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kovidgoyal · 04-16-2011, 10:27 AM

EDIT: calibre 0.8.0 has been released, so instructions in this post are obsolete, just download and install 0.8.0 as normal

Hi all,

Development towards calibre 0.8 is now fairly advanced. In the past, when working towards a new major release, I would typically stop making updates to the current series and start releasing the betas for the new series. This time, I'm going to try things a little differently.

I will continue to make 0.7.x releases, but they will contain the new 0.8 code. To activate that code, go to Preferences->Tweaks and in the bottom left corner click "Plugin tweaks". Then add the following tweak:

Code:

test_eight_code = True

Now restart calibre, and you will be running 0.8 code. Note that you need at least calibre 0.7.56 for this tweak to work.

I will update this post with new 0.8 features as they are released.

What's new

A new feature Get Books that allows you to search for a book in calibre and get a list of stores that sell/distribute the book. Clicking on a result allows you to buy the book from the store, or download it directly, in the case the book is free. To enable this feature go to Preferences->Toolbars and add the Get Books icon to your toolbar. For details see here
A new, completely rewritten metadata download system. You can now choose from amongst multiple downloaded covers, and bulk metadata downloads now run in the background. Also, the download process is much more customizable.
A new edit metadata single dialog, with multiple layouts, chooseable from Preferences->Behavior.

The changes for 0.8 do not involve the calibre database, so you should be able to freely switch the tweak on and off whenever you like. If you try the new features and have any comments, feel free to post them here.

Screenshots below.

04-16-2011, 10:27 AM	#1
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,423 Karma: 27757236 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	[Old Thread] Towards calibre 0.8 EDIT: calibre 0.8.0 has been released, so instructions in this post are obsolete, just download and install 0.8.0 as normal Hi all, Development towards calibre 0.8 is now fairly advanced. In the past, when working towards a new major release, I would typically stop making updates to the current series and start releasing the betas for the new series. This time, I'm going to try things a little differently. I will continue to make 0.7.x releases, but they will contain the new 0.8 code. To activate that code, go to Preferences->Tweaks and in the bottom left corner click "Plugin tweaks". Then add the following tweak: Code: test_eight_code = True Now restart calibre, and you will be running 0.8 code. Note that you need at least calibre 0.7.56 for this tweak to work. I will update this post with new 0.8 features as they are released. What's new A new feature Get Books that allows you to search for a book in calibre and get a list of stores that sell/distribute the book. Clicking on a result allows you to buy the book from the store, or download it directly, in the case the book is free. To enable this feature go to Preferences->Toolbars and add the Get Books icon to your toolbar. For details see here A new, completely rewritten metadata download system. You can now choose from amongst multiple downloaded covers, and bulk metadata downloads now run in the background. Also, the download process is much more customizable. A new edit metadata single dialog, with multiple layouts, chooseable from Preferences->Behavior. The changes for 0.8 do not involve the calibre database, so you should be able to freely switch the tweak on and off whenever you like. If you try the new features and have any comments, feel free to post them here. Screenshots below. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by kovidgoyal; 05-06-2011 at 01:27 PM.