Frequently Asked Questions - Page 45

tinki03 · 02-07-2011, 04:29 PM

I've downloaded calibre already twice but I've still got the same problem.
A lot of the buttons and the titles of the books are shown in some weird font.

here is a screenshot:
http://i53.tinypic.com/a3dzzd.jpg

kovidgoyal · 02-07-2011, 04:30 PM

Go to Preferences->Look and Feel and change the language to English from Russian, then restart calibre.

tinki03 · 02-07-2011, 04:41 PM

thanks!

ArmorDog · 02-07-2011, 04:42 PM

Is there a way to flag books to transfer when the reader is next connected?

Often, when working in Calibre, I don't have my reader hooked up. When I finish fixing up a book, I'd like to flag it to be copied to the reader when it's next connected.

The closest thing I can think of right now is to add a custom tag or column and filter by it when I hook the reader up. Sadly, I'd have to manually remove that tag when I finish transferring.

theducks · 02-07-2011, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArmorDog

Is there a way to flag books to transfer when the reader is next connected?

Often, when working in Calibre, I don't have my reader hooked up. When I finish fixing up a book, I'd like to flag it to be copied to the reader when it's next connected.

The closest thing I can think of right now is to add a custom tag or column and filter by it when I hook the reader up. Sadly, I'd have to manually remove that tag when I finish transferring.

I use 'Last edited': Date type
Sort the column. All the ducks

are now in a row.

If you click the cursor over a blank date and tap F2, today is filled in auto-magically (changing requires an edit or click the "Today" button in the meta-data editor. If I see a blank date, I have edit work to do (still

)

Nyssa · 02-07-2011, 05:37 PM

I thought I saw this infor some where but can not find it:

Is there a way to download Kindle books somewhere other than directly to the Kindle, so that I can edit the metadata before sending it over? I tried sending the books to Kindle to PC first, but that made them unreadable on the Kindle itself.

Or barring that. Is there a way to update the metadata and resend the book without creating a duplicate on the Kindle?

pilotbob · 02-07-2011, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nyssa

I thought I saw this infor some where but can not find it:

Is there a way to download Kindle books somewhere other than directly to the Kindle, so that I can edit the metadata before sending it over? I tried sending the books to Kindle to PC first, but that made them unreadable on the Kindle itself.

Or barring that. Is there a way to update the metadata and resend the book without creating a duplicate on the Kindle?

Yes, you can go to "Manage Your Kindle" and at the bottom where it lists your eBooks you can choose "Transfer to Computer..." in the "deliver to" drop down. This will let you download the ebook encrypted for your Kindle. If you have more than one kindle it will ask which Kindle you are getting the file for.

BOb

Nyssa · 02-07-2011, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Yes, you can go to "Manage Your Kindle" and at the bottom where it lists your eBooks you can choose "Transfer to Computer..." in the "deliver to" drop down. This will let you download the ebook encrypted for your Kindle. If you have more than one kindle it will ask which Kindle you are getting the file for.

BOb

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!

ArmorDog · 02-07-2011, 06:35 PM

Thanks, theducks, that helps.
Still, it would be nice to be able to queue books up for adding to the reader... ah well, I'm sure it won't be long before Kovid makes Calibre read books for us. =]

Edit: Oops, I see it's on the todo list.

library addict · 02-08-2011, 05:22 AM

I apologize if this has been aswered, but I can't find it.

I have a book in ePub where the space before every italicized word is missing. I've tried using search & replace, but simply having in the search field and
 and pressing the space bar in the replace field does not work.

I tried typing
[a-zA-Z]
in the search field and
 [a-zA-Z]
in the replace field, but while this finds all of the instances on the test screen, it actually adds "[a-zA-Z]" before every italicized word.

I'm sure there's something simple I am overlooking. I was able to remove all the headers and footers from my PDFs with trial and error, but that was before the Search and Replace feature was implemented. And whatever I'd learned then about regular expressions I have obviously forgotten.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Manichean · 02-08-2011, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by library addict

I apologize if this has been aswered, but I can't find it.

I have a book in ePub where the space before every italicized word is missing. I've tried using search & replace, but simply having in the search field and
 and pressing the space bar in the replace field does not work.

I tried typing
[a-zA-Z]
in the search field and
 [a-zA-Z]
in the replace field, but while this finds all of the instances on the test screen, it actually adds "[a-zA-Z]" before every italicized word.

