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slantybard · 04-28-2016, 01:26 PM

I tried to search for my issue, but the search terms are so generic that I haven't had any success. Thus, I apologize if this issue has already been answered.

When I choose to view a book using the e-book viewer, how does the viewer decide which format to open? For example, if I have added a mobi file and then converted it to epub, the viewer will by default open the mobi format and not the converted epub format. I know you can right click and choose the format you want to open, but is there any way to set a cascading list of formats to open? Ie, 1st open a converted epub, but if that's not available, open up a mobi format, etc (similar to the transfer to device cascading formats chosen to transfer).

I have looked throughout the prefs and can't seem to find any way to set this up (and I'm not talking about the behaviour prefs that ask which formats the viewer should associate with - but I could see this as a future feature where the order of the formats in this section is changeable with the top choice opening first).

Any ideas? Your help would be much appreciated.

04-28-2016, 01:26 PM	#1
slantybard my parent's oops... Posts: 492 Karma: 1477572 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Vx->Handera->Clie-> Axim->505->650->KPW/Aura ->L2->iOS/CBW	Calibre Viewer Default Format I tried to search for my issue, but the search terms are so generic that I haven't had any success. Thus, I apologize if this issue has already been answered. When I choose to view a book using the e-book viewer, how does the viewer decide which format to open? For example, if I have added a mobi file and then converted it to epub, the viewer will by default open the mobi format and not the converted epub format. I know you can right click and choose the format you want to open, but is there any way to set a cascading list of formats to open? Ie, 1st open a converted epub, but if that's not available, open up a mobi format, etc (similar to the transfer to device cascading formats chosen to transfer). I have looked throughout the prefs and can't seem to find any way to set this up (and I'm not talking about the behaviour prefs that ask which formats the viewer should associate with - but I could see this as a future feature where the order of the formats in this section is changeable with the top choice opening first). Any ideas? Your help would be much appreciated.