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Merge pull request #1128 from holta/calibre-web-readme

Fully update Calibre-Web README's "Known Issues" for IIAB 6.6 release
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@ -116,27 +116,36 @@ Known Issues
* |ss| 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, TXT etc — to permit reading on a
wider array client devices and client software). |se| |nbsp| This new Calibre-Web wider array client devices and client software). |se| |nbsp| Fixed by
feature (which depends on Calibre's ebook-converter program) needs to be manually `janeczku/calibre-web#609 <https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/609>`_
configured in IIAB 6.6 as of 2018-09-12: `janeczku/calibre-web#624 <https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/624>`_ in early September 2018.
Specifically, to enable e-book conversion, log in as Admin/changeme (etc) then * |ss| This new Calibre-Web feature (which depends on Calibre's ebook-converter
click http://box/books -> Admin -> Basic Configuration -> External binaries. Then program) needs to be manually configured as of 2018-09-12:
change these 2 settings: `janeczku/calibre-web#624 <https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/624>`_
|se| |nbsp| Fixed by `#1127 <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/pull/1127>`_ on 2018-09-12.
To manually enable the converting of e-books (automated above, should no
longer be necessary!) log in to http://box/books as Admin/changeme (etc) then
click Admin -> Basic Configuration -> External binaries. Then change these
2 settings:
* Change radio button "No converter" to "Use calibre's ebook converter" * Change radio button "No converter" to "Use calibre's ebook converter"
* In textfield "Path to convertertool" type in: ``/usr/bin/ebook-convert`` * In textfield "Path to convertertool" type in: ``/usr/bin/ebook-convert``
Then:
* Submit * Submit
* Verify that "ebook-convert" appears on Calibre-Web's "About" page at http://box/books/stats * 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 * 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>`_, * |ss| 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
it's not a priority, as URL's like {http://192.168.0.x/books, it's not a priority, as URL's like {http://192.168.0.x/books,
http://10.8.0.x/books, http://127.0.0.1/books and http://box/books} all work. http://10.8.0.x/books, http://127.0.0.1/books and http://box/books} all work. |se| |nbsp| Marked as "wontfix" on 2018-09-12: `#1050 <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/1050>`_
* Calibre-Web does not currently use version numbers, so glitches might * Calibre-Web does not currently use version numbers, so glitches may
occasionally arise, when upstream developers change its master branch without occasionally arise, when upstream developers change its master branch without
warning. warning.