Calibre E-book viewer..

wsmaal · 10-08-2011, 10:23 AM

Great Calibre, but reading with the Calibre E-book reader on the computer isn't fine. Why?

If you read a page then (often) the last row of words of the page reoccur on the next page. That makes reading confusing.

Do I something wrong or I miss a format feature to solve the problem?

GoSharks · 10-08-2011, 10:38 AM

Maybe this should be in the Calibre forum...... I'm not sure I understand your problem, but if you post in the Calibre forum I'm sure someone can. They are very helpful.

speakingtohe · 10-08-2011, 02:42 PM

I think that is just the way it is. One almost gets used to it

Helen

rwmcafee · 10-08-2011, 04:50 PM

If you use the scroll bar on the right hand side of the screen, then yes this is the normal action.

To get a complete page turn, use the big purple (on my screen) left and right buttons on the left hand side of the screen. Or, use the page up or page down keys on the keyboard.

wsmaal · 10-08-2011, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by rwmcafee

To get a complete page turn, use the big purple (on my screen) left and right buttons on the left hand side of the screen. Or, use the page up or page down keys on the keyboard.

Exactly, then arises the subscribed problem.

@GoSharks: calibre-ebook.com/help: you can always ask for help, in the very active calibre forum at mobileread.com
or at #calibreforum on Twitter, or on the Facebook calibre fan page

rwmcafee · 10-08-2011, 06:41 PM

I think I see what might be the problem. When I read a book, I resize the reader window so that the text doesn't have any text from the next page barely showing. ie: the tops of the characters from the next sentence.

When I do this, the page turns work perfectly. But, when I do have some of the next sentence showing, then I start getting the results that you're getting. Also, I have found that some books just have this problem no matter what you do. I think that this is caused by the conversion that takes place to get the book into the reader.

I really don't read many books using the calibre reader, I usually send them to my Nook Classic reader. Sorry that I can't help you more than this. Hopefully, someone with a lot more experience than me will show up and point to a better way to use the reader.

jgaiser · 10-08-2011, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wsmaal

Great Calibre, but reading with the Calibre E-book reader on the computer isn't fine. Why?

Calibre wasn't designed to be an ebook reader. It's a multipurpose application that just happens to be able to display ebook files. It only understands epub files (everything is converted before display) and there's better readers available. If you're *buying* ebooks from vendors, it's best to use their reader. If you're trying to read free ebooks, it probably makes more sense to use the Firefox epub reader plugin which does a much better job.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...on/epubreader/

GoSharks · 10-08-2011, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wsmaal

@GoSharks: calibre-ebook.com/help: you can always ask for help, in the very active calibre forum at mobileread.com
or at #calibreforum on Twitter, or on the Facebook calibre fan page

??....I thought that was what I said.

wsmaal · 10-09-2011, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoSharks

??....I thought that was what I said.

OK, that's what you meant, sorry. Twitter and Facebook are social networking sites and are, in contrast to forums (like mobileread), less suitable for more specific queries.

wsmaal · 10-09-2011, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgaiser

Calibre wasn't designed to be an ebook reader. It's a multipurpose application that just happens to be able to display ebook files. It only understands epub files (everything is converted before display) and there's better readers available.

Indead (except for the Linux platform). Reading epub books is in the most cases less comfortable on a PC, netbook or tablet then on an (e-ink) ereader.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgaiser

If you're *buying* ebooks from vendors, it's best to use their reader. If you're trying to read free ebooks, it probably makes more sense to use the Firefox epub reader plugin which does a much better job.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...on/epubreader/

It's clear now that for reading on the Netbook the downloaded epub (Dutch) newspaper (via Calibre) and occasionally an epub book the FF addon is (in my case) the solution.

10-08-2011, 10:23 AM	#1
wsmaal Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: none	Calibre E-book viewer.. Great Calibre, but reading with the Calibre E-book reader on the computer isn't fine. Why? If you read a page then (often) the last row of words of the page reoccur on the next page. That makes reading confusing. Do I something wrong or I miss a format feature to solve the problem?

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GoSharks SQUIRREL!! Posts: 1,636 Karma: 8400000 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Device: K-Fire, PW2, PW3	Maybe this should be in the Calibre forum...... I'm not sure I understand your problem, but if you post in the Calibre forum I'm sure someone can. They are very helpful.

10-08-2011, 02:42 PM	#3
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	I think that is just the way it is. One almost gets used to it Helen

10-08-2011, 04:50 PM	#4
rwmcafee Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 2024 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: none	If you use the scroll bar on the right hand side of the screen, then yes this is the normal action. To get a complete page turn, use the big purple (on my screen) left and right buttons on the left hand side of the screen. Or, use the page up or page down keys on the keyboard.

10-08-2011, 06:41 PM	#6
rwmcafee Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 2024 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: none	I think I see what might be the problem. When I read a book, I resize the reader window so that the text doesn't have any text from the next page barely showing. ie: the tops of the characters from the next sentence. When I do this, the page turns work perfectly. But, when I do have some of the next sentence showing, then I start getting the results that you're getting. Also, I have found that some books just have this problem no matter what you do. I think that this is caused by the conversion that takes place to get the book into the reader. I really don't read many books using the calibre reader, I usually send them to my Nook Classic reader. Sorry that I can't help you more than this. Hopefully, someone with a lot more experience than me will show up and point to a better way to use the reader.