Calbre thoughts

mdovell · 02-24-2023, 12:56 PM

Coming from a Kindle DX I do have some questions. I've been using calibra and it works quite well however in using it I did not turn off the settings for it to be a Kindle dx. I do not see hobo Ellipsis as a choice in calibre's Wizard. Which one should I pick?

I think the biggest annoyance tends to be in using the pen to touch a hyperlink* without* trying to highlight a circle. Technically I can fish using my fingernail but other forms of making a point I don't want to risk breaking the screen.

I think overdrive works well but I'm going to disappointed in that they haven't included newspapers and magazines. But I'm using calibre for that.

Some other thoughts I include would be would there be any thought of making text to speech?

Quoth · 02-24-2023, 01:56 PM

If page size, pick tablet. Those choices have to do with resizing images. Tablet choice means just copy.

I only use the pen for notebooks or scribbling/annotate a PDF. I use finger for epub, and if link is too small like a superscript [3] I make it the whole word and delete the superscript tag in Calibre editor.
Here in Ireland the local library uses Libby for magazines / comics etc and Borrowbox for books, so I use an android eink for that.

I still have a Kindle DXG.

ownedbycats · 02-24-2023, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quoth

If page size, pick tablet. Those choices have to do with resizing images. Tablet choice means just copy.

That's useful to know!

02-24-2023, 12:56 PM	#1
mdovell Zealot Posts: 144 Karma: 3168 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindle DX	Calbre thoughts Coming from a Kindle DX I do have some questions. I've been using calibra and it works quite well however in using it I did not turn off the settings for it to be a Kindle dx. I do not see hobo Ellipsis as a choice in calibre's Wizard. Which one should I pick? I think the biggest annoyance tends to be in using the pen to touch a hyperlink* without* trying to highlight a circle. Technically I can fish using my fingernail but other forms of making a point I don't want to risk breaking the screen. I think overdrive works well but I'm going to disappointed in that they haven't included newspapers and magazines. But I'm using calibre for that. Some other thoughts I include would be would there be any thought of making text to speech?

02-24-2023, 01:56 PM	#2
Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 11,161 Karma: 85874891 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	If page size, pick tablet. Those choices have to do with resizing images. Tablet choice means just copy. I only use the pen for notebooks or scribbling/annotate a PDF. I use finger for epub, and if link is too small like a superscript [3] I make it the whole word and delete the superscript tag in Calibre editor. Here in Ireland the local library uses Libby for magazines / comics etc and Borrowbox for books, so I use an android eink for that. I still have a Kindle DXG. Last edited by Quoth; 02-24-2023 at 01:59 PM.

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