08-14-2012, 11:20 AM | #31 |
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OS: ICS Reader: Moon+ Desktop: 27" iMac running Mt. Lion Calibre: 0.8.64 I was able to connect multiple times and send books in just testing the app. I was then able to import them into moon and everything looked good. After testing with a few books I started sending a large number and managed to transfer around 176 books and then Calibre Companion force closed and will not re-open. When I try to open it again I get the message that it force closed and either hit ok or send report. I did send the report with system data so you should have a good view of what is going on, however after repeated attempts the app will not re-open. I have not uninstalled and re-installed yet to see if that fixes things. I thought I would post the report here first to see if you had any additional suggestions. Overall, I like where you're taking this. I prefer to use my reader for sorting, etc. so I'm importing into Moon+, but that is all working fine. I'm looking forward to further enhancements, but so far very good despite my issue. Issue resolved with latest release. Thanks again. Last edited by Mr. Goodbar; 08-14-2012 at 03:48 PM. |
08-14-2012, 01:11 PM | #32 | |
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Using Calibre Companion with Mantano Lite and MoonReader+
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Most importantly, both readers leave the actual files where they are on your device (e.g., in the folder Companion_Calibre), so you can keep all your book files (thank you Calibre Companion) in one place. Both Mantano and MoonReader include the book path as part of the book details. I did notice that while Calibre Companion appears to launch MantanoLite when you select it in the "Choose Reader" dialog, MoonReader+ seems to open within Calibre Companion, rather than as a separate running app. I have been tearing my hair out trying to get a bunch of books onto my device and into my reader, with metadata, without doing them one at a time with a thousand taps. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Love the app!! |
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08-14-2012, 10:11 PM | #33 | |
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I also have a suggestion. Your app is the only one I've ever found to allow the sorting of books by series. What would be nice is if, when in that sorting mode, the app would just list the series, rather than still displaying each individual book. Then when you click on the series name, it shows you the books in that series. Think of it like the album view on an MP3 player, where you scroll through the list of albums and only when you click on one do you see individual songs. |
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08-14-2012, 10:24 PM | #34 | |
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08-14-2012, 11:20 PM | #35 | |
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Although it doesn't seem to retrain that setting when the app restarts. If I group by series and then either close the app by swiping it out of the recent apps list in jellybean (which, as far as I'm aware, closes down the app normally rather than force closes it) or rebooting the device, the books are no longer grouped when I open the app again. Last edited by Xyo; 08-14-2012 at 11:24 PM. |
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08-15-2012, 07:37 AM | #36 |
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Has this been tested with a Sony PRS-T1 yet? Also, is it possible to get the apk somehow instead of installing via the Google Play? I've rooted my PRS-T1 so I can install apk's directly, but haven't jumped through the hoops yet to install/enable Google Play on the T1. Cheers, Simon. |
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08-15-2012, 10:40 AM | #38 | |
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08-15-2012, 04:14 PM | #39 | |
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08-15-2012, 04:38 PM | #40 |
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08-15-2012, 05:56 PM | #41 |
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Yes. Dwanthy was asking for a specific kind of sort - author by series (or series within author). My response pointed out that it would need to be author by series by title so that books with no series are in a reasonable order.
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08-15-2012, 06:38 PM | #42 | |
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08-17-2012, 12:44 AM | #43 | |
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I know that's more work programming-wise, but I think it would satisfy everyone. Personally, I would turn it on as I do want it to remember my last used sort. I tend to sort it once and prefer that it stay that way, but I know not everyone does. |
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08-17-2012, 05:03 AM | #44 |
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Some initial reactions, and they may be peculiar to me since I have my Calibre Library in the cloud (longer response times). After connecting, nothing happens. This seems counter intuitive. Perhaps a message telling the user it is time to send some books from Calibre to the device? I read part of the FAQ and noticed the problem with Kindle. In a future update it would be nice to set up separate receiving folders for ePub and Mobi/AZW so I can separate books depending on what eReader software I want to use. If the phone goes to sleep I can't reestablish my connection to Calibre. The wireles connection from the server side is still on, but the client in the device can't find it. I'm forced to go to Calibre, disconnect and restart the connection. ------------ Now, this is perhaps a bit unfair, but this is what I thought I'd be able to do. Since my library is in the cloud, I wan't to be able to access it at any time, no matter what device I'm on. I assumed Calibre Companion would do that for me and I would stil be able to find the books I want. I'm using Box and I can off course get to my library through the Box client for Android, but since file names aren't always intuitive I'm not always able to find what I'm looking for. This isn't really a complaint, more a confession of my own impatience in reading explanations and pre-maturely jumping to optimistic conclusions. |
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