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From: Emmanuel E. <ke...@ki...> - 2023-01-28 16:11:16
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On 28.01.23 07:07, Pratyush Singh wrote: > To whomsoever it may concern, > > I had a general query regarding GSoC'23 and I wanted to know if Kiwix > Android would be a part of GSoC this year. Google decides this, so far we don't know. Kelson -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: https://kiwix.org/ * Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@kiwix * Wiki: https://wiki.kiwix.org/ |
From: Pratyush S. <ari...@gm...> - 2023-01-28 06:07:37
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To whomsoever it may concern, I had a general query regarding GSoC'23 and I wanted to know if Kiwix Android would be a part of GSoC this year. Thanking you in anticipation |
From: Emmanuel E. <ke...@ki...> - 2022-03-11 12:01:43
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Hi I remark that it seems it makes a year a half that we don't have post posted here news about Kiwix JS. It is a pity, because this is one of our most active code repository! On the top of this, we just have released version 3.3.1 of all Web Browser extensions (Firefox, Chrome & Edge) and Kiwix JS for Windows. You can find the latest version of Kiwix JS Browser extensions: * Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kiwix/donaljnlmapmngakoipdmehbfcioahhk * Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/kiwix-offline/ * Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/kiwix/jlepddlenlljlnnhjinfaciabanbnjbp Here are the recent changelogs: Kiwix-JS v3.3.0 * FIX: Improve packaging for the Ubuntu Touch app * FEATURE: Provided a workaround to enable Service Worker mode in Firefox extensions (via a PWA) * NEW: App now defaults to Service Worker mode if accessed directly as a PWA (does not apply to browser extensions) * NEW: Support for non-http URLs in img and link tags (e.g. data: javascript:) in JQuery mode * NEW: Added helpful tooltips to icons and settings in the app * FIX: Scrolling to anchor targets in JQuery mode * FIX: Caching of ZIM assets now includes any required query string in SW mode * FIX: Any favicon declared by the ZIM is now extracted and attached in JQuery mode * BUGFIX: Incorrect processing of titles with question marks or hashes prevented display of some articles Kiwix-JS v3.2.0 * NEW: Support latest format of ZIM archives (with no namespace) * NEW: Optimization of title search by eliminating redundancies * NEW: Support new format of title listings (v1) in no-namespace ZIM archives * NEW: Use fast binary WASM decoders with fallback to ASM if necessary * UPDATE: Clearer and more extensive documentation for end users in About * BUGFIX: Issue with calculation for selection of random articles Kiwix-JS v3.1.0 * NEW: Low-level block cache significantly improves binary search speed, and can speed up resource loading in most browsers * NEW: Archives with WebP-encoded images are now decoded in legacy browsers via a polyfill * UPDATE: Images are now extracted sequentially in jQuery mode from the top of the DOM * BUGFIX: Running binary searches are now cancelled completely if user enters new search term or navigates away The full Changelog can be found here: https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md We have already started to release ZIM files "without namesapces" and this version 3.2.0+ is mandatory if you want to enjoy them with Kiwix JS. All our Windows apps based on Kiwix JS have been updated in Microsoft App Store too. You can enjoy our apps on all Windows based devices (mobiles, tablets, PC, Xbox, ...): * Wikivoyage: https://www.microsoft.com/fr-ch/p/wikivoyage-by-kiwix/9n5sb90q4jbj * Wikimed: https://www.microsoft.com/fr-ch/p/wikimed/9phjsnp1cz8j * Kiwix: https://www.microsoft.com/fr-ch/p/kiwix-js/9p8slz4j979j Please report any problem. Work continues on our forge at https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js and https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows. Regards Emmanuel -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: http://www.kiwix.org * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * more: http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Communication |
From: Albretch M. <lb...@gm...> - 2021-01-02 10:44:31
