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.TH EBOOK 1.SH NAMEebook \- Open Ebook browser.SH SYNOPSIS.B ebook/ebook[.B -m].I file.SH DESCRIPTION.I Ebookprovides a graphical browser for a set of files in Open eBook (OEB) version 1.0.1format. It takes some care to try to ensure that memory usage doesnot grow proportionally to the size of the book that is being viewed..I Filenames either an OEB package file (conventional suffix.BR .opf )or an OEB document (conventional suffix.B .htmlor.BR .xml ).The.B -moption causes the window to be created in ``mini'' sizeas suitable for display on a 240x320 pixel device..SS "GUI controls"Controls at the top of the window enable the user to moveforward and backwards by pages through the document.A ``Guide'' menu provides access to the guide as found inthe ebook package (if there is one). If the links in this arefollowed, or if the reader follows links embedded withinthe document, the up and down arrows enable movingbackwards and forwards in the ``link history''.Arrows on the keyboard mimic the actions of the buttonsat the top of the window..PPClicking in the text allows an annotation to made on thetext; a text window is popped up and any text typed init will appear in a label attached to that text.Annotations are stored in persistent storage and willlast from view to view of the document..SH FILES.TF /lib/ebook/default.css.TP.B /lib/ebook/default.cssInitial stylesheet settings..TP.B \fIdocument\fP.indexIndex file for the OEB.IR document ,one display size only..TP.B \fIdocument\fP.annotAnnotations for the OEB.IR document ..TP.B /lib/ebooksStandard place to keep ebooks..SH SOURCE.B /appl/ebook.SH SEE ALSO.IR xml (2),``The Open eBook Publication Structure 1.0.1''.SH BUGSDoes not do floats..brDoes not do borders & backgrounds properly..brLarge top-level constructs are not bounded in memory usage..brDoes not do links to external documents..brDoes not do fallbacks.