Controlling Folder for News Storage (on Nook Color)

AlphaTreo · 12-08-2010, 07:56 PM

Is there a way to control where news feed are stored on the Nook Color? I am able to specify that they go onto the microSD card, but they all automatically go into a "News" folder. I would like to have a seperate folder in the "News" folder for each source. This would prevent a lot of scrolling in the News folder if I have multiple feeds from multiple days.

I did look in the help file, and it looks like there may be a way to do it by editing the recipies. The help file (http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual/news.html) mentions the "output_dir" as a way to do this on the command line, but there is no clear example of doing it in one of the recipies. If there is a command set listing for the recipies, maybe it is listed in there. I have looked through a few of the recipies and don't see anywhere that specifies the "News" folder, so I thought it may be an option. I searched through the options, though, and did not find it.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

kovidgoyal · 12-09-2010, 11:08 AM

look under preferences->sending to device

Though IIRC news is handled differently from normal books, try it and see.

AlphaTreo · 12-13-2010, 02:33 PM

That did not work on my Nook Color. I see how it works for books, and how it can be edited in the "Sending to Device" section. That does not seem to work for the news sources, though. I assume there is probably something in your code where you create the "News" directory on the memory card if it is not there, and then store the news sources there. There was not a "News" folder on my memory card until after the first time I used calibre to transfer the news sources. So would there be a way to create folders inside that "News" folder which were based on the way it is specified in the "Sending to Device" section?

Also, it is a great feature to be able to only have the newest so many days of news sources on the computer. Unfortunately, this feature does not transfer to the Nook Color. It would be nice if the two were synchronized, such that the Nook would have the old stuff deleted and only have the new stuff on it. Would that be possible?

Thanks,
Ed DeWitt

kovidgoyal · 12-13-2010, 02:48 PM

No and it's on the todo list

12-08-2010, 07:56 PM	#1
AlphaTreo Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook Color	Controlling Folder for News Storage (on Nook Color) Is there a way to control where news feed are stored on the Nook Color? I am able to specify that they go onto the microSD card, but they all automatically go into a "News" folder. I would like to have a seperate folder in the "News" folder for each source. This would prevent a lot of scrolling in the News folder if I have multiple feeds from multiple days. I did look in the help file, and it looks like there may be a way to do it by editing the recipies. The help file (http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual/news.html) mentions the "output_dir" as a way to do this on the command line, but there is no clear example of doing it in one of the recipies. If there is a command set listing for the recipies, maybe it is listed in there. I have looked through a few of the recipies and don't see anywhere that specifies the "News" folder, so I thought it may be an option. I searched through the options, though, and did not find it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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12-09-2010, 11:08 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,856 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	look under preferences->sending to device Though IIRC news is handled differently from normal books, try it and see.

12-13-2010, 02:33 PM	#3
AlphaTreo Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook Color	That did not work on my Nook Color. I see how it works for books, and how it can be edited in the "Sending to Device" section. That does not seem to work for the news sources, though. I assume there is probably something in your code where you create the "News" directory on the memory card if it is not there, and then store the news sources there. There was not a "News" folder on my memory card until after the first time I used calibre to transfer the news sources. So would there be a way to create folders inside that "News" folder which were based on the way it is specified in the "Sending to Device" section? Also, it is a great feature to be able to only have the newest so many days of news sources on the computer. Unfortunately, this feature does not transfer to the Nook Color. It would be nice if the two were synchronized, such that the Nook would have the old stuff deleted and only have the new stuff on it. Would that be possible? Thanks, Ed DeWitt

12-13-2010, 02:48 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,856 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No and it's on the todo list

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