Frequently Asked Questions - Page 40

Sinnott · 01-05-2011, 01:57 PM

Thanks for the reply Manichean!

I know just enough about this stuff to be a danger to myself and others, so excuse me if I misunderstand some of your comments.

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Originally Posted by Manichean

The "Test server"- button calls the server on the loopback address instead of the external IP address of the computer. Can you reach it on the computer by typing the address as you typed it into the tablet?

On my desktop, yes. Both the ip address I obtained from the ipconfig command and the 'test server' ip address typed into a browser brings up my library on calibre.

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Can you reach it via browser on the tablet?

No. I tried reaching the library on another (wireless) computer on my home network and that didn't work either.

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Is the tablet in the same IP range as your computer is?

Yes, the tablet's IP address only differs in the last number in the set of four.

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If you have a combined router/AP, then sometimes the WLAN devices are not allowed to talk to the wired LAN devices, which I'm assuming your computer to be, for security reasons. Is this the case on your network?

Yes, that is the case. Is there any work around?

In case there isn't an easy fix, I hooked up my tablet to my computer via a USB cable as is suggested in the calibre faq. When I mount the tablet I don't see a "send to device" button on calibre on my desktop. Could I have configured calibre incorrectly?

Manichean · 01-05-2011, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sinnott

Yes, that is the case. Is there any work around?

In case there isn't an easy fix, I hooked up my tablet to my computer via a USB cable as is suggested in the calibre faq. When I mount the tablet I don't see a "send to device" button on calibre on my desktop. Could I have configured calibre incorrectly?

Your device is, as far as I can see in the FAQ, not supported directly by Calibre. Use the Save to disk- function.

As for the original server problem, if your router indeed blocks access to wired LAN devices from the WLAN, you need to refer to its documentation as to how you'd configure it to allow access.

Sinnott · 01-05-2011, 09:10 PM

Thanks for the help. I'll just save to disc as you suggested.

chaley · 01-06-2011, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sinnott

Yes, that is the case. Is there any work around?

In case there isn't an easy fix, I hooked up my tablet to my computer via a USB cable as is suggested in the calibre faq. When I mount the tablet I don't see a "send to device" button on calibre on my desktop. Could I have configured calibre incorrectly?

In addition to save-to-disk, you can use connect to folder (available by clicking the connect/share button). Connect to folder permits you to use any folder visible from your computer as a device. Plug in your device and 'connect' to an appropriate folder in its memory, and voila, the on-device flags will work and you can use send-to-device.

dayna123 · 01-06-2011, 04:18 AM

hi, well i am really new to calibre and i was just wondering if someone could give me an EASY TO UNDERSTAND step by step to create a table of contents for a book. the book is in pdf format originally, and it is converting to mobi (for my kindle)
i just really need some help for how to create a toc, because it never ever works for me- after hours of reading posts and forums regarding it
thanks!!!

Manichean · 01-06-2011, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dayna123

hi, well i am really new to calibre and i was just wondering if someone could give me an EASY TO UNDERSTAND step by step to create a table of contents for a book. the book is in pdf format originally, and it is converting to mobi (for my kindle)
i just really need some help for how to create a toc, because it never ever works for me- after hours of reading posts and forums regarding it
thanks!!!

Try the user manual.

Nyssa · 01-07-2011, 07:50 PM

Is there a way to only download tags when downloading metadata?

Edit: I found another solution (but am unable to delete this post).

jangell2 · 01-08-2011, 09:03 PM

I suspect the answer to this question is no, but I'll ask anyway. I know that I can get Calibre to put the metadata at the front of a book during conversion, a non-DRM book. Can I take an Amazon book I have purchased and put it thru the conversion in order to get the metadata in front of the book?

So far, it appears for any Amazon purchased book, if I want to in effect, read the cover blurbs and descriptions, I have to go online. If the metadata is there, I don't.

I am not asking to break the DRM, just to convert from Amazon format to Amazon format to put in the metadata.

kovidgoyal · 01-08-2011, 09:10 PM

DRM prevents conversion, if you want to convert, you have to remove the DRM.

