Firmware Update Kindelabra: Kindle Collection Manager

teegee543 · 11-19-2010, 04:08 AM

Hey everyone, I just want to say that this site is a fantastic resource and I've been coming here for tips on playing with my Kindle 3 since day one. I wanted to let you all know that I've finished writing Kindelabra, my Kindle collection manager written in Python. I've spent a lot of time making it simple to use, yet very powerful and hope it will be useful to everyone.

Check it out! There's a version on my site for Windows users. If you try the program, I'd really appreciate it if you could send me a quick PM saying whether or not the program ran/worked for you.

http://www.richardpeng.com/projects/kindelabra/

Latest Updates:
2010/12/05:
- disable collection expanding when adding book
2010/12/03:
- Topaz metadata support (code from Calibre, GRiker's code, NiLuJe's patch)
- Kindlet metadata support (NiLuJe)
2010/12/02:
- better ASIN detection (NiLuJe)
- better metadata error handling
2010/11/26:
- version 0.2: support for DRM-d books
2010/11/22:
- windows installer for GTK+
- hotkeys: Ctrl+N (New), Ctrl+E (Edit), Ctrl+O (Open), Ctrl+S (Save)
- add collection now highlights and scrolls to the new collection to make it easier to immediately start adding books to the new collection
- enter key adds new collection
- delete collection confirmation
2010/11/19:
- added button tooltips
- checks for existing collection before adding a new collection
- fixed creation of unicode collections
- added support for unicode filenames

robkat · 11-19-2010, 04:56 AM

Well done. Hoping one day someone will do something similar for Mac users.

TheKindleWorm · 11-19-2010, 06:49 AM

It looks brilliant, thank you. I can't wait to give it a try this evening.

WS64 · 11-19-2010, 06:56 AM

How to install it?
I unzipped the windows version and run the exe file, it just produced errors.

NigelS · 11-19-2010, 07:01 AM

Is there no way of organising Collections using Calibre onto the Kindle?

Perhaps your script could be incorporated somehow into Calibre as a plugin?

hellraiser06 · 11-19-2010, 07:35 AM

Excellent tegee. I havent used your software yet as I am not at home, but I have added to your Karma anyways for the efforts... Keep it up mate.

teegee543 · 11-19-2010, 10:55 AM

WS64, what error are you getting?

Leep · 11-19-2010, 11:02 AM

Looks interesting and thanks for your efforts. Will give it a try as soon as possible. A few basic install and run steps would help I'm sure since this forum has such a mixed audience.

Thanks and karma to you.

teegee543 · 11-19-2010, 11:10 AM

Thanks for the input, Leep. I've added instructions for using the program on my web site. For Windows users, unzip the download and run Kindelabra.exe.

paspas · 11-19-2010, 12:21 PM

it looks interesting, but, how to use it?

thanks

cicsos2 · 11-19-2010, 12:28 PM

It runs fine on Windows 7 Home version.

It would help to have some more guidance on the various options, such as:

Use the diskette icon to save the changes back to the Kindle

Click (and hold) on the Files to select the drive letter for the Kindle

Warning - the solid line icon will delete a selected Collection

and so forth.

nguyenhai · 11-19-2010, 12:38 PM

Very nice app. Thanks for sharing.

aroland · 11-19-2010, 12:39 PM

This sounds great! Do you have plans to make a mac version?

FF2 · 11-19-2010, 12:51 PM

Got the following error log on Vista:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "Kindelabra.py", line 8, in <module>
File "gtk\__init__.pyc", line 40, in <module>
File "gtk\_gtk.pyc", line 12, in <module>
File "gtk\_gtk.pyc", line 10, in __load
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified procedure could not be found.

WS64 · 11-19-2010, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teegee543

WS64, what error are you getting?

I installed the windows zip somewhere and run Kindelabra.exe

It told me "Errors occurred" and to see Kindelabra.exe.log for details.

Here it is:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "Kindelabra.py", line 8, in <module>
File "gtk\__init__.pyc", line 40, in <module>
File "gtk\_gtk.pyc", line 12, in <module>
File "gtk\_gtk.pyc", line 10, in __load
ImportError: DLL load failed: Die angegebene Prozedur wurde nicht gefunden.

