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cybmole · 03-29-2015, 02:14 AM

If "allowing them to exist" constitutes "misuse" then guilty as charged.
I did not design the upgrade which caused them to be created at 1st conversion and to then stick around afterwards. I just derive comfort from knowing that they are there as a fallback. I want the original_FMT file to be what it is, no more no less, created as per the current rules, no more no less.
no misuse, no harm no foul so far, yes?

So original_FMT can be defined as a file that is optionally created at first conversion or at first tweak, depending which happens first and depending what prefs you set.

I think we are all on the same page with that. I don't want to redefine it or mess with the ( complex) rules of when/ how/ if it gets created.

My issue/bug/feature whatever is wanting to STOP them being force- used when converting to a DIFFERENT format, without having to hide or destroy them in order to achieve that.
More of a non-use than a mis-use crime ?

PS tweak never overwrites an original_FMT file. it optionally creates one if none exists., so a name change to "last good" would be inaccurate, unless called "last good before last tweak" which is a bit of a mouth full.

my only gripe, as I am sure you are all sick of reading is that when I convert FROM epub TO another DIFFERENT format, I cannot use what is truly my "most recent good" epub , I am forced to use original_epub. all I want is a choice ,- there, and only there; I am not wanting versioning. If calibre editor insisted on opening original_FMT each time and ignoring your previous edits, a lot more of you would be up in arms. I simply want the conversion process to follow the same logic as the edit process.

the thread has shown that it's only trivial to work-around this if you have a mastery of MS DOS & even then there are some unresolved questions as to how that affects library integrity checks.
I can manually get around it no problem, as I only want the occasional convert. : open path, move original_epub to desktop, convert epub to azw, move it back into calibre folder.
When I did the bug report/feature request. I argued that selecting source format "epub" on drop down list on the conversion screen should mean exactly that,and not mean well OK but behind the scenes we're gonna use original_epub, like it or not), but have been shot down repeatedly for illogic.

I will leave y'all with that while I go figure if I'm now being orthogonal

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cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	If "allowing them to exist" constitutes "misuse" then guilty as charged. I did not design the upgrade which caused them to be created at 1st conversion and to then stick around afterwards. I just derive comfort from knowing that they are there as a fallback. I want the original_FMT file to be what it is, no more no less, created as per the current rules, no more no less. no misuse, no harm no foul so far, yes? So original_FMT can be defined as a file that is optionally created at first conversion or at first tweak, depending which happens first and depending what prefs you set. I think we are all on the same page with that. I don't want to redefine it or mess with the ( complex) rules of when/ how/ if it gets created. My issue/bug/feature whatever is wanting to STOP them being force- used when converting to a DIFFERENT format, without having to hide or destroy them in order to achieve that. More of a non-use than a mis-use crime ? PS tweak never overwrites an original_FMT file. it optionally creates one if none exists., so a name change to "last good" would be inaccurate, unless called "last good before last tweak" which is a bit of a mouth full. my only gripe, as I am sure you are all sick of reading is that when I convert FROM epub TO another DIFFERENT format, I cannot use what is truly my "most recent good" epub , I am forced to use original_epub. all I want is a choice ,- there, and only there; I am not wanting versioning. If calibre editor insisted on opening original_FMT each time and ignoring your previous edits, a lot more of you would be up in arms. I simply want the conversion process to follow the same logic as the edit process. the thread has shown that it's only trivial to work-around this if you have a mastery of MS DOS & even then there are some unresolved questions as to how that affects library integrity checks. I can manually get around it no problem, as I only want the occasional convert. : open path, move original_epub to desktop, convert epub to azw, move it back into calibre folder. When I did the bug report/feature request. I argued that selecting source format "epub" on drop down list on the conversion screen should mean exactly that,and not mean well OK but behind the scenes we're gonna use original_epub, like it or not), but have been shot down repeatedly for illogic. I will leave y'all with that while I go figure if I'm now being orthogonal Last edited by cybmole; 03-29-2015 at 02:17 AM.