Enhancement Request

tacheson · 09-26-2011, 01:11 AM

It would be nice to pick and choose the eBooks I want to share on my Calibre website (net sharing port 8080), instead of the all or nothing model in place now.
If there is a way to surpress certain eBooks, I am unable to find it...please provide the current way if it exists.

Thanks for a wonderful product!

ldolse · 09-26-2011, 01:17 AM

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Development sub-forum is not for feature requests

You can do what you want by using the Calibre PHP server with filters. I suspect that the normal built-in Calibre server can do this as well, but I'm not 100% certain on that.

sherman · 09-26-2011, 01:17 AM

If you're talking about the calibre content server, the feature you are after is a "Restriction".

To use this, build a custom search that excludes the books you want (in the main calibre library) and save it. Then, in the "sharing over the net" preferences page, select that saved search in the "restriction" drop down box.

(note: this is probably the wrong subforum for this thread)

speakingtohe · 09-26-2011, 02:17 AM

And to keep it really simple, you can have as many calibre libraries as you want.
Just put the books you want to share in one library and share only that.

Helen

Manichean · 09-26-2011, 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speakingtohe

And to keep it really simple, you can have as many calibre libraries as you want.

This may be personal preference, but I find restrictions to be much simpler than having multiple libraries.

unboggling · 09-26-2011, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manichean

This may be personal preference, but I find restrictions to be much simpler than having multiple libraries.

Me too, now that I've finally set up restrictions in a useful way and played with them awhile.

theducks · 09-26-2011, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tacheson

It would be nice to pick and choose the eBooks I want to share on my Calibre website (net sharing port 8080), instead of the all or nothing model in place now.
If there is a way to surpress certain eBooks, I am unable to find it...please provide the current way if it exists.

Thanks for a wonderful product!

Create a Saved Search that just shows those books, then Select the name given to the Saved Search into the Restrictions box in the Sharing preferences

tacheson · 09-30-2011, 12:01 PM

Thanks everyone for the input. Very helpful.
I totally whiffed on the Restriction (saved search) option available. Will do my research and use this properly going forward.

09-26-2011, 01:11 AM	#1
tacheson Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: nook color	Enhancement Request It would be nice to pick and choose the eBooks I want to share on my Calibre website (net sharing port 8080), instead of the all or nothing model in place now. If there is a way to surpress certain eBooks, I am unable to find it...please provide the current way if it exists. Thanks for a wonderful product!

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09-26-2011, 01:17 AM	#2
ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123455 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	Moderator Notice Development sub-forum is not for feature requests You can do what you want by using the Calibre PHP server with filters. I suspect that the normal built-in Calibre server can do this as well, but I'm not 100% certain on that.

09-26-2011, 01:17 AM	#3
sherman Guru Posts: 850 Karma: 2641698 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taranaki - NZ Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	If you're talking about the calibre content server, the feature you are after is a "Restriction". To use this, build a custom search that excludes the books you want (in the main calibre library) and save it. Then, in the "sharing over the net" preferences page, select that saved search in the "restriction" drop down box. (note: this is probably the wrong subforum for this thread)

09-26-2011, 02:17 AM	#4
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	And to keep it really simple, you can have as many calibre libraries as you want. Just put the books you want to share in one library and share only that. Helen

09-30-2011, 12:01 PM	#8
tacheson Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: nook color	Thanks everyone for the input. Very helpful. I totally whiffed on the Restriction (saved search) option available. Will do my research and use this properly going forward.

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