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Old 07-31-2012, 11:32 PM   #8
davidfor
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Originally Posted by BetterRed View Post
Yes, I know - it saves all the files associated with the book, wrapped up in a title folder, wrapped in an author folder, all it needs is some pink string and red sealing wax And the context menu->Save options operate in much the same way. And they each open a instance of Windows Explorer which I really don't need

I get what I want via "Click to Open" in Book Details and drag/dropping the file I want to where I want it on the desktop. But that has inherent dangers; if my Library and desktop were on the same disk then a vanilla drag/drop will move the file rather than copy it, or I might unknowingly delete one of the other files etc etc. But I will keep doing it this way because I don't want my desktop cluttered with author folders containing folders & files I didn't need and I don't like unsolicited instances of Windows Explorer popping up in front of me
Have you looked at the preferences? Specifically the "Saving books to disk" page which has options to "Save cover separately", "Save metadata in OPF file" and "Show files in file browser...". If you uncheck these, then, when you do the save, choose "Save to disk in single directory". That should do what you want.

After writing the above and thinking about then mentions of drag-and-drop, I did a quick experiment. I can drag a book from the calibre and drop it wherever I want to. That copies the file for the default format (Preferences>Behavior>Preferred output format). I should have known that would work.

Also, I do like your original suggestion. Being able to save that format from there would be good. And I'm sure someone will come up with other functions for the menu.
Last edited by davidfor; 07-31-2012 at 11:38 PM. Reason: drag-and-drop suggestion
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