[Android] Wish List

[kaufman]

Originally Posted by chaley

I have modified calibre so that the content server can fetch the template used by the wireless device. That change will be in the next release of calibre. I have also changed CC to use that feature, as shown in the attachment. I am not sure when I will release this change.

Is this filename guaranteed to be unique? What happens when two books have the same title? Is it the user's responsibility to enforce uniqueness?

(this is an academic question, not something I am actually concerned about.)

[chaley]

Originally Posted by kaufman

Is this filename guaranteed to be unique? What happens when two books have the same title? Is it the user's responsibility to enforce uniqueness?

(this is an academic question, not something I am actually concerned about.)

Same filename == same book. And yes, it is the user's responsibility to ensure uniqueness. However, the default template is "{title} - {author} ({id})". This is guaranteed to be unique in a single library because ids are never reused. It is not guaranteed to be unique across libraries, but the chances of all three being the same are minuscule.

It is very possible for a user the change the template to something that collides more often. We have seen cases where someone changed the template to a constant xxxxx (or something) and then wondered why s/he could only put one book on the device.

It is worth noting that the change to use the template requires that the content server have access to the user's gui configuration. That is where the template is stored. If you run a content server on a different machine or with a different default config, you are probably not going to be happy if you changed the wireless device's template. The UUID option avoids these problems.

[gsparks2]

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I wish CC had a search for duplicates on device function.
My scenario: Loaded via wireless connection large book library. Later, when not connected I went into Calibre and found some duplicates, about a hundred or so. I deleted them in Calibre. Next sync with device, CC and Calibre matched metadata to the duplicates on device. Now Calibre sees three copies of some books on device. CC has them.

I wish I could search in CC and find the duplicates and delete them from the device. The duplicates had exact match of titles and authors.

[chaley]

Originally Posted by gsparks2

I wish CC had a search for duplicates on device function.
My scenario: Loaded via wireless connection large book library. Later, when not connected I went into Calibre and found some duplicates, about a hundred or so. I deleted them in Calibre. Next sync with device, CC and Calibre matched metadata to the duplicates on device. Now Calibre sees three copies of some books on device. CC has them.

I wish I could search in CC and find the duplicates and delete them from the device. The duplicates had exact match of titles and authors.

Given that calibre has this function and with it you can choose which copies in CC's library to delete, I don't see a compelling reason to duplicate the function in CC.

[gsparks2]

Originally Posted by chaley

Given that calibre has this function and with it you can choose which copies in CC's library to delete, I don't see a compelling reason to duplicate the function in CC.

Thank you for your response!

I detected the duplicates in Calibre and deleted them from Calibre but they exist on the device as detected by Calibre.

Can I make Calibre delete the copies on the device? In Calibre I see a book and in the On Device column I see next to the green check mark in parentheses either (two books) or (three books) for the ones with duplicates. In Calibre, when I select the book, use the context menu, I see Remove Books options. The only option for removing from device removes all of the copies of a book, not just the duplicates.

Options as I see them are:

1) Delete the entire library off of the device and reload it.
2) Go through each book on the device and manually identify duplicates and delete them.
3) Since my library is on the SD card on the device, I can place the SD card on the PC SD Card Reader and use a PC duplicate finder to find them and delete them.

Do you have an opinion on which of these would be easiest to accomplish?

Thank you for all of your work.

[gsparks2]

Originally Posted by gsparks2

Thank you for your response!

I detected the duplicates in Calibre and deleted them from Calibre but they exist on the device as detected by Calibre.

Can I make Calibre delete the copies on the device? In Calibre I see a book and in the On Device column I see next to the green check mark in parentheses either (two books) or (three books) for the ones with duplicates. In Calibre, when I select the book, use the context menu, I see Remove Books options. The only option for removing from device removes all of the copies of a book, not just the duplicates.

Options as I see them are:

1) Delete the entire library off of the device and reload it.
2) Go through each book on the device and manually identify duplicates and delete them.
3) Since my library is on the SD card on the device, I can place the SD card on the PC SD Card Reader and use a PC duplicate finder to find them and delete them.

Do you have an opinion on which of these would be easiest to accomplish?

Thank you for all of your work.

Woops!
Option 4:

Connect device wirelessly. Select in Calibre those books with duplicates on device. Remove individual duplicates of books from device.

I withdraw my wish!

