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HFC3 · 07-12-2013, 10:20 AM

This has probably been mentioned in an earlier post, but my problem with the original post wasn't that he/she was looking for a Calibre alternative. More power to him. It was the tone of the post itself.

Anyone is welcome to use another tool, or build one of their own if they want/can, but bashing the authors and contributors while asking isn't the best way to Win Friends and Influence People.

"Monopoly" - Calibre doesn't have a monopoly. No-one else has written anything close to accomplishing what Calibre does. How can it t be a monopoly if it's the only product of it's kind available?

"bugger off" - Nothing I've seen in the threads has ever said "bugger off", or translation of same. People have asked why, others have explained. Some have asked can we ..., and others have explained why, why not, or gee, that's a great idea!

From what I can see his complaint is that Calibre won't talk to his Android, or won't transfer data to his Android the way he wants it to. Maybe the title should have been "How do I get Calibre to work with my Android?"

I don't see anything in his post that actually defines this mysterious "STRUCTURE" he demands, or what's he's done using Calibre's plethora of transfer features in an attempt to accomplish this.

Plus, his use of "magical" seems illustrates that he doesn't understand (possible not even researched) that Calibre is designed to facilitate "converting" it's base structure during transfer to a device's. Isn't that what he wanted? It took my 5 or 6 hours, but I got Calibre to not only change how it arranged the data on my (admittedly) Kindle, but to change (well, 90%) the titles and file names of the books.

Actually, as a programmer (past) myself, and as DedTV said, the physical filenames used by a program are rarely important to anyone other than the program itself. Ultimately, it's how the program itself takes the information and presents it through the GUI that matters.

So, why does it matter how Kovid and other contributors arrange the files on the PC (MAC)? They've provided facilities inside Calibre that (as I said above) actually let you change that information during the transfer to the device. That's an incredible factor in the flexibility of Calibre itself

Finally, I see that there is an Android plug-in. So, what's the real problem here?
1. Didn't look for Android plug in. It it's not doing what he wants, why?
2. Didn't (want to) learn how to use Templates to change the file structure during transfer to device
3. Didn't (want to) learn Plugboards to change eBook metadata on transfer?
4. Was primarily interested in causing trouble?

Hmmm.

07-12-2013, 10:20 AM	#50
HFC3 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Kindle Touch	This has probably been mentioned in an earlier post, but my problem with the original post wasn't that he/she was looking for a Calibre alternative. More power to him. It was the tone of the post itself. Anyone is welcome to use another tool, or build one of their own if they want/can, but bashing the authors and contributors while asking isn't the best way to Win Friends and Influence People. "Monopoly" - Calibre doesn't have a monopoly. No-one else has written anything close to accomplishing what Calibre does. How can it t be a monopoly if it's the only product of it's kind available? "bugger off" - Nothing I've seen in the threads has ever said "bugger off", or translation of same. People have asked why, others have explained. Some have asked can we ..., and others have explained why, why not, or gee, that's a great idea! From what I can see his complaint is that Calibre won't talk to his Android, or won't transfer data to his Android the way he wants it to. Maybe the title should have been "How do I get Calibre to work with my Android?" I don't see anything in his post that actually defines this mysterious "STRUCTURE" he demands, or what's he's done using Calibre's plethora of transfer features in an attempt to accomplish this. Plus, his use of "magical" seems illustrates that he doesn't understand (possible not even researched) that Calibre is designed to facilitate "converting" it's base structure during transfer to a device's. Isn't that what he wanted? It took my 5 or 6 hours, but I got Calibre to not only change how it arranged the data on my (admittedly) Kindle, but to change (well, 90%) the titles and file names of the books. Actually, as a programmer (past) myself, and as DedTV said, the physical filenames used by a program are rarely important to anyone other than the program itself. Ultimately, it's how the program itself takes the information and presents it through the GUI that matters. So, why does it matter how Kovid and other contributors arrange the files on the PC (MAC)? They've provided facilities inside Calibre that (as I said above) actually let you change that information during the transfer to the device. That's an incredible factor in the flexibility of Calibre itself Finally, I see that there is an Android plug-in. So, what's the real problem here? 1. Didn't look for Android plug in. It it's not doing what he wants, why? 2. Didn't (want to) learn how to use Templates to change the file structure during transfer to device 3. Didn't (want to) learn Plugboards to change eBook metadata on transfer? 4. Was primarily interested in causing trouble? Hmmm.