Frequently Asked Questions - Page 16

itimpi · 11-18-2009, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vrf3

So sorry again, I this is a noob question but how do I open a ticket?

If you go to the Calibre home site (http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/) you will see that there is a reference to ticket's in the menu bar across the top of the page. View ticket will always be there. As long as you have logged in then New Ticket will also be there. Note that to log in you have to register to get a username/password - but that is free.

vrf3 · 11-18-2009, 11:54 AM

I've created a ticket and attached a cample of the rtf and converted lrf files. It's ticket # 4050. Thanks! By the way, has anyone ever had my problem with the "backgrounded" Calibre when run in Vista? I have just assumed it's a Vista glitch.

RTownsend · 11-29-2009, 04:18 AM

So, I am perfectly happy with my current conversion software (I was an ABC converter person) - now use Stanza as it converts to every type that I need to juggle between BeBook, iLiad, Kindle and iPhone, however, I have heard a lot of fab things about Calibre. I thought of trying it out, then read this thread... really, are there so many problems with this software or is it simply a matter that the 'issues' are posted here?

I'll download it and try it, however, I am not as excited as I was *sigh*

Sabardeyn · 11-30-2009, 10:56 PM

I don't imagine this software is any better or worse than any other piece of software (in general). In other words, their are some bugs. But then, Kovid is constantly working on it, with help from some other programmers on various aspects.

Perhaps the most telling thing is that almost every user who posts wants a slightly different program feature set. Some things critical to me are useless to the next person. So their are lots of requests, complaints, debate, comments, etc.

kjk · 11-30-2009, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RTownsend

now use Stanza as it converts to every type that I need to juggle between BeBook, iLiad, Kindle and iPhone, however, I have heard a lot of fab things about Calibre. I thought of trying it out, then read this thread... really, are there so many problems with this software or is it simply a matter that the 'issues' are posted here?

I'll download it and try it, however, I am not as excited as I was *sigh*

I was an early fan of Stanza, and still love their iPhone app-easily the most used app on my iPhone, despite its ePub limitations (which I hope they'll address

)

But their Desktop Stanza app is not even in the same league as Calibre-just in terms of conversions alone. Even the devs at Lexcycle recommend using Calibre for anything more than simple conversions. Whether you buy into how Calibre organizes your files, handles metadata, etc (what a lot of the discussions tend to be about)... or not, you really should try it's conversions, especially coming from how Stanza handles the task-you should see a vast improvement .

(for the record, I do buy into not just the conversions, but the library organization, and the metadata handling

I love it.)

legalbs2 · 12-02-2009, 06:21 PM

I have downloaded and installed Calibre 6.25 and have watched the very helpful demo; however, where is this Welcome Wizard that appears in the video? I have a Mac and I downloaded and placed the app in my applications folder. I have activated Calibre by double-clicking on the app and it has all my books. But, I never have found a Welcome Wizard or the great user interface depicted in the demo. Help!!!!

kovidgoyal · 12-02-2009, 10:34 PM

Are you sure this is the first time you ran calibre? You can always rerun the welcome wizard by clicking the arrow next to the preferences button and selecting run welcome wizard

judith_amsterdam · 12-06-2009, 02:13 PM

Hi, I'm a newbie - just started using calibre last week, and I'm a happy user!

One question: I'm converting from .txt at the moment; the .txt file contains line breaks which are ignored so the lines get unwrapped (which of course is what I want!) but now and then, e.g. with poetry, the lines start with a few spaces, and should not be unwrapped. Is there a way to tell calibre to do this?

(I'm smoothreading texts for Distributed Proofreaders, pgdp.net - smoothreading is one of the last stages before the text gets uploaded to project Gutenberg)

kovidgoyal · 12-06-2009, 02:17 PM

calibre supports sophisticated markup for TXT files using a syntax known as markdown. See http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax

If you're procesing a markdown TXT file, you should set the Use Markdown setting TXT Input in the calibre conversion settings.

judith_amsterdam · 12-06-2009, 03:21 PM

Thank you!

