Creating Catalogs (Archived) - Page 19

moonka · 06-02-2010, 02:36 PM

That makes sense. I'll try putting it on my kindle when I get back to my home computer tonight and see what happens. Thanks for the help!

moonka · 06-02-2010, 11:42 PM

That was it! The guide shows up beautifully on my Kindle1! Thanks!

Edit: TOC doesn't seem to be working. Is this because I'm using a Kindle 1? It doesn't work with a smaller set of books as well, both with and without genre tags and comment tags.

Spoiler:

GRiker · 06-03-2010, 01:51 PM

@moonka:
As noted in the first post in this thread, the catalog does not display properly on the K1. Sorry ...

G

lisa.m · 06-07-2010, 04:21 PM

GRiker, I have been avidly using the catalog feature since you've created it. It is just fantastic to have all of my book descriptions available to me. Will you be adding the custom metadata info to catalog creation in the near future? I'm using the yes/no column to mark books read. I'd like to be able to do away with the "+" mark that I am currently using. However, if there is no way to restrict books from being included in the catalog via custom metadata then I will continue to use the "+" mark.

Did that make any sense?

GRiker · 06-07-2010, 04:27 PM

lisa.m: That's certainly possible after the iPad driver is feature-complete. Please create an enhancement request with the specifics of how you'd like to see it implemented.

Thanks for the kind words.

G

theducks · 06-07-2010, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lisa.m

GRiker, I have been avidly using the catalog feature since you've created it. It is just fantastic to have all of my book descriptions available to me. Will you be adding the custom metadata info to catalog creation in the near future? I'm using the yes/no column to mark books read. I'd like to be able to do away with the "+" mark that I am currently using. However, if there is no way to restrict books from being included in the catalog via custom metadata then I will continue to use the "+" mark.

Did that make any sense?

If yo have a custom column.
Create a search filter on your column to show only what you want in the Catalog
Select all (clicking the tint box above the Row numbers does this)
Make a Catalog.
Only the selected appears within.

lisa.m · 06-07-2010, 04:37 PM

You're welcome.

I'm not sure exactly what I want...lol but I will open a ticket, mainly for the yes/no read/not read feature.

That darn iPad....taking up everyone's attention....grumble grumble....

lisa.m · 06-07-2010, 04:39 PM

Thank you theducks, that is a great idea.

I guess I can leave GRiker alone for now to play with his iPad.....

nooked · 06-09-2010, 02:37 AM

I'll admit that I have not read the entirety of this long thread, so I apologize if this has been addressed already...

With the 0.6.xx versions of calibredb, I was using the following command line in a .bat file:

Code:

calibredb.exe list --output-format=stanza --prefix=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/XXXXXX/XXXXX --library-path="%BASEDIR%"

where %BASEDIR% was a path to a Dropbox folder containing my Calibre library. This would generate a "stanza.xml" file that my nook used (via Trook) to access my Calibre library from anywhere I could get Internet access. The new "catalog" command does not appear to support the stanza format or using a prefix, and the "list" command no longer works because it stopped supporting the "output-format=" option. Am I missing something? If so, please share. If not, I hope Kovid will consider re-adding that functionality. Otherwise, I am going to have to go back to 0.6.xx. Thanks for the great program either way!

itimpi · 06-09-2010, 03:34 AM

You could always try using the calibre2opds software as a way of generating the catalog for use with your Nook? It has features targetted at support for Nook and using files hosted on DropBox.

kovidgoyal · 06-09-2010, 11:35 AM

Use calibre2opds for this functionality. I am only going to maintain opds code in one place (i.e. in the calibre content server).

nooked · 06-09-2010, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itimpi

You could always try using the calibre2opds software as a way of generating the catalog for use with your Nook? It has features targetted at support for Nook and using files hosted on DropBox.

I am using it, but I do not like it very much. It generates hundreds of files, all of which have to be synced when they are in my Dropbox. The old calibredb method created one small XML file. Much cleaner for my purposes.

alexxx · 06-11-2010, 08:31 AM

I asked before about it & someone told me it was in the todo list, sorry if I ask again... just checking for news!

what about the facility to create a catalog of only the books present on the device?

thank you for the great work!

alessandro

GRiker · 06-11-2010, 09:09 AM

@alexxx: Still on the to-do list, I need to complete iPad support before getting to it.

G

alexxx · 06-11-2010, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRiker

@alexxx: Still on the to-do list, I need to complete iPad support before getting to it.

