How to test icons?

Rellwood · 05-21-2025, 04:51 AM

I am trying very hard to create a personal icon library for my icon rules. I have a LOT of rules since I am meticulous about my cataloging.

I have had to design some icons, but I never know how they look in my libary until I actually add them to a specific rule, then it becomes a part of the icon libary. I don't want to have to go through all these steps to just see how an icon looks in Calibe

Any suggestions on how to set it up so I can just test icons and see how they look without having to upset my current rules?

chaley · 05-21-2025, 06:50 AM

Perhaps you can add a rule that always puts a non-existent icon such as test_icon.ico onto (for instance) title. Then, when you want to test an icon, save it as test_icon. You will then see it on title. You might need to restart calibre to see it; or perhaps doing an "edit metadata" on a book, changing nothing, then pressing OK will work.

05-21-2025, 04:51 AM	#1
Rellwood Library Breeder (She/Her) Posts: 1,233 Karma: 1937891 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Fullerton, California Device: Paperwhite 2015 (2), PW 2024 (12 GEN), PW 2023 (11 GEN), Scribe (1st)	How to test icons? I am trying very hard to create a personal icon library for my icon rules. I have a LOT of rules since I am meticulous about my cataloging. I have had to design some icons, but I never know how they look in my libary until I actually add them to a specific rule, then it becomes a part of the icon libary. I don't want to have to go through all these steps to just see how an icon looks in Calibe Any suggestions on how to set it up so I can just test icons and see how they look without having to upset my current rules?

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05-21-2025, 06:50 AM	#2
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,346 Karma: 8012652 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Perhaps you can add a rule that always puts a non-existent icon such as test_icon.ico onto (for instance) title. Then, when you want to test an icon, save it as test_icon. You will then see it on title. You might need to restart calibre to see it; or perhaps doing an "edit metadata" on a book, changing nothing, then pressing OK will work.

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