I just tried checking the markdown checkbox. The result is not what I'm looking for, but I guess what I want cannot be had

The poetry (or block quote) that starts with a few spaces now remains wrapped, and is shown in a different font. Great - except that on my iPhone the lines are way too long... Not something you can solve, I think. Just a case of conflicting wishes - make the lines short enough to fit on my iPhone screen, but don't unwrap! I don't know how to solve that puzzle, so I guess your software won't know either.

Well, I'll manage anyway, and thanks very much for the fast response!

kjk · 12-06-2009, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by judith_amsterdam

Thank you!

I just tried checking the markdown checkbox. The result is not what I'm looking for, but I guess what I want cannot be had

The poetry (or block quote) that starts with a few spaces now remains wrapped, and is shown in a different font. Great - except that on my iPhone the lines are way too long... Not something you can solve, I think. Just a case of conflicting wishes - make the lines short enough to fit on my iPhone screen, but don't unwrap! I don't know how to solve that puzzle, so I guess your software won't know either.

Well, I'll manage anyway, and thanks very much for the fast response!

You could try to format it by hand in Sigil maybe.

Scott Nielsen · 12-09-2009, 11:59 PM

I do not have publications or newspapers in my library – it’s exclusively books – and struggle a wee bit with the ‘Published’-column/field. I would want to use that for the Published/Copyright Year and find having the month displayed aesthetically unpleasing. I appreciate it’s not the end of the world; I can just put everything to Jan or whatever. But, then again, it *does* bother me. It also adds time to the updating effort (I have some 1200+ books needing updating).

Could ‘Published’ possibly be split into two columns/fields or will that make it nightmarish for people who do manage publications in Calibre? Or is there perhaps a simple way to work around this that I just don’t get?

kovidgoyal · 12-10-2009, 12:47 AM

I'm afraid you can't customize the way the date is displayed.

Scott Nielsen · 12-10-2009, 02:18 AM

Understood. Ta.

Francesco · 12-20-2009, 06:58 PM

Sorry, I guess this question has been asked before but I just can find the answer:
I want to customize the built-in recipes for the NYT, BBC and others. How can I limit the number of posts per feed?
Also, as I'm tweaking the recipes, I try to download the same recipe frequently, but for some reason, it would not let me do that more that once a day per recipe. I download, say, the BBC. Since it's taking too long I cancel it, and then try to tweak it so it downloads fewer posts on each feed. Once I'm done tweaking, I try to download the BBC again, but it doesn't work! That's true for both scheduled and unscheduled recipes.
Thanks! Calibre rocks!

12-09-2009, 11:59 PM	#237
Scott Nielsen Groupie Posts: 155 Karma: 112134 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kuala Lumpur Device: iPad, K3, K4, T1	Published Column I do not have publications or newspapers in my library – it’s exclusively books – and struggle a wee bit with the ‘Published’-column/field. I would want to use that for the Published/Copyright Year and find having the month displayed aesthetically unpleasing. I appreciate it’s not the end of the world; I can just put everything to Jan or whatever. But, then again, it does bother me. It also adds time to the updating effort (I have some 1200+ books needing updating). Could ‘Published’ possibly be split into two columns/fields or will that make it nightmarish for people who do manage publications in Calibre? Or is there perhaps a simple way to work around this that I just don’t get?

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11-18-2009, 11:54 AM	#227
vrf3 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505	I've created a ticket and attached a cample of the rtf and converted lrf files. It's ticket # 4050. Thanks! By the way, has anyone ever had my problem with the "backgrounded" Calibre when run in Vista? I have just assumed it's a Vista glitch.