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I could not find the zim-tools utility on the debian repository: https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=zim-tools https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=zim and I can't use git since I do not connect my work computer to the Internet. Is there a debian package or tar ball somewhere which could be installed locally? Thanks On 12/12/20, Emmanuel Engelhart <ke...@ki...> wrote: > On 12.12.20 10:42, Albretch Mueller wrote: >> based on what I have read on: >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIM_(file_format) >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ_Utils >> >> the zim file format is not exactly based on the zip one, > > Not at all. > >> which also >> includes archiving. Say you would like to extract just one file to >> work on it, without decompressing the whole file. >> >> How could you do that? >> > With zimdump in the zim-tools https://github.com/openzim/libzim/issues/397 > > Or you can use one of the binding node/python. > > Emmanuel > > > > -- > Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more > * Web: https://kiwix.org/ > * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline > * Wiki: https://wiki.kiwix.org/ > > |
From: Emmanuel E. <ke...@ki...> - 2020-12-12 16:54:43
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On 12.12.20 10:42, Albretch Mueller wrote: > based on what I have read on: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIM_(file_format) > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ_Utils > > the zim file format is not exactly based on the zip one, Not at all. > which also > includes archiving. Say you would like to extract just one file to > work on it, without decompressing the whole file. > > How could you do that? > With zimdump in the zim-tools https://github.com/openzim/libzim/issues/397 Or you can use one of the binding node/python. Emmanuel -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: https://kiwix.org/ * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * Wiki: https://wiki.kiwix.org/ |
From: Albretch M. <lb...@gm...> - 2020-12-12 09:42:17
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based on what I have read on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIM_(file_format) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ_Utils the zim file format is not exactly based on the zip one, which also includes archiving. Say you would like to extract just one file to work on it, without decompressing the whole file. How could you do that? I ask you (instead of googling for it) because those issues are not known well enough to me to sense if I am standing on firm ground lbrtchx |
From: Emmanuel E. <ke...@ki...> - 2020-12-08 16:16:28
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Hi, Yes, we have that. You just need to add `.mirrorlist` to any URL on https://download.kiwix.org to get a list of hashes for a file. For example: https://download.kiwix.org/zim/wikipedia/wikipedia_ab_all_maxi_2020-11.zim.mirrorlist Regards Kelson On 08.12.20 16:02, Albretch Mueller wrote: > you find the md5 and sha1 sums for all bz2-formatted databse > wikimedia dumps inside of each language's corresponding directory: > > https://dumps.wikimedia.org/backup-index.html > > Also, as they do with the bz2 formatted dumps, I would suggest to > split a bit those files. Most people in the world can't avail > themselves of internet connections to reliably download a 38+ Gib long > file (wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2020-10.zim) > > lbrtchx > > > _______________________________________________ > Kiwix-developer mailing list > Kiw...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kiwix-developer > -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: https://kiwix.org/ * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * Wiki: https://wiki.kiwix.org/ |
From: Albretch M. <lb...@gm...> - 2020-12-08 15:02:46
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you find the md5 and sha1 sums for all bz2-formatted databse wikimedia dumps inside of each language's corresponding directory: https://dumps.wikimedia.org/backup-index.html Also, as they do with the bz2 formatted dumps, I would suggest to split a bit those files. Most people in the world can't avail themselves of internet connections to reliably download a 38+ Gib long file (wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2020-10.zim) lbrtchx |
From: Adrien A. <adr...@la...> - 2020-10-24 21:22:38
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Le 20-10-23 à 07 h 23, Emmanuel Engelhart a écrit : > Thank you for your contribution. I have updated the ticket so we can > have a look. Hope this allows you to provide a seeder for our ZIM files? Yes but I'm waiting for next month update of zim files to be sure everythig works as expected. Regards, -- Adrien |
From: Emmanuel E. <ke...@ki...> - 2020-10-23 11:23:52
