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| ===== Software ===== | ===== Software ===== | ||
| - | There is [[https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bkrpr/+bugs?field.tag=quick|a list of shallow bugs]] that can be fixed in short order, even by people who aren't familiar with the bkrpr codebase. You'll need basic python and gtk skills to play along, but the best way to learn the code is to jump in and fix something simple. | + | There is [[https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/~bookliberator/+bugs?field.tag=quick|a list of shallow bugs]] that can be fixed in short order, even by people who aren't familiar with the BookLiberator codebase. You'll need basic python and gtk skills to play along, but the best way to learn the code is to jump in and fix something simple. |
| We've started a page for bazaar [[branches]]. Feel free to add your own. | We've started a page for bazaar [[branches]]. Feel free to add your own. | ||
| ==== Bugs and Testing ==== | ==== Bugs and Testing ==== | ||
| - | Please [[download]] the code, try it out, and [[https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bkrpr/+filebug-advanced|report bugs]]. You might find the [[http://bkrpr.org/download/test_images.tgz|test images]] helpful. | + | Please [[download]] the code, try it out, and [[https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bookliberator/+filebug-advanced|report bugs]]. You might find the [[http://bookliberator.org/download/test_images.tgz|test images]] helpful. |
| ==== Packaging ==== | ==== Packaging ==== | ||
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| ==== Test-Driven Development ==== | ==== Test-Driven Development ==== | ||
| BookLiberator used to have a unit-testing framework. Then bad things happened and it disappeared. We desperately need somebody to back-fill a unit-testing framework and tests. | BookLiberator used to have a unit-testing framework. Then bad things happened and it disappeared. We desperately need somebody to back-fill a unit-testing framework and tests. | ||
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| ===== Hardware ===== | ===== Hardware ===== | ||
| Build a bookripper! You can do it cheaply and with little more than a screwdriver. | Build a bookripper! You can do it cheaply and with little more than a screwdriver. | ||
| - | Local plastic shops can custom make the plexiglass part you'll need, generally for under $50. Everything else can be built with a screwdriver, some scrap material to make the stand, and nuts and bolts from the hardware store. That is exactly how ours were put together. | + | Local plastic shops can cut the plexiglass sheets you'll need, generally for under $30. Everything else can be built with a screwdriver, some scrap material to make the stand, and nuts and bolts from the hardware store. That is exactly how ours were put together. |
| - | Almost any small point and shoot camera from the last few years will work. If it has a tripod mount on the bottom and can get ~5 Megapixels per shot, try it out. Some features like manual focus and an external power cable will speed up the process, but almost anything will get you high enough quality pictures for turning your books into PDFs or plain text files. Experiences with specific camera models can be found in [[CameraModels]]. | + | Almost any small point and shoot camera with manual focus from the last few years will work. If it has a tripod mount on the bottom and can get ~5 Megapixels per shot, try it out. Some features like manual focus and an external power cable will speed up the process, but almost anything will get you high enough quality pictures for turning your books into PDFs or plain text files. Experiences with specific camera models can be found in [[CameraModels]]. |
| Current ideas for improving the working model, or prototypes for new ones, can be found at [[HardwareIdeas]] | Current ideas for improving the working model, or prototypes for new ones, can be found at [[HardwareIdeas]] | ||
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| The hardware is equipment operating in the real world. User experiences are going to vary, and we expect the accumulated knowledge of a community will enable us to find best practices fairly quickly. [[ContributeToThisWiki]], document your trials, and tell people what you've learned. | The hardware is equipment operating in the real world. User experiences are going to vary, and we expect the accumulated knowledge of a community will enable us to find best practices fairly quickly. [[ContributeToThisWiki]], document your trials, and tell people what you've learned. | ||
| - | We've started a [[help]] page for the software. Please add clear instructions for using the bkrpr there. | + | We've started a [[help]] page for the software. Please add clear instructions for using the BookLiberator there. |
| There is a [[FAQ]]. Help us add questions and improve answers. | There is a [[FAQ]]. Help us add questions and improve answers. | ||
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| ===== Spread the Word ===== | ===== Spread the Word ===== | ||
| - | We need more people using, testing and developing. If bkrpr makes your life better, tell your friends. Get them ripping and get them involved. | + | We need more people using, testing and developing. If BookLiberator makes your life better, tell your friends. Get them ripping and get them involved. |