Just leaving a comments on Play or just send a message on crash report won't help as I have no way to communicate back so I can't know the details for trouble shooting.ġ. Please make sure to send me a email if there's any issue, I'll try to find a solution asap. Please help to leave a rating if you like it. Internet Access Permission: to open external link to internet embedded in some CHM files. But I notice a new issue, for certain file, once zoom in, you can't zoom out to original level, the work around, is to "clear history" from scratch. After 4.4.2 upgrade, seems Google is trying to fix this issue. Set the zoom level function is not working properly, so if you changed the zoom level, when switch to different page, the zoom level will be reset. So some of the file reflow works again, but not all.Ģ.
After latest upgrade 4.4.2, seems Google partially fixed this issue. So you may need to scroll left/right to view the pages. Reflow function is broken for some CHM file. I'm working to find work around of those issues.ġ. In Kit Kat, due to Google changed the webview engine with Chrome which has many bugs and compatibility issues. Just drag the scroll bar to fast scroll.ġ6. Support embedded MHT files ((limited support, fix in progress).ġ5. Support language encoding setting in case the CHM file can't display charset properly.ġ4. (Only work with certain file managers, e.g. Associated with CHM/HTML file in the file manager. Support CHM, HTML,MHT,Text, Image files.ĩ. Keep reading state such as page postion, zoom level between different read sessions.ħ. It can open some file which couldn't be opened by other readers.Ħ. Better compatibility with ill-formatted CHM document. Especially it can open large CHM file (> 100M).Ģ. Better performances using highly optimized CHM parsing engine. Every pixel is just scaled to 2x2 pixels.A light weight yet faster CHM eBook Reader for tablet and phone with following features:ġ.
I know that apps which misbehave under high DPI can be configured to work in “compatibility mode”, when Windows just rescales their window. This page mentions some alternative readers for CHM format (Firefox plugin, as well as standalone app). This page says that availability of this button can be configured when creating CHM file. Some sources say there is Font button in the app’s toolbar that lets increase font size, but it doesn’t work in my case. Although we read almost everything online these days, some programs and libraries still use it.Ī CHM document is completely unreadable on 4K monitor with 200% DPI scaling: It has been introduced with Windows 98 as a replacement for old HLP (WinHelp).
CHM is a file format commonly used for software help/documentation. One of the apps that doesn’t scale with DPI is Microsoft’s own viewer for CHM files (Microsoft Compiled HTML Help). That’s why I want to stick with FullHD monitors as long as possible. Using monitors with high resolution like 4K, where you need to set DPI scaling other than 100%, is pain in the *** in Windows - it causes trouble with many applications.