show book titles in file manager

[dnastase]

I apologize if this was answered elsewhere, I couldn't find it.

Is there a setting to show book titles in the file manager ? Somehow ?
Currently it shows the directory structure, which is author named directories, with books inside (I have a Kobo) but it's hard to browse books like that...

Thanks.

[Alan_S]

There's work on new book manager which will work with books.

You can watch discussion and join in here: https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/2614

So, to answer it, at the moment no, but there will be. You can help make it more to your liking if you join discussion.

[Ken Maltby]

Originally Posted by dnastase

I apologize if this was answered elsewhere, I couldn't find it.

Is there a setting to show book titles in the file manager ? Somehow ?
Currently it shows the directory structure, which is author named directories, with books inside (I have a Kobo) but it's hard to browse books like that...

Thanks.

It sounds like you are using the default file structure that calibre puts on devices. One of the advantages KOReader offers over the stock Kobo software is that KOReader has a "File Manager" / "File chooser" that uses the simple "computer" file structure, with Directories/Folders and Files, that most who work with computers are at home with. Calibre and the Kobo Nickel UI use a book list based structure not a file based structure that computers and KOReader uses.

With KOReader you can use/make a library of ebook files, as you wish. I put my ebook files in directories named by categories, Action, History, Fantasy, Mystery, ect... The ebook files themselves are named so that I can browse them easily.

Calibre has tools to allow the naming of the files as you wish. This can be very helpful if you use KOReader's OPDS catalog support to wirelessly select books from your PC calibre program, using calibre's "Content Server".

Luck;
Ken

[dnastase]

Originally Posted by Alan_S

There's work on new book manager which will work with books.

You can watch discussion and join in here: https://github.com/koreader/koreader/issues/2614

So, to answer it, at the moment no, but there will be. You can help make it more to your liking if you join discussion.

Good to know, thank you!

[dnastase]

Originally Posted by Ken Maltby

One of the advantages KOReader offers over the stock Kobo software is that KOReader has a "File Manager" / "File chooser" that uses the simple "computer" file structure, with Directories/Folders and Files, that most who work with computers are at home with.
Luck;
Ken

Yes, that was my intention on how to deal w/ this: write a small script that will create an alternate view of the existing author/book(s) file structure by using symbolic links.
... And as I was writing this I realized that I didn't check the file system type and sure enought it's FAT so I can't have symbolic links
So I'm going to have to go with your suggestion to alter the dir/file structure via calibre.

Thanks!

[Frenzie]

Does the (external) SD card support other filesystems than FAT? There could potentially be an interesting workaround there.

[Ken Maltby]

Originally Posted by Frenzie

Does the (external) SD card support other filesystems than FAT? There could potentially be an interesting workaround there.

I seem to remember, it being done, to ext4 I think. It would perhaps make for some issues for Windows users, though.

Luck;
Ken

[Frenzie]

Sure, but we're just talking about dnastase's personal use.

[tshering]

Originally Posted by Frenzie

Does the (external) SD card support other filesystems than FAT? There could potentially be an interesting workaround there.

This post by frostschutz might be of interest.