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Old 07-22-2016, 06:28 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by HowardBrazee View Post
Selecting "P" worked. I see a bunch of other options that I don't know when to use. I didn't even know that a command line interface exists (and still don't know where to find it). But that's OK. The secret is to hit "P", and boy was that a hidden feature!
For the benefit of future readers.

Hardly hidden. That keyboard shortcut is documented is in the keyboard shortcuts section of the manual (there's a link to that section on page 2 of the manual), and it can be seen in Preferences->Keyboard

Whilst many things don't have a default keyboard shortcut, most everything has provision for a user defined keyboard shortcut, which can also override the default values, e.g. I have 'P' assigned to Preferences, and Ctrl+P assigned to Polish.

As to the Command Line Interface, page 1 of the manual has two links to the relevant section of the manual,

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To get started with more advanced usage, you should read about The Graphical User Interface. For even more power and versatility, learn the Command Line Interface. You will find the list of Frequently Asked Questions useful as well.

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Command Line Interface
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FWIW: I find searching the online manual nigh-on useless, which is also true of other Pythonesque manuals. So I keep a recent PDF version of the calibre manual pinned to my PDF reader taskbar icon. Maybe it's my Google search settings

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