[GUI Plugin] Ex Libris - Page 4

AlPe · 11-14-2012, 02:37 PM

Great.

I will check the message, probably I just copied the lines of code from the previous version, forgetting about editing them. Thanks for pointing it out.

AlPe · 12-20-2012, 03:29 PM

Hi everyone,

during the Christmas holidays I will have some spare time, and part of it can be channelled to Ex Libris.

Hence, if you have suggestions to improve this plugin or feature requests, please let me know by posting in this thread, thanks.

Terisa de morgan · 12-30-2012, 10:56 AM

Hi,

I like your plugin and I only have an idea. I like to put series in the ex-libris, but there is an empty entrance when there's no series. Could it be configured so the text associated to a metadata doesn't appear if the metadata is empty? I can use two exlibris, but this would be easier.

AlPe · 12-30-2012, 11:33 AM

Hi,

thanks for suggesting this, I will try to figure out how to implement this in the next release.

AlPe

AlPe · 08-24-2013, 07:15 AM

Post just to keep this thread alive (some user told me it is closed ?!)

EDIT: the thread is not locked.

I take the chance to announce that, since Calibre ~0.9.29 the plugin does not seem to work on those EPUB ebooks that have been opened with the Calibre Viewer IFF the option to remember the last page read is active. My guess is that something is going on with the way Calibre updates the library db and/or the zipping of the EPUB after it adds the calibre_bookmarks.txt file.

For the moment you should downgrade Calibre or disable that option. I plan to look into this issue (and hopefully fix it) in a couple of days.

AlPe · 08-25-2013, 11:41 AM

Hi, I think I found and fixed the issue.

I have put a fixed version of the plugin here: http://www.albertopettarin.it/misc/exlibris_plugin.zip

If someone who suffered from the above issue can take some time to manually install it and report back that this version solves the issue indeed, I will push it to the index thread, so that everyone could benefit from it.

AlPe · 08-25-2013, 06:10 PM

I got two independent confirmations, so I pushed version 1.0.17, fixing the aforementioned issue with zipfile.

crich70 · 06-15-2014, 10:30 PM

Quote:

You must supply an XHTML file containing the ex libris to be inserted, and --- optionally --- any other resource needed (images, CSS files, fonts, etc.).

How do you create the XHTML file that you want to use for the Ex Libris plug in?

AlPe · 06-16-2014, 05:22 PM

You can use any text editor of your choice.

You can start by modifying the sample XHTML files provided in the ZIP file in the first post of this thread.

crich70 · 06-16-2014, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlPe

You can use any text editor of your choice.

You can start by modifying the sample XHTML files provided in the ZIP file in the first post of this thread.

I've been trying, but every time I save it and try to find my file all I find is an apparently empty folder.

crich70 · 06-22-2014, 09:00 PM

How do you create the modified XHTML file so that the Ex Libris plug in can find it when you try to load it up? I must be doing something wrong because when I try to load the file that I've created (in the text editor) all I see is an empty folder.

AlPe · 07-05-2014, 07:32 AM

Sorry, I have not seen your message until now. If you use the Calibre Plugin, click on "Configure" in the main dialog, and then you can specify the path of your custom XHTML file for the ex libris.

JupiterJones · 08-11-2014, 01:15 PM

Hello,

I really like your plugin and have used it many many times over the years. I recently opened a epub with rar to check something and noticed that there are strange files in the exlibirs folder:

Quote:

locationnotificationsview.xml
NdfEventView.xml
RacRules.xml
tcpbidi.xml
wsmanconfig_schema.xml
xpsrchvw.xml

Can someone please explain to me what these files are used for?

Regards

AlPe · 08-12-2014, 08:17 AM

Hi, you are welcome.

The plugin itself does not generate those files. Hence, unless the plugin broke with a recent version of Calibre (sorry, I no longer have time to maintain the plugin), either they were included by the plugin because they were in the exlibris directory specified in the plugin settings, or they were part of the original EPUB which already had a "exlibris" directory and a name collision occurred when the exlibris was applied by the plugin.

