01-11-2012, 09:09 AM | #61 |
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I'd like a graphical display of books just I like I have in my music software (Zune), comic book software (Comic Rack), and others. I've got nice 1080p colour monitors yet I manage my ebook collection in text list.
I'd love to be able to 'stack' books by author or series or genre rather than just sift through a large list. But at the end of the day Calibre is not really the same as a music application (i.e. I doubt many people use Calibre to actually read their books, more for organising and syncing), so it does what it needs to do, and it does it very well. |
01-11-2012, 10:27 AM | #62 |
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You have a CoverFlow mode that you can already (optionally) enable via the middle button on the bottom right.
If you are looking for a grid view then that's not available - it has been on the 'nice to have' list for a long time. |
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01-11-2012, 11:57 AM | #63 |
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Good grief! This went from one guy thinking about workflow simplification to a religious battle.
Kovid, thank you for Calibre! I don't have any significant issues, and have not found using it difficult. I've had only two challenges really.
The second one, the U.I., could be fixed by either addressing the form or by allowing individual buttons be placed on the toolbar. Which may be possible, but I haven't figured out how. But guess what... None of this matters. Calibre is far more functional than any "competing" tool I've seen. I can use it for conversion (the raison d'être), library management, news-scraping/offline reading (a la Plucker of years gone by) and even finding new material to read. I don't need more (or even most of what is.) In the process of writing this, the value of Calibre to me really hit, so I have just donated to Calibre. Not much, a ebook's worth, but will endeavor to do so regularly. |
01-12-2012, 03:31 AM | #64 |
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01-12-2012, 04:56 AM | #65 |
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CALIBRE is an excellent FREE piece of software..... I have donated twice and will most probably again.... The book format conversion and E-book viewer are worth it on their own.... and that is mostly what I use it for...have been using it for years and it just gets better and better.... if you don't like it ....don't use it... Kovid has shown more than enough patience with the complaints...some petty ..... a few with merit......
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01-12-2012, 05:03 AM | #66 |
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I have been using calibre for almost 3 years, and I find the user interface brilliant.
Basic functions for basic users are easy to use and power users functions can be totally ignored. But whenever I whish calibre had a power feature I need, I find it's already implemented. Maybe what's missing is a set a preset rules to help basic users get around their readers shortcomings like prepending series/serie_index to the name on export without having to use the plugboard. That could be implemented in a per reader setup form where one would chose book format, export rule (tree) and title plugboard rule in a friendly drop down list. |
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01-12-2012, 10:29 AM | #69 | |
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01-12-2012, 10:32 AM | #70 |
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They can if you install "the plug-ins that must not be mentioned" in Calibre. Google "Apprentice Alf" for details. But simply registering your Kindles to the same account is a hell of a lot easier.
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01-12-2012, 11:16 AM | #71 |
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I realize that of course, but based on tomkat's own assertion that he is "really dumb" and judging by the fact he doesn't know how to drag files out of his Kindle via the USB interface I didn't think it would be useful to try and explain that DRM can be removed using freely available tools.
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01-12-2012, 03:41 PM | #72 |
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The only objection I have is that, to select small icons for the tool bar, you select "narrow" or "wide" which isn't as intuitive as "small" and "large" selections might be.
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01-12-2012, 04:32 PM | #73 |
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In Preferences->Look and Feel, there is a Toolbar section, which has an Icon size drop-down with Off, Small, Medium, Large options. Is that what you want? Or have I completely mis-understood?
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