Calibre plugin - Copy book covers to use as Standby images (PRS600/x50) - Page 2

Wordeater · 01-27-2011, 08:02 PM

Nice. Guess it would have helped to get the pic in focus, eh? Trust me, it's perfect.
Thanks.

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WE

jackie_w · 01-27-2011, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wordeater

Nice. Guess it would have helped to get the pic in focus, eh? Trust me, it's perfect.
Thanks.

Thank you for testing it, Wordeater. I hope you'll find it useful.

CraftyDan · 01-27-2011, 10:30 PM

Tried it out and -- Long story short -- works as advertised. A workable solution to the "book cover" feature.

My Notes (for what they're worth):

Spoiler:

All together, it looks like you've got a clean Beta!

revfish · 01-28-2011, 01:05 AM

It worked like a charm on Win7 and the 650. Thanks for the plugin.

viviena · 01-28-2011, 05:55 AM

It seems to work without errors on the 350 with Win7 x64 and an up-to-date version of Calibre, though I've only tried switching around covers around four to five times. Thank you for the plugin, as I can see myself using this a fair bit in the future.

jackie_w · 01-28-2011, 06:51 AM

Version 1.1 released in post #1. Only a minor fix to show a sensible error message if no books are selected.

@craftydan, revfish, viviena - Thank you for testing

@craftydan,
Thank you for the feedback. I have updated the instructions as per your suggestions and implemented the 'no book' fix. Making the Customization 'GUI pretty' is another matter, though. At the moment I am limited to a simple text string in Calibre GUI plugins. There may be an advanced Calibre plugin feature which would allow a full customization bells & whistles screen but if so, it's beyond my current skills. If enough people are interested in the plugin I may try to pursue the matter.

elemenoP · 01-28-2011, 09:30 AM

If this is a calibre plugin and I run calibre on my mac, does that mean I can run this on my mac?

Thanks,
Sheri

jackie_w · 01-28-2011, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elemenoP

If this is a calibre plugin and I run calibre on my mac, does that mean I can run this on my mac?

Thanks,
Sheri

I hope so, as long as you follow the instructions

Try it and see.

I don't have a Mac so can't test myself. If it doesn't work please report back. I don't know whether there would be anything I could do to fix it, but the instructions need to be updated if there is a problem.

Kiwimick · 01-28-2011, 03:59 PM

Worked for me thanks Jackie on WinXP and 650. Great Plugin

Kiwimick · 01-28-2011, 04:19 PM

Wordeater can you tell me whether you loaded your plugin as true or false.

jackie_w · 01-28-2011, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiwimick

Wordeater can you tell me whether you loaded your plugin as true or false.

Forgive me for jumping in, but just in case WordEater isn't around at the moment... if you like you can go back into Calibre Preferences - Plugins, find the plugin again, as per the instructions and re-Customize to try the other setting. Then OK - Apply - Close and restart Calibre. Copy another cover. See which option you prefer.

Kiwimick · 01-28-2011, 05:08 PM

Thanks Jackie.

Just done that I changed it to false and the exact fit looks good. Again a great plugin and nice to know I can just go in and change according to the cover

Mike

Wordeater · 01-28-2011, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiwimick

Wordeater can you tell me whether you loaded your plugin as true or false.

False.

WE

Frankr · 01-29-2011, 04:38 PM

GREAT! Win7 and the 650

DuskyRose · 01-29-2011, 06:33 PM

This is so great! Love it!

01-27-2011, 08:02 PM	#16
Wordeater Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 48958 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Sony PRS-650	Perfect Nice. Guess it would have helped to get the pic in focus, eh? Trust me, it's perfect. Thanks. [IMG][/IMG] WE

01-27-2011, 10:30 PM	#18
CraftyDan Zealot Posts: 126 Karma: 7724 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middle Ga Device: PRS-600 and PRS-350	Tried it out and -- Long story short -- works as advertised. A workable solution to the "book cover" feature. My Notes (for what they're worth): Spoiler: Install instructions were clear and thorough. Config parameters a little confusing -- creating a form or default buttons would help (I know, easier said than done). Scheme works best if "calibre_cover" is the only cover marked for standby. Suggest a note in part D. Part D is a part of the setup, so suggest part D renamed to "Setup 'Copy Cover' on Reader" (or something similar). Checking errors: multiple books -- error trapped by plugin, message makes sense. missing cover -- error trapped by plugin, message makes sense. Insufficient space -- error trapped, message makes sense. No books selected -- error trapped, message doesn't make sense: ERROR: ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>IndexError</b>:list index out of range Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 93, in copy_cover IndexError: list index out of range I'm out of errors. Calibre hasn't crashed in XP and it works on my -350. The two *'ed errors were trapped by Calibre, not your code. Should be fine, but these may need further testing cross-platform. All together, it looks like you've got a clean Beta!

01-28-2011, 06:51 AM	#21
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,251 Karma: 16539642 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E, LibraCol, PBTouchHD3	Version 1.1 released in post #1. Only a minor fix to show a sensible error message if no books are selected. @craftydan, revfish, viviena - Thank you for testing @craftydan, Thank you for the feedback. I have updated the instructions as per your suggestions and implemented the 'no book' fix. Making the Customization 'GUI pretty' is another matter, though. At the moment I am limited to a simple text string in Calibre GUI plugins. There may be an advanced Calibre plugin feature which would allow a full customization bells & whistles screen but if so, it's beyond my current skills. If enough people are interested in the plugin I may try to pursue the matter. Last edited by jackie_w; 01-28-2011 at 07:07 AM.

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revfish The Pastor of Disaster Posts: 202 Karma: 994 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-650, Apple iPad 3 64GB Wifi	It worked like a charm on Win7 and the 650. Thanks for the plugin.

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elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	If this is a calibre plugin and I run calibre on my mac, does that mean I can run this on my mac? Thanks, Sheri

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Kiwimick Addict Posts: 211 Karma: 37308 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London UK Device: Sony PRS650	Worked for me thanks Jackie on WinXP and 650. Great Plugin

01-28-2011, 04:19 PM	#25
Kiwimick Addict Posts: 211 Karma: 37308 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London UK Device: Sony PRS650	Wordeater can you tell me whether you loaded your plugin as true or false.

01-28-2011, 05:08 PM	#27
Kiwimick Addict Posts: 211 Karma: 37308 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London UK Device: Sony PRS650	Thanks Jackie. Just done that I changed it to false and the exact fit looks good. Again a great plugin and nice to know I can just go in and change according to the cover Mike

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