What exactly does "Add Books" ?

[lalebarde]

Originally Posted by Graham

I must admit the plan to replace all those with shortcuts to the Calibre files is courageous!Graham

No, courageous, but not reckless. I would have tryed the contrary. But.....

Originally Posted by Agama

Then be aware that calibre does not always keep the source file as the same file type when it copies to the library. My source files are .txt, .pdf and .htm and of these the .htm files get changed to .zip files in the library.

It looks like it is not a good idea.

Adding the fact that the add books function per folder and sub-folders do not provide filters, I am afraid this software is not for me.

Anyway, I do thanks you all for your time and deep explanations.

Sincerely yours,
Laurent.

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by lalebarde

No, courageous, but not reckless. I would have tryed the contrary. But.....
It looks like it is not a good idea.

I can think of other problems that would probably have made it a nightmare for you.

I am afraid this software is not for me.

Probably not. Using a paper analogy, Calibre is like a library, and you want something more akin to filing cabinets for your work papers.

Anyway, I do thanks you all for your time and deep explanations.
Sincerely yours,
Laurent.

Thanks for being so polite. If you ever have a need for an ebook library, feel free to return.

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Originally Posted by Starson17

Probably not. Using a paper analogy, Calibre is like a library, and you want something more akin to filing cabinets for your work papers...

Curious. I'm planning on doing exactly that with the various tech articles I've accumulated over the years. Calibre's multidimensional "filing" system will be far superior to the antiquated "filing cabinet" style folder/filename tree system. It will eliminate the need for duplicate articles in multiple categories. Just tag each article with every category/key word that could possibly apply to it and let calibre deal with storing and finding the article. This way, even an obscure application or tip within a tip could be found that a mere filename search would not reveal.

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald

Curious. I'm planning on doing exactly that with the various tech articles I've accumulated over the years. Calibre's multidimensional "filing" system will be far superior to the antiquated "filing cabinet" style folder/filename tree system. It will eliminate the need for duplicate articles in multiple categories. Just tag each article with every category/key word that could possibly apply to it and let calibre deal with storing and finding the article. This way, even an obscure application or tip within a tip could be found that a mere filename search would not reveal.

I suspect you didn't like my library vs. filing cabinet analogy. It wasn't meant to portray the difficulty of finding the filed item. Both can be well indexed. It was meant to indicate that a library files individual books by a characteristic of the book, while a filing cabinet files groups of related work papers together (in a folder) by some characteristic of the group that may or may not appear in each individual paper.

The OP wanted to keep his documents/books together with other files the way individual papers are kept together in a folder.

Calibre is kind of like a giant automated free library that you can attach to your home if you just give it some space. It has shelves and a flexible indexing system. It has automated robots that fetch your books from the shelves. It will even let you walk around the shelves, if you wish.

However, Calibre requires you to use the shelves and indexing system, as designed, if you want the robot retrieval system and the library to work properly. If you absolutely insist that the books (or papers) be kept side by side with some other books (or papers) that are different in some way so that you can find them sitting side by side when you walk around the library, then Calibre is not for you.

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Originally Posted by Starson17

I suspect you didn't like my library vs. filing cabinet analogy. It wasn't meant to portray the difficulty of finding the filed item. Both can be well indexed. It was meant to indicate that a library files individual books by a characteristic of the book, while a filing cabinet files groups of related work papers together (in a folder) by some characteristic of the group that may or may not appear in each individual paper.

The OP wanted to keep his documents/books together with other files the way individual papers are kept together in a folder.

Calibre is kind of like a giant automated free library that you can attach to your home if you just give it some space. It has shelves and a flexible indexing system. It has automated robots that fetch your books from the shelves. It will even let you walk around the shelves, if you wish.

However, Calibre requires you to use the shelves and indexing system, as designed, if you want the robot retrieval system and the library to work properly. If you absolutely insist that the books (or papers) be kept side by side with some other books (or papers) that are different in some way so that you can find them sitting side by side when you walk around the library, then Calibre is not for you.

Methinks we have had a failure to communicate. I was agreeing with you. What I found curious was that lalebarde found calibre unsuitable for keeping his PDFs when I feel calibre would be especially suited for making them more accessable than a folder/filename tree system, which requires considerable duplication to file in multiple categories. The folder/filename tree system is a dinosaur (like me) that many people (unlike this old T-Rex) seem to have trouble letting go of.

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald

Methinks we have had a failure to communicate.

Yes, I'm slow today.

He has a legitimate desire to keep some pdfs near other files, and Calibre won't meet that need. That's life.

[Worldwalker]

At least he didn't start out by insulting Kovid. It's been nice having a break from those people. Also not having to break the arms of those people.