I'm sure there's something simple I am overlooking. I was able to remove all the headers and footers from my PDFs with trial and error, but that was before the Search and Replace feature was implemented. And whatever I'd learned then about regular expressions I have obviously forgotten.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

You have to use backreferences for that to work. Try searching for

Code:

(?P<markup><span class="italic">)(?P<character>[a-zA-Z])

and replacing with

Code:

\g<markup> \g<character>

(I'm using named backreferences here for the purpose of clarity.) If you want to, there's also a tutorial for regular expressions available, although it's aimed at beginners.

library addict · 02-08-2011, 11:11 AM

Thanks so much. I can usually figure it out from the tutorials and searching other posts here on the forum. But this one had me stumped.

Sami · 02-14-2011, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

jackets don't have support for custom metadata.

Is there any hope for a change in this? I have secondary series info in a custom column and don't mind editing the css myself.

kovidgoyal · 02-14-2011, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sami

Is there any hope for a change in this? I have secondary series info in a custom column and don't mind editing the css myself.

It's not something I am personally interested in, but perhaps one of the other calibre devs might be.

ViktorShchedrin · 02-16-2011, 02:16 PM

Please advice - the proper way to use Calibre to create csv or txt file which will accept LibraryThing and/or GoodReads ? thanks

02-07-2011, 06:35 PM	#669
ArmorDog Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 522110 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Wifi and Kobo Touch and Kobo Glo and Kobo H20	Thanks, theducks, that helps. Still, it would be nice to be able to queue books up for adding to the reader... ah well, I'm sure it won't be long before Kovid makes Calibre read books for us. =] Edit: Oops, I see it's on the todo list. Last edited by ArmorDog; 02-07-2011 at 06:43 PM.

02-08-2011, 05:22 AM	#670
library addict Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,121 Karma: 37197878 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Nexus 7 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8" (retired=Sony PRS650, Kobo Mini)	I apologize if this has been aswered, but I can't find it. I have a book in ePub where the space before every italicized word is missing. I've tried using search & replace, but simply having <span class="italic"> in the search field and <span class="italic"> and pressing the space bar in the replace field does not work. I tried typing <span class="italic">[a-zA-Z] in the search field and <span class="italic"> [a-zA-Z] in the replace field, but while this finds all of the instances on the test screen, it actually adds "[a-zA-Z]" before every italicized word. I'm sure there's something simple I am overlooking. I was able to remove all the headers and footers from my PDFs with trial and error, but that was before the Search and Replace feature was implemented. And whatever I'd learned then about regular expressions I have obviously forgotten. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

02-16-2011, 02:16 PM	#675
ViktorShchedrin Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ukraine Kiev Device: sony prs 505	books data import/export to/from LibraryThing Please advice - the proper way to use Calibre to create csv or txt file which will accept LibraryThing and/or GoodReads ? thanks

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02-07-2011, 04:29 PM	#661
tinki03 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: kindle	I've downloaded calibre already twice but I've still got the same problem. A lot of the buttons and the titles of the books are shown in some weird font. here is a screenshot: http://i53.tinypic.com/a3dzzd.jpg

02-07-2011, 04:30 PM	#662
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,380 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Go to Preferences->Look and Feel and change the language to English from Russian, then restart calibre.

02-07-2011, 04:41 PM	#663
tinki03 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: kindle	thanks!

02-07-2011, 04:42 PM	#664
ArmorDog Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 522110 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Wifi and Kobo Touch and Kobo Glo and Kobo H20	Is there a way to flag books to transfer when the reader is next connected? Often, when working in Calibre, I don't have my reader hooked up. When I finish fixing up a book, I'd like to flag it to be copied to the reader when it's next connected. The closest thing I can think of right now is to add a custom tag or column and filter by it when I hook the reader up. Sadly, I'd have to manually remove that tag when I finish transferring.

02-07-2011, 05:37 PM	#666
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I thought I saw this infor some where but can not find it: Is there a way to download Kindle books somewhere other than directly to the Kindle, so that I can edit the metadata before sending it over? I tried sending the books to Kindle to PC first, but that made them unreadable on the Kindle itself. Or barring that. Is there a way to update the metadata and resend the book without creating a duplicate on the Kindle?

02-08-2011, 11:11 AM	#672
library addict Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,121 Karma: 37197878 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Nexus 7 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8" (retired=Sony PRS650, Kobo Mini)	Thanks so much. I can usually figure it out from the tutorials and searching other posts here on the forum. But this one had me stumped.

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