Documenting Calibre - Page 2

PeterLewis1709 · 01-11-2012, 06:47 AM

from a newbie perspective, whenever you delve into something new there are always abbreviations that people use and generally the people using them may be completely oblivious to the fact that others may not know what they mean. and indeed in different industries abbreviations may mean different things. At this point in my ebook/ereader user life I kinda need to be led by the hand. I've picked from reading what DRM means but I have no idea what the CSS means that BeccaPrice reffered to earlier "HTML/CSS".

there are also terminologies like Jail breaking, rooted etc that are used often but may not be obvious to all as to what they mean

iansoady · 01-11-2012, 09:18 AM

Personally, I find manuals only become useful when I already know how to use the software / device. Hence I suggest a "How to" section based on tasks the user is likely to want to do, walking through each process and referencing back to your list if necessary.

Your list uses terms which are probably well known to members of this forum but may be gobbledegook to a new Calibre user.

PeterLewis1709 · 01-11-2012, 09:29 AM

gobbledegook

such an excellent word

Rachel · 01-20-2012, 02:02 PM

Great project - I think new users (and not so new) will find this very valuable.

I would have thought format conversion is what most people would like to know about.

How about library storage? eg back up, in cloud eg dropbox?

BeccaPrice · 01-20-2012, 02:09 PM

I covered format conversion in my paper from last term. this term, we're to do a tutorial rather than a user's manual, and it's only supposed to be 30-40 minutes long, which is why I'm limiting it to using calibre as a library management tool, and covering things like adding user-columns (read, pages) and how to enter a rule to change the display title to include series information.

Maybe in my third term class i can cover some of the more advanced aspects like backing up your library to dropbox or other cloud storage. Third term is coves on-line help files, though, using RoboHelp, so maybe I'll have to pick a totally different topic.

btw, please let me know which terms I've used are gobbledegook so I'll know what terms I need to define!

(why is it called a plugboard? I'm working out how to use them in another thread, but I'm not sure about why it's called what it is.)

chaley · 01-21-2012, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

(why is it called a plugboard? I'm working out how to use them in another thread, but I'm not sure about why it's called what it is.)

The term comes from old telephone exchanges and from audio setups, where cables are used to connect one person/thing to another. In this case, templates are being connected to output fields by (format+device) "cables".

BeccaPrice · 01-21-2012, 12:17 PM

oh, I see. thank you.

FizzyWater · 01-21-2012, 06:53 PM

Did anyone suggest merging duplicate entries (where you have more than one copy of the same book, but in different formats, as an example)?

01-20-2012, 02:02 PM	#19
Rachel Zealot Posts: 115 Karma: 260 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Suffolk, England Device: sony prs505, kindle, ithing	Great project - I think new users (and not so new) will find this very valuable. I would have thought format conversion is what most people would like to know about. How about library storage? eg back up, in cloud eg dropbox? Last edited by Rachel; 01-20-2012 at 02:05 PM. Reason: Forgot something.

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01-11-2012, 06:47 AM	#16
PeterLewis1709 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 525996 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Device: Archos 101, Kindle 4NT	from a newbie perspective, whenever you delve into something new there are always abbreviations that people use and generally the people using them may be completely oblivious to the fact that others may not know what they mean. and indeed in different industries abbreviations may mean different things. At this point in my ebook/ereader user life I kinda need to be led by the hand. I've picked from reading what DRM means but I have no idea what the CSS means that BeccaPrice reffered to earlier "HTML/CSS". there are also terminologies like Jail breaking, rooted etc that are used often but may not be obvious to all as to what they mean

01-11-2012, 09:18 AM	#17
iansoady Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	Personally, I find manuals only become useful when I already know how to use the software / device. Hence I suggest a "How to" section based on tasks the user is likely to want to do, walking through each process and referencing back to your list if necessary. Your list uses terms which are probably well known to members of this forum but may be gobbledegook to a new Calibre user.

01-11-2012, 09:29 AM	#18
PeterLewis1709 Member Posts: 22 Karma: 525996 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Device: Archos 101, Kindle 4NT	gobbledegook such an excellent word

01-20-2012, 02:09 PM	#20
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	I covered format conversion in my paper from last term. this term, we're to do a tutorial rather than a user's manual, and it's only supposed to be 30-40 minutes long, which is why I'm limiting it to using calibre as a library management tool, and covering things like adding user-columns (read, pages) and how to enter a rule to change the display title to include series information. Maybe in my third term class i can cover some of the more advanced aspects like backing up your library to dropbox or other cloud storage. Third term is coves on-line help files, though, using RoboHelp, so maybe I'll have to pick a totally different topic. btw, please let me know which terms I've used are gobbledegook so I'll know what terms I need to define! (why is it called a plugboard? I'm working out how to use them in another thread, but I'm not sure about why it's called what it is.)

01-21-2012, 12:17 PM	#22
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	oh, I see. thank you.

01-21-2012, 06:53 PM	#23
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Did anyone suggest merging duplicate entries (where you have more than one copy of the same book, but in different formats, as an example)?

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