Beta testers for calibre 2.0 needed - Page 2

nqk · 08-04-2014, 01:17 AM

As you are going to release officially Calibre 2.0, I would like to request as follows:

1) Ebook Viewer supports epub popup footnoote

Code:

<a href="#n1" epub:type="noteref" >1</a>

<aside id="n1" epub:type="footnote" > 
This is a note
<aside>

And, please...multiline TOC
2) Plugin Polish support "update jacket"
Currently if I check both "add" and "remove" jacket, it only remove the jacket

And... off-topic

Do you plan to develop a Viewer for Android (iOS)? Please make one, and sell it as expensive as Mantano. All other readers in Android, for free or for fee, are not good enough (design, function, tech support)

Martina Schein · 08-04-2014, 01:20 AM

@LucyOne, I have set the setting (Preferences-> Look & Feel-> Extra spacing to add in between rows) to -0.5 and I think it looks good. This setting 5 lines longer appear to me.

Thanks to @kovidgoyal.

eschwartz · 08-04-2014, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nqk

As you are going to release officially Calibre 2.0, I would like to request as follows:

1) Ebook Viewer supports epub popup footnoote

Code:

<a href="#n1" epub:type="noteref" >1</a>

<aside id="n1" epub:type="footnote" > 
This is a note
<aside>

And, please...multiline TOC
2) Plugin Polish support "update jacket"
Currently if I check both "add" and "remove" jacket, it only remove the jacket

And... off-topic

Do you plan to develop a Viewer for Android (iOS)? Please make one, and sell it as expensive as Mantano. All other readers in Android, for free or for fee, are not good enough (design, function, tech support)

popup footnotes are already on the TODO list.

I doubt Kovid will make an app he is busy enough atm and probably doesn't have time to develop in a whole new language which he may have to learn to start with. I dont know if Kovid ever learned Java, he is a Python man.

Just because Kovid does good work doesn't mean he is the only one who can do it. Personally, I am hoping for Marvin for Android.

davidfor · 08-04-2014, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nqk

2) Plugin Polish support "update jacket"
Currently if I check both "add" and "remove" jacket, it only remove the jacket

I assume what you want to do is to update the existing jacket if there is one, or add a the jacket if there isn't. If that is the case, just select the add option. If you read the "About" text for it, it says that any existing jacket will be replaced. My quick test confirms this.

kovidgoyal · 08-04-2014, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

I dont know if Kovid ever learned Java, he is a Python man.

I once wrote a model of the unconscious filter that human minds use in Java as a teenager. The difficulty (if any) of programming an Android app does not come from the language, more from learning the android specific API's. It is on my TODO list to make an in browser ebook viewer as part of the content server, that will then work everywhere. I dont have much interest in programming for specific mobile OSes.

chaley · 08-04-2014, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

The difficulty (if any) of programming an Android app does not come from the language, more from learning the android specific API's.

Oh yes, this is a very real issue. Not only must one learn the API, which is large, but one must also learn all the magic stuff they don't tell you. For example, when building a dialog, one API variant creates buttons that auto-dismiss the dialog while another variant requires you to explicitly do the dismiss. Another example: orientation changes in effect kill and restart the app, destroying in-instance state. Even after two years of working on CC I am discovering hidden "features" of the Android environment. Calibre+python is much easier to understand and work within than Android, even though it is a very large and complex collection of code.

Terisa de morgan · 08-04-2014, 04:20 AM

I've been using Calibre 2.0 for a time now and I've only found an issue: If I try to edit a Yes/no field in the library view, the undefined value doesn't stick, but if I open the metadata windows and I edit there, then the undefined value sticks.

BetterRed · 08-04-2014, 04:41 AM

Can anything be done about making the current cell more distinctive - see attachments

BR

kovidgoyal · 08-04-2014, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

I've been using Calibre 2.0 for a time now and I've only found an issue: If I try to edit a Yes/no field in the library view, the undefined value doesn't stick, but if I open the metadata windows and I edit there, then the undefined value sticks.

Thanks, fixed.

kovidgoyal · 08-04-2014, 04:43 AM

@BR: Not really, those colors come from the Qt style.

Divingduck · 08-04-2014, 04:48 AM

Kovid,

Here are my findings.

Main GUI:

1. With checking the new cover grid emblems I notice, that you allow defining the icon size. In the new Beta version, the icon size for column icons is bigger than in the actual version. Is it maybe possible to define the size for these icons too?

2. (Generally) In the preferences dialog for cover grid you have the three sections Main, Emblems and Performance. I am not sure but I think you are using the string "Main" on different places. In the cover grid section the existing German translation is not a good one. Is it possible to define for this section an own translation string?

The eBook-Editor:

Window Code inspector:

3. I can modify the settings but I cannot store them.

4. I have a search mask to the top right window in the actual version. I am not able to show it in the beta version.

The various tool windows:

5. The bordering of the different windows within the editor is not visible. The dots are a too small as border identification. Is this related to Qt5?

