[GUI Plugin] Reading List

[criscros]

I saw the notification for the new version and installed it.
When I click on the customize button, I get this message.
Did I miss something I was supposed to do?

UnboundLocalError:local variable 'icon' referenced before assignment

calibre, version 6.2.1
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>UnboundLocalError</b>:local variable 'icon' referenced before assignment

calibre 6.2.1 embedded-python: True
Windows-10-10.0.19042-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '10', '10.0.19042')
Python 3.10.1
Windows: ('10', '10.0.19042', 'SP0', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: DeACSM (0, 0, 16) && DeDRM (10, 0, 3) && Count Pages (1, 11, 3) && Diaps Editing Toolbag (0, 4, 0) && EpubMerge (2, 14, 0) && EpubSplit (3, 4, 0) && FanFicFare (4, 14, 3) && Find Duplicates (1, 9, 6) && KePub Output (3, 6, 3) && Kobo Utilities (2, 16, 6) && KoboTouchExtended (3, 6, 3) && Modify ePub (1, 7, 3) && Quality Check (1, 12, 0) && Reading List (1, 13, 0) && SmartEject (2, 5, 0)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre_plugins.reading_list.action", line 919, in show_configuration
File "calibre_plugins.reading_list.__init__", line 48, in do_user_config
File "calibre\customize\__init__.py", line 166, in do_user_config
File "calibre_plugins.reading_list.__init__", line 74, in config_widget
File "calibre_plugins.reading_list.config", line 1210, in __init__
File "calibre_plugins.reading_list.config", line 1140, in update_from_connection_status
File "calibre_plugins.reading_list.config", line 436, in populate_table
File "calibre_plugins.reading_list.config", line 471, in populate_table_row
File "calibre_plugins.reading_list.common_utils", line 81, in get_icon_6plus
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'icon' referenced before assignment

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version

2022-08-02
- Fix for bug with cal6 icon theme change.

Originally Posted by criscros

I saw the notification for the new version and installed it.
When I click on the customize button, I get this message.
Did I miss something I was supposed to do?

No, I didn't leave it in testing long enough and missed a mistake.

Let me know if this version works for you.

[criscros]

Yep, now it's working!
Thanks!!

[JimmXinu]

New Version Released

Version 1.13.1 - 2022-08-02
- Fix for bug with cal6 icon theme change.

Version 1.13.0 - 2022-08-02
- Use cal6 icon theme system to allow plugin icon customization

EDIT: FYI, I checked and Reading List should be the only plugin I released recently affected by this bug.

[Amalthia]

Hi, does this plugin work for PocketBook readers? If so, how do you find the reading list on your device? I found my "readnext" list under "Collections" however no stories were listed.

I thought when I synced my list to my device I'd get a list on the device? I think I may be missing something in regards to how this plugin works. Or I did something wrong.

I'd appreciate any and all help in figuring this out.

Thanks,
Amalthia

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Amalthia

Hi, does this plugin work for PocketBook readers? If so, how do you find the reading list on your device? I found my "readnext" list under "Collections" however no stories were listed.

I thought when I synced my list to my device I'd get a list on the device? I think I may be missing something in regards to how this plugin works. Or I did something wrong.

The books are sent to the device but the list itself is not. If you have a jailbroken Kindle, the plugin can create collections but I don't think that is done for any other devices. Using a Kobo ereader, you could add the books to a collection and that would allow the books to be placed in that collection but I don't have a Pocketbook device so not certain if calibre collections are supported.

[Amalthia]

Originally Posted by DNSB

The books are sent to the device but the list itself is not. If you have a jailbroken Kindle, the plugin can create collections but I don't think that is done for any other devices. Using a Kobo ereader, you could add the books to a collection and that would allow the books to be placed in that collection but I don't have a Pocketbook device so not certain if calibre collections are supported.

In Pocketbook the calibre tags show up as "genre" on the device. There is a collections option, but I think you can from the device add items to the collection.

[JSWolf]

Can Calibre manage collections on a Pocketbook?

[Amalthia]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Can Calibre manage collection on a Pocketbook?

That's a good question. I never tested it since I found that my tags showed up in the "genre" area of Pocketbook. Investigating now.

[Amalthia]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Can Calibre manage collections on a Pocketbook?

Okay I looked around a bit and it seems like the only columns in calibre that map to anything in pocketbook are "tags -> genres," and "series -> series."

You can add things to the "collections" on pocketbook manually.

At this point, for Pocketbook readers, it looks like the "Reading List" plugin is mostly useful within calibre to see what I want to read next for users. I could use that to manually tag the stories I plan to read next and it'll create a new genre on the device.

Amalthia

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by Amalthia

Okay I looked around a bit and it seems like the only columns in calibre that map to anything in pocketbook are "tags -> genres," and "series -> series."

You can add things to the "collections" on pocketbook manually.

At this point, for Pocketbook readers, it looks like the "Reading List" plugin is mostly useful within calibre to see what I want to read next for users. I could use that to manually tag the stories I plan to read next and it'll create a new genre on the device.

The Reading List plugin only manages reading lists in calibre. It has function to send books to the device, but, does not actually do anything on the device. All it does is queue the books to be sent to the device. After that, it is the driver doing things.

For some devices, collections on the device can be managed through the driver (the KoboTouch driver is probably the most flexible for this) or a separate plugin (as mentioned above for Kindle). And other devices create collections from the folder structure (such as the tolino).

I know almost nothing about the PocketBook. I can see there are no collection management options in the drivers. Maybe the device can create them using the tags or other metadata. If so, a Reading List can set a value in a column when the book is added. That value will be in the metadata when the book is sent to the device and can be used there. Depending on exactly what you can see on the device, you might be able to use a metadata plugboard to set fiddle with the metadata when sending it to the device.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Amalthia

Okay I looked around a bit and it seems like the only columns in calibre that map to anything in pocketbook are "tags -> genres," and "series -> series."

You can add things to the "collections" on pocketbook manually.

Collections on a Pocketbook can be managed from the computer. So it can be done from Calibre if someone wants to write the code and add it to the driver. There is a program to manage collections from a computer.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=334784

The source code is available so if you can find someone to write the code in Python for Calibre, then it would work.

[Amalthia]

Originally Posted by davidfor

I know almost nothing about the PocketBook. I can see there are no collection management options in the drivers. Maybe the device can create them using the tags or other metadata. If so, a Reading List can set a value in a column when the book is added. That value will be in the metadata when the book is sent to the device and can be used there. Depending on exactly what you can see on the device, you might be able to use a metadata plugboard to set fiddle with the metadata when sending it to the device.

I'll see if I can have the "Reading List" plugin add a tag for "to be read next" to my tags. I think that may be the easiest way going forward.

[Amalthia]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Collections on a Pocketbook can be managed from the computer. So it can be done from Calibre if someone wants to write the code and add it to the driver. There is a program to manage collections from a computer.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=334784

The source code is available so if you can find someone to write the code in Python for Calibre, then it would work.

I'll check out this link and see what I can learn. Thanks for sharing!

[Bilan]

@kiwidude Thank you for this plugin