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This is a bit off topic (but I don't mind), so either format shifting and conversion is synonymous or there's a distinction between the two. It seems most of the time the end result is the same, so I don't really care. But the way it makes sense to me differentiating between the two, format shifting is when intentionally making changes to how content is presented. Like, if you're "converting" from EPUB to EPUB without any changes then you're doing something wrong. But format shifting lets you adjust font size, fonts used, line heights and much more. Conversion however is about preserving the content between file formats. Any changes to the content is unintentional when converting. For example, PDFs supports any graphical styling possible a document can have, but a TXT file can't store images or styles, and converting a PDF to TXT will result in information loss. But that is unintentional (disregarding that anyone converting PDF to TXT probably knows this would happen) and instead is a result of limitations of the file type.
But enough about semantics.
Converting is apparently a very common task among Calibre users. Do you often make adjustments to conversion settings or do you mostly use one setting for all your conversions? If converting from and/or to several formats, do you use different settings per format conversion?
I will soon begin designing GUIs that hopefully improves the current design. To test them efficiently I need volunteers in videocalls. If anyone would be willing please let me know. Otherwise I need to find other ways to test my designs.
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