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Hi Adrien Thank you for your contribution. I have updated the ticket so we can have a look. Hope this allows you to provide a seeder for our ZIM files? Regards Emmanuel I have updated the ticket On 21.10.20 02:17, Adrien André via Kiwix-developer wrote: > Hi, > > so the code is on GitLab > https://gitlab.com/adrienandrem/kiwix-torrent-watcher > with a first Docker version on the develop branch > https://gitlab.com/adrienandrem/kiwix-torrent-watcher/-/tree/develop > not much tested for the moment :) > > Le 20-08-17 à 05 h 06, Emmanuel Engelhart a écrit : >> I would like the same, see: >> https://github.com/kiwix/maintenance/issues/43 >> >> So someone needs to make a bit of bash/python script within a Docker to >> allow this. >> >> So, you are really welcome to work on this. We would even use your >> Docker image in production by us. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kiwix-developer mailing list > Kiw...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kiwix-developer > -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: https://kiwix.org/ * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * Wiki: https://wiki.kiwix.org/ |
From: Adrien A. <adr...@la...> - 2020-10-21 00:17:31
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Hi, so the code is on GitLab https://gitlab.com/adrienandrem/kiwix-torrent-watcher with a first Docker version on the develop branch https://gitlab.com/adrienandrem/kiwix-torrent-watcher/-/tree/develop not much tested for the moment :) Le 20-08-17 à 05 h 06, Emmanuel Engelhart a écrit : > I would like the same, see: > https://github.com/kiwix/maintenance/issues/43 > > So someone needs to make a bit of bash/python script within a Docker to > allow this. > > So, you are really welcome to work on this. We would even use your > Docker image in production by us. -- Adrien |
From: Emmanuel E. <ke...@ki...> - 2020-10-18 12:51:49
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Hi We just have released version 3.0.0 of Kiwix JS browser extensions for Firefox, Chrome & Edge and Kiwix JS for Windows. You can find the new browser extensions: * Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kiwix/donaljnlmapmngakoipdmehbfcioahhk * Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/kiwix-offline/ * Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/kiwix/jlepddlenlljlnnhjinfaciabanbnjbp Kiwix JS 3.0.0 Changelog: * NEW: Add support for reading ZIM archives compressed with the zstandard compression algorithm * UPDATE: Make Privacy Policy publicly accessible We have already started to release Zstandard based ZIM files and this new version is mandatory if you want to enjoy them with Kiwix JS. All our Windows apps based on Kiwix JS have been updated in Microsoft App Store. You can enjoy our apps on all Windows based devices (mobiles, tablets, PC, Xbox, ...): * Wikivoyage: https://www.microsoft.com/fr-ch/p/wikivoyage-by-kiwix/9n5sb90q4jbj * Wikimed: https://www.microsoft.com/fr-ch/p/wikimed/9phjsnp1cz8j * Kiwix: https://www.microsoft.com/fr-ch/p/kiwix-js/9p8slz4j979j Please report any problem. Work continues on our forge at https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js and https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows. Regards Emmanuel -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: http://www.kiwix.org * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * more: http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Communication |
From: Emmanuel E. <ke...@ki...> - 2020-09-28 08:59:03
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Hi The ZIM format relies on third party compression algorithms to provide the best user experience. This means, high compression level, quick decompression, high portability, etc. Overtime the ZIM has used gzip, bzip2 and since almost 10 years the lzma2 version of the xz library. Time to time new modern compression algorithms are created and we use to evaluate them to see if this would bring a significant improvement for our users. Usually it would not be worth the effort of switching, but this has been different in the case of Zstandard (zstd). The key advantage is that zstd offers a higher decompression speed for a similar (to lzma) compression ratio. That means articles are displayed even quicker than before and the energy consumption is a lot less. You can read the whole discussion at https://github.com/openzim/libzim/issues/84. The decision of switching from lzma to xz has been made earlier this year and actually most of our Kiwix ports have been able to read zstd based ZIM files since more than a quarter. We are approaching now the end of the transition stage for Kiwix readers and therefore we will soon (during October) start to publish ZIM files using the new compression zstd. For 99% of the users this move will be totally transparent and they should only notice the reading/searching speed-up. For the 1% left a few things have to be considered: * If you can not read a new ZIM file, please update to the latest version of your (Kiwix) reader (this is always a good advice). * For all non Kiwix readers, but still libzim based, these readers should be re-compiled/re-released with the latest libzim. * For users relying on ZIM files but not on the libzim/Kiwix software stack, the software needs to be fixed. We don't plan so far to discontinued the support of lzma compression algorithm even if we discouraged to use it as zstd is simply always better. Older ZIM files are still perfectly readable, and this won't change in the next couple of years. Regards Emmanuel -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: https://kiwix.org/ * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * Wiki: https://wiki.kiwix.org/ |
