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Vincent: Fix table display

2017-12-03T13:19:44Z

Fix table display

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-Calibre is an eBook management software. It allows you to copy you books from / to your eReader, edit metadata, search your library…
+Calibre is an ebook management software.
 == Prerequisite ==
 * A Window or Linux computer. MacOs should work as well but was not tested.
-* A Kobo eReader. While Calibre will work with any eReader or even as a standalone, this page assume that you are using this one. The instructions should work for any Kobo of the Touch, Glo, Mini and Aura families.
+* A Kobo eReader. The instructions should work for any Kobo of the Touch, Glo, Mini and Aura families.
 == Install ==
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 === First-run ===
 The first time you run calibre you will be asked a few question. The most important is the location of your library. Calibre will use this folder to store al the eBooks that you add to it.
 == Kobo Setup ==
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 First step is to create columns in you library to store the data.
 * Go to Preferences → Add your own columns
-* Add the following columns {| class="wikitable" !Column header !Lookup name !Type !Description |- |Complete |complete |Integers |Percent of the book that is read on device |- |Read |read |Date |Last date where the book was read on device |}
+* Add the following columns
 * Validate & restart Calibre
 Now you can configure KoboUtilities
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 To change it, go to ''Preferences'' → ''Look & feel'' → ''Change icon theme''. I recommand the Monstre theme which is quite complete and look nice.
 [[Category:Linux Desktop]]
 [[Category:Windows]]

Vincent: /* Configuration */ Add Count Pages plugin

2017-12-03T13:06:11Z

Configuration: Add Count Pages plugin

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	To change it, go to ''Preferences'' → ''Look & feel'' → ''Change icon theme''. I recommand the Monstre theme which is quite complete and look nice.		To change it, go to ''Preferences'' → ''Look & feel'' → ''Change icon theme''. I recommand the Monstre theme which is quite complete and look nice.

			=== Show pages / words count ===

			==== Install plugin ====
			Go to ''Preferences'' → ''Plug-ins'' → ''Get new plug-ins'', and install plugin ''Count Pages''. When asked, you don't need to restart calibre.

			==== Add Column ====
			Go to ''Preferences'' → ''Add your own columns'', and click on ''Add custom column''.

			Fill the info:
			* Lookup name: words
			* Column heading: Words
			* Column type: Integer
			* Description: Number of words in book
			* Format for numbers: {0:n}
			Click OK, repeat for page count and restart calibre.

			==== Configure plugin ====
			You should now have a ''Count Pages'' icon in the main toolbar. Click on the down arrow next to it ans select ''Customize plug-in…''.

			In the ''Statistics'' tab, select the columns that you just created.

			In the ''Other'' tab, untick ''Prompt to save counts''. If you want to make sure that all your book pages are computed the same way, you can also untick everything in the ''Download options'' section.

			==== Count pages / words ====
			Select the books for which you want to count pages and click the ''Count Pages'' button.

	== Buy Books ==		== Buy Books ==

Vincent at 18:49, 3 September 2017

2017-09-03T18:49:37Z

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	== Prerequisite ==		== Prerequisite ==
	* A Window or Linux computer. MacOs should work as well but was not tested.		* A Window or Linux computer. MacOs should work as well but was not tested.
	* A Kobo eReader. While Calibre will work with any eReader or even as a standalone, this page assume that you are using one. The instructions should work for any Kobo of the Touch, Glo, Mini and Aura families.		* A Kobo eReader. While Calibre will work with any eReader or even as a standalone, this page assume that you are using this one. The instructions should work for any Kobo of the Touch, Glo, Mini and Aura families.

	== Install ==		== Install ==
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	=== First-run ===		=== First-run ===
	The first time you run calibre you will be asked a few question. The most important is the location of your library. Calibre will use this folder to store al the eBooks that you add to it.		The first time you run calibre you will be asked a few question. The most important is the location of your library. Calibre will use this folder to store al the eBooks that you add to it.

			I recommend creating a folder named ''calibre'' somewhere in your computer and inside this one create a folder named ''library'' and use this last one as library location. There are two reasons for this. First Calibre will use the name of the folder as the name of the library in the interface. Having your library called library make things easier. Secondlly, Calibre will complain if you add any file to it's library folder. The parent folder allows you to store additional files related to Calibre.