(the last sentence tranlates to "the named procedure could not be found")

And I really don't know where the gtk subdir should come from.
There is a library.zip in the folder which has such a directory, but extracting this one also to the kndelabra dir does not help, same message,

11-19-2010, 04:08 AM	#1
teegee543 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 1362 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Kindelabra: Kindle Collection Manager Hey everyone, I just want to say that this site is a fantastic resource and I've been coming here for tips on playing with my Kindle 3 since day one. I wanted to let you all know that I've finished writing Kindelabra, my Kindle collection manager written in Python. I've spent a lot of time making it simple to use, yet very powerful and hope it will be useful to everyone. Check it out! There's a version on my site for Windows users. If you try the program, I'd really appreciate it if you could send me a quick PM saying whether or not the program ran/worked for you. http://www.richardpeng.com/projects/kindelabra/ Latest Updates: 2010/12/05: - disable collection expanding when adding book 2010/12/03: - Topaz metadata support (code from Calibre, GRiker's code, NiLuJe's patch) - Kindlet metadata support (NiLuJe) 2010/12/02: - better ASIN detection (NiLuJe) - better metadata error handling 2010/11/26: - version 0.2: support for DRM-d books 2010/11/22: - windows installer for GTK+ - hotkeys: Ctrl+N (New), Ctrl+E (Edit), Ctrl+O (Open), Ctrl+S (Save) - add collection now highlights and scrolls to the new collection to make it easier to immediately start adding books to the new collection - enter key adds new collection - delete collection confirmation 2010/11/19: - added button tooltips - checks for existing collection before adding a new collection - fixed creation of unicode collections - added support for unicode filenames Last edited by teegee543; 12-05-2010 at 12:42 PM.

11-19-2010, 12:28 PM	#11
cicsos2 Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 11536 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: kindle Kbd, Fire(N2A), & 8.9	Very Interesting It runs fine on Windows 7 Home version. It would help to have some more guidance on the various options, such as: Use the diskette icon to save the changes back to the Kindle Click (and hold) on the Files to select the drive letter for the Kindle Warning - the solid line icon will delete a selected Collection and so forth.

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11-19-2010, 04:56 AM	#2
robkat Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 38 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Scotland Device: Sony PRS 300	Well done. Hoping one day someone will do something similar for Mac users.

11-19-2010, 06:49 AM	#3
TheKindleWorm Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 177868 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia UK Device: Kindle 3G, iPhone 3G, iPod 4G, PB 360, Sony 600 sold, Kindle 2i sold	It looks brilliant, thank you. I can't wait to give it a try this evening.

11-19-2010, 06:56 AM	#4
WS64 ♫ Posts: 661 Karma: 506380 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kobo Aura / PB Lux 2 / Bookeen Frontlight / Kobo Mini / Nook Color	How to install it? I unzipped the windows version and run the exe file, it just produced errors.

11-19-2010, 07:01 AM	#5
NigelS Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 188 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: PRS-505	Is there no way of organising Collections using Calibre onto the Kindle? Perhaps your script could be incorporated somehow into Calibre as a plugin?

11-19-2010, 07:35 AM	#6
hellraiser06 Yaabbaa dabba doo Posts: 76 Karma: 5348 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: India Device: Kindle Touch wifi, Kindle 3 Wifi, Asus Transformer TF101	Excellent tegee. I havent used your software yet as I am not at home, but I have added to your Karma anyways for the efforts... Keep it up mate.

11-19-2010, 10:55 AM	#7
teegee543 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 1362 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 3	WS64, what error are you getting?

11-19-2010, 11:02 AM	#8
Leep Guru Posts: 739 Karma: 1018859 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Near Seattle Device: kindle1, K3, K3G (thanks MR), iTouch, Kindle Touch	Looks interesting and thanks for your efforts. Will give it a try as soon as possible. A few basic install and run steps would help I'm sure since this forum has such a mixed audience. Thanks and karma to you.

11-19-2010, 11:10 AM	#9
teegee543 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 1362 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Thanks for the input, Leep. I've added instructions for using the program on my web site. For Windows users, unzip the download and run Kindelabra.exe.

11-19-2010, 12:21 PM	#10
paspas Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 11 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: prs505	it looks interesting, but, how to use it? thanks

11-19-2010, 12:38 PM	#12
nguyenhai Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 1252 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Amazon Kindle	Very nice app. Thanks for sharing.

11-19-2010, 12:39 PM	#13
aroland Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3	This sounds great! Do you have plans to make a mac version?

11-19-2010, 12:51 PM	#14
FF2 Wizard Posts: 1,105 Karma: 1025784 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: WiFi Kindle3	Got the following error log on Vista: Traceback (most recent call last): File "Kindelabra.py", line 8, in <module> File "gtk\__init__.pyc", line 40, in <module> File "gtk\_gtk.pyc", line 12, in <module> File "gtk\_gtk.pyc", line 10, in __load ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified procedure could not be found.