How to Create a Cover for a NewsFeed

Eldrod · 08-20-2010, 10:27 AM

I'm new to Calibre and trying to grope my way through learning the NewsFeed recipe coding. I have a custom feed I put togehter, but I'd like to pick up a graphic to use in place of the default cover.jpg that Calibre puts in.

Can someone point me in the direction of what code I need to do that?

Thanks!

kovidgoyal · 08-20-2010, 11:41 AM

set

cover_url

to point to the cover

Eldrod · 08-20-2010, 12:36 PM

Thanks! I had just found that after pulling up a predefined recipe to see how they did it. It works great!

Eldrod · 08-20-2010, 03:15 PM

OK, now that I got that one, is there a parameter to define the graphic size? I am pulling a graphic that is the site name, but it is distorted in the reader. The content looks OK; the cover is what is distorted.

Thanks!

kovidgoyal · 08-20-2010, 03:26 PM

No, you cannot. If you're generating EPUB the reader will automatically stretch the cover image to fill its screen.

08-20-2010, 10:27 AM	#1
Eldrod Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Nook	How to Create a Cover for a NewsFeed I'm new to Calibre and trying to grope my way through learning the NewsFeed recipe coding. I have a custom feed I put togehter, but I'd like to pick up a graphic to use in place of the default cover.jpg that Calibre puts in. Can someone point me in the direction of what code I need to do that? Thanks!

08-20-2010, 11:41 AM	#2
kovidgoyal Creator of calibre Posts: 22,505 Karma: 2944574 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	set cover_url to point to the cover __________________ Get calibre Notice to all: I can not provide assistance with DRM removal, for legal reasons, so please do not contact me about it.

08-20-2010, 03:26 PM	#5
kovidgoyal Creator of calibre Posts: 22,505 Karma: 2944574 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No, you cannot. If you're generating EPUB the reader will automatically stretch the cover image to fill its screen. __________________ Get calibre Notice to all: I can not provide assistance with DRM removal, for legal reasons, so please do not contact me about it.

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08-20-2010, 12:36 PM	#3
Eldrod Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Nook	Thanks! I had just found that after pulling up a predefined recipe to see how they did it. It works great!

08-20-2010, 03:15 PM	#4
Eldrod Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Nook	OK, now that I got that one, is there a parameter to define the graphic size? I am pulling a graphic that is the site name, but it is distorted in the reader. The content looks OK; the cover is what is distorted. Thanks!


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