#+TITLE: epub layer

#+TAGS: layer|reader

[[file:img/epub.png]]

* Table of Contents                     :TOC_5_gh:noexport:
- [[#description][Description]]
  - [[#features][Features:]]
- [[#install][Install]]
- [[#key-bindings][Key bindings]]

* Description
This layer provides support for reading EPUB-formatted eBooks in Spacemacs using the
excellent [[https://github.com/wasamasa/nov.el][nov.el]] package.

** Features:
- Basic navigation (jump to TOC, previous/next chapter)
- Remembering and restoring the last read position
- Jump to next chapter when scrolling beyond end
- Renders EPUB2 (.ncx) and EPUB3 (<nav>) TOCs
- Hyperlinks to internal and external targets
- Supports textual and image documents
- View source of document files
- Metadata display
- Image rescaling

* Install
To use this configuration layer, add it to your =~/.spacemacs=. You will need to
add =epub= to the existing =dotspacemacs-configuration-layers= list in this
file.

* Key bindings

| Key binding | Description         |
|-------------+---------------------|
| ~<TAB>~     | Next link           |
| ~<BACKTAB>~ | Previous link       |
| ~H~ or ~[~  | Previous chapter    |
| ~L~ or ~]~  | Next chapter        |
| ~K/u~       | Scroll up           |
| ~J/d~       | Scroll down         |
| ~g m~       | Display metadata    |
| ~g r~       | Re-render document  |
| ~g t~       | Table of contents   |
| ~g v~       | View source         |
| ~g V~       | View content source |

Hint: use ~SPC w c~ to center the buffer.