Default send to device action for two devices?

LucyOne · 05-13-2014, 01:40 PM

I have two devices, one with an SD card and one without. Is it possible to set the default send to device action differently for each device? So when I connect the device with the card the default action should be "Send to storage card A" and when I connect the other it should be "Send to main storage".

theducks · 05-13-2014, 02:21 PM

I have been wanting this. Seems logical now that many users have/use many different devices.

The Template is save by device

IMHO this probably should be stored with (and be part of?) the device driver settings (by calibre ID? for cases of multiples of the same model)

Connect to folder is always Main
Save to Disk is a Path
Connect to device is by device:
For CC it is always Main
For a K4NT it can only be Main
Hanlin V5 (AstakPP) either

kovidgoyal · 05-13-2014, 10:07 PM

The problem is that many usb devices do not have unique identifiers, so it is not possible in general to ribustly distinguish between them. So while one could use a kludge like using the driver plugin as a proxy or putting a device id into the driveinfo.calibre file, these kinds of solutions are fragile and rather confusing.

theducks · 05-13-2014, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

The problem is that many usb devices do not have unique identifiers, so it is not possible in general to ribustly distinguish between them. So while one could use a kludge like using the driver plugin as a proxy or putting a device id into the driveinfo.calibre file, these kinds of solutions are fragile and rather confusing.

I can see it being slightly fragile.
I can also see that the current (method) setting would be used (unless it fell into the STD or CTF group) as a default until detected and set, Similar to the way device {Templates} work

LucyOne · 05-14-2014, 03:25 AM

Would it maybe be possible to implement a rule like "if there is no storage card, send to main storage"?

05-13-2014, 01:40 PM	#1
LucyOne Librocubicularist Posts: 617 Karma: 11908623 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Germany Device: PocketBook InkPad 3 & Touch HD 3, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Paperwhite 5	Default send to device action for two devices? I have two devices, one with an SD card and one without. Is it possible to set the default send to device action differently for each device? So when I connect the device with the card the default action should be "Send to storage card A" and when I connect the other it should be "Send to main storage".

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05-13-2014, 02:21 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,891 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I have been wanting this. Seems logical now that many users have/use many different devices. The Template is save by device IMHO this probably should be stored with (and be part of?) the device driver settings (by calibre ID? for cases of multiples of the same model) Connect to folder is always Main Save to Disk is a Path Connect to device is by device: For CC it is always Main For a K4NT it can only be Main Hanlin V5 (AstakPP) either

05-13-2014, 10:07 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,170 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The problem is that many usb devices do not have unique identifiers, so it is not possible in general to ribustly distinguish between them. So while one could use a kludge like using the driver plugin as a proxy or putting a device id into the driveinfo.calibre file, these kinds of solutions are fragile and rather confusing.

05-14-2014, 03:25 AM	#5
LucyOne Librocubicularist Posts: 617 Karma: 11908623 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Germany Device: PocketBook InkPad 3 & Touch HD 3, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Paperwhite 5	Would it maybe be possible to implement a rule like "if there is no storage card, send to main storage"?

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