New feature: CHM and file launch support

astrodad · 12-08-2008, 01:36 PM

Hey all, I use calibre to manage my general fiction and non-fiction library for anything I want to eventually put on my Sony Reader.

I got to thinking that the database functionality of calibre is excellent, along with searching and tagging, and that it would make a great generic ebook manager for books that we might not want to read on an external device.

In my case, I have over a hundred technical books in PDF and CHM format that I would never read on a device because they are complex and would look terrible on a small screen.

I was on the prowl looking for a decent ebook manager and I posted another thread here on MR: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33308

A recommendation was made to create a ticket to allow calibre to import CHM files. I'm wondering what else can be done to make calibre work in a more generic fashion, so as to make it usable as a comprehensive ebook manager.

At the very least, does anyone else have a need to manage CHM files in calibre?

kovidgoyal · 12-08-2008, 01:43 PM

You should be able to add any book type to calibre, including chm already.

MovieHQ · 12-08-2008, 08:01 PM

You can add it but it would sure be nice if it could be converted.

astrodad · 12-09-2008, 12:50 PM

I just had a chance to play with this and it should work for what I want. There are two features that I would really like to see:

CHM metadata reading
Bookshelf browsing like Delicious Library.

Coverflow is sort of nice, but I'd rather see a nice grid of book covers. Thanks!

12-08-2008, 01:36 PM	#1
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	New feature: CHM and file launch support Hey all, I use calibre to manage my general fiction and non-fiction library for anything I want to eventually put on my Sony Reader. I got to thinking that the database functionality of calibre is excellent, along with searching and tagging, and that it would make a great generic ebook manager for books that we might not want to read on an external device. In my case, I have over a hundred technical books in PDF and CHM format that I would never read on a device because they are complex and would look terrible on a small screen. I was on the prowl looking for a decent ebook manager and I posted another thread here on MR: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33308 A recommendation was made to create a ticket to allow calibre to import CHM files. I'm wondering what else can be done to make calibre work in a more generic fashion, so as to make it usable as a comprehensive ebook manager. At the very least, does anyone else have a need to manage CHM files in calibre?

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12-08-2008, 01:43 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,618 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You should be able to add any book type to calibre, including chm already.

12-08-2008, 08:01 PM	#3
MovieHQ Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Sony Reader 505	You can add it but it would sure be nice if it could be converted.

12-09-2008, 12:50 PM	#4
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	I just had a chance to play with this and it should work for what I want. There are two features that I would really like to see: CHM metadata reading Bookshelf browsing like Delicious Library. Coverflow is sort of nice, but I'd rather see a nice grid of book covers. Thanks!

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