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Old 10-03-2009, 06:14 PM   #1
VulcanRidr
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Newbie: Intro and my impressions of Calibre

Hello,

I just found Calibre a few weeks ago, since Plucker is long in the tooth, doesn't handle tables and images correctly, and doesn't do epub format.

My reader is a Nokia N810 running FBreader, which is a fairly good reader, but the N810's screen is 800x480, and I have it rotated to portrait, which means that means that images don't necessarily render properly.

I have a couple of concerns/issues with Calibre, but this is a great application, and i have been busily converting many books, including my entire Baen Books library to Calibre/epub. So I figured I would filter my concerns here to make sure I am not missing something, then I will open bug reports on the truly bug worthy items.

Here is my list thus far:

1. Links in pdf files to text elsewhere in the same pdf are not active. They
appear as links (blue) but cannot be clicked on.

2. I would like the ability to download via ssh/rsync, e.g. to N810. The user would define the ssh parameters and/or sync directory wihtin a dialog and be able to Send to Device to something via wireless or network.

3. The ability to save thumbnails of embedded images (e.g. for small
devices, like the N810's 800x480 screen) within the document. There
is also no way to scroll to see the entire image. On some reader apps (I used to use OpieReader on my Zaurus), images would be a clickable thumbnail within the text, and clicking would give you a full-size scrollable image.

So which are bug-report items and which have I missed in perusing the docs?

Thanks,
--vr
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