Questions

Stevex · 01-15-2017, 12:17 PM

Hi I have some questions about sharing Calibre across PCs

As far as I can see there are three elements to this

1. Libraries. I have my Libraries in OneDrive amd this works fine
2. Prefernces. If I go Preferences - Misc - Open Directory, I can see that on Windows these are held in my Roaming Profile. Can this location be customised?
3. Plugins. These appear to be held in Plugins2 in Calibre directory. Is this location customisable? I assume, excuse my ignorance, Python plugins run in a Python runtime and are O/S agnostic?

It's wish to learn more about Calibre one day but right now it's the naive stuff sorry...

Thanks, Steve

theducks · 01-15-2017, 03:18 PM

Sharing is fraught with pitfalls

From the Calibre FAQ
https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#id43

Do spend time reading the FAQ sections.

you will find Command line Interface switches that do some of what you ask
*IMPLIED: USED WITH LOCAL DRIVES

Stevex · 01-15-2017, 06:48 PM

Thanks for the reply, but I couldnt find answers to my specific questions in the faq. Of course I have probably missed something, but can you point exactly to the requested information:
How do I customise the location of the Preferences folder
How do I customise the location of the Plugins folder
Thanks very much

PeterT · 01-15-2017, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stevex

Thanks for the reply, but I couldnt find answers to my specific questions in the faq. Of course I have probably missed something, but can you point exactly to the requested information:
How do I customise the location of the Preferences folder
How do I customise the location of the Plugins folder
Thanks very much

See https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/customize.html

theducks · 01-15-2017, 09:30 PM

Plugins (are now in a sub folder) are WITHIN the preferences folder, wherever it may be

Stevex · 01-16-2017, 02:25 AM

1. OK it is correct that the Plugins are withinthe Preferences directory - I had assumed that was for plugin customisation but no its the plugins themselves. This means that installed plugins on a pc will vary per user which is kind of weird? But ok.
2. I had already looked at the customize.html page of the manual before posting here. I don't see anything there on how to customise the location of the Preferences directory??? So I'm still lost on that???

Stevex · 01-16-2017, 02:30 AM

Ah sorry what I am calling Preferences directory is actually CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY
This was my blind spot.

Stevex · 01-16-2017, 02:41 AM

Ok i now also seem to have my preferences and plugins in OneDrive.
So I should have the identical Calibre on my PC in Frankfurt, my PC in London and my Laptop on wifi.
Mission accomplished! Very good!

01-15-2017, 12:17 PM	#1
Stevex Addict Posts: 225 Karma: 15318 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: Kobo Glo HD	Questions Hi I have some questions about sharing Calibre across PCs As far as I can see there are three elements to this 1. Libraries. I have my Libraries in OneDrive amd this works fine 2. Prefernces. If I go Preferences - Misc - Open Directory, I can see that on Windows these are held in my Roaming Profile. Can this location be customised? 3. Plugins. These appear to be held in Plugins2 in Calibre directory. Is this location customisable? I assume, excuse my ignorance, Python plugins run in a Python runtime and are O/S agnostic? It's wish to learn more about Calibre one day but right now it's the naive stuff sorry... Thanks, Steve

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01-15-2017, 03:18 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,043 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Sharing is fraught with pitfalls From the Calibre FAQ https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#id43 Do spend time reading the FAQ sections. you will find Command line Interface switches that do some of what you ask *IMPLIED: USED WITH LOCAL DRIVES

01-15-2017, 06:48 PM	#3
Stevex Addict Posts: 225 Karma: 15318 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: Kobo Glo HD	Thanks for the reply, but I couldnt find answers to my specific questions in the faq. Of course I have probably missed something, but can you point exactly to the requested information: How do I customise the location of the Preferences folder How do I customise the location of the Plugins folder Thanks very much

01-15-2017, 09:30 PM	#5
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,043 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Plugins (are now in a sub folder) are WITHIN the preferences folder, wherever it may be

01-16-2017, 02:25 AM	#6
Stevex Addict Posts: 225 Karma: 15318 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: Kobo Glo HD	1. OK it is correct that the Plugins are withinthe Preferences directory - I had assumed that was for plugin customisation but no its the plugins themselves. This means that installed plugins on a pc will vary per user which is kind of weird? But ok. 2. I had already looked at the customize.html page of the manual before posting here. I don't see anything there on how to customise the location of the Preferences directory??? So I'm still lost on that???

01-16-2017, 02:30 AM	#7
Stevex Addict Posts: 225 Karma: 15318 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: Kobo Glo HD	Ah sorry what I am calling Preferences directory is actually CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY This was my blind spot.

01-16-2017, 02:41 AM	#8
Stevex Addict Posts: 225 Karma: 15318 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: Kobo Glo HD	Ok i now also seem to have my preferences and plugins in OneDrive. So I should have the identical Calibre on my PC in Frankfurt, my PC in London and my Laptop on wifi. Mission accomplished! Very good!

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