06-02-2013, 07:33 PM | #1501 |
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Kris, have you considered adding a prompt so that when the end of a book is reached, you can show a popup that would ask the reader if they want to mark the book as read?
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06-03-2013, 03:20 AM | #1502 |
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@Gurvan: Thanks for offering to help. When I start localising Marvin, I'll let everyone know.
@MeSue: More or less. I'm building a list of actions to perform when the end of book is reached (e.g. Mark as read, tweet progress, etc...). |
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06-03-2013, 07:46 AM | #1503 |
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Kris I was wondering how difficult it would be to create an offline copy of ones calibre library on ones ipad or iphone. I do not mean to copy all epubs to ones ipad/iphone. Just the metadata should be enough. When i am in a book store i often wonder which book i already have, then it would be great to be able to check.
The metadata file itself it not so large, but it is an sql database. Do you use an sql database to store information in or ... Just wondering how difficult it would be. |
06-03-2013, 07:52 AM | #1504 |
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I quite like the idea of a "virtual bookshelf" - one that contains all the books your own and exist in Dropbox/Calibre/etc... but not necessarily in Marvin's library. I'll put some thought into it.
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06-03-2013, 09:25 AM | #1505 |
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Kris, my idea was more a seperate app, with the same look and feel as Marvin. A kind of companion app.
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06-03-2013, 10:33 AM | #1506 |
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maxjens, why don't you just use a searchable OPDS feed?
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06-03-2013, 11:42 AM | #1507 |
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The reason is that one does not have a viable connection to theinternet in every location. Besides that it is then a very slow proces. If i can for instance scan the isbn, i will know in a second if the book is in my library.
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06-03-2013, 12:12 PM | #1508 |
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This doesn't fit the "no internet bill" but you can sync your Calibre library with GoodReads and use their app for scanning ISBNs.
(But how would you look up the ISBN anyway without an internet connection... :-) ) |
06-03-2013, 12:25 PM | #1509 |
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I looked at goodreads and didn't like their app. The idea is to store that data offline that one would need. So probably i would store the isbn numbers offline. I haven't found a good offline calibre integrated book library.
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06-03-2013, 02:36 PM | #1513 |
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06-03-2013, 03:18 PM | #1514 | |
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It uses a program to catalog (PC/Mac) and has apps (apple/android) that allow you to carry and search your database offline. Specifically "CLZ Barry" and "CLZ Books" allows you to scan barcodes in a store. If you have Internet connection it brings up all the data on the book and allows you to add to your wish list. It even tells you if you already have it. If you don't have Internet then some of that functionality is lost, but the isbn is stored for later. It would be REALLY awesome if you could click on a link within the app and have it download and open the book in your reading app of choice - MARVIN (of course). I've recommended this functionality to their devs - and they were agreeable, but it has to be something that both apps work together to coordinate. Maybe Kris could look into that when he is bored.... Lol |
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06-03-2013, 03:32 PM | #1515 | |
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Basically most solutions now availible are pc oriented. They do not take advantage of the touch environment of the iphone or ipad. The best ipad or iphone apps are simple in use and focussed on swipes and touches, not data entry. Your idea of of automatic downloading and opening in Marvin is exactly what i like. Last edited by maxjens; 06-03-2013 at 03:44 PM. |
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