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Forum: Conversion 11-16-2012, 06:47 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,228
Posted By Starko
Helen, thank you for such a detailed response! ...

Helen, thank you for such a detailed response!
I am a tinkerer too. This time though, i decided to find out whether there was something that could be done quickly. And if not, than how much effort...
Forum: Calibre 11-11-2012, 05:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,362
Posted By Starko
No, it's just another one i decied to bitch about...

No, it's just another one i decied to bitch about this time. They can't fix anything if they don't know. Of course they wont fix anything if they don't care... but heck i'd done what i could.
Forum: Conversion 11-11-2012, 05:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,228
Posted By Starko
Thanks, i just tried it and it does look much...

Thanks, i just tried it and it does look much better!
Forum: Conversion 11-11-2012, 07:56 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,228
Posted By Starko
Thanks helen. I tried but i am not good at CSS...

Thanks helen. I tried but i am not good at CSS and i see that there are a lot of inheritance there so i have no idea what the actual font size is and where i have to change it. That would also mean...
Forum: Calibre 11-11-2012, 07:49 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,362
Posted By Starko
Preferences: Inconsitent interface

In preferences' main screen : "Run welcome wizard" and "Close" buttons are positioned at the bottom of the screen while in all the underlying settings screens all the buttons are on top.
It's...
Forum: Conversion 11-11-2012, 07:37 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,228
Posted By Starko
Arrow * to Mobi: setting monospace font size

The issue is that when reading programmers books (converted from EPUB) on my Kindle the letter size of all code examples (displayed in a monospace font) are significantly larger than the rest of the...
Forum: Calibre 06-27-2012, 04:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,563
Posted By Starko
Try Tab, R, R. This is 6 keypresses less :) ...

Try Tab, R, R. This is 6 keypresses less :)



Mine favorites are EPUB, MOBI & RTF, often two at a time. That's why i wish there was a possibility to select them quickly and more than one at...
Forum: Calibre 06-26-2012, 12:52 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,563
Posted By Starko
1. Try and count your clicks. Unless you convert...

1. Try and count your clicks. Unless you convert to Mobi, there are at least 2 clicks involved - one to unfold the list and another one to select an item. In case of RTF there are 3 clicks.

I am...
Forum: Calibre 06-24-2012, 02:04 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,563
Posted By Starko
Thumbs up Convert Books - Selecting Output Format

A while ago the list of output formats was modified so that most used formats (EPUB, MOBI) were moved to the top. It was a move in the right direction!
Now I wish that that list, besides "better"...
Forum: Calibre 03-18-2012, 12:10 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,657
Posted By Starko
There are still thousands of documents in DAISY...

There are still thousands of documents in DAISY that just beg to be converted to something else!
Forum: Calibre 03-17-2012, 10:46 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,657
Posted By Starko
Into EPUB & MOBI This software...

Into EPUB & MOBI

This software (http://www.donjohnston.com/products/daisytoepub/index.html) already does it.

From Daisy consortium page
Forum: Android Devices 03-17-2012, 10:31 AM
Replies: 960
Views: 434,789
Posted By Starko
I have a small book converted from html to EPUB...

I have a small book converted from html to EPUB and noticed that images within very simple tables don't show well on an android version of Cool Reader.
<table>
<tr>
<td><img...
Forum: Calibre 03-11-2012, 05:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,657
Posted By Starko
DAISY support - is it possible?

Can Calibre convert DAISY files? If not, are there plans to implement it in the future?
Forum: Calibre 11-10-2011, 06:35 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,053
Posted By Starko
I will rephrase my question: Why does viewer...

I will rephrase my question:
Why does viewer fails when trying to connect to the dict.org server to lookup the word? I hope the answer is not :
Because
File...
Forum: Calibre 11-09-2011, 05:07 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,053
Posted By Starko
Question Failed to connect to dict.org

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\viewer\dictionary.py", line 38, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\viewer\dictionary.py", line 31, in define
File...
Forum: Calibre 09-23-2011, 04:59 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 18,918
Posted By Starko
I agree with both the original poster (and other...

I agree with both the original poster (and other drivers for improvement) and the apologist of the status quo.
Calibre is a useful, powerful, feature rich application as it is AND at the same time...
Forum: Calibre 09-22-2011, 04:22 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 757
Posted By Starko
Windows 7 Jump List has just one item

Calibre jump list on my win 7 laptop does not seem to know that i have read at least 20 books since the only entry that is there. Surprisingly the entry that is there was not the first book i'd read,...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 07-03-2011, 08:53 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 483,503
Posted By Starko
You need to copy the contents of your HTML file...

You need to copy the contents of your HTML file into the text edit area in wordoff.org.
Walkthrough:
1. Open your new (filtered) html file with a simple text editor: not Word or similar but with...
Forum: Amazon Kindle 06-30-2011, 05:57 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 483,503
Posted By Starko
i have Nitro Pdf Professional. Up until now i...

i have Nitro Pdf Professional. Up until now i only used it to crop headers and page numbers from PDFs. The other day i used it to convert (cropped) pdf to RTF... Excellent results. I believe that...
Forum: Kindle Developer's Corner 06-30-2011, 02:43 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,157
Posted By Starko
Red face How to find out which hack was applied? And how to remove it?

I have K3 with firmware version 3.1.

I remember that long time ago i installed a hack to prevent Amazon automatically updating firmware. Other consequences are that i can not receive any book by...
Forum: Calibre 06-30-2011, 05:04 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,137
Posted By Starko
Get Metadata with Less Clicks, is it possible?

My hobby is "making" ebooks by OCR and subsequent low level HTML editing. After that i get all the metadata and then convert the book to ePUB and Mobi.

Up until now i was getting metadata by
1)...
Forum: General Discussions 06-29-2011, 07:55 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,537
Posted By Starko
Post Which online bookstore has lowest prices for ebooks?

Anyone ever compared average ebook prices between Amazon, B & N and other sites? Who has the lowest prices?
Forum: Calibre 06-11-2011, 06:37 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 9,077
Posted By Starko
You are welcome. It's clear that you are...

You are welcome.

It's clear that you are not planning changing current behavior, it's clear that we will have to live with it.

But may we (those of us that do not share your reasons for...
Forum: Calibre 06-10-2011, 03:45 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 9,077
Posted By Starko
Kovid, i am sorry if i upset you so much.

Kovid, i am sorry if i upset you so much.
Forum: Calibre 06-10-2011, 09:42 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 9,077
Posted By Starko
Wow Kovid, take it easy... man ... what's with...

Wow Kovid, take it easy... man ... what's with the attacking mode?

You insist over and over that i take the time and read something i have read and understood maybe even before Calibre became a...
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