ThoutReader v. 1.9 offers better page nav, more search features, other wrinkles

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By David Rothman

OSoft has unveiled v. 1.9 of ThoutReader, which next year will evolve into software to read the nonproprietary OpenReader format. Remember, this isn’t the actual OpenReader. It lacks the slick interface options and pagination that OpenReader will have. Think of v. 1.9 as a great reader for technical people who want to paste in program listings, for example–not as a reader optimized for pleasure reading. Just the same, the new ThoutReader offers its share of useful new features for any app:

Added Java 1.5 support
Major refactoring
Added Page Forward/Backward Navigation
Added Highlighting
Added Find in page
Added Quick Search (TOC and all Text)
Added Search Notes capability
Added Import/Export Private Notes
Added Show/Hide individual tabs option
Updated accelerator keys
Speed Enhancements
Many other usability updates – read Quick Start Guide v 1.9 for details

“The two keywords for v 1.9 are find and collaborate,” says Mark Carey, CEO of the Tacoma-based company, whose format is used on books from such major publishers as Pearson, McGraw-Hill, Wiley and O’Reilly. “Improved search features allow you to find what you are looking for faster and easier. Select and right click any word and you can Quick Search the Table of Contents or All Text for that word. Advanced search permits you to search all of your private notes. Highlighting allows you to mark up important content to review later. You can now share your notes with others with our import/export feature–great for collaborative projects!”

Download the new version at SourceForge. OSoft is a partner of the OpenReader Consortium. Since the format will be open, any company can build a reader.

(Layout image here. More screenshots here–scroll down.)

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