From: Emmanuel E. <ke...@ki...> - 2020-08-17 09:18:06
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Hi Adrien On 15.08.20 18:00, Adrien André via Kiwix-developer wrote: > first, thank you for this great project. You are welcome > I am benefiting and contributing to Kiwix by having ZIM files local > copies and seeding their torrents. Thank you! > The thing is I don't see other way to stay up to date that by regularly > manualy checking if new ZIM files version are published. yes and no > I'd like to locally run some daemon, that, from a library file (ZIM file > list), would download any new file version and seed it, > while always keeping locally one full ZIM file. > > > Some ideas: > > The library file would be something like: > wikibooks_en_all_maxi > wikibooks_eo_all_nopic > wikibooks_pt_all_maxi > wikivoyage_en_all_maxi > wiktionary_es_all_maxi > … > or: > wikibooks_(en|eo|es|fr|nl|pt|zh)_all_(nopic|maxi) > wikipedia_(en|fr)_all_nopic > wikivoyage_(en|es|fr|nl|pt|zh)_all_(nopic|maxi) > wiktionary_(en|eo|es|fr|nl|pt)_all_(nopic|maxi) > … > and this daemon could call torrent clients like Transmission with for > instance https://github.com/Trim21/transmission-rpc > > > Maybe some existing tools could be used to achieve this. > If needed, I have some skills in Python programming. > > What do you think? I would like the same, see: https://github.com/kiwix/maintenance/issues/43 So someone needs to make a bit of bash/python script within a Docker to allow this. So, you are really welcome to work on this. We would even use your Docker image in production by us. Kind regards Emmanuel -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: https://kiwix.org/ * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * Wiki: https://wiki.kiwix.org/ |
From: Emmanuel E. <ke...@ki...> - 2020-08-17 09:01:24
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Hi Welcome on board! Nothing much happens on this mailing list. Most of the collaboration happens on Github. You can put your questions on the ticket you are working on. What is important to notice is that that Kiwix is not a programming teaching course. People will help you to understand what is expected and might give you a few technical hints, but that's all. To start, just go to https://kiwix.org/code and follow instructions. Kind regards Emmanuel On 10.08.20 23:10, Akshay Jain wrote: > Hi, > I am Akshay Jain from the Indian Institute of Information > Technology, Guwahati. I am new to open source development, I would like > to contribute at kiwix. Can somebody guide me as to how this mailing > list works, i.e do we post our doubts and our suggestions directly here > or we have to get ourselves added to the slack channel? Any help will be > highly appreciated. > > Thank you > Akshay Jain > > > _______________________________________________ > Kiwix-developer mailing list > Kiw...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kiwix-developer > -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: https://kiwix.org/ * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * Wiki: https://wiki.kiwix.org/ |
From: Adrien A. <adr...@la...> - 2020-08-15 16:01:16
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Hi, first, thank you for this great project. I am benefiting and contributing to Kiwix by having ZIM files local copies and seeding their torrents. The thing is I don't see other way to stay up to date that by regularly manualy checking if new ZIM files version are published. I'd like to locally run some daemon, that, from a library file (ZIM file list), would download any new file version and seed it, while always keeping locally one full ZIM file. Some ideas: The library file would be something like: wikibooks_en_all_maxi wikibooks_eo_all_nopic wikibooks_pt_all_maxi wikivoyage_en_all_maxi wiktionary_es_all_maxi … or: wikibooks_(en|eo|es|fr|nl|pt|zh)_all_(nopic|maxi) wikipedia_(en|fr)_all_nopic wikivoyage_(en|es|fr|nl|pt|zh)_all_(nopic|maxi) wiktionary_(en|eo|es|fr|nl|pt)_all_(nopic|maxi) … and this daemon could call torrent clients like Transmission with for instance https://github.com/Trim21/transmission-rpc Maybe some existing tools could be used to achieve this. If needed, I have some skills in Python programming. What do you think? Regards, -- Adrien |
