[GUI Plugin] Generate Cover - Page 48

BetterRed · 01-15-2021, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slantybard

Is there any way to access this plugin directly from the edit metadata dialog window Ie from the "change cover" area?

I would like to go through the edit metadata window for a bunch of books and be able to use this plugin from within that window instead of the main window.

I apologize if this has already been answered elsewhere but it did not show up when I searched.

AFAIK plugins cannot be accessed from secondary windows (dialogue boxes) like metadata edit, conversion etc.

FWIW: don't forget you can edit metadata directly in the book list.

BR

2scre · 01-24-2021, 01:27 PM

This thread is so long. How can I put text on top of an image that I chose for my cover in Calibre in Mac?

theducks · 01-24-2021, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2scre

This thread is so long. How can I put text on top of an image that I chose for my cover in Calibre in Mac?

Read the first few posts. Those are the PI instructions by the developers

BetterRed · 01-24-2021, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2scre

This thread is so long. How can I put text on top of an image that I chose for my cover in Calibre in Mac?

You couldn't have looked very far - the third image in first post shows settings that look like they do what you want.

On Windows: the tooltip for Stretch image to use as cover background setting verifies that, and checking it it does exactly that Ψ³

BR

2scre · 01-24-2021, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

You couldn't have looked very far - the third image in first post shows settings that look like they do what you want.

On Windows: the tooltip for Stretch image to use as cover background setting verifies that, and checking it it does exactly that Ψ³

BR

It seems like it's for Windows, not Mac. Would it be best to get into Windows from a Mac by using Parallels?

PeterT · 01-24-2021, 08:04 PM

I'm not sure why you think it's only for Windows.

BetterRed · 01-24-2021, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2scre

It seems like it's for Windows, not Mac. Would it be best to get into Windows from a Mac by using Parallels?

The reason I referred to Windows is that the Macs I've bumped into never show tooltips - and their owners haven't known how to fix that.

Have you installed the plugin, and did you tick the box I referred to?

BR

Dyspeptica · 01-30-2021, 04:44 PM

2scre
You can also produce your cover outside of calibre, using the ImageMagick suite of tools. Using convert you can *exactly* place any text on top of any image. And it has controls for the font, color and size of the text. See my comment on page 30 of this thread. It only takes a few lines of script code to set it up so that you can do it repeatedly. Which is what I do, in a loop, for over 4000 files at a pass. Result: individual cover images for each file.

darryn · 01-31-2021, 03:32 AM

So I think there might be some prank related to/in this plugin. I am running calibre on Windows 10.

After installing the plugin (via the method built-in to calibre) I started to notice funny behaviour. Specifically - random keyboard actions that I did not perform. I started Carnac to display what was being typed and it was variations of:

"cover" (long pause)
"generate" (long pause)
"plugin" (long pause)
Alt-F4 (multiple times in quick succession)
Ctrl+W (multiple times in quick succession)
Ctrl-V ( at random times)

This behaviour occurrs system-wide, but only after calibre had been launched in that session and had been running for quite a while. Exiting calibre doesn't stop the behaviour, only logging off stops it. The behaviour never occurs if I don't launch calibre in the session, and always occurs if calibre has been launched. The behaviour has persisted after removing the plugin, removing calibre, and reinstalling calibre (without the plugin). The ghost still types "cover generate plugin" and closes tabs and windows, regardless.

Can anyone give me tips on resolving this issue? Thanks

BetterRed · 01-31-2021, 06:57 AM

Good grief - do you run anything a keyboard macro utility, like AHK (AutoHotKey), PTFB (Press The Flippin' Button).

Try starting Windows in Safe Mode and running calibre from there.

And do some virus scans - that could be a side effect of a keystroke logger.

BR

Joy Phillip · 02-04-2021, 03:47 PM

Using Calibre version 5.10.1 and latest version of this plugin.

Installed, restarted Calibre.
Created a new cover type, saved as "PatienceGrasshopper"
Tried to import 8 older versions of the covers I used on other books, mostly to visually sort them into groups. They worked on other versions of Calibre, then I moved to a new computer.

Get the following error:

"AttributeError:'dict_valueiterator' object has no value 'next'"

Searching for this error on the Internet gets me into Python Programming, which I don't do and don't want to do so I don't break the program.

It will not import the ZIP files to install them as new templates.
Tried to find where the templates are saved. (Thus the PatienceGrasshopper unique name above) Can't find where they are located at. Looked on the Internet, got step by step process in THIS thread of how to move the template files. Can't find the location of the various files that process is talking about.

Need some help here. I feel kinda stupid.

JimmXinu · 02-04-2021, 04:12 PM

I confess I have never used the feature for exporting and importing cover settings.

But I do see the same error. It's clearly from the py2/py3 conversion code.

Attached is a test version that corrects the problem, albeit the first ugly way that came to mind.

Please try it and let me know if it works better for you.

