Browse your calibre book collection from anywhere - Page 5

kovidgoyal · 01-06-2009, 06:28 PM

Harder to code, digest authentication just required 5 lines of code to implement

moggie · 01-06-2009, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

I wish there was a way to get browsers to just prompt for a key instead of a username and password, but...

Have you considered using certificates ?

http://tinyca.sm-zone.net/ I havn't played with it myself but I think I have read of people using it successfully.

kovidgoyal · 01-06-2009, 08:37 PM

How do certificates work for client authentication? I thought they were only for server authentication

pilotbob · 01-06-2009, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

How do certificates work for client authentication? I thought they were only for server authentication

No, you can have an X.509 client side certificate. The web page would request it and the certificate would be sent with the next request.

BOb

kovidgoyal · 01-06-2009, 08:52 PM

Since I dont know what a X.509 certificate is, it's safe to assume that expecting calibre's users to know is asking for too much.

pilotbob · 01-06-2009, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Since I dont know what a X.509 certificate is, it's safe to assume that expecting calibre's users to know is asking for too much.

Well, get a cert and installing it is pretty easy. I think they are free a thwate. But, that said, calibre would need some place to store valid certIDs and also have some method to connect them to a user id. And, I'm sure you don't want to get into all that work.

I think supporting OpenID might be alot easier. But, you still need some username storage/infrastructure to know what valid OpenID's you will accept. I assume that is what is wanted, to only let certain people have access as opposed to just knowing who the user is.

BOb

Nate the great · 01-07-2009, 05:23 PM

I would like to be able to sort by file format, as well as exclude formats from the list shown.

On a small screen, the calibre icon is too large, and the download link is too small. A download button would better than a link.

The cover preview is neat. Would it be possible to have a short text appear instead?

Is there any chance that we could upload books ?

P.S. I now have calibre running on my home server PC, as well as all my other PCs. I'm about to go uninstall Mobipocket Desktop.

kovidgoyal · 01-07-2009, 05:31 PM

The search field supports the same syntax as the search field in calibre. Which means you can search on formats, tags, whatever.

At some point I have to add upload, conversion, metadata editing support as well as creating a mobile version, but...

halljames · 01-15-2009, 10:20 AM

The web server bit doesn't seem to work with Internet Explorer 7, or at least it doesnt on my computer. Works fine with Firefox though.

Just comes up with a javascript error.

kovidgoyal · 01-15-2009, 12:26 PM

I know, since I dont develop on windows, supporting IE is a pain and I dont bother.

mtravellerh · 01-15-2009, 12:41 PM

IE IS a pain. Don't bother!

kovidgoyal · 01-15-2009, 03:15 PM

Actually turned out that all that was needed was to remove one comma

The content server now works fully with IE 8 and partially with IE 6 and 7

Nate the great · 01-15-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mtravellerh

IE IS a pain. Don't bother!

True, but for some devices there is no other option.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Actually turned out that all that was needed was to remove one comma

The content server now works fully with IE 8 and partially with IE 6 and 7

So will this be in 4.128? When is it coming out?

EDIT: The link was still up for .127, but I see from the change log that 128 comes out today.

Nate the great · 01-15-2009, 05:01 PM

Oh, good. It works for everything except Opera v8.02. Since that version is only still used by the Nokia 770, it's not important.

masteryoda2986 · 02-02-2009, 05:28 PM

I am trying to transfer books to stanza on my iphone using calibre. i can see the list of books in safari on my phone and on my computer when i look at the web server but when i look at the stanza catalog both on my phone and on my computer i can see the page but the book list comes up empty. does the stanza catalog work for anyone else?

01-07-2009, 05:23 PM	#67
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	suggestions I would like to be able to sort by file format, as well as exclude formats from the list shown. On a small screen, the calibre icon is too large, and the download link is too small. A download button would better than a link. The cover preview is neat. Would it be possible to have a short text appear instead? Is there any chance that we could upload books ? P.S. I now have calibre running on my home server PC, as well as all my other PCs. I'm about to go uninstall Mobipocket Desktop.

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01-06-2009, 06:28 PM	#61
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Harder to code, digest authentication just required 5 lines of code to implement

01-06-2009, 08:37 PM	#63
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	How do certificates work for client authentication? I thought they were only for server authentication

01-06-2009, 08:52 PM	#65
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Since I dont know what a X.509 certificate is, it's safe to assume that expecting calibre's users to know is asking for too much.

01-07-2009, 05:31 PM	#68
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The search field supports the same syntax as the search field in calibre. Which means you can search on formats, tags, whatever. At some point I have to add upload, conversion, metadata editing support as well as creating a mobile version, but...

01-15-2009, 10:20 AM	#69
halljames Zealot Posts: 116 Karma: 463 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Newcastle, UK Device: Apple iPad	The web server bit doesn't seem to work with Internet Explorer 7, or at least it doesnt on my computer. Works fine with Firefox though. Just comes up with a javascript error.

01-15-2009, 12:26 PM	#70
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I know, since I dont develop on windows, supporting IE is a pain and I dont bother.

01-15-2009, 12:41 PM	#71
mtravellerh book creator Posts: 9,657 Karma: 3856660 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Luxembourg Device: Kindle Scribe	IE IS a pain. Don't bother!

01-15-2009, 03:15 PM	#72
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Actually turned out that all that was needed was to remove one comma The content server now works fully with IE 8 and partially with IE 6 and 7

01-15-2009, 05:01 PM	#74
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Oh, good. It works for everything except Opera v8.02. Since that version is only still used by the Nokia 770, it's not important.

02-02-2009, 05:28 PM	#75
masteryoda2986 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: iphone	I am trying to transfer books to stanza on my iphone using calibre. i can see the list of books in safari on my phone and on my computer when i look at the web server but when i look at the stanza catalog both on my phone and on my computer i can see the page but the book list comes up empty. does the stanza catalog work for anyone else?