[GUI Plugin] Job Spy

[ownedbycats]

Edit very useful, thank you!

Question: The OP mentions that RowSpy is "to aid those users with many Custom Columns." However, I only see a few default columns. Did I fail to find the option to customize it or am I misunderstanding the purpose?

[DaltonST]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Edit very useful, thank you!

Question: The OP mentions that RowSpy is "to aid those users