[GUI Plugin] Kindle Collections (old)

[Nyssa]

Originally Posted by meme

A new version with a number of bug fixes is available on the first post of this thread (see my signature for the link).

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The changes include:

- Fixed creating only empty collections when Kindle is reconnected on Windows
- Fixed incorrect number of books in collections when using split character
- Fixed crash of calibre when using Customize to change toolbar icon menu style
- Fixed incorrectly showing error if FONT_FAMILY setting does not exist
- Changed Edit to sort author by Calibre author_sort if available else name defined in Mobi book
- Removed invalid extension warnings to avoid false positives, but left in debug output
- Added warning message if two collection names from Calibre would conflict if prefix/suffix is ignored
- Added error message if no books on device are retrieved from Calibre
- Added error message if no books on device are retrieved from Kindle
- Added title of book in warning message about manually edited Calibre collections instead of code
- Changed displayed pathnames to full paths in correct windows/linux style
- Requires Calibre 0.8.2 or later due to build_bar fix

Thank you for all of your hard work Meme!!

[belfastbiker]

Went into the new addon to check it was still customise via tag, and got this, hope it helps.




calibre, version 0.8.2
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>AttributeError</b>:'Main' object has no attribute 'tool_bar'

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre_plugins.kindle_collections.ui", line 178, in customize
File "site-packages\calibre\customize\__init__.py", line 169, in do_user_config
File "calibre_plugins.kindle_collections.__init__", line 83, in save_settings
File "calibre_plugins.kindle_collections.ui", line 147, in rebuild_menus
AttributeError: 'Main' object has no attribute 'tool_bar'

[meme]

Originally Posted by belfastbiker

Went into the new addon to check it was still customise via tag, and got this, hope it helps.

calibre, version 0.8.2
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>AttributeError</b>:'Main' object has no attribute 'tool_bar'

What version of the plugin are you running? Check the About menu. If not 1.6.2, then you need to ugprade as this error is expected with 0.8.2 and the older versions of the plugin. And make sure you restart calibre after you've added the plugin.

[belfastbiker]

Originally Posted by meme

What version of the plugin are you running? Check the About menu. If not 1.6.2, then you need to ugprade as this error is expected with 0.8.2 and the older versions of the plugin. And make sure you restart calibre after you've added the plugin.

1.6.2,

0.8.2.

[meme]

Can you post the zip file you downloaded? (I'll ask you to remove it once I have it, but I'm curious as to what it contains).

Then can you download and install the plugin again, restart calibre and check again?

I just downloaded it from the first post and double checked looking at the source code - and the tool_bar attribute is definitely not in the files. tool_bar was an item in the old source code that is no longer in 0.8.2 calibre so I replaced it.

[belfastbiker]

Originally Posted by meme

Can you post the zip file you downloaded? (I'll ask you to remove it once I have it, but I'm curious as to what it contains).

Then can you download and install the plugin again, restart calibre and check again?

I just downloaded it from the first post and double checked looking at the source code - and the tool_bar attribute is definitely not in the files. tool_bar was an item in the old source code that is no longer in 0.8.2 calibre so I replaced it.

Sure.

[CRussel]

Just had the latest version wipe my Collections to zero again. Editing the Kindle version, then trying to import it back into Calibre, net result, a mess.

Honestly, this is a great idea and you've done some good work with it. But I'm giving up until it syncs with the collections on my Kindle to Calibre and Calibre back to Kindle. It takes way too much work to lose that work in a single press of some wrong and unclear button. :-(

[belfastbiker]

Removed plugin, restart Calibre, downloaded addon again, same result at same place.


calibre, version 0.8.2
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>AttributeError</b>:'Main' object has no attribute 'tool_bar'

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre_plugins.kindle_collections.ui", line 178, in customize
File "site-packages\calibre\customize\__init__.py", line 169, in do_user_config
File "calibre_plugins.kindle_collections.__init__", line 83, in save_settings
File "calibre_plugins.kindle_collections.ui", line 147, in rebuild_menus
AttributeError: 'Main' object has no attribute 'tool_bar'

[belfastbiker]

One thing - even after I REMOVE the plugin, and restart Calibre, the icon for it is STILL there....

Yup, juse tested that again, icon stil there on the toolbar, lets me click into it and all....

[meme]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Just had the latest version wipe my Collections to zero again. Editing the Kindle version, then trying to import it back into Calibre, net result, a mess.

