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Forum: Calibre 06-16-2011, 10:21 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,331
Posted By fcoulter
My employer (for some reason) blocks the Mendeley...

My employer (for some reason) blocks the Mendeley site, so I had to do my research on my phone. That's just weird.

It does look like Mendeley (http://www.mendeley.com/) and Qiqqa...
Forum: Calibre 06-16-2011, 10:09 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,331
Posted By fcoulter
My current masters program in in Public...

My current masters program in in Public Administration. My previous one is in Accounting, and my next one is will (probably) be in Management Information Systems. After that, I'm aiming for a Ph.D....
Forum: Calibre 06-15-2011, 05:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,331
Posted By fcoulter
Reference Management Software

I hadn't realized that Reference Management Software (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_reference_management_software) could also maintain a library of the actual papers. I thought they all...
Forum: Calibre 06-15-2011, 02:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,331
Posted By fcoulter
Scholarly Papers - tips?

I had an epiphany about an hour ago. I'm a graduate student, and I've been collecting PDF files of scholarly articles from many of my various classes. They've ended up scattered among various...
Forum: Calibre 08-16-2010, 04:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,339
Posted By fcoulter
After I read the response, I noticed an...

After I read the response, I noticed an interesting thread from 2008 at the bottom of the page. It directed me to http://www.mobipocket.com/dev/article.asp?BaseFolder=prcgen&File=TagRef_OEB.htm. On...
Forum: Calibre 08-16-2010, 04:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,339
Posted By fcoulter
You're probably right. I probably should have...

You're probably right. I probably should have called this ePub to Kindle differences.
Forum: Calibre 08-16-2010, 12:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,339
Posted By fcoulter
ePub to MOBI differences - Part I

I'm busy learning xhtml and css in order to create much better eBook files. And so, I'm experimenting with the creation of an eBook in Sigil, and then using Calibre to convert it to a MOBI file so I...
Forum: Calibre 08-14-2010, 10:46 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,663
Posted By fcoulter
Thumbs up Change in Recipes for Kindle

I don't know if anyone has said this yet, but thank you for changing the way that Calibre handles recipe titles. In the past, I would have to remember to delete the older version of a newspaper. ...
Forum: Calibre 07-31-2010, 10:43 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,650
Posted By fcoulter
Question Recipe List?

Is there an easy wasy to print out a complete list of the news recipes that come with the latest version of Calibre? I'd rather not type up the list by staring at the screen.

I'm analyzing the...
Forum: ePub 07-29-2010, 07:53 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,352
Posted By fcoulter
So basically it's useless overhead. Oh well. I...

So basically it's useless overhead. Oh well. I was hoping that it did something useful.
Forum: Sigil 07-27-2010, 01:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,054
Posted By fcoulter
The issue is that you need to do prepare the...

The issue is that you need to do prepare the second ePub file (unzipping it) outside of Sigil rather than from within Sigil. How about if you select "Add existing items" and then select an existing...
Forum: ePub 07-27-2010, 12:01 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,352
Posted By fcoulter
Question <Title> Tag

OK, I'm creating an ePub in Sigil, a collection of short stories.

Every story is in it's own .xhtml file rather than creating the one big file that everyone complains about.

When I create a new...
Forum: Calibre 07-21-2010, 05:57 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,395
Posted By fcoulter
Thank you.

Thank you.
Forum: Calibre 07-21-2010, 10:44 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,395
Posted By fcoulter
Feature Request - Edit File Option

I, as a bunch of other people, probably use both Sigil and Calibre. I'm sure that there are other eBook editing programs out there.

I would love to have an "Edit Book" button in Calibre. It...
Forum: Calibre 07-18-2010, 10:56 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,449
Posted By fcoulter
Any thoughts on the following books for XHTML and...

Any thoughts on the following books for XHTML and CSS?

HTML and CSS Web Standards Solutions: A Web Standardistas' Approach (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1430216069)

Mastering Integrated...
Forum: Calibre 07-17-2010, 12:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,449
Posted By fcoulter
Creating recipes - neccessary skills?

OK, it's been a while since I've programmed seriously. (Over a decade.)

I'd like to experiment with recipes, but I need to brush up on my tech skills.

From reading other posts on this forum,...
Forum: Sigil 07-17-2010, 12:27 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,455
Posted By fcoulter
Support for creating foot notes / end notes seems...

Support for creating foot notes / end notes seems like a great feature request. If fully implemented, the following options should be supported.

1) Should a "back" link be created?
2) Should the...
Forum: Sigil 07-17-2010, 12:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,054
Posted By fcoulter
Feature Request - Merging of ePubs

I've got a feature request that would be useful when creating an anthology. Being able to merge an existing ePub file into the open ePub file.

Suppose you're creating an anthology of award...
Forum: Recipes 07-15-2010, 10:25 PM
Replies: 2,842
Views: 689,814
Posted By fcoulter
Has anyone created a recipe for the Orlando...

Has anyone created a recipe for the Orlando Sentinel? I suppose in the the best of all possible worlds, I'd love the front page (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/) as well as the Seminole County page...
Forum: General Discussions 06-15-2010, 05:42 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 21,533
Posted By fcoulter
Serialized novels

There are very few serialized novel that I would read. First, if the whole thing is available all at once, I don't know why I'd bother.

Now, assuming that the only way you can get the novel is as...
Forum: Calibre 03-26-2010, 11:12 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,704
Posted By fcoulter
Thanks for the information. After posting the...

Thanks for the information. After posting the question, I decided to take a different approach. (There were other things I would like to see in the Kindle doc that I couldn't figure out how to...
Forum: Sigil 03-25-2010, 08:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,994
Posted By fcoulter
Hyperlink?

Yes, I know that not all eReaders support hyperlinks. However, I don't know how to add them into a document using Sigil.

Is there a tutorial?
Forum: Calibre 03-25-2010, 07:55 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,704
Posted By fcoulter
Cover Art for the Kindle

I've used Amazon's conversion service to convert some Word files (created via Google docs) into azw files. I have used Calibre to change the metadata so the correct author and title appear on my...
Forum: Calibre 02-28-2010, 07:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,348
Posted By fcoulter
Unhappy Download Issues

I just purchased a new laptop. (My old one was giving me blue screens of death within 30 minutes of booting it up. It was also incredibly slow. I suspect these issues were related.) So, it's time...
Forum: Sigil 11-25-2009, 12:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,246
Posted By fcoulter
My problem with mobicreator is that it really is...

My problem with mobicreator is that it really is just a processing program for externally created content. If I want to edit the content, I have to go back to the original source files and edit...
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