Chip-in to add PRS 700 support to calibre

kovidgoyal · 11-03-2008, 09:37 PM

In order to add support fot the PRS 700 to calibre, I'm going to need one. So if you need this feature, chipin to get me a PRS 700:

prs700-support-for-calibre

lovebeta · 11-03-2008, 11:26 PM

Oops, just donated last night. Had I known it, I would've waited for this drive.

However I don't plan to get a PRS700. The economy is crunching and I have to refrain from new gizmos.

astrodad · 11-05-2008, 12:38 PM

Done.

ddavtian · 11-05-2008, 04:11 PM

Added my small contribution.

Mitchll · 11-06-2008, 06:33 AM

A chip from me. Thanks

mobelby · 11-06-2008, 04:29 PM

Added a few Aussie dollars

kovidgoyal · 11-06-2008, 04:35 PM

We seem to be going great guns, thank you all. At this rate calibre should get PRS700 support by December

JSWolf · 11-06-2008, 10:47 PM

Of course, for all we know, support for the 700 is the same as it is for the 505.

pilotbob · 11-06-2008, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Of course, for all we know, support for the 700 is the same as it is for the 505.

Agreed. Perhaps someone will plug in the 700, and calibre will work perfectly with it. Not that I begrudge Kovid a new device bought by donation. I thank Kovid for calibre and also all whom have donate to the furthering of this great software.

If we buy you a Kindle will you add support for that too?

BOb

kovidgoyal · 11-07-2008, 01:50 AM

There wont be plug and play, at the very least I have to add the USB device id for the 700 to calibre. The point is I'm reluctant to add support to calibre for a device I don't posses, because then in case of problems, debugging becomes a night mare.

As for the Kindle, adding support for the device itself is easy and I'd be happy to do that if I had a Kindle (in fact calibre already has a driver for the Kindle written by a user a while ago). The preoblem is adding mobi output support to calibre. That is quite a chore.

pilotbob · 11-07-2008, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

As for the Kindle, adding support for the device itself is easy and I'd be happy to do that if I had a Kindle (in fact calibre already has a driver for the Kindle written by a user a while ago). The preoblem is adding mobi output support to calibre. That is quite a chore.

Can you not leverage the mobiperl stuff to do this? Perhaps someone has the chops to convert the perl stuff to python. But, just including the perl stuff and using it should be pretty simple. Or not?

BOb

kovidgoyal · 11-07-2008, 02:27 PM

Nah, I'm not embedding a perl interpreter into calibre, if someone ports it to python, I'll be happy to include it in calibre

pilotbob · 11-07-2008, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Nah, I'm not embedding a perl interpreter into calibre, if someone ports it to python, I'll be happy to include it in calibre

For Windows you can use the .exe versions that are already good to go. On Mac/Lunux aren't you expecting Python to be already there... or is python embedded in the app somehow?

Or, just tell the users if they drop the perl scripts into the folder those features light up. That's what open source is all about, leveraging other open source protects.

BOb

kovidgoyal · 11-07-2008, 05:27 PM

calibre embeds a python interpreter. And it uses code from over 20 different open source projects

But embedding another interpreter is too much overhead.

pilotbob · 11-07-2008, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

calibre embeds a python interpreter. And it uses code from over 20 different open source projects

But embedding another interpreter is too much overhead.

Agreed which is why I say don't embedded it. Just require it as a dependency for certain features. If you do a Linux package you can just make the perl and python interpreters dependencies. I use aptitude for everything on my debian server and it installs all the dependencies nice and neat.

BOb

11-03-2008, 09:37 PM	#1
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,163 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Chip-in to add PRS 700 support to calibre In order to add support fot the PRS 700 to calibre, I'm going to need one. So if you need this feature, chipin to get me a PRS 700: prs700-support-for-calibre

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lovebeta Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 406 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle 2, Amazon Kindle, Sony PRS-505	Oops, just donated last night. Had I known it, I would've waited for this drive. However I don't plan to get a PRS700. The economy is crunching and I have to refrain from new gizmos.

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astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	Done.

11-05-2008, 04:11 PM	#4
ddavtian Addict Posts: 274 Karma: 332 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Francisco, USA Device: Sage, Elipsa, Oasis, Galaxy Tab 8U, S22U	Added my small contribution.

11-06-2008, 06:33 AM	#5
Mitchll Cave Dweller Posts: 220 Karma: 1986 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Ipad Sony reader prs-505 prs-900	A chip from me. Thanks

11-06-2008, 04:29 PM	#6
mobelby Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 224 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: eeepc 901	Added a few Aussie dollars

11-06-2008, 04:35 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,163 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	We seem to be going great guns, thank you all. At this rate calibre should get PRS700 support by December

11-06-2008, 10:47 PM	#8
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,000 Karma: 144284074 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Of course, for all we know, support for the 700 is the same as it is for the 505.

11-07-2008, 01:50 AM	#10
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,163 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There wont be plug and play, at the very least I have to add the USB device id for the 700 to calibre. The point is I'm reluctant to add support to calibre for a device I don't posses, because then in case of problems, debugging becomes a night mare. As for the Kindle, adding support for the device itself is easy and I'd be happy to do that if I had a Kindle (in fact calibre already has a driver for the Kindle written by a user a while ago). The preoblem is adding mobi output support to calibre. That is quite a chore.

11-07-2008, 02:27 PM	#12
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,163 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Nah, I'm not embedding a perl interpreter into calibre, if someone ports it to python, I'll be happy to include it in calibre

11-07-2008, 05:27 PM	#14
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,163 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibre embeds a python interpreter. And it uses code from over 20 different open source projects But embedding another interpreter is too much overhead.

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