If you can share the EPUB, I could be more precise.

korben · 08-23-2014, 03:17 PM

Hello there,

I confirm: the ex-libris plugin does not work with version 2 of Calibre. It no longer appears in the toolbar and you can not even open the settings window.
Too bad, I used it a lot for a long time.

08-24-2013, 07:15 AM	#50
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	Post just to keep this thread alive (some user told me it is closed ?!) EDIT: the thread is not locked. I take the chance to announce that, since Calibre ~0.9.29 the plugin does not seem to work on those EPUB ebooks that have been opened with the Calibre Viewer IFF the option to remember the last page read is active. My guess is that something is going on with the way Calibre updates the library db and/or the zipping of the EPUB after it adds the calibre_bookmarks.txt file. For the moment you should downgrade Calibre or disable that option. I plan to look into this issue (and hopefully fix it) in a couple of days. Last edited by AlPe; 08-24-2013 at 07:27 AM.

08-23-2014, 03:17 PM	#60
korben Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 378 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: France Device: pocketbook touch 2	Hello there, I confirm: the ex-libris plugin does not work with version 2 of Calibre. It no longer appears in the toolbar and you can not even open the settings window. Too bad, I used it a lot for a long time. Last edited by korben; 08-23-2014 at 03:36 PM.

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11-14-2012, 02:37 PM	#46
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	Great. I will check the message, probably I just copied the lines of code from the previous version, forgetting about editing them. Thanks for pointing it out.

12-20-2012, 03:29 PM	#47
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	Hi everyone, during the Christmas holidays I will have some spare time, and part of it can be channelled to Ex Libris. Hence, if you have suggestions to improve this plugin or feature requests, please let me know by posting in this thread, thanks.

12-30-2012, 10:56 AM	#48
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,227 Karma: 11768331 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	Hi, I like your plugin and I only have an idea. I like to put series in the ex-libris, but there is an empty entrance when there's no series. Could it be configured so the text associated to a metadata doesn't appear if the metadata is empty? I can use two exlibris, but this would be easier.

12-30-2012, 11:33 AM	#49
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	Hi, thanks for suggesting this, I will try to figure out how to implement this in the next release. AlPe

08-25-2013, 11:41 AM	#51
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	Hi, I think I found and fixed the issue. I have put a fixed version of the plugin here: http://www.albertopettarin.it/misc/exlibris_plugin.zip If someone who suffered from the above issue can take some time to manually install it and report back that this version solves the issue indeed, I will push it to the index thread, so that everyone could benefit from it.

08-25-2013, 06:10 PM	#52
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	I got two independent confirmations, so I pushed version 1.0.17, fixing the aforementioned issue with zipfile.

06-16-2014, 05:22 PM	#54
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	You can use any text editor of your choice. You can start by modifying the sample XHTML files provided in the ZIP file in the first post of this thread.

06-22-2014, 09:00 PM	#56
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,304 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	How do you create the modified XHTML file so that the Ex Libris plug in can find it when you try to load it up? I must be doing something wrong because when I try to load the file that I've created (in the text editor) all I see is an empty folder.

07-05-2014, 07:32 AM	#57
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	Sorry, I have not seen your message until now. If you use the Calibre Plugin, click on "Configure" in the main dialog, and then you can specify the path of your custom XHTML file for the ex libris.

08-12-2014, 08:17 AM	#59
AlPe Digital Amanuensis Posts: 727 Karma: 1446357 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Turin, Italy Device: Several eReaders and tablets	Hi, you are welcome. The plugin itself does not generate those files. Hence, unless the plugin broke with a recent version of Calibre (sorry, I no longer have time to maintain the plugin), either they were included by the plugin because they were in the exlibris directory specified in the plugin settings, or they were part of the original EPUB which already had a "exlibris" directory and a name collision occurred when the exlibris was applied by the plugin. If you can share the EPUB, I could be more precise.