Call for testers - Page 4

pilotbob · 08-31-2008, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

What's the problem with the .oeb.zip books?

As for folder organization, there are an infinite number of ways to do this. Back when I was first designing the GUI I used to keep my books in folders too, but I found a rigid, hierarchical tagging system (which is what folders are) to be to limited for my needs, which is why I wrote the GUI to browse my book collection. That said, adding support for different folder organizations is not too difficult, but it's not something I personally have any motivation for.

My personal preference would be one of two, or even both...

1. You have the ability to create folders in the GUI and the files duplicate that structure. Or... you can "export" the files to that folder structure.

2. You have the ability to tag each book with one or more tags... and you can navigate the tags, stacking them of course. Author name's would become tags automatically too. Finally, be able to "export" the files based on the currently selected tags making each tag a folder.

If you provide the "export" feature then calibre can store the files in the most efficient manor... yet allowing to specify the "export" folder layout would support readers that support folders or be used for archival purposes of whatever.

BOb

kovidgoyal · 08-31-2008, 01:42 PM

All those features are already in the GUI.

pilotbob · 08-31-2008, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

All those features are already in the GUI.

Hmm.... you must have made alot of changes then since I last used it. I'll d/l it and take a look.

BOb

JeffElkins · 08-31-2008, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

What's the problem with the .oeb.zip books?

Mine are .oebzip not oeb.zip. Calibre does not like this extension.

JayCeeEll · 08-31-2008, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Just to be clear, you did not have an old installation of calibre before installing the beta?

That is right, no previous version of either calibre or libprs500 installed on that VM.

JeffElkins · 08-31-2008, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

As for folder organization, there are an infinite number of ways to do this.

True. I'll keep working with the current method...it may grow on me

kovidgoyal · 08-31-2008, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeffElkins

Mine are .oebzip not oeb.zip. Calibre does not like this extension.

renaming to oeb.zip should do the trick.

kovidgoyal · 08-31-2008, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayCeeEll

That is right, no previous version of either calibre or libprs500 installed on that VM.

That bug will be fixed in the next release.

JeffElkins · 08-31-2008, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

renaming to oeb.zip should do the trick.

Yes, but unfortunately fbreader no longer recognizes the file as an oeb archive.

wheels2040 · 08-31-2008, 03:30 PM

on OSX, if I choose to have my data stored on a windows share, i get an error that the database is locked. I have all rights on the windows share.

kovidgoyal · 08-31-2008, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wheels2040

on OSX, if I choose to have my data stored on a windows share, i get an error that the database is locked. I have all rights on the windows share.

The database uses fcntl based file locking (this is not supported by all methods of sharing disks between computers). The only one that I know it works with is an sshfs based mount.

coljoe · 08-31-2008, 04:20 PM

doesn't work here
WindowsXP SP3 german, working Calibre 0.4.83

Quote:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "debug.py", line 10, in <module>
File "calibre\__init__.pyo", line 375, in <module>
File "calibre\utils\config.pyo", line 561, in migrate
File "calibre\utils\config.pyo", line 434, in set
File "calibre\utils\config.pyo", line 383, in set
UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode character u'\xfc' in position 104
: ordinal not in range(128)

astrodad · 08-31-2008, 05:40 PM

This is what I get when I attempt to change the author for a book:

[Errno 78] Function not implemented
Detailed traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre/gui2/library.pyo", line 434, in setData
File "calibre/library/database.pyo", line 1084, in set
File "calibre/library/database2.pyo", line 397, in set_authors
File "calibre/library/database2.pyo", line 249, in set_path
OSError: [Errno 78] Function not implemented

It goes ahead and creates the new folder for the author, but does not copy the files. The files remain in the original author's folder.

This is on Mac OS X 10.5 on a brand new database.

astrodad · 08-31-2008, 05:41 PM

I get a similar error changing the book image:

[Errno 78] Function not implemented
Detailed traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.pyo", line 325, in accept
File "calibre/library/database2.pyo", line 403, in set_title
File "calibre/library/database2.pyo", line 249, in set_path
OSError: [Errno 78] Function not implemented

astrodad · 08-31-2008, 05:44 PM

I should note that my database is located on a remote file system mounted through ssh. When I change metadata on a local file system I don't get the errors.

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08-31-2008, 01:42 PM	#47
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	All those features are already in the GUI.

08-31-2008, 03:30 PM	#55
wheels2040 Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Device: Sony PRS-505 Reader	on OSX, if I choose to have my data stored on a windows share, i get an error that the database is locked. I have all rights on the windows share.

08-31-2008, 05:40 PM	#58
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	This is what I get when I attempt to change the author for a book: [Errno 78] Function not implemented Detailed traceback: Traceback (most recent call last): File "calibre/gui2/library.pyo", line 434, in setData File "calibre/library/database.pyo", line 1084, in set File "calibre/library/database2.pyo", line 397, in set_authors File "calibre/library/database2.pyo", line 249, in set_path OSError: [Errno 78] Function not implemented It goes ahead and creates the new folder for the author, but does not copy the files. The files remain in the original author's folder. This is on Mac OS X 10.5 on a brand new database.

08-31-2008, 05:41 PM	#59
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	I get a similar error changing the book image: [Errno 78] Function not implemented Detailed traceback: Traceback (most recent call last): File "calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.pyo", line 325, in accept File "calibre/library/database2.pyo", line 403, in set_title File "calibre/library/database2.pyo", line 249, in set_path OSError: [Errno 78] Function not implemented

08-31-2008, 05:44 PM	#60
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	I should note that my database is located on a remote file system mounted through ssh. When I change metadata on a local file system I don't get the errors.

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