
Release Notes: Several bugfixes for Win95/98, gzip support, and online dictionary word lookup (get word definitions).
- 23 Mar 2001 01:30
Release Notes: To facilitate the addition of new file formats, a doc/view architecture is now used. Direct download of etext's from Project Gutenberg sites, word wrap, mouse scrolling, RPM's, a Windows installer, and cutting text to the clipboard have been added.
Heartbeat
- Popularity Score
- 51.67
- Vitality Score
- 3.07
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