6. I found a repeatable error with regrouping of windows within the editor. Please see the attached picture. If you look on the right, I stack the windows for Check book and preview. If I now detach the File preview window and the put it below the check book window I became an error calibre parallel.exe stop working.

File viewer window:

7. (Generally) Is it possible to integrate a collapse /expand all for the file viewer (same way as you have it for ToC right click context menu)?

System is Windows Vista 64bit.

Edit: 2. add "Main"

BetterRed · 08-04-2014, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

@BR: Not really, those colors come from the Qt style.

Guessed that was the problem, but thought I'd ask

BR

kovidgoyal · 08-04-2014, 05:05 AM

1. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...52&postcount=4

2. You mean "Main"?

3. This is a limitation of the inspector window in Qt5

4. Not sure what you mean

5. Yes that comes form the Qt 5 style.

6. Seems to be a QT 5 bug, I will have to investigate in more detail.

7. IMO this is not worth the menu space. There are only five categories to expand/collapse

Divingduck · 08-04-2014, 05:25 AM

1. Yes, I did this allready (-6px, picture 2) but for my personal view it is too big. (but not a problem)

2. yes, pls. see picture 3
4. pls. see picture 1
7. I have often books with a lot files and pictures in. This is, why I ask for

kovidgoyal · 08-04-2014, 05:32 AM

2. I can change the text to some thing like 'Layout'

4. Unforntunately, the entire inspector view comes from Qt, I have no control over it at all, so nothing I can do about it.

08-04-2014, 01:17 AM	#16
nqk Fanatic Posts: 568 Karma: 32228 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Onyx Boox Leaf	As you are going to release officially Calibre 2.0, I would like to request as follows: 1) Ebook Viewer supports epub popup footnoote Code: <a href="#n1" epub:type="noteref" >1</a> <aside id="n1" epub:type="footnote" > This is a note <aside> And, please...multiline TOC 2) Plugin Polish support "update jacket" Currently if I check both "add" and "remove" jacket, it only remove the jacket And... off-topic Do you plan to develop a Viewer for Android (iOS)? Please make one, and sell it as expensive as Mantano. All other readers in Android, for free or for fee, are not good enough (design, function, tech support)

08-04-2014, 04:41 AM	#23
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,010 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Can anything be done about making the current cell more distinctive - see attachments BR Attached Thumbnails

08-04-2014, 04:48 AM	#26
Divingduck Wizard Posts: 1,166 Karma: 1410083 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Germany Device: Sony PRS-650	Kovid, Here are my findings. Main GUI: 1. With checking the new cover grid emblems I notice, that you allow defining the icon size. In the new Beta version, the icon size for column icons is bigger than in the actual version. Is it maybe possible to define the size for these icons too? 2. (Generally) In the preferences dialog for cover grid you have the three sections Main, Emblems and Performance. I am not sure but I think you are using the string "Main" on different places. In the cover grid section the existing German translation is not a good one. Is it possible to define for this section an own translation string? The eBook-Editor: Window Code inspector: 3. I can modify the settings but I cannot store them. 4. I have a search mask to the top right window in the actual version. I am not able to show it in the beta version. The various tool windows: 5. The bordering of the different windows within the editor is not visible. The dots are a too small as border identification. Is this related to Qt5? 6. I found a repeatable error with regrouping of windows within the editor. Please see the attached picture. If you look on the right, I stack the windows for Check book and preview. If I now detach the File preview window and the put it below the check book window I became an error calibre parallel.exe stop working. File viewer window: 7. (Generally) Is it possible to integrate a collapse /expand all for the file viewer (same way as you have it for ToC right click context menu)? System is Windows Vista 64bit. Edit: 2. add "Main" Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Divingduck; 08-04-2014 at 05:05 AM.

08-04-2014, 05:25 AM	#29
Divingduck Wizard Posts: 1,166 Karma: 1410083 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Germany Device: Sony PRS-650	1. Yes, I did this allready (-6px, picture 2) but for my personal view it is too big. (but not a problem) 2. yes, pls. see picture 3 4. pls. see picture 1 7. I have often books with a lot files and pictures in. This is, why I ask for Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Divingduck; 08-04-2014 at 05:27 AM.

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Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,686 Karma: 12595249 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	I've been using Calibre 2.0 for a time now and I've only found an issue: If I try to edit a Yes/no field in the library view, the undefined value doesn't stick, but if I open the metadata windows and I edit there, then the undefined value sticks.

08-04-2014, 04:43 AM	#25
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	@BR: Not really, those colors come from the Qt style.

08-04-2014, 05:05 AM	#28
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	1. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...52&postcount=4 2. You mean "Main"? 3. This is a limitation of the inspector window in Qt5 4. Not sure what you mean 5. Yes that comes form the Qt 5 style. 6. Seems to be a QT 5 bug, I will have to investigate in more detail. 7. IMO this is not worth the menu space. There are only five categories to expand/collapse

08-04-2014, 05:32 AM	#30
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,604 Karma: 28548974 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	2. I can change the text to some thing like 'Layout' 4. Unforntunately, the entire inspector view comes from Qt, I have no control over it at all, so nothing I can do about it.