[chaley]

Originally Posted by gsparks2

Can I make Calibre delete the copies on the device? In Calibre I see a book and in the On Device column I see next to the green check mark in parentheses either (two books) or (three books) for the ones with duplicates. In Calibre, when I select the book, use the context menu, I see Remove Books options. The only option for removing from device removes all of the copies of a book, not just the duplicates.

For me, when I choose "remove matching books from device" on a book I get a dialog asking me which matching book to remove. Uncheck the book(s) you want to keep. See attached screenshot. You don't see that dialog? What version of calibre are you running, on what O/S?

[gsparks2]

Originally Posted by chaley

For me, when I choose "remove matching books from device" on a book I get a dialog asking me which matching book to remove. Uncheck the book(s) you want to keep. See attached screenshot. You don't see that dialog? What version of calibre are you running, on what O/S?

Yes! I have that dialog and it worked fine. Thanks for your patience. I am learning.

[kaufman]

I was just glancing through the CC reviews on Google play and someone has requested the ability to group by language.

[chaley]

Originally Posted by kaufman

I was just glancing through the CC reviews on Google play and someone has requested the ability to group by language.

Yea, I saw that. It is easy to do. However, the person is explicitly holding a star hostage to us adding the feature. That offends me (I know this is petty, but I can't help it), so it won't be in the next release.

[kaufman]

I can understand how you feel, but perhaps she isn't holding the star hostage so much as saying that without the feature it's only a 4 star app for her.

I recently found a game I like that keeps doing a loud beep every few moves. I love the game, but have to play with the volume turned down because the beeping is so annoying. This keeps me from listening to a. Book or music while I play. I left a similar 4 star review saying that I liked the games, but this issue kept me from rating it higher. I wasn't holding the star hostage, so much as saying without the feature I didn't like the app as much.

Now, having said that, anyone who doesn't give calibre companion 5 stars is an idiot, so I say, make her suffer.

[NSILMike]

I've just read the CC and the cloud discussion. I have a wish list item that I suspect at least of few of us would value highly. I travel frequently, which is what got me to my original Kindle and thence to Calibre. (Too many physical books to carry traveling initially, and then the news capability of Calibre!)
When at home, it's easy to run Calibre daily, then sync via CC to my Nexus 7 (replaces my Kindle.) When traveling...? Not so much...
I can leave my laptop running at home, or ask my wife to start it daily. I can set up a windows task to run Calibre. What I can't do is sync my tablet using CC remotely. Unfortunately, IT policies prevent me from installing Calibre on my work laptop, etc.
So, a remote CC sync capability would be fantastic!

[kaufman]

Originally Posted by NSILMike

So, a remote CC sync capability would be fantastic!

Mike,

This is currently being discussed here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=244379

Please feel free to join in.

[NSILMike]

Originally Posted by kaufman

Mike,

This is currently being discussed here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=244379

Please feel free to join in.

Thanks! I will!
edit: I haven't read the entire thread... can you point me to the relevant post?
edit 2: I see now. Did not realize Calibre Cloud is an existing app. I read "CC" as Calibre Companion...

[chaley]

Originally Posted by NSILMike

I've just read the CC and the cloud discussion. I have a wish list item that I suspect at least of few of us would value highly. I travel frequently, which is what got me to my original Kindle and thence to Calibre. (Too many physical books to carry traveling initially, and then the news capability of Calibre!)
When at home, it's easy to run Calibre daily, then sync via CC to my Nexus 7 (replaces my Kindle.) When traveling...? Not so much...
I can leave my laptop running at home, or ask my wife to start it daily. I can set up a windows task to run Calibre. What I can't do is sync my tablet using CC remotely. Unfortunately, IT policies prevent me from installing Calibre on my work laptop, etc.
So, a remote CC sync capability would be fantastic!

Originally Posted by kaufman

Mike,

This is currently being discussed here:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=244379

Please feel free to join in.

Originally Posted by NSILMike

Thanks! I will!
edit: I haven't read the entire thread... can you point me to the relevant post?
edit 2: I see now. Did not realize Calibre Cloud is an existing app. I read "CC" as Calibre Companion...

I confess to a bit of confusion.

The first post from NSILMike talks about "remote sync". I interpreted that as being a desire to connect as a wireless device to an instance of calibre running remotely. The remaining two posts move away from this notion of connecting remotely toward downloading from the cloud, which is a very different thing.

@NSILMike: what is your goal? Do you want to get access to the books in your calibre library from somewhere other than your home network? Or to connect as a wireless device to sync metadata and ...? Or to do something else?

BTW: in all my posts I use CC to mean Calibre Companion. I never use it to mean Calibre Cloud.