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Implement feature to use "desktop-style" in kiwix-desktop application
This is related to Wikipedia zims. the article's ToC (table of contents) and template (i.e. navigation box at bottom of article) in these zims are hidden in kiwix-desktop application probably cuz the desktop app shows mobile-style by default. this hidden content can be revealed in 'kiwix PWA' or 'kiwix JS' by toggling from mobile-style to desktop-style as mentioned by @Jaifroid over here
Please implement the same feature in kiwix-desktop application as well because the desktop application MUST have desktop-style cuz it's primarily used on desktop computers!! Thanks.
cc @kelson42 @Inbefortus @Ubuntu-2020 @Jaifroid
There are probably two issues here:
- Introduce Desktop CSS (as an option) for Kiwix Desktop -- clearly this makes a lot of sense for an app that targets desktop users;
- Display hidden navboxes -- an option to force-unhide these would be a "quick fix" and could be made available without swapping CSS for the article. It could be done as part of the JS API project.
@Jaifroid Hi. this issue had been open for almost a month and i dont see any progress or interest in this. i see that you are a member of kiwix organization so can you give me any update on this issue? is this issue being taken into consideration? thanks.
@knowledge-is-power Although I'm part of Kiwix (as a volunteer), I don't develp the Kiwix Desktop app (I don't have C++ experience), so my main focus is Kiwix JS and Kiwix JS Windows/Linux. If any Kiwix dev would like to take up the idea of force-unhiding the hidden navboxes, I'll very happily provide my experience of how it can be done.
Nevertheless, it's probably best if these kinds of Wikipedia-specific issues are dealt with by an API in the ZIM archive. There was some development of a ToC with this API, but it got stalled. Perhaps any discussion should continue there.
If any Kiwix dev would like to take up the idea of force-unhiding the hidden navboxes, I'll very happily provide my experience of how it can be done.
@kelson42 can you collaborate with @Jaifroid on this?
If any Kiwix dev would like to take up the idea of force-unhiding the hidden navboxes, I'll very happily provide my experience of how it can be done.
@kelson42 can you collaborate with @Jaifroid on this?
We collaborate all the time on Kiwix ;)