Book cover generation - is there a fast way?

haertig · 01-19-2021, 04:52 PM

I rarely generate book covers, usually only when entering an "announced for the future" book that has no cover yet (I have a "Books Wanted" library of empty placeholder books).

But when I do generate these covers, is there any way to get through the available covers to the one you want quickly? There are a handful of cover graphics, and a handful of colors. When you click "Generate Cover" Calibre cycles through all these combinations, apparently randomly, since several covers may repeat before you get to the one you want. So it's click, click, click, click, click, click,... Sometimes I fall asleep during all that clicking and inadvertently click right past my target cover. Then I have 5000 more clicks to go through to get back to it.

Maybe is there some way to limit Calibre to only generating covers of one color? Or of one design? Then there wouldn't be so many combinations to have to click through.

JimmXinu · 01-19-2021, 04:59 PM

Yes, long press the 'Generate Cover' button and click the 'customize styles & colors of generated covers' option.

Then you can uncheck the options you don't like in Colors and Styles. There's a checkbox toward the bottom for 'Save these settings as default'.

phossler · 01-19-2021, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Yes, long press the 'Generate Cover' button and click the 'customize styles & colors of generated covers' option.

Then you can uncheck the options you don't like in Colors and Styles. There's a checkbox toward the bottom for 'Save these settings as default'.

On a PC, you have to right-click the [Generate Cover] button

haertig · 01-19-2021, 09:36 PM

Thanks! That is exactly the functionality I was looking for.

01-19-2021, 04:52 PM	#1
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,897 Karma: 31522252 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Fire HD8 Gen7, Moto G7, Sansa Clip v2, Ruizu X26	Book cover generation - is there a fast way? I rarely generate book covers, usually only when entering an "announced for the future" book that has no cover yet (I have a "Books Wanted" library of empty placeholder books). But when I do generate these covers, is there any way to get through the available covers to the one you want quickly? There are a handful of cover graphics, and a handful of colors. When you click "Generate Cover" Calibre cycles through all these combinations, apparently randomly, since several covers may repeat before you get to the one you want. So it's click, click, click, click, click, click,... Sometimes I fall asleep during all that clicking and inadvertently click right past my target cover. Then I have 5000 more clicks to go through to get back to it. Maybe is there some way to limit Calibre to only generating covers of one color? Or of one design? Then there wouldn't be so many combinations to have to click through.

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01-19-2021, 04:59 PM	#2
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 6,970 Karma: 4604635 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	Yes, long press the 'Generate Cover' button and click the 'customize styles & colors of generated covers' option. Then you can uncheck the options you don't like in Colors and Styles. There's a checkbox toward the bottom for 'Save these settings as default'.

01-19-2021, 09:36 PM	#4
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,897 Karma: 31522252 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Fire HD8 Gen7, Moto G7, Sansa Clip v2, Ruizu X26	Thanks! That is exactly the functionality I was looking for.

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