diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5cd8e477..79a957a0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ settings.json
 yarn.lock
 .parcel-cache
 parcel-dist
+examples/epubs_
+examples/epubs__
+examples/epubs___
+examples/epubs____
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6c1be36e..e373ab6c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
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+  "version": "2.1.9",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
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-      "version": "2.1.8",
+      "version": "2.1.9",
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@@ -7205,9 +7205,9 @@
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       "bin": {
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@@ -10490,21 +10490,21 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/json5": "^0.0.29",
         "json5": "^1.0.1",
-        "minimist": "^1.2.0",
+        "minimist": "^1.2.6",
         "strip-bom": "^3.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/tsconfig-paths/node_modules/json5": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-1.0.1.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-1.0.2.tgz",
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@@ -16639,9 +16639,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-2.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-1hqLFMSrGHRHxav9q9gNjJ5EXznIxGVO09xQRrwplcS8qs28pZ8s8hupZAmqDwZUmVZ2Qb2jnyPOWcDH8m8dlA==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-2.2.3.tgz",
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       "dev": true
     },
     "jsonc-parser": {
@@ -19126,21 +19126,21 @@
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     "tsconfig-paths": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsconfig-paths/-/tsconfig-paths-3.9.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dRcuzokWhajtZWkQsDVKbWyY+jgcLC5sqJhg2PSgf4ZkH2aHPvaOY8YWGhmjb68b5qqTfasSsDO9k7RUiEmZAw==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsconfig-paths/-/tsconfig-paths-3.14.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fxDhWnFSLt3VuTwtvJt5fpwxBHg5AdKWMsgcPOOIilyjymcYVZoCQF8fvFRezCNfblEXmi+PcM1eYHeOAgXCOQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@types/json5": "^0.0.29",
         "json5": "^1.0.1",
-        "minimist": "^1.2.0",
+        "minimist": "^1.2.6",
         "strip-bom": "^3.0.0"
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "json5": {
-          "version": "1.0.1",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-1.0.1.tgz",
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json5/-/json5-1.0.2.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d228816c..de6f2b72 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@d-i-t-a/reader",
-  "version": "2.1.8",
+  "version": "2.1.9",
   "description": "A viewer application for EPUB files.",
   "repository": "https://github.com/d-i-t-a/R2D2BC",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/src/modules/highlight/TextHighlighter.ts b/src/modules/highlight/TextHighlighter.ts
index a422b413..299000a5 100644
--- a/src/modules/highlight/TextHighlighter.ts
+++ b/src/modules/highlight/TextHighlighter.ts
@@ -3248,22 +3248,6 @@ export class TextHighlighter {
             if (highlightIcon) {
               highlightIcon.style.display = "none";
             }
-            function noteH() {
-              // notes adding by clicking on gutter icon
-              self.delegate.annotationModule?.api
-                ?.addCommentToAnnotation(anno)
-                .then((result) => {
-                  self.delegate.annotationModule
-                    ?.updateAnnotation(result)
-                    .then(async () => {
-                      log.log("update highlight " + result.id);
-                      toolbox!!.style.display = "none";
-                      self.selectionMenuClosed();
-                    });
-                  toolbox!!.style.display = "none";
-                  self.selectionMenuClosed();
-                });
-            }
 
             let commentIcon = document.getElementById("commentIcon");
             let cloneCommentIcon = document.getElementById("cloneCommentIcon");
@@ -3275,14 +3259,6 @@ export class TextHighlighter {
             }
             if (commentIcon) {
               commentIcon.style.display = "none";
-              let clone = commentIcon.cloneNode(true) as HTMLButtonElement;
-              let parent = commentIcon.parentElement;
-              clone.style.display = "unset";
-              clone.id = "cloneCommentIcon";
-              clone.addEventListener("click", noteH, false);
-              if (parent) {
-                parent.append(clone);
-              }
             }
 
             function deleteH() {