From 0e0bb48d5126c9a3175a53ea56c909510ef56ae9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kovid Goyal Date: Mon, 18 May 2020 08:01:26 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Remove SONY questions from FAQ since the SONY readers have been discontinued for many years --- manual/faq.rst | 69 -------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 69 deletions(-) diff --git a/manual/faq.rst b/manual/faq.rst index d4df95719c..7190288ffd 100644 --- a/manual/faq.rst +++ b/manual/faq.rst @@ -241,75 +241,6 @@ if you are using the user defined plugin for a device normally detected by a builtin calibre plugin, you must disable the builtin plugin first, so that your user defined plugin is used instead. -How does calibre manage collections on my SONY reader? -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -When calibre connects with the reader, it retrieves all collections for the books on the reader. The collections -of which books are members are shown on the device view. - -When you send a book to the reader, calibre will add the book to collections based on the metadata for that book. By -default, collections are created from tags and series. You can control what metadata is used by going to -:guilabel:`Preferences->Advanced->Plugins->Device Interface plugins` and customizing the SONY device interface plugin. If you remove all -values, calibre will not add the book to any collection. - -Collection management is largely controlled by the 'Metadata management' option found at -:guilabel:`Preferences->Import/export->Sending books to devices`. If set to 'Manual' (the default), managing collections is left to -the user; calibre will not delete already existing collections for a book on your reader when you resend the -book to the reader, but calibre will add the book to collections if necessary. To ensure that the collections -for a book are based only on current calibre metadata, first delete the books from the reader, then resend the -books. You can edit collections directly on the device view by double-clicking or right-clicking in the -collections column. - -If 'Metadata management' is set to 'Only on send', then calibre will manage collections more aggressively. -Collections will be built using calibre metadata exclusively. Sending a book to the reader will correct the -collections for that book so its collections exactly match the book's metadata, adding and deleting -collections as necessary. Editing collections on the device view is not permitted, because collections not in -the metadata will be removed automatically. - -If 'Metadata management' is set to 'Automatic management', then calibre will update metadata and collections -both when the reader is connected and when books are sent. When calibre detects the reader and generates the -list of books on the reader, it will send metadata from the library to the reader for all books on the reader -that are in the library (On device is True), adding and removing books from collections as indicated by the -metadata and device customization. When a book is sent, calibre corrects the metadata for that book, adding and -deleting collections. Manual editing of metadata on the device view is not allowed. Note that this option -specifies sending metadata, not books. The book files on the reader are not changed. - -In summary, choose 'manual management' if you want to manage collections yourself. Collections for a book -will never be removed by calibre, but can be removed by you by editing on the device view. Choose 'Only on -send' if you want calibre to manage collections when you send a book, adding books to and removing books from -collections as needed. Choose 'Automatic management' if you want calibre to keep collections up to date -whenever the reader is connected. - -If you use multiple installations of calibre to manage your reader, then option 'Automatic management' may not -be what you want. Connecting the reader to one library will reset the metadata to what is in that library. -Connecting to the other library will reset the metadata to what is in that other library. Metadata in books -found in both libraries will be flopped back and forth. - -Can I use both calibre and the SONY software to manage my reader? -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -Yes, you can use both, provided you do not run them at the same time. That is, you should use the following sequence: -Connect reader->Use one of the programs->Disconnect reader. Reconnect reader->Use the other program->disconnect reader. - -The underlying reason is that the Reader uses a single file to keep track -of 'meta' information, such as collections, and this is written to by both -calibre and the Sony software when either updates something on the Reader. -The file will be saved when the Reader is (safely) disconnected, so using one -or the other is safe if there's a disconnection between them, but if -you're not the type to remember this, then the simple answer is to stick -to one or the other for the transfer and just export/import from/to the -other via the computers hard disk. - -If you do need to reset your metadata due to problems caused by using both -at the same time, then just delete the media.xml file on the Reader using -your PC's file explorer and it will be recreated after disconnection. - -With recent reader iterations, SONY, in all its wisdom has decided to try to force you to -use their software. If you install it, it auto-launches whenever you connect the reader. -If you don't want to uninstall it altogether, there are a couple of tricks you can use. The -simplest is to simply re-name the executable file that launches the library program. More detail -`in the forums `_. - How do I use calibre with my iPad/iPhone/iPod touch? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~