From: Akshay J. <aks...@gm...> - 2020-08-10 21:10:55
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Hi, I am Akshay Jain from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati. I am new to open source development, I would like to contribute at kiwix. Can somebody guide me as to how this mailing list works, i.e do we post our doubts and our suggestions directly here or we have to get ourselves added to the slack channel? Any help will be highly appreciated. Thank you Akshay Jain |
From: Emmanuel E. <ke...@ki...> - 2020-07-16 15:38:19
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Hi We just have released version 2.8.0 of Kiwix JS browser extensions for Firefox & Chrome and Kiwix JS for Windows. You can find the new browser extensions: * Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kiwix/donaljnlmapmngakoipdmehbfcioahhk * Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/kiwix-offline/ From now we publish as well a version of Microsoft Edge Browser: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/kiwix-js/jlepddlenlljlnnhjinfaciabanbnjbp Kiwix JS 2.8.0 Changelog: * NEW: Intelligently select the best Storage API for storing settings between sessions (cookie or localStorage) * NEW: Display title search results progressively instead of waiting for search to complete before displaying them * NEW: User can change depth of title search from Configuration * UPDATE: Better handling of case in title search, returning more accurate search results * UPDATE: Use const to declare constants, enabling better app memory management * UPDATE: Use SameSite=Strict for any residual cookie usage to conform to new security standards * BUGFIX: Major blocking bug causing high memory usage and slow load times when reading MIME type table of recent ZIM archives All our Windows apps based on Kiwix JS have been updated in Microsoft App Store. You can enjoy our apps on all Windows based devices (mobiles, tablets, PC, Xbox, ...): * Wikivoyage: https://www.microsoft.com/fr-ch/p/wikivoyage-by-kiwix/9n5sb90q4jbj * Wikimed: https://www.microsoft.com/fr-ch/p/wikimed/9phjsnp1cz8j * Kiwix: https://www.microsoft.com/fr-ch/p/kiwix-js/9p8slz4j979j Please report any problem. Work continues on our forge at https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js and https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows. Regards Emmanuel -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: http://www.kiwix.org * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * more: http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Communication |
From: Emmanuel E. <ke...@ki...> - 2020-02-01 08:25:27
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Hi Mohamed Everybody can freely join and subscribe to this mailing list. Regards Kelson On 31.01.20 18:35, mohamed sameh wrote: > Hello, > I was surfing the kiwix-android github repository and I was directed to > this mail to join the mailing list. so please add me to the mailing list. > Thanks > > > _______________________________________________ > Kiwix-developer mailing list > Kiw...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kiwix-developer > -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: https://kiwix.org/ * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * Wiki: https://wiki.kiwix.org/ |
From: mohamed s. <moh...@gm...> - 2020-01-31 17:36:13
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Hello, I was surfing the kiwix-android github repository and I was directed to this mail to join the mailing list. so please add me to the mailing list. Thanks |
From: Emmanuel E. <ke...@ki...> - 2019-09-03 08:05:46
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Hi Michael On 08.08.19 22:38, Michael Mantouvalos wrote: > Hi, I have installed Kiwix on both my Android 7 phone and tablet (these > devices are: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7inch, with 4GB > Ram, 64 GB Rom and 3GB/32GB respectively). The app installed ok, found 4 > zims I had already pre-downloaded on my two 64gb micro sd cards, opened > them ok, browsed them ok, read 10-15 several articles without issues, > *everything looked fine *(those zims are under 4GB in size each one, had > pre-downloaded them via my Windows desktop pc and transferred them on > the sd cards via usb cables into the devices, via the standard > file-transfer process). > > Next time I opened the app on both devices *_can't see any articles on > those zims!!_* I get blank white screens. The 4 zims are still there on > the sd cards, the app can see them, can open them, can search inside > them (when I'm trying various search keywords), *_BUT it does not > display any articles_* (I'm always staring at a blank white screen no > matter what I do!!... just the top-bottom menus are there, but nothing > at all on the screen's "article area"). Again, when I reinstall the app, > it works fine *_BUT only for its first time!_* Thank you for the report. I think this problem has been fixed in 2.5.3 we have released a few weeks ago. If not, please open a bug at https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/issues. Kind regards Emmanuel -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: http://www.kiwix.org * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * more: http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Communication |