11-29-2009, 04:18 AM	#228
RTownsend Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bendigo, Victoria Device: BeBook; iRex; Kindle2; iPhone	So, I am perfectly happy with my current conversion software (I was an ABC converter person) - now use Stanza as it converts to every type that I need to juggle between BeBook, iLiad, Kindle and iPhone, however, I have heard a lot of fab things about Calibre. I thought of trying it out, then read this thread... really, are there so many problems with this software or is it simply a matter that the 'issues' are posted here? I'll download it and try it, however, I am not as excited as I was sigh

11-30-2009, 10:56 PM	#229
Sabardeyn Guru Posts: 644 Karma: 1242364 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Right Coast Device: PC (Calibre), Nexus 7 2013 (Moon+ Pro), HTC HD2/Leo (Freda)	I don't imagine this software is any better or worse than any other piece of software (in general). In other words, their are some bugs. But then, Kovid is constantly working on it, with help from some other programmers on various aspects. Perhaps the most telling thing is that almost every user who posts wants a slightly different program feature set. Some things critical to me are useless to the next person. So their are lots of requests, complaints, debate, comments, etc.

12-02-2009, 06:21 PM	#231
legalbs2 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: CA Device: Kindle DX iPod Touch	I have downloaded and installed Calibre 6.25 and have watched the very helpful demo; however, where is this Welcome Wizard that appears in the video? I have a Mac and I downloaded and placed the app in my applications folder. I have activated Calibre by double-clicking on the app and it has all my books. But, I never have found a Welcome Wizard or the great user interface depicted in the demo. Help!!!!

12-02-2009, 10:34 PM	#232
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,378 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Are you sure this is the first time you ran calibre? You can always rerun the welcome wizard by clicking the arrow next to the preferences button and selecting run welcome wizard

12-06-2009, 02:13 PM	#233
judith_amsterdam Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Netherlands Device: iPhone	Hi, I'm a newbie - just started using calibre last week, and I'm a happy user! One question: I'm converting from .txt at the moment; the .txt file contains line breaks which are ignored so the lines get unwrapped (which of course is what I want!) but now and then, e.g. with poetry, the lines start with a few spaces, and should not be unwrapped. Is there a way to tell calibre to do this? (I'm smoothreading texts for Distributed Proofreaders, pgdp.net - smoothreading is one of the last stages before the text gets uploaded to project Gutenberg)

12-06-2009, 02:17 PM	#234
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,378 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibre supports sophisticated markup for TXT files using a syntax known as markdown. See http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax If you're procesing a markdown TXT file, you should set the Use Markdown setting TXT Input in the calibre conversion settings.

12-06-2009, 03:21 PM	#235
judith_amsterdam Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Netherlands Device: iPhone	Thank you! I just tried checking the markdown checkbox. The result is not what I'm looking for, but I guess what I want cannot be had The poetry (or block quote) that starts with a few spaces now remains wrapped, and is shown in a different font. Great - except that on my iPhone the lines are way too long... Not something you can solve, I think. Just a case of conflicting wishes - make the lines short enough to fit on my iPhone screen, but don't unwrap! I don't know how to solve that puzzle, so I guess your software won't know either. Well, I'll manage anyway, and thanks very much for the fast response!

12-10-2009, 12:47 AM	#238
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,378 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I'm afraid you can't customize the way the date is displayed.

12-10-2009, 02:18 AM	#239
Scott Nielsen Groupie Posts: 155 Karma: 112134 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kuala Lumpur Device: iPad, K3, K4, T1	Understood. Ta.

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12-20-2009, 06:58 PM	#240
Francesco Aficionado Posts: 391 Karma: 710 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Denver, CO, USA Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Touch	Sorry, I guess this question has been asked before but I just can find the answer: I want to customize the built-in recipes for the NYT, BBC and others. How can I limit the number of posts per feed? Also, as I'm tweaking the recipes, I try to download the same recipe frequently, but for some reason, it would not let me do that more that once a day per recipe. I download, say, the BBC. Since it's taking too long I cancel it, and then try to tweak it so it downloads fewer posts on each feed. Once I'm done tweaking, I try to download the BBC again, but it doesn't work! That's true for both scheduled and unscheduled recipes. Thanks! Calibre rocks!