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Hmmm... after reading this entire thread, I'm with Kovid here. The thread began with a question about indexing the books on this site, then moved to "what about a tool to organize/index MY books", and one suggestion was, "use Calibre, that's what it does".
To claim that Calibre discussion is off-topic, then, is silly. I very much like Calibre and think it might well be my book indexing/organization tool of choice. I understand the urge to write software, being a coder myself, but have you considered offering your SQL skills to Kovid? Frankly, I don't care where the books are stored, as long as I can back them up. I want to find particular titles, sort my collection various ways, have a nice search mechanism, a color scheme or tagging scheme I can customize (original format, original source, on the Reader or not, already read, paper version only, etc.). If the best way to do that is to copy all your books to a central location, that's fine with me. I think Kovid's question, to paraphrase, "why do you care about folders?" is cogent. If the software lets you interact with the books, who cares what folder organization is used? I'll be very interested in what you come up with, but I'm equally interested in existing tools. |
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hey now, let's both of you calm down. kovid, i think netslut has made it clear he appreciates the usefulness of calibre and in fact he uses it himself. no-one is questioning that. if he wants to write his own indexing tool because he has different priority (and lots of time on his hands), i would think that would be a good thing. and as igorsk has said, a little competition can be a good thing. presumably he has specific needs which are not met by calibre. netslut's app might turn out to be complementary to calibre, or completely different. either way there's no reason he shouldn't try it out. let's try not to let this get personal, okay ? both of you. no-one is in the wrong here and there's no reason for tempers to flare up.
now shake hands, go back to your corners, both of you, and come out coding ! and preferably with a smile on your face ! edit : and what taylor said is quite valid as well. thanks taylor. |
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Hey kids, no need to fight. You're both coming from good places and trying to contribute to the community. There is room for both of you (even the scary one).
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If I have been rude, it was unintentional, and I apologize. I wish NetSlut all the best in his endeavors to create an indexing program.
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I wasn't clear in my intentions, and I apologise to all for that. Calibre doesn't do what I want. I know this is true, because I've used it and because of the discussion here. I want a tool to do what I want. I also know this is true ;-) Given those two statements, I'd like this thread to discuss any features other people would like to see in a tool of this sort. I think that because this tool is more specialised than Calibre, it can co-exist peacefully. And, again, I want to say that I *like* Calibre. I like it converting stuff for me, and I plan to continue using it. I don't want anyone to think that I'm trying to replace because really, truly, I've no intention of doing that. Quote:
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Cool, and best of luck with your work...
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aw, it just warms the cockles of me heart to see the two of you kiss and make up. that's the spirit ! bravo.
very well explained, netslut, i think your intentions are quite clear now and i'm sure everyone can understand. and kovid, thanks too for not getting too overheated and calming down in time ! it's not always easy. netslut, i can't wait to see what you come up with, and kovid, despite the glaring absence of a sony liseuse in my life i'm *still* going to take a look at calibre because it sounds like it has some features which could be really useful to me nonetheless. |
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And don't think I don't see you sneaking in "liseuse", Zelda. I think we're calling them "Freedom Books" over here.
Sorry... let's now resume the actual discussion. I like the idea of "Views" or "Filters". Show me all books I haven't read. Now show me all books I've read and want to review. Show me all books currently on my Freedom Reader (heh). Show me all books I bought from Sony and haven't read. The ability to create one's own categories, in a simple and straightforward manner, then, would be key. |
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