Honestly, this is a great idea and you've done some good work with it. But I'm giving up until it syncs with the collections on my Kindle to Calibre and Calibre back to Kindle. It takes way too much work to lose that work in a single press of some wrong and unclear button. :-(

Can you describe in detail what you are doing?

What settings are you using?

If you create a custom column and then use Import to that column, then you are 'syncing' the collections from Kindle to Calibre.

If you setup your Settings to 'Create' for that custom column and then hit Create Collections you are 'syncing' your calibre collections to your Kindle.

Or are you doing something else?

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by meme

Can you describe in detail what you are doing?

What settings are you using?

If you create a custom column and then use Import to that column, then you are 'syncing' the collections from Kindle to Calibre.

If you setup your Settings to 'Create' for that custom column and then hit Create Collections you are 'syncing' your calibre collections to your Kindle.

Or are you doing something else?

Apparently. I used the edit directly on Kindle option (sorry, on wrong computer to actually check the exact option name.) Then imported the column into Calibre. It warned me that it would overwrite data in the column (yes, I expected that, since I'd updated the collections on the Kindle since I'd last imported.) And promptly erased all my collections in Calibre, leaving the column blank. It did NOT import my Kindle collections back into Calibre.

This is the second time this has done this, previous was a couple of versions ago (Calibre was at 7.58or so, if I remember correctly. IAC, before 8.x.)

[meme]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Apparently. I used the edit directly on Kindle option (sorry, on wrong computer to actually check the exact option name.) Then imported the column into Calibre. It warned me that it would overwrite data in the column (yes, I expected that, since I'd updated the collections on the Kindle since I'd last imported.) And promptly erased all my collections in Calibre, leaving the column blank. It did NOT import my Kindle collections back into Calibre.

This is the second time this has done this, previous was a couple of versions ago (Calibre was at 7.58or so, if I remember correctly. IAC, before 8.x.)

Ok, so it failed to import your collections from the Kindle, or failed to update the column information correctly. If you run import again now (or whenever you get a chance), are the entries still blank but you know (via Edit Collections or on the Kindle) that there are collections on the Kindle? If its repeatable, could you run the program in debug mode and then PM me the output?

I will do some testing on this again this week, but I haven't changed any of the import code in a while.

[meme]

Originally Posted by belfastbiker

One thing - even after I REMOVE the plugin, and restart Calibre, the icon for it is STILL there....

Yup, juse tested that again, icon stil there on the toolbar, lets me click into it and all....

That doesn't sound like a plugin error, more like a calibre or install error.

The plugin file you attached is the correct version - and it does not contain the tool_bar attribute. You can delete the zip file from your earlier post (to avoid anyone accidentally downloading it).

If you delete the plugin, then the icon should not be there, and you certainly shouldn't be able to run it.

If you are on Windows, the plugin file is just stored in C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Roaming\calibre\plugins\

If you go to that directory (using your username), the 'Kindle Collections.zip' file should be gone if you delete the plugin. If its still there, you can delete it yourself, then restart calibre and see if the icon/plugin is gone. (There is a Kindle Collections.json file which contains your Customization settings which you can leave there).

[CRussel]

Fortunately, it did not get a chance to erase what was on the Kindle, so this time (as opposed to previous), I didn't have to start all over. (With 300+ books on the Kindle, it's a bit of a pain.<G>)

I moved to a different computer to make sure there wasn't any legacy (central shared Calibre database on my Windows Home Server.) Used import on this computer, and got the Kindle collections back into Calibre. Now set to Create for your Collections plugin, and that seems to be working. What I am going to avoid completely is directly editing the Kindle collections file. That seems to be what triggers the issue. Plus it's a royal pain to do anyway, so better to do all the manipulation in Calibre.

[meme]

The plugin wouldn't have erased your collections on the Kindle anyway in this situation. If you did a Create with a blank column, it would have left all the collections as Kindle only (unless you unchecked that box). And there is always the restore collections from the last create/edit. But I can understand your concern

I'll test out editing/importing. Technically it shouldn't make any difference, but that's what bugs are

Yep, best to edit directly in Calibre and run Create. Edit was mainly added for people who didn't use or want to use Calibre to organize their collections, although it should still work fine. Appreciate the feedback. Hopefully I can figure out what the issue is - and at the very least I should be able to add a check that the plugin has actually read collections from the Kindle before proceeding with the import.