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Originally Posted by OllieDixon
English?
Title = why can't Calibre convert without changing something?
Some might take note of the question mark.
Another simple question followed by an example. Then the statement about the aggravation.. Sorry guys i didn't know i wasn't allowed to say something that aggravates me is aggravating on this forum.
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When you say something is aggravating you, that constitutes an objection against the way things are working, =complaint.
Nothing about the concept of a question prevents it from being a complaint.
I am forced to conclude that in some parallel universe of yours, there is some alternative English language where that is not so.
As theducks said,
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Originally Posted by theducks
 If there were no changes, how can it be a ' conversion'? |
If you don't want any changes to be made, you are using the wrong tool, since calibre conversions were
never meant to be devoid of changes -- Kovid has in fact put vast amounts of work into making sure there are tremendous amounts of change,
for the sole purpose of getting ebooks to work on as many devices as possible.
If you want no changes to be made, use the Edit Book tool and change the internal coding yourself, and only those changes will be made. Do not expect that Kovid will "fix" conversions for your sake and in the process destroy the very purpose and nature of calibre conversions for millions of other people.
And as long as you have the attitude that everyone/everything else should change to conform to your expectations, don't expect anyone to appreciate your input. Plenty of people here have contributed suggestions to calibre by
politely discusssing the issue; it helps that we don't expect the impossible/ridiculous, and respond with grace when our suggestions are vetoed. We appreciate the fact that Kovid works so hard to create calibre
for free, and respect the need for a solution that neets the needs of most people.
And we don't complain that we are using the wrong tool and everything isn't magically doing itself for us.