	== Kobo Setup ==		== Kobo Setup ==

Vincent at 16:35, 2 September 2017

2017-09-02T16:35:26Z

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	Calibre is an ~~ebook~~ management software.		Calibre is an eBook management software. It allows you to copy you books from / to your eReader, edit metadata, search your library…

	== Prerequisite ==		== Prerequisite ==
	* A Window or Linux computer. MacOs should work as well but was not tested.		* A Window or Linux computer. MacOs should work as well but was not tested.
	* A Kobo eReader. The instructions should work for any Kobo of the Touch, Glo, Mini and Aura families.		* A Kobo eReader. While Calibre will work with any eReader or even as a standalone, this page assume that you are using one. The instructions should work for any Kobo of the Touch, Glo, Mini and Aura families.

	== Install ==		== Install ==

Vincent: Buy books

2017-09-02T16:20:29Z

Buy books

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 To change it, go to ''Preferences'' → ''Look & feel'' → ''Change icon theme''. I recommand the Monstre theme which is quite complete and look nice.
 [[Category:Linux Desktop]]
 [[Category:Windows]]

Vincent: /* Read Percent */

2017-09-02T15:20:39Z

Read Percent

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	~~{{WIP}}~~

	Calibre is an ebook management software.		Calibre is an ebook management software.

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	==== Read Percent ====		==== Read Percent ====
			This allow to store reading status from your eReader to you Calibre library.

			First step is to create columns in you library to store the data.
			* Go to Preferences → Add your own columns
			* Add the following columns {\| class="wikitable" !Column header !Lookup name !Type !Description \|- \|Complete \|complete \|Integers \|Percent of the book that is read on device \|- \|Read \|read \|Date \|Last date where the book was read on device \|}
			* Validate & restart Calibre
			Now you can configure KoboUtilities
			* Click on KoboUtilities
			* In the Profiles tab, set the ''Custom columns'' and ''Store on connect'' sections[[File:Calibre - Read columns.png\|center\|frameless\|585x585px]]

	==== Backups ====		==== Backups ====
			The plugin can do backups of the database on your eReader. In case something goes wrong with your device, this might come handy.

	Click the ''KoboUtilities'' button, select the ''Devices'' tab and setup the backup section.		Click the ''KoboUtilities'' button, select the ''Devices'' tab and setup the backup section.
	[[File:Calibre backup settings.png\|center\|frameless\|589x589px]]		[[File:Calibre backup settings.png\|center\|frameless\|589x589px]]

Vincent: Add categories

2017-09-02T14:18:49Z

Add categories

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	To change it, go to ''Preferences'' → ''Look & feel'' → ''Change icon theme''. I recommand the Monstre theme which is quite complete and look nice.		To change it, go to ''Preferences'' → ''Look & feel'' → ''Change icon theme''. I recommand the Monstre theme which is quite complete and look nice.
			[[Category:Linux Desktop]]
			[[Category:Windows]]

Vincent: /* Configuration */ KoboUtilities

2017-09-02T14:17:38Z

Configuration: KoboUtilities

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	==== Setup ====		==== Setup ====
			* Plug your Kobo eReader to your computer
			* Click the ''KoboUtilities'' button
			* Select the ''Devices'' tab
			* Click the ''Add connected device''

	==== Read Percent ====		==== Read Percent ====

	==== Backups ====		==== Backups ====
			Click the ''KoboUtilities'' button, select the ''Devices'' tab and setup the backup section.
			[[File:Calibre backup settings.png\|center\|frameless\|589x589px]]

	==== Block Analytics ====		==== Block Analytics ====

Vincent: /* Setup */ Change icon theme

2017-08-31T18:41:43Z

Setup: Change icon theme

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	To make sure that the DRM where correctly removed, right-click on the book in Calibre and choose ''view''. If the book displays, there is no more DRM.		To make sure that the DRM where correctly removed, right-click on the book in Calibre and choose ''view''. If the book displays, there is no more DRM.

			== Configuration ==

			=== Icons ===
			The default icon theme is not very consistent in terms of colour / style.

			To change it, go to ''Preferences'' → ''Look & feel'' → ''Change icon theme''. I recommand the Monstre theme which is quite complete and look nice.

Vincent at 14:50, 31 August 2017

2017-08-31T14:50:39Z

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	== Prerequisite ==		== Prerequisite ==
	* A Window or Linux computer. MacOs should work as well but was not tested.		* A Window or Linux computer. MacOs should work as well but was not tested.
	* A Kobo eReader. The instructions should work for any Kobo of the ~~touch~~, Glo, Mini and Aura families.		* A Kobo eReader. The instructions should work for any Kobo of the Touch, Glo, Mini and Aura families.

	== Install ==		== Install ==
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	=== Kobo Utilities ===		=== Kobo Utilities ===
			As its name says, this pugin provide various utilities to use with your Kobo eReader

			==== Setup ====

			==== Read Percent ====

			==== Backups ====

	==== Block Analytics ====		==== Block Analytics ====