G

thanks for the info... damn Jobs & his fancy gadgets

alessandro

06-02-2010, 11:42 PM	#272
moonka Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle	That was it! The guide shows up beautifully on my Kindle1! Thanks! Edit: TOC doesn't seem to be working. Is this because I'm using a Kindle 1? It doesn't work with a smaller set of books as well, both with and without genre tags and comment tags. Spoiler: Generate catalog Catalog_EPUB_MOBI(): Generating mobi for kindle in GUI environment book count: 552 Sections: Descriptions, Authors, Titles, Genres opts: authorClip: 60 catalog_title: My Books connected_kindle: False descriptionClip: 100 exclude_genre: \[[\w]\] exclude_tags: Catalog note_tag: numbers_as_text: False read_tag: + search_text: None sort_by: None sort_descriptions_by_author: True sync: True Begin catalog source generation Warning: multiple entries for Author 'Arthur C. Clarke' with differing Author Sort metadata: 'Clarke, arthur charles' != 'Clarke, arthur c.' 2 genre tags in database (excluding genres matching \[[\w]\]): Amzn, Sequel Genre summary: 2 active genre tags used in generating catalog with 552 titles Amzn: 116 titles Sequel: 119 titles Completed catalog source generation InputFormatPlugin: HTML Input running on c:\users\moonka\appdata\local\temp\calibre_0.6.55_ k7ieeh_epub_mobi_catalog\Catalog.opf Parsing all content... Merging user specified metadata... Detecting structure... Flattening CSS and remapping font sizes... Source base font size is 12.00000pt Cleaning up manifest... Trimming unused files from manifest... Creating MOBI Output... Applying case-transforming CSS... Rasterizing SVG images... Converting XHTML to Mobipocket markup... Serializing markup content... Compressing markup content... MOBI periodical specified, evaluating TOC for periodical conformance ... TOC structure conforms Generating structured CTOC ... CNCX utilization: 2 records, last record 26% full Indexing navPoints ... Generating INDX ... Serializing images... MOBI output written to c:\users\moonka\appdata\local\temp\calibre_0.6.55_ 9jycbp_catalog_out.mobi Last edited by moonka; 06-03-2010 at 12:22 AM.*

06-09-2010, 02:37 AM	#279
nooked Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: nook	I'll admit that I have not read the entirety of this long thread, so I apologize if this has been addressed already... With the 0.6.xx versions of calibredb, I was using the following command line in a .bat file: Code: calibredb.exe list --output-format=stanza --prefix=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/XXXXXX/XXXXX --library-path="%BASEDIR%" where %BASEDIR% was a path to a Dropbox folder containing my Calibre library. This would generate a "stanza.xml" file that my nook used (via Trook) to access my Calibre library from anywhere I could get Internet access. The new "catalog" command does not appear to support the stanza format or using a prefix, and the "list" command no longer works because it stopped supporting the "output-format=" option. Am I missing something? If so, please share. If not, I hope Kovid will consider re-adding that functionality. Otherwise, I am going to have to go back to 0.6.xx. Thanks for the great program either way! Last edited by nooked; 06-09-2010 at 02:39 AM.

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06-02-2010, 02:36 PM	#271
moonka Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle	That makes sense. I'll try putting it on my kindle when I get back to my home computer tonight and see what happens. Thanks for the help!

06-03-2010, 01:51 PM	#273
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	@moonka: As noted in the first post in this thread, the catalog does not display properly on the K1. Sorry ... G

06-07-2010, 04:21 PM	#274
lisa.m Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 2248 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle	GRiker, I have been avidly using the catalog feature since you've created it. It is just fantastic to have all of my book descriptions available to me. Will you be adding the custom metadata info to catalog creation in the near future? I'm using the yes/no column to mark books read. I'd like to be able to do away with the "+" mark that I am currently using. However, if there is no way to restrict books from being included in the catalog via custom metadata then I will continue to use the "+" mark. Did that make any sense?

06-07-2010, 04:27 PM	#275
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	lisa.m: That's certainly possible after the iPad driver is feature-complete. Please create an enhancement request with the specifics of how you'd like to see it implemented. Thanks for the kind words. G

06-07-2010, 04:37 PM	#277
lisa.m Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 2248 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle	You're welcome. I'm not sure exactly what I want...lol but I will open a ticket, mainly for the yes/no read/not read feature. That darn iPad....taking up everyone's attention....grumble grumble....

06-07-2010, 04:39 PM	#278
lisa.m Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 2248 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle	Thank you theducks, that is a great idea. I guess I can leave GRiker alone for now to play with his iPad.....

06-09-2010, 03:34 AM	#280
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	You could always try using the calibre2opds software as a way of generating the catalog for use with your Nook? It has features targetted at support for Nook and using files hosted on DropBox.

06-09-2010, 11:35 AM	#281
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,370 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Use calibre2opds for this functionality. I am only going to maintain opds code in one place (i.e. in the calibre content server).

06-11-2010, 08:31 AM	#283
alexxx Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 479602 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: Kindle DX	I asked before about it & someone told me it was in the todo list, sorry if I ask again... just checking for news! what about the facility to create a catalog of only the books present on the device? thank you for the great work! alessandro

06-11-2010, 09:09 AM	#284
GRiker Comparer of the Ephemeris Posts: 1,496 Karma: 424697 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: iPad	@alexxx: Still on the to-do list, I need to complete iPad support before getting to it. G