From: Kiwix <co...@ki...> - 2019-08-08 20:56:46
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There is a new comment in the ticket submitted by Michael Mantouvalos to Kiwix Comment added by : Michael Mantouvalos Comment Content: <div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div> <div> <div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div> <div> <div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <div> <b><u>SERIOUS software bug on Android Kiwix app</u></b><br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div>Hi, I have installed Kiwix on both my Android 7 phone and tablet (these devices are: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7inch, with 4GB Ram, 64 GB Rom and 3GB/32GB respectively). The app installed ok, found 4 zims I had already pre-downloaded on my two 64gb micro sd cards, opened them ok, browsed them ok, read 10-15 several articles without issues, <b style="text-decoration-line:underline">everything looked fine </b>(those zims are under 4GB in size each one, had pre-downloaded them via my Windows desktop pc and transferred them on the sd cards via usb cables into the devices, via the standard file-transfer process).</div> <div> <br> </div> <div>Next time I opened the app on both devices <b><u>can't see any articles on those zims!!</u></b> I get blank white screens. The 4 zims are still there on the sd cards, the app can see them, can open them, can search inside them (when I'm trying various search keywords), <b><u>BUT it does not display any articles</u></b> (I'm always staring at a blank white screen no matter what I do!!... just the top-bottom menus are there, but nothing at all on the screen's "article area"). Again, when I reinstall the app, it works fine <b><u>BUT only for its first time!</u></b> </div> <div><span><br> </span></div> <div><span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">Please advise, thank you!</span><br> </span></div> <div>best regards,</div> <div>Michael<br> </div> <div> <br> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> |
From: Michael M. <mic...@ho...> - 2019-08-08 20:38:16
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SERIOUS software bug on Android Kiwix app Hi, I have installed Kiwix on both my Android 7 phone and tablet (these devices are: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7inch, with 4GB Ram, 64 GB Rom and 3GB/32GB respectively). The app installed ok, found 4 zims I had already pre-downloaded on my two 64gb micro sd cards, opened them ok, browsed them ok, read 10-15 several articles without issues, everything looked fine (those zims are under 4GB in size each one, had pre-downloaded them via my Windows desktop pc and transferred them on the sd cards via usb cables into the devices, via the standard file-transfer process). Next time I opened the app on both devices can't see any articles on those zims!! I get blank white screens. The 4 zims are still there on the sd cards, the app can see them, can open them, can search inside them (when I'm trying various search keywords), BUT it does not display any articles (I'm always staring at a blank white screen no matter what I do!!... just the top-bottom menus are there, but nothing at all on the screen's "article area"). Again, when I reinstall the app, it works fine BUT only for its first time! Please advise, thank you! best regards, Michael |
From: Emmanuel E. <ke...@ki...> - 2019-08-02 08:56:53
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Hi, Be welcome. We have published a few instructions for newcomers at https://kiwix.org/code. Kind regards Emmanuel On 02.08.19 09:51, Vaibhav Matta wrote: > Hello, > I am new to Kiwi and found this project very interesting. I am > interested in contributing for this project. > I've gone through the bugs and issues and requested for the permission > to start contributing on them. > Please give me some guidance (if any) for contribution. > Thanks > > > _______________________________________________ > Kiwix-developer mailing list > Kiw...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kiwix-developer > -- Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline & more * Web: http://www.kiwix.org * Twitter: https://twitter.com/KiwixOffline * more: http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Communication |