RandySpurlock · 01-09-2011, 11:48 PM

I'm trying to remove all the tags from my ebook files. I can remove the tags from the database in Calibre but it doesn't actually remove the tags from the files, i.e. I still see the tags if I view information in the ebook viewer. Also if I save the file to disk and re-add it back to Calibre I get the tags back. Is there any way to remove the tags from the ebook files themselves?

kovidgoyal · 01-10-2011, 12:14 AM

I'm afraid not, when tags are updated in ebook files a merge, not an overwrite is performed.

RandySpurlock · 01-10-2011, 12:22 AM

Is that in part of the Calibre code, i.e. something that can be changed, or embedded in some library code somewhere?

kovidgoyal · 01-10-2011, 01:07 AM

it's calibre code

JayCook · 01-10-2011, 07:52 PM

In Calibre, I converted pdf or epub to txt. On ebw1150, all looks good except for:

apostrophes are replaced with ?? Is there a simple code to input in the Options, 'character encoding' to fix this? I know Calibre does not directly support .imp output, but it works very nicely converting to .txt > then use ebookwise servers to download.

Calibre is one of the best conversion programs I have seen. Very nice!

Jay

kovidgoyal · 01-10-2011, 09:30 PM

what you're looking for is output encoding not input encoding. set the output encoding to cp1252 in the txt output options

01-07-2011, 07:50 PM	#592
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	Is there a way to only download tags when downloading metadata? Edit: I found another solution (but am unable to delete this post). Last edited by Nyssa; 01-07-2011 at 08:34 PM.

01-10-2011, 07:52 PM	#599
JayCook Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Ebookwise 1150	Encoding input? In Calibre, I converted pdf or epub to txt. On ebw1150, all looks good except for: apostrophes are replaced with ?? Is there a simple code to input in the Options, 'character encoding' to fix this? I know Calibre does not directly support .imp output, but it works very nicely converting to .txt > then use ebookwise servers to download. Calibre is one of the best conversion programs I have seen. Very nice! Jay

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01-05-2011, 09:10 PM	#588
Sinnott Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Archos Android Tablet	Thanks for the help. I'll just save to disc as you suggested.

01-06-2011, 04:18 AM	#590
dayna123 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle 3	hi, well i am really new to calibre and i was just wondering if someone could give me an EASY TO UNDERSTAND step by step to create a table of contents for a book. the book is in pdf format originally, and it is converting to mobi (for my kindle) i just really need some help for how to create a toc, because it never ever works for me- after hours of reading posts and forums regarding it thanks!!!

01-08-2011, 09:03 PM	#593
jangell2 Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 1618384 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	I suspect the answer to this question is no, but I'll ask anyway. I know that I can get Calibre to put the metadata at the front of a book during conversion, a non-DRM book. Can I take an Amazon book I have purchased and put it thru the conversion in order to get the metadata in front of the book? So far, it appears for any Amazon purchased book, if I want to in effect, read the cover blurbs and descriptions, I have to go online. If the metadata is there, I don't. I am not asking to break the DRM, just to convert from Amazon format to Amazon format to put in the metadata.

01-08-2011, 09:10 PM	#594
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,389 Karma: 27756918 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	DRM prevents conversion, if you want to convert, you have to remove the DRM.

01-09-2011, 11:48 PM	#595
RandySpurlock Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle	I'm trying to remove all the tags from my ebook files. I can remove the tags from the database in Calibre but it doesn't actually remove the tags from the files, i.e. I still see the tags if I view information in the ebook viewer. Also if I save the file to disk and re-add it back to Calibre I get the tags back. Is there any way to remove the tags from the ebook files themselves?

01-10-2011, 12:14 AM	#596
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,389 Karma: 27756918 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I'm afraid not, when tags are updated in ebook files a merge, not an overwrite is performed.

01-10-2011, 12:22 AM	#597
RandySpurlock Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle	Is that in part of the Calibre code, i.e. something that can be changed, or embedded in some library code somewhere?

01-10-2011, 01:07 AM	#598
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,389 Karma: 27756918 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	it's calibre code

01-10-2011, 09:30 PM	#600
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,389 Karma: 27756918 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	what you're looking for is output encoding not input encoding. set the output encoding to cp1252 in the txt output options