Joy Phillip · 02-05-2021, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

I confess I have never used the feature for exporting and importing cover settings.

But I do see the same error. It's clearly from the py2/py3 conversion code.

Attached is a test version that corrects the problem, albeit the first ugly way that came to mind.

Please try it and let me know if it works better for you.

It worked for me. Thank you.

JimmXinu · 02-06-2021, 09:46 AM

New Version Released

Version 2.0.2 - 06 Feb 2021
- Fix for a py2/py3 difference in import zip

Katrid · 02-16-2021, 04:19 PM

First and foremost this is a totally awesome plugin. I use it constantly.
I have a question about the fonts that available through the plugin. Does it use the fonts installed on the pc or are they native to the plugin itself?
I installed some fonts to my pc that I would really like to be able to access when I generate a cover but they don't show in the list of available fonts.

02-04-2021, 04:12 PM	#717
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 7,125 Karma: 5005503 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	I confess I have never used the feature for exporting and importing cover settings. But I do see the same error. It's clearly from the py2/py3 conversion code. Attached is a test version that corrects the problem, albeit the first ugly way that came to mind. Please try it and let me know if it works better for you. Last edited by JimmXinu; 02-06-2021 at 09:46 AM. Reason: Remove obsolete test version

02-16-2021, 04:19 PM	#720
Katrid Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 99290 Join Date: Feb 2021 Device: none	Are fonts native to the plugin First and foremost this is a totally awesome plugin. I use it constantly. I have a question about the fonts that available through the plugin. Does it use the fonts installed on the pc or are they native to the plugin itself? I installed some fonts to my pc that I would really like to be able to access when I generate a cover but they don't show in the list of available fonts.

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01-24-2021, 01:27 PM	#707
2scre Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2017 Device: iPhone	This thread is so long. How can I put text on top of an image that I chose for my cover in Calibre in Mac?

01-24-2021, 08:04 PM	#711
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,693 Karma: 79983758 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	I'm not sure why you think it's only for Windows.

01-30-2021, 04:44 PM	#713
Dyspeptica Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: iPad	2scre You can also produce your cover outside of calibre, using the ImageMagick suite of tools. Using convert you can exactly place any text on top of any image. And it has controls for the font, color and size of the text. See my comment on page 30 of this thread. It only takes a few lines of script code to set it up so that you can do it repeatedly. Which is what I do, in a loop, for over 4000 files at a pass. Result: individual cover images for each file.

01-31-2021, 03:32 AM	#714
darryn Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: KindleDX, Kindle Paperwhite, iPad,, Calibre, Booksonic	So I think there might be some prank related to/in this plugin. I am running calibre on Windows 10. After installing the plugin (via the method built-in to calibre) I started to notice funny behaviour. Specifically - random keyboard actions that I did not perform. I started Carnac to display what was being typed and it was variations of: "cover" (long pause) "generate" (long pause) "plugin" (long pause) Alt-F4 (multiple times in quick succession) Ctrl+W (multiple times in quick succession) Ctrl-V ( at random times) This behaviour occurrs system-wide, but only after calibre had been launched in that session and had been running for quite a while. Exiting calibre doesn't stop the behaviour, only logging off stops it. The behaviour never occurs if I don't launch calibre in the session, and always occurs if calibre has been launched. The behaviour has persisted after removing the plugin, removing calibre, and reinstalling calibre (without the plugin). The ghost still types "cover generate plugin" and closes tabs and windows, regardless. Can anyone give me tips on resolving this issue? Thanks

01-31-2021, 06:57 AM	#715
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,010 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Good grief - do you run anything a keyboard macro utility, like AHK (AutoHotKey), PTFB (Press The Flippin' Button). Try starting Windows in Safe Mode and running calibre from there. And do some virus scans - that could be a side effect of a keystroke logger. BR

02-04-2021, 03:47 PM	#716
Joy Phillip Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: Nokia 1020, Kindle Touch	Using Calibre version 5.10.1 and latest version of this plugin. Installed, restarted Calibre. Created a new cover type, saved as "PatienceGrasshopper" Tried to import 8 older versions of the covers I used on other books, mostly to visually sort them into groups. They worked on other versions of Calibre, then I moved to a new computer. Get the following error: "AttributeError:'dict_valueiterator' object has no value 'next'" Searching for this error on the Internet gets me into Python Programming, which I don't do and don't want to do so I don't break the program. It will not import the ZIP files to install them as new templates. Tried to find where the templates are saved. (Thus the PatienceGrasshopper unique name above) Can't find where they are located at. Looked on the Internet, got step by step process in THIS thread of how to move the template files. Can't find the location of the various files that process is talking about. Need some help here. I feel kinda stupid.

02-06-2021, 09:46 AM	#719
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 7,125 Karma: 5005503 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	New Version Released Version 2.0.2 - 06 Feb 2021 - Fix for a py2/py3 difference in import zip