Activity log for bug #2025228

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2023-06-28 07:53:35 ownedbycats bug added bug
2023-06-28 07:53:48 ownedbycats description Being able to copy a book file to the extra data folder from within Calibre may be helpful. Also slightly reduces the risk of a lock collision from leaving the folder open. Use-case: someone wants to put a copy of the book in the extra data folder - think different editions that are different enough to keep, but not enough to maintain separate book records for. The places I would expect to find this is either the context menu of a format, or the save-to-disk menu. Thanks in advance. Being able to copy a book file to the extra data folder from within Calibre may be helpful. Also slightly reduces the risk of a lock collision from leaving the folder open. Use-case: Different editions that are different enough to keep, but not enough to maintain separate book records for. The places I would expect to find this is either the context menu of a format, or the save-to-disk menu. Thanks in advance.
2023-06-28 07:54:18 ownedbycats summary Enhancement Request: Copy book format(s) t/save-to-disk to extra data folder Enhancement Request: Copy book format(s) /save-to-disk to extra data folder
2023-06-28 07:55:21 ownedbycats description Being able to copy a book file to the extra data folder from within Calibre may be helpful. Also slightly reduces the risk of a lock collision from leaving the folder open. Use-case: Different editions that are different enough to keep, but not enough to maintain separate book records for. The places I would expect to find this is either the context menu of a format, or the save-to-disk menu. Thanks in advance. Being able to copy a book file to the extra data folder from within Calibre may be helpful. Also slightly reduces the risk of a lock collision from leaving the folder open. Use-case: A book released a new edition (or a fanfic with heavy revisions). The user wants to keep both copies, but not maintain separate book records. The places I would expect to find this is either the context menu of a format, or the save-to-disk menu. Thanks in advance.
2023-06-28 08:10:06 Kovid Goyal calibre: status New Won't Fix