Editor as Stand alone

cbits · 04-14-2014, 09:27 AM

Is it possible to just load Calibre Editor on a PC ?
It would be useful to have the ability to edit epubs on a couple of other PCs on our Network.
It is not necessary for these machines to have all of Calibre as they would simply be given a document to edit and then the resulting epub would be imported into the machine running Calibre. (as the books are on a NAS drive, I do not want them being accessed by "other Calibres" ) and they don't need the full software overhead.

JLius · 04-14-2014, 10:05 AM

Yes, you can just run the editor as standalone (from your start screen).

mrmikel · 04-14-2014, 10:47 AM

Under Windows it would typically be:

"C:\Program Files\Calibre2\ebook-edit.exe"

But I think the whole program has to be installed to get the editor, since it relies on parts of the whole program.

DoctorOhh · 04-14-2014, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbits

Is it possible to just load Calibre Editor on a PC?

No. The whole program needs to be installed.

cbits · 04-15-2014, 03:56 AM

Thank you for Good answers, even if not quite what I wanted....
Any chance of at some stage allowing a smaller "Calibre e-edit download as a split out??

Toxaris · 04-15-2014, 05:20 AM

Probably not. I have heard of no intentions from Kovid about that. Than again, Calibre is still the best e-book library management application.

Perkin · 04-15-2014, 05:31 AM

Only edit-book - I don't think so, and even if it were to happen the small version wouldn't be that much smaller anyway as it uses a lot of the same libs and resources etc.

Just install calibre, but remove any shortcuts for the main executable, and add one (if needed) for the edit-book executable.

DoctorOhh · 04-15-2014, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbits

Any chance of at some stage allowing a smaller "Calibre e-edit download as a split out??

Kovid has addressed this for Edit Book, Ebook Convert, Content Server and Ebook Viewer and has stated that splitting them out as their own install will not happen. Creating a single calibre package for three different operating systems each week is his limit.

mrmikel · 04-15-2014, 02:01 PM

It would be highly duplicative, since he would have to update libs and changes in however many different programs.

Dopedangel · 04-16-2014, 12:07 AM

After installing calibre delete the calibre.exe file that way they wont be able to run calibre but edit book should work fine for as IIRC edit book does not need it to run

PeterT · 04-16-2014, 12:54 AM

Maybe use the portable version of calibre on Windows and pare it down?

eschwartz · 04-17-2014, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

Maybe use the portable version of calibre on Windows and pare it down?

It uses the exact same executables. Plus an extra one, to set the variables for appdata, default library, etc. before calling the main executable.

Bottom line is, you can pare down calibre only if you are willing to get messy with the source code.

But this shouldn't be a problem unless your hard drive cannot afford to hold a few dozen megabytes of extra dlls that you will never see or use. And if so, you have other problems.

Stick with ebook-edit.exe and don't use the library functions. You can even delete the other .exes and shortcut files, if they really bother you -- that will really stop you from using them.

JLius · 04-17-2014, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

It uses the exact same executables. Plus an extra one, to set the variables for appdata, default library, etc. before calling the main executable.

Bottom line is, you can pare down calibre only if you are willing to get messy with the source code.

But this shouldn't be a problem unless your hard drive cannot afford to hold a few dozen megabytes of extra dlls that you will never see or use. And if so, you have other problems.

Stick with ebok-edit.exe and don't use the library functions. You can even delete the other .exes and shortcut files, if they really bother you -- that will really stop you from using them.

I agree. Don't see what the problem is.

BetterRed · 04-17-2014, 04:53 AM

One problem with cutting out unused components, to create yourself an editor only version. is that the editor is a fast moving target, so you would probably want to do it every week.

Also there's no guarantee that a component that wasn't needed by the editor last week won't be needed next week, or that Kovid won't wheel in a few extra components the week after - eg dictionaries.

If you want to control what executables users can and can't use then on Windows you would use the local group policy editor (LGPE) feature, there are settings for can and can't use. I assume OS/X and Lunix would have something similar.

BR

04-14-2014, 09:27 AM	#1
cbits Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: High Peak UK Device: PCs, Nexus7,Android, Calibre (on Nas files!) PageTurner Reader +	Editor as Stand alone Is it possible to just load Calibre Editor on a PC ? It would be useful to have the ability to edit epubs on a couple of other PCs on our Network. It is not necessary for these machines to have all of Calibre as they would simply be given a document to edit and then the resulting epub would be imported into the machine running Calibre. (as the books are on a NAS drive, I do not want them being accessed by "other Calibres" ) and they don't need the full software overhead. Last edited by cbits; 04-14-2014 at 09:28 AM. Reason: typo

04-17-2014, 04:53 AM	#14
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,681 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	One problem with cutting out unused components, to create yourself an editor only version. is that the editor is a fast moving target, so you would probably want to do it every week. Also there's no guarantee that a component that wasn't needed by the editor last week won't be needed next week, or that Kovid won't wheel in a few extra components the week after - eg dictionaries. If you want to control what executables users can and can't use then on Windows you would use the local group policy editor (LGPE) feature, there are settings for can and can't use. I assume OS/X and Lunix would have something similar. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 04-17-2014 at 05:02 AM.

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04-14-2014, 10:05 AM	#2
JLius Village idiot Posts: 157 Karma: 519566 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Belgium Device: sony PRS T-1	Yes, you can just run the editor as standalone (from your start screen).

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mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	Under Windows it would typically be: "C:\Program Files\Calibre2\ebook-edit.exe" But I think the whole program has to be installed to get the editor, since it relies on parts of the whole program.

04-15-2014, 03:56 AM	#5
cbits Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: High Peak UK Device: PCs, Nexus7,Android, Calibre (on Nas files!) PageTurner Reader +	Thank you for Good answers, even if not quite what I wanted.... Any chance of at some stage allowing a smaller "Calibre e-edit download as a split out??

04-15-2014, 05:20 AM	#6
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Probably not. I have heard of no intentions from Kovid about that. Than again, Calibre is still the best e-book library management application.

04-15-2014, 05:31 AM	#7
Perkin Guru Posts: 657 Karma: 64171 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kent, England, Sol 3, ZZ9 plural Z Alpha Device: Sony PRS-300, Kobo Aura HD, iPad (Marvin)	Only edit-book - I don't think so, and even if it were to happen the small version wouldn't be that much smaller anyway as it uses a lot of the same libs and resources etc. Just install calibre, but remove any shortcuts for the main executable, and add one (if needed) for the edit-book executable.

04-15-2014, 02:01 PM	#9
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	It would be highly duplicative, since he would have to update libs and changes in however many different programs.

04-16-2014, 12:07 AM	#10
Dopedangel Wizard Posts: 1,792 Karma: 30548723 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Device: Boyue	After installing calibre delete the calibre.exe file that way they wont be able to run calibre but edit book should work fine for as IIRC edit book does not need it to run

04-16-2014, 12:54 AM	#11
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,407 Karma: 78880114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Maybe use the portable version of calibre on Windows and pare it down?

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