From 19581b88062b16bbb9fa625e88f40492f7fd86f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kovid Goyal Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:25:58 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] ... --- src/calibre/manual/faq.rst | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/calibre/manual/faq.rst b/src/calibre/manual/faq.rst index 1568c04e2e..8c3a5e64c9 100644 --- a/src/calibre/manual/faq.rst +++ b/src/calibre/manual/faq.rst @@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ This method only works on Windows XP and higher, and OS X 10.5 and higher. Linux How do I use |app| with my Android phone/tablet? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -There are two ways that you can connect your Android device to calibre. Using a USB cable wirelessly, over the air. The USB cable method only works if your Android device can act as a USB disk, which some Android tablets cannot. +There are two ways that you can connect your Android device to calibre. Using a USB cable-- or wirelessly, over the air. +The USB cable method only works if your Android device can act as a USB disk, which some Android tablets cannot. Using a USB cable ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -284,7 +285,11 @@ Now on your Android device, open the browser and browse to http://192.168.1.2:8080/ -Replace ``192.168.1.2`` with the local IP address of the computer running |app|. If you have changed the port the |app| content server is running on, you will have to change ``8080`` as well to the new port. The local IP address is the IP address you computer is assigned on your home network. A quick Google search will tell you how to find out your local IP address. You can now browse your book collection and download books from |app| to your device to open with whatever ebook reading software you have on your android device. +Replace ``192.168.1.2`` with the local IP address of the computer running |app|. If your local network supports the use of computer names, you can replace the IP address with the network name of the computer. If you have changed the port the |app| content server is running on, you will have to change ``8080`` as well to the new port. + +The local IP address is the IP address you computer is assigned on your home network. A quick Google search will tell you how to find out your local IP address. You can now browse your book collection and download books from |app| to your device to open with whatever ebook reading software you have on your android device. + +Some reading programs support browsing the Calibre library directly. For example, in Aldiko, click My Catalogs, then + to add a catalog, then give the catalog a title such as "Calibre" and provide the URL listed above. You can now browse the Calibre library and download directly into the reading software. Can I access my |app| books using the web browser in my Kindle or other reading device? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~