Feature Request - Show Dropbox Directories

dclewis · 03-30-2014, 10:20 PM

Within "Get Books", in the Dropbox option, please show the EPUB Ebooks grouped within the directory (folder) hierarchy. Please show the full path to the root of the user's Dropbox, even if you must wrap the path name to multiple lines.

I have my Ebooks organized into specific folders within my Dropbox. However, I cannot necessarily find the book I want in the list currently given by Marvin. Also, I separate DRM & DRM-free Ebooks into different folders, yet both are included in Marvin's list.

This feature would also apply to other cloud storage services you may decide to support in the future, such as iCloud or Google Cloud (neither of which I currently use).

Also, please consider offering various sort orders for listing the books in each Dropbox folder, and for listing the folders themselves.

kguil · 03-31-2014, 05:08 AM

Thanks for your idea. Actually, at the moment I'm working on a new Dropbox system to get around the current "1000 book" limitation and I'll be checking out your idea while I'm working on it.

Tip: if you go "Home > Settings (gear icon) > Services" you can force Marvin to only look in a specified folder for EPUB books.

dclewis · 04-04-2014, 03:04 PM

Thanks. It worked great on both my iPad and my iPhone.

I look forward to your revised Dropbox system.

kguil · 04-07-2014, 09:05 AM

@dclewis - I finally have a working prototype of Marvin that can read beyond the current 1000 book limit. I think it will make it in the next or following update.

Marcy · 09-08-2014, 01:17 AM

Any update on this? I'm having an issue with the 1000 book limit.

The Old Man · 09-08-2014, 06:49 AM

I also would like the ability to maneuver up or down within folders in Dropbox. I realize you can change the directory with Settings/Service/ etc. but that is a bit tedious. The Dream Voice app is an example of an app that has this ability.

kguil · 09-08-2014, 11:33 AM

Due to the deadline I had to update Marvin for iOS 8, I didn't manage to fit in the Dropbox update. I'll be working on it soon.

dclewis · 09-12-2014, 01:41 PM

Thanks for keeping us posted. iOS 8 is certainly the priority. Afterwards, I look forward to the Dropbox update.

kguil · 09-17-2014, 06:00 PM

You're welcome. Note that I don't have plans to add Dropbox directory navigation into Marvin and this is by design. I always meant the Dropbox screen in Marvin to be a quick way to access books without navigation.

The Old Man · 09-18-2014, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kguil

You're welcome. Note that I don't have plans to add Dropbox directory navigation into Marvin and this is by design. I always meant the Dropbox screen in Marvin to be a quick way to access books without navigation.

dclewis · 09-19-2014, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kguil

You're welcome. Note that I don't have plans to add Dropbox directory navigation into Marvin and this is by design. I always meant the Dropbox screen in Marvin to be a quick way to access books without navigation.

While you provided have provided quick, simple access to Dropbox and the other Cloud services (thank you!), my library has grown to the point where a directory organization is mandatory.

For example, I have 160 DRM-Free novels and shorter stories on Dropbox, and that number is only going to grow. Others appear to have far more, if a 1,000 book limit is a concern.

If I'm just adding a newly purchased book or two, the existing simple interface is sufficient. But, if I have to restore a significant portion of my library, and then organize the books and give each the correct status, then the existing simple interface would be totally inadequate.

Please reconsider adding a directory organization for accessing Dropbox and the other Cloud services.

Marcy · 09-26-2014, 06:44 PM

You really don't need directory organization. The search through Dropbox in Marvin is superb. You just type any word in the book's author or title and all the matches instantly come up. It's the same system as calibre, but goes a lot faster. I have >1k books in there too, so the search is speedy even with a lot of books.

Marcy · 10-09-2014, 11:57 PM

Any update on this? Now that the Marvin XD plugin isn't working I don't have a way to get books onto my shiny new iPhone 6+. Ironically the reason I went to the 6+ was to read!

I can 1000 books onto the iPhone, but alas none of those 1000 are the books I'm currently reading at the moment.

holymadness · 10-10-2014, 02:42 PM

There are lots of ways to get books into Marvin. You can email yourself the book as an attachment and load it into Marvin with the 'open in' button. You can store the book in Dropbox, open it using the Dropbox iOS app, and load it into Marvin with the 'open in' button. You can plug your phone into your computer and use iTunes to drag epub files into Marvin.

sglinert · 10-13-2014, 10:20 AM

I have over 5000 ebooks in Dropbox. The lack of folders means I can't graze when away from my main machine with the Calibre OPDS. It's annoying.

