08-11-2011, 06:38 AM | #31 |
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I would like to see unboggling's first post, or something very much like it, made into a sticky and a tutorial section in the manual. Documenting an approach that worked is very valuable.
@unboggling: yes, I am volunteering you. Otherwise it won't happen. I hope that you have the time, energy, and patience. |
08-11-2011, 08:47 AM | #32 |
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@chaley. rofl. I have the time (retired) and inclination (calibre has become one of my hobbies), I'm not sure about the energy (being such an old guy, decrepid and crotchety), and as far as patience goes, I have a lot less than you moderators and developers usually display here. And let's not even mention my lack of tact (referencing the childrens' tennis metaphor).
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08-11-2011, 10:31 AM | #33 | |
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It worked like a charm for the "Regular Expressions" chapter. |
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08-11-2011, 10:45 AM | #34 |
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Well done for producing an articulate and nicely put together thread. What a pity that someone tried to spoil it.
I'd like to offer the following thoughts for those new to ebook reading.
Anyway, that's more than enough from me |
08-11-2011, 07:29 PM | #35 |
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Thank you, jackie_w. Your post includes so much information that is useful to me both as a new calibre user - and as a new eBook reader - that I'm still processing it mentally, realizing there are many things I hadn't known about at all let alone considered yet, and that I need to revise some of my work habits with considerable forethought.
For example, you've made clearer to me now what Starson said earlier - about converting everything all the time not necessarily being good. That is actually beginning to sink in now and make sense to me, and I'm sorry I responded defensively earlier rather than thinking more about it and considering ramifications. Another example. I had noticed I had a personal internal conflict and a time conflict between just reading books (the ultimate purpose) and learning/doing relevant technical stuff. You clarified that. So to achieve general happiness my first consideration following your post has to be to decide what camp I want to be in, the compulsive readers or the compulsive fixers. (Taking compulsivity as a given in my case.) Or both, with some sort of time-sharing…. Also, I've already experienced similar desire to go back and fix things because by that point I'd learned how to do something, but older books in the library had previously slipped past that "new" fix and needed to be redone. The lack of consistency in the library bothered me enough to iteratively spend considerable time refixing refixed fixes. So now that point is beginning to sink in…. EDIT: And I hadn't even thought at all about technology and formats evolving. That is a huge wrinkle in the tapestry of "potentially ideal" work habits. Last edited by unboggling; 08-11-2011 at 07:50 PM. |
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Edit. Oh, there's a tutorial section? Last edited by unboggling; 08-11-2011 at 08:21 PM. |
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08-11-2011, 08:15 PM | #37 | |
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1)make it Sticky. 1.5) Split off the only the first post, leaving a permanent redirect on the user comments thread?) 2)decide if you want it made read only (closed to replies). Note mods will have to post your updates. 3) something else. Moderators are listed at the bottom of the main forum. We are here to serve Last edited by theducks; 08-11-2011 at 10:51 PM. Reason: fixed typo |
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08-11-2011, 08:22 PM | #38 |
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I would advise at the beginning to limit the books added to the library. 100-1000 is nice to look at, but pita to change. After many-many months I am still deciding exactly what metadata and where and in which format I want it. I may hide the column, but I still want to have the information.
I keep all kinds of formats in Calibre - original pdf/whatever, aced files if I used mobi creator, final prc or mobi, txt where are notes about what I did (like, 'lit>epub, html>prc. Added such and such things, need to add...etc'). I can use only mobi when away from PC, so finding/choosing suitable format is no brainteaser; if my needs change, I'll convert before reading to different format. About refixing - I find text file with notes to be handy. I note there what irritated me and if I fixed it; if I ever want to read it again, it's easy to decide what to do, if not... |
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But how do you decide where to draw that line? Last edited by unboggling; 08-12-2011 at 01:23 AM. |
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08-11-2011, 10:08 PM | #41 |
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On second thought, I'll postpone revising the KISS post into a sticky for at least a week or so, maybe longer. I'm learning too much here and now that makes me want to rethink fundamentals.
Edit: erhhh, what I thought were fundamentals... Last edited by unboggling; 08-12-2011 at 12:06 AM. |
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Maintaining a lot of tracking info for a lot of books is time consuming. - Yes, but I enter it only once. That's why I decided to go slow - convert, read, add one-by-one and in the process learn what and where. After all, if I add a book that does not fit into existing columns/categories, I see what needs to be changed or added and it's easier to change 50 than 500 entries. Imagine searching through hundreds of books if you have decided to create subgenre! If I decide to delete (column, genre), then bulk is no problem. It will probably take years just to learn what information I want and how to present it (searchable, sortable, column, comment...) |
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08-12-2011, 12:03 AM | #43 |
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08-12-2011, 03:19 AM | #44 |
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Done crying now. Revising.
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08-12-2011, 10:06 AM | #45 | |
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Writing a "keep it simple" advice thread for new users is an excellent idea. I'll also put in a well-done to jackie_w. Her post is right on point. |
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