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Hey, new Books user here...very pleased!   Message List  
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Re: [books_users] Hey, new Books user here...very pleased!

On Oct 12, 2007, at 7:35 AM, flybot1243 wrote:
> 1 - is the tab-delimited export function not right? I'm trying to use
> the file I exported from Books with my account at shelfari.com and it
> doesn't seem to be working...
Tab-delimited is a pretty free form export format. I've done my best
to make it useful and understandable to other apps, but there may not
be a complete meeting of the (virtual) minds. Can you describe for me
a bit more about what shelfari does and whether it has a tab-
delimited export itself. Are you getting any particular error messages?
> 2 - is it possible to import a picture for a cover? I have a couple of
> books where there's either no picture displayed (in any of the
> quickfill searches) or it's different from the one I actually have.
In the book information window, you can drag an image into the cover
image well and Books will save that. I do it all the time.
> Anyways, thanks again for the program it's really sweet.
Thanks for the kind words and let's see if we can address these
problems.

-Chris





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My thanks to the guys who put in the time and effort for this program. It's really easy to use and pretty intuitive. 2 questions: 1 - is the tab-delimited...
flybot1243
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Oct 12, 2007
12:41 pm

... Tab-delimited is a pretty free form export format. I've done my best to make it useful and understandable to other apps, but there may not be a complete...
Chris Karr
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Oct 12, 2007
1:35 pm

Wow, what a quick resposne! Shelfari is a site that allows me to share my library with other people. I'm not getting any specific error messages. Here are two ...
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Oct 12, 2007
2:59 pm

I checked out that Shelfari site and it looks quite nice. To bad a plugin could not be made for that site. It is almost a compliment to Books! This could be...
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Oct 12, 2007
11:04 pm

A plugin is certainly doable, but it may be a while before I get to it. In the meantime, you may want to do the following: 1. Create a few sample books in...
Chris Karr
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