03-30-2014, 10:20 PM	#1
dclewis Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: iPad Air	Feature Request - Show Dropbox Directories Within "Get Books", in the Dropbox option, please show the EPUB Ebooks grouped within the directory (folder) hierarchy. Please show the full path to the root of the user's Dropbox, even if you must wrap the path name to multiple lines. I have my Ebooks organized into specific folders within my Dropbox. However, I cannot necessarily find the book I want in the list currently given by Marvin. Also, I separate DRM & DRM-free Ebooks into different folders, yet both are included in Marvin's list. This feature would also apply to other cloud storage services you may decide to support in the future, such as iCloud or Google Cloud (neither of which I currently use). Also, please consider offering various sort orders for listing the books in each Dropbox folder, and for listing the folders themselves.

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03-31-2014, 05:08 AM	#2
kguil Addict Posts: 1,215 Karma: 1836966 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Malta, Europe Device: Marvin for iOS	Thanks for your idea. Actually, at the moment I'm working on a new Dropbox system to get around the current "1000 book" limitation and I'll be checking out your idea while I'm working on it. Tip: if you go "Home > Settings (gear icon) > Services" you can force Marvin to only look in a specified folder for EPUB books.

04-04-2014, 03:04 PM	#3
dclewis Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: iPad Air	Thanks. It worked great on both my iPad and my iPhone. I look forward to your revised Dropbox system.

04-07-2014, 09:05 AM	#4
kguil Addict Posts: 1,215 Karma: 1836966 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Malta, Europe Device: Marvin for iOS	@dclewis - I finally have a working prototype of Marvin that can read beyond the current 1000 book limit. I think it will make it in the next or following update.

09-08-2014, 01:17 AM	#5
Marcy Guru Posts: 893 Karma: 950683 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Libra2	Any update on this? I'm having an issue with the 1000 book limit.

09-08-2014, 06:49 AM	#6
The Old Man Fanatic Posts: 525 Karma: 1300001 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Keene, New Hampshire Device: iPad Mini, iPad Pro, Fire 8", iPhone, PaperWhite 2	I also would like the ability to maneuver up or down within folders in Dropbox. I realize you can change the directory with Settings/Service/ etc. but that is a bit tedious. The Dream Voice app is an example of an app that has this ability.

09-08-2014, 11:33 AM	#7
kguil Addict Posts: 1,215 Karma: 1836966 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Malta, Europe Device: Marvin for iOS	Due to the deadline I had to update Marvin for iOS 8, I didn't manage to fit in the Dropbox update. I'll be working on it soon.

09-12-2014, 01:41 PM	#8
dclewis Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: iPad Air	Thanks for keeping us posted. iOS 8 is certainly the priority. Afterwards, I look forward to the Dropbox update.

09-17-2014, 06:00 PM	#9
kguil Addict Posts: 1,215 Karma: 1836966 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Malta, Europe Device: Marvin for iOS	You're welcome. Note that I don't have plans to add Dropbox directory navigation into Marvin and this is by design. I always meant the Dropbox screen in Marvin to be a quick way to access books without navigation.

09-26-2014, 06:44 PM	#12
Marcy Guru Posts: 893 Karma: 950683 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Libra2	You really don't need directory organization. The search through Dropbox in Marvin is superb. You just type any word in the book's author or title and all the matches instantly come up. It's the same system as calibre, but goes a lot faster. I have >1k books in there too, so the search is speedy even with a lot of books.

10-09-2014, 11:57 PM	#13
Marcy Guru Posts: 893 Karma: 950683 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Libra2	Any update on this? Now that the Marvin XD plugin isn't working I don't have a way to get books onto my shiny new iPhone 6+. Ironically the reason I went to the 6+ was to read! I can 1000 books onto the iPhone, but alas none of those 1000 are the books I'm currently reading at the moment.

10-10-2014, 02:42 PM	#14
holymadness Guru Posts: 722 Karma: 2084955 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: iPhone	There are lots of ways to get books into Marvin. You can email yourself the book as an attachment and load it into Marvin with the 'open in' button. You can store the book in Dropbox, open it using the Dropbox iOS app, and load it into Marvin with the 'open in' button. You can plug your phone into your computer and use iTunes to drag epub files into Marvin.

10-13-2014, 10:20 AM	#15
sglinert Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 1024532 Join Date: May 2008 Device: iPad Air, iPod Touch 5, Illudium Q-42 Explosive Space Modulator	I have over 5000 ebooks in Dropbox. The lack of folders means I can't graze when away from my main machine with the Calibre OPDS. It's annoying.