Mobipocket output - Page 7

llasram · 02-12-2009, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nrapallo

Is that standard compression? or high (huffdic) compression?

"Standard" PalmDOC compression. Calibre doesn't support compressing with huffdic compression (yet anyway, although the gains seem modest vs. the generation time).

nrapallo · 02-12-2009, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by llasram

"Standard" PalmDOC compression. Calibre doesn't support compressing with huffdic compression (yet anyway, although the gains seem modest vs. the generation time).

That's reassuring! I was hoping the answer would be "standard".

No need for high compression, except for dictionaries!

Thanks for the heads-up.

wallcraft · 02-12-2009, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

The GUI doesn't have an option to enable compression for mobi output. You have to use the commandline any2mobi with the option --compress

The manual says that this takes a long time to run, but I have not noticed any particular slowdown when compressing. Is it slower than zip for ePub?

kovidgoyal · 02-13-2009, 01:01 AM

Yeah its implemented in pure python. Eventually either llasram or I will get around to implementing it in C at which point it will be enabled by default.

mtravellerh · 02-13-2009, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

The GUI doesn't have an option to enable compression for mobi output. You have to use the commandline any2mobi with the option --compress

Thanks

Lilly · 02-15-2009, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

The GUI doesn't have an option to enable compression for mobi output. You have to use the commandline any2mobi with the option --compress

This might be a dumb question but I'm technically challenge but willing to learn new things, so I've always used the GUI but I want to run this command line. What path should I be pointing to in the command prompt to run this command line?

wallcraft · 02-15-2009, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lilly

What path should I be pointing to in the command prompt to run this command line?

The Calibre command line programs are automatically in your path, so you can run them from any directory. See Visual Kindle Guide for more details on using the command line. However, you don't need to download python and you don't need to worry about path issues (so its even easier than outlined in the guide).

Lilly · 02-16-2009, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallcraft

The Calibre command line programs are automatically in your path, so you can run them from any directory. See Visual Kindle Guide for more details on using the command line. However, you don't need to download python and you don't need to worry about path issues (so its even easier than outlined in the guide).

Thank you!

mdibella · 02-20-2009, 12:10 PM

Oh, this is just wonderful! Thanks so very much! I'm expecting my Kindle 2 this week and I'm in the process of organizing my ebook library, which at the moment is spread out between two readers (Sony and Kindle) and two memory cards (one per reader).

This tool is turning what could be a really tedious job into...um...a less tedious job?

In the 'Some people are never satisfied' category, given the Kindle's lack of folders, it would be nice if I could highlight a series of books in the Calibre library window and generate a text document containing the list of currently selected books, in order, including their 'series' info. Basically I'd want to be able to highlight some books, then copy that list into my clipboard for later pasting into a text document.

Then I could add that text document back into to the calibre library, edit metadata to add the author (E.G. Anthony, Piers), change the title to the overall series name (E.G. Xanth) and then move that document to the Kindle as an E-Book. Voila, I can open it on the Kindle and see the reading order for all 30 books in the series.

kovidgoyal · 02-20-2009, 12:40 PM

While you cant do exactly that, you can get a list of all books in your library by running the following simple command ina terminal

Code:

calibredb list > books.txt

The file bookstxt will have a list of your books.

mdibella · 02-20-2009, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

While you cant do exactly that, you can get a list of all books in your library by running the following simple command ina terminal

Code:

calibredb list > books.txt

The file bookstxt will have a list of your books.

hmmm I see that, it works well but it does not list the series info. Could that be added? I just want a way not to have to type in a zillion titles just so I can have a list of series reading orders...

kovidgoyal · 02-20-2009, 12:48 PM

calibredb list --help

mdibella · 02-20-2009, 12:49 PM

OH WOOT! That's perfect!!!!

Thanks so very much!!!

mdibella · 02-20-2009, 01:25 PM

I have some books in my Calibre library that exist only in LRF format. They are not DRM books, just LRF.

Trying to convert them to MOBI results in the message 'this book has no supported formats'.

I would have thought it would convert the book to html and then to MOBI, a 2 step process. Is this not the case?

JSWolf · 02-20-2009, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdibella

I have some books in my Calibre library that exist only in LRF format. They are not DRM books, just LRF.

Trying to convert them to MOBI results in the message 'this book has no supported formats'.

I would have thought it would convert the book to html and then to MOBI, a 2 step process. Is this not the case?

See LRFTools at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28707

02-20-2009, 12:40 PM	#100
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,966 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	While you cant do exactly that, you can get a list of all books in your library by running the following simple command ina terminal Code: calibredb list > books.txt The file bookstxt will have a list of your books.

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02-13-2009, 01:01 AM	#94
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,966 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Yeah its implemented in pure python. Eventually either llasram or I will get around to implementing it in C at which point it will be enabled by default.

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mdibella Groupie Posts: 193 Karma: 1107 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Infinite Kindles, Occasional Sony's	Oh, this is just wonderful! Thanks so very much! I'm expecting my Kindle 2 this week and I'm in the process of organizing my ebook library, which at the moment is spread out between two readers (Sony and Kindle) and two memory cards (one per reader). This tool is turning what could be a really tedious job into...um...a less tedious job? In the 'Some people are never satisfied' category, given the Kindle's lack of folders, it would be nice if I could highlight a series of books in the Calibre library window and generate a text document containing the list of currently selected books, in order, including their 'series' info. Basically I'd want to be able to highlight some books, then copy that list into my clipboard for later pasting into a text document. Then I could add that text document back into to the calibre library, edit metadata to add the author (E.G. Anthony, Piers), change the title to the overall series name (E.G. Xanth) and then move that document to the Kindle as an E-Book. Voila, I can open it on the Kindle and see the reading order for all 30 books in the series.

02-20-2009, 12:48 PM	#102
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,966 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibredb list --help

02-20-2009, 12:49 PM	#103
mdibella Groupie Posts: 193 Karma: 1107 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Infinite Kindles, Occasional Sony's	OH WOOT! That's perfect!!!! Thanks so very much!!!

02-20-2009, 01:25 PM	#104
mdibella Groupie Posts: 193 Karma: 1107 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Infinite Kindles, Occasional Sony's	I have some books in my Calibre library that exist only in LRF format. They are not DRM books, just LRF. Trying to convert them to MOBI results in the message 'this book has no supported formats'. I would have thought it would convert the book to html and then to MOBI, a 2 step process. Is this not the case?

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