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Known Issues Known Issues
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* Trying to access an empty public bookshelf causes a system error. * |ss| Trying to access an empty public bookshelf causes a system error. |se| |nbsp| Appears fixed as of 2018-09-12: `janeczku/calibre-web#620 <https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/620>`_
* As of August 2018, it's sometimes impossible to set the language of an * |ss| As of August 2018, it's sometimes impossible to set the language of an
e-book: `#1040 <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/1040>`_, `janeczku/calibre-web#593 <https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/593>`_ e-book: `#1040 <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/1040>`_, `janeczku/calibre-web#593 <https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/593>`_ |se| |nbsp| Appears fixed as of 2018-09-12: `janeczku/calibre-web#620 <https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/620>`_
* As of August 2018, calibre-web doesn't yet include Calibre's e-book * |ss| As of August 2018, calibre-web doesn't yet include Calibre's e-book
conversion functionality (e.g. Calibre 3.27.1 [released 2018-07-06] allows conversion functionality (e.g. Calibre 3.27.1 [released 2018-07-06] allows
teachers to convert between PDF, EPUB, HTML, TXT etc — to permit reading on a teachers to convert between PDF, EPUB, HTML, TXT etc — to permit reading on a
wider array client devices and client software). wider array client devices and client software). |se| |nbsp| This new calibre-web
feature (which requires Calibre's ebook-converter program) needs to be manually
configured in IIAB 6.6 as of 2018-09-12: `janeczku/calibre-web#624 <https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/624>`_
Specifically, to enable e-book conversion, log in as Admin/changeme (etc) then
click http://box/books -> Admin -> Basic Configuration -> External binaries, then
change these 2 settings:
* Change radio button "No converter" to "Use calibre's ebook converter"
* In textfield "Path to convertertool" type in: ``/usr/bin/ebook-convert``
* Submit
* Verify that "ebook-convert" appears on calibre-web's "About" page at http://box/books/stats
* Test it by clicking any e-book -> Edit metadata -> Convert book format:
* http://192.168.0.x:8083 does not work, as a result of `iptables <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/roles/network/templates/gateway/iiab-gen-iptables#L93>`_, * http://192.168.0.x:8083 does not work, as a result of `iptables <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/roles/network/templates/gateway/iiab-gen-iptables#L93>`_,
even when ``services_externally_visible: true``. This is fixable, but perhaps even when ``services_externally_visible: true``. This is fixable, but perhaps