"Open cover with..."

PapaKilo · 08-03-2025, 08:54 PM

The "Open cover with..." has an issue on my Windows 11 machine.

I can't get it open in Paint on either the book details or in the metadata editor.

I can open the cover by opening the book folder in Explorer and doing an 'Open With Paint' but I can't do it in Calibre.

It either doesn't do anything (No window popup) or if I re-add it it opens a Paint window with a blank image.

What am I doing incorrectly?

How do I set it up to work correctly?

Thanks, in advance.

PapaKilo

Calibre Version 8.7

DNSB · 08-04-2025, 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PapaKilo

The "Open cover with..." has an issue on my Windows 11 machine.

I can't get it open in Paint on either the book details or in the metadata editor.

I added Paint to the Open with applications in the Book Details windows which wasn't an issue. OTOH, selecting Paint when opening the cover did not open the cover. Paint.net and Gimp both work for me.

I suspect this has to do with how Paint expects the filename to be passed.

BetterRed · 08-04-2025, 05:51 AM

MS Paint works for me on Windows 10, and I didn't do anything special, Here's what's in the configuration windows_open_with.json file

Code:

"cmdline": "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\mspaint.exe\" \"%1\""

You can download the 'old shiny' MS Paint via WinAero ==>>Get Old Classic Paint for Windows 11 - should be okay for use in calibre's open with.

The 'new flaky' Paint is in Win11 Winapps folder, which is hidden inside the Program files folder… <sigh>

BR

Quoth · 08-04-2025, 06:43 AM

Or PaintShopPro or The GIMP.

PapaKilo · 08-04-2025, 11:15 AM

Well, the Paint has a couple of features I like to use and it is way simpler to use. First it has a remove background feature and saved as png it will put in a transparent background, then it will let you use those images as a drop on to the Generate Image cover created by Calibre so I can very simply have a cover image suited to the book contents. with very few clicks. Yes I have Gimp, but it takes way too much to do the same things.

Maybe I'll try to modify the windows_open_with.json file to access Paint.

Thanks.

08-03-2025, 08:54 PM	#1
PapaKilo Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Florida USA Device: Android, kindle	"Open cover with..." The "Open cover with..." has an issue on my Windows 11 machine. I can't get it open in Paint on either the book details or in the metadata editor. I can open the cover by opening the book folder in Explorer and doing an 'Open With Paint' but I can't do it in Calibre. It either doesn't do anything (No window popup) or if I re-add it it opens a Paint window with a blank image. What am I doing incorrectly? How do I set it up to work correctly? Thanks, in advance. PapaKilo Calibre Version 8.7

08-04-2025, 05:51 AM	#3
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,022 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	MS Paint works for me on Windows 10, and I didn't do anything special, Here's what's in the configuration windows_open_with.json file Code: "cmdline": "\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\mspaint.exe\" \"%1\"" You can download the 'old shiny' MS Paint via WinAero ==>>Get Old Classic Paint for Windows 11 - should be okay for use in calibre's open with. The 'new flaky' Paint is in Win11 Winapps folder, which is hidden inside the Program files folder… <sigh> BR Attached Thumbnails

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