[GUI Plugin] EpubMerge - Page 25

JSWolf · 12-07-2019, 04:23 PM

Well, if you have Win7 and you want to run calibre with a device that 3.48 does not support, it's time to go Win10.

theducks · 12-07-2019, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Well, if you have Win7 and you want to run calibre with a device that 3.48 does not support, it's time to go Win10.

or Linux (dual boot)

Brett Merkey · 12-07-2019, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Well, if you have Win7 and you want to run calibre with a device that 3.48 does not support, it's time to go Win10.

A while back Kovid mentioned a hack to get around that. It involves temporarily updating and grabbing pylib.zip to splice back into the older Calibre. Will try it if necessary. My Win7 machine is too perfect (and too customized shiny new) to mess with. I avoided Win10 on purpose! :-)

JSWolf · 12-07-2019, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brett Merkey

A while back Kovid mentioned a hack to get around that. It involves temporarily updating and grabbing pylib.zip to splice back into the older Calibre. Will try it if necessary. My Win7 machine is too perfect (and too customized shiny new) to mess with. I avoided Win10 on purpose! :-)

And if you had gone Win10, it would be all sorted and you'd be running Calibew 4.x. You really do need to stop running an unsupported OS.

JaneD · 12-08-2019, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brett Merkey

Anyone notice a problem with update? Sometime after the latest update, I noticed that ePubMerge was no longer on the Calibre menubar. I accessed Preferences to put it back on and found that ePubMerge was not available as a choice for the menubar or any other area.

The plug-in was in the list of user-installed plug-ins. I clicked on enable/disable and got this response:

Never seen anything like that before. Then I clicked on Customize and received this error:

After re-starting, no joy. Same response on clicking Customize. All very weird. I then uninstalled and reinstalled manually. Same responses all around. Any ideas?

There are no problems with ePubSplit. Still on the menubar, still in Preferences as a feature choice.

Sadly I am in the same boat, running an older calibre version due to an older OS not supporting the most recent, and ePubMerge no longer appears in the toolbar nor seems to be useable. In a bit of a quandary and trying to figure out my next move.

I do appreciate your post, Brett, as it at least tells me what the issue is.

Brett Merkey · 12-08-2019, 03:15 PM

@JaneD
Thanks, actually, for your confirmation that spooks are not haunting my Calibre.

With this confirmation, I think the least that should be done is re-set the plug-in's minimum requirement for Calibre version and/or prevent the auto-update feature of Calibre from updating the plug-in for versions less than 4.x.

Does anyone in this forum know if older versions of ePubMerge are available to downgrade?

JSWolf · 12-08-2019, 03:36 PM

I don't feel for anyone running Windows who will not update when Win10 is still a free update.

It's those who run OS X that I feel for as Apple is trying to end of life perfectly good machines. There is no way I would spend $2000 (or) on a MAC to eventuall not be able to install the latest OS even thought the hardware is capable of running it.

JimmXinu · 12-08-2019, 06:39 PM

I'll look into trying it with Calibre 3.48(last v3) this week.

And yes, past releases of the plugin are available on GitHub.

Brett Merkey · 12-08-2019, 07:02 PM

Thanks for the link JimmXinu!
I uninstalled current (2.6), restarted Calibre, installed previous version (2.5) and there it was back on the menubar. Excellent.

JaneD · 12-08-2019, 08:25 PM

Worked for me, too! Thanks very much, JimmXinu!

JimmXinu · 12-09-2019, 01:08 PM

Okay, I see the issue now.

I made changes to the epubmerge code for Python3 a while back, but never released them. One of those changes depends on a later version of six.py than Calibre v3 included.

Attached is a test version that addresses that issue and works for on Win10 with Portable Calibre v3.48.0. It also bumps the minimum Calibre version it will work with to v3.48.0, the last of the v3 series.

Let me know if this works better for v3 users.

JimmXinu · 12-14-2019, 01:46 PM

So, not to nag, but have any of the Calibre v3 users with problems before tried the test version in the last post?

JimmXinu · 12-16-2019, 03:01 PM

New Version Released

Version 2.7.0 - 16 Dec 2019
- Copy six.ensure_binary for Calibre v3.
- Reduce debug output.

JimmXinu · 12-17-2019, 08:36 PM

New Test Version Posted

2019-12-17
- Changes for Python3.

FYI, Calibre on Python3 betas are now available.

JimmXinu · 12-18-2019, 06:59 PM

New Test Version Posted

2019-12-17
- Changes for Python3.

Also increases minimum supported Calibre version to v3.48 v2.85.1.

Superseded

12-09-2019, 01:08 PM	#371
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 7,127 Karma: 5005503 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	Okay, I see the issue now. I made changes to the epubmerge code for Python3 a while back, but never released them. One of those changes depends on a later version of six.py than Calibre v3 included. Attached is a test version that addresses that issue and works for on Win10 with Portable Calibre v3.48.0. It also bumps the minimum Calibre version it will work with to v3.48.0, the last of the v3 series. Let me know if this works better for v3 users. Last edited by JimmXinu; 12-16-2019 at 05:56 PM. Reason: Remove obsolete test version

12-17-2019, 08:36 PM	#374
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 7,127 Karma: 5005503 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	New Test Version Posted 2019-12-17 - Changes for Python3. FYI, Calibre on Python3 betas are now available. Last edited by JimmXinu; 12-18-2019 at 06:59 PM. Reason: Remove obsolete test version

12-18-2019, 06:59 PM	#375
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 7,127 Karma: 5005503 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	New Test Version Posted 2019-12-17 - Changes for Python3. Also increases minimum supported Calibre version to v3.48 v2.85.1. Superseded Last edited by JimmXinu; 01-06-2020 at 06:43 PM. Reason: Remove obsolete test version

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12-07-2019, 04:23 PM	#361
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,746 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Well, if you have Win7 and you want to run calibre with a device that 3.48 does not support, it's time to go Win10.

12-08-2019, 03:15 PM	#366
Brett Merkey Not Quite Dead Posts: 195 Karma: 654170 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Paperwhite 4; Galaxy Tab	@JaneD Thanks, actually, for your confirmation that spooks are not haunting my Calibre. With this confirmation, I think the least that should be done is re-set the plug-in's minimum requirement for Calibre version and/or prevent the auto-update feature of Calibre from updating the plug-in for versions less than 4.x. Does anyone in this forum know if older versions of ePubMerge are available to downgrade?

12-08-2019, 03:36 PM	#367
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,746 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I don't feel for anyone running Windows who will not update when Win10 is still a free update. It's those who run OS X that I feel for as Apple is trying to end of life perfectly good machines. There is no way I would spend $2000 (or) on a MAC to eventuall not be able to install the latest OS even thought the hardware is capable of running it.

12-08-2019, 06:39 PM	#368
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 7,127 Karma: 5005503 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	I'll look into trying it with Calibre 3.48(last v3) this week. And yes, past releases of the plugin are available on GitHub.

12-08-2019, 07:02 PM	#369
Brett Merkey Not Quite Dead Posts: 195 Karma: 654170 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Paperwhite 4; Galaxy Tab	Thanks for the link JimmXinu! I uninstalled current (2.6), restarted Calibre, installed previous version (2.5) and there it was back on the menubar. Excellent.

12-08-2019, 08:25 PM	#370
JaneD Addict Posts: 324 Karma: 1057749 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LA, CA Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2013	Worked for me, too! Thanks very much, JimmXinu!

12-14-2019, 01:46 PM	#372
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 7,127 Karma: 5005503 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	So, not to nag, but have any of the Calibre v3 users with problems before tried the test version in the last post?

12-16-2019, 03:01 PM	#373
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 7,127 Karma: 5005503 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	New Version Released Version 2.7.0 - 16 Dec 2019 - Copy six.ensure_binary for Calibre v3. - Reduce debug output.