User Manual

Basic Usage

Opening EPUB

  1. Launch Murasaki
  2. Choose "Open..." from "File" from menu bar, or Press Command-O keyboard shortcut
  3. Choose EPUB file you want to open

If Murasaki is an application to open EPUBs, you can open an EPUB by double-clicking an EPUB file in Finder.

Moving Page

Moving page in reading order

Each HTML files in EPUB are set the reading order. To move page in the reading order:

  • Choose "Previous" or "Next" from "Move" from menu bar
  • Click "Previous/Next" button on tool bar
  • Press ←, → keyboard shortcut

Moving page in visited page history

To move page in visited page history like usual web browser:

  • Choose "Back" or "Forward" from "Move" from menu bar
  • Click "Back/Forward" button on tool bar
  • Press Command-[, Command-] keyboard shortcut

Changing Text Size

To change text size:

To change text size to actual size:

  • Choose "Actual Size" from "View" from menu bar
  • Press Command-0 keyboard shortcut

    • Bookmarking a Page

    You can bookmark each HTML pages that are in EPUB.

    Bookmarking a Page

    At first, open a page you want to bookmark.

    • Choose "Add Bookmark..." from "Bookmarks" from menu bar
    • Click "Add Bookmark" button on tool bar
    • Press Command-D keyboard shortcut

    Then a bookmark adding sheet is appeared, input bookmark title and click "OK" button.

    Viewing a Bookmarked Page

    • Choose an item you want to view from "Bookmarks" from menu bar
    • Choose an item you want to view from "Bookmarks" from sidebar

    Removing a Bookmarks

    At first, open a bookmarked page.

    • Choose "Remove Bookmark" from "Bookmarks" from menu bar
    • Click "Remove Bookmark" button on tool bar
    • Press Command-D keyboard shortcut

    Or,

    1. Choose "Edit Bookmarks..." from "Bookmarks" from menu bar
    2. Choose an item you want to remove, then click "-" button on the sheet

    Editing Bookmarks

    To edit a bookmark title or reorder bookmarks, choose "Edit Bookmarks..." from "Bookmarks" from menu bar:

    • Double-click a bookmark title to change a title of bookmark
    • Drag and drop to reorder bookmarks

    Searching

    To search a word contained in an EPUB:

    Search bar is appears at the bottom of tool bar. Enter a word in search field, and then press Enter. If pages are hit, hit pages are listed in Bookmarks pane in sidebar.

    Sidebar of Murasaki has 4 panes. Each pane shows an individual page list as follows. By clicking an item of page list, you can open its page.

    Navigation
    Navigation pane shows a navigation structure of EPUB. Navigation may have hierarchy structure.
    List of pages
    List of pages pane lists the reading order of EPUB. List of pages doesn't have hierarchy structure.
    Bookmarks
    Bookmarks pane shows a list of bookmarked pages. There aren't bookmarked pages, this pane shows nothing.
    Search results
    Search results pane shows a list of search results. If there aren't search results, this pane shows nothing.

    Opening a Page in New Window

    You can open a current page or a link destination page in new window. To open a current page in new window:

    To open a link destination page in new window:

    By opening a page in new window, you can read different parts in same page or different pages in same EPUB at once.

    Opening a Link Destination Page in Popover

    You can open a link destination page in popover. To open a link destination page in popover:

    By opening a link destination page in popover, you can check quickly what is in its page.

    Opening an Image in Panel

    To open images in panel, choose "Open Image in Panel" from context menu which is invoked by right-clicking or Control-clicking at an image.

    Applying user style

    Murasaki has two user style feature as follows.

    Download a sample of user style sheet, and follow steps below.

    Default user style

    Default user style is set from Preferences window.

    1. Choose "Preferences..." from Application menu
    2. Click "Advanced" tool bar button on Preferences window to open Advanced pane
    3. Choose "Open Style Sheet Folder" from "Default user style sheet" pop up menu
    4. Locate CSS file to the folder
    5. CSS file appears in "Default user style sheet" pop up menu, then choose CSS file you want to apply

    Default user style is applied automatically whenever you open EPUBs.

    Adhoc user style

    Adhoc user style is set from "View" menu.

    1. Choose "Open Style Sheet Folder" from "Adhoc User Style Sheet" from "View" menu
    2. Locate CSS file to the folder
    3. CSS file appears in "User Style Sheet" menu, then choose CSS file you want to apply

    Adhoc user style is not applied automatically when you open EPUBs. You must choose CSS file menu from "View" -> "Adhoc User Style Sheet", manually.

    Note about User style

    User style may be overridden by the styles of EPUBs. Use !important declaration to not be overridden.

    body { background-color: lightyellow !important; }
p { font-family: serif !important; font-size: 110% !important; }
img { width: 100% !important; }

    Cannot open sidebar

    If you cannot open sidebar by clicking "Show Sidebar" in "View" on menubar or clicking "Sidebar" button on toolbar, try to remove ~/Library/Preferences/jp.genji.Murasaki.plist and relaunch Murasaki.

    1. Select "Go to Folder..." in "Go" on menubar of Finder
    2. "Go to the folder" dialog appears. Type ~/Library/Preferences in text field and click "Go" button
    3. Remove jp.genji.Murasaki.plist in that folder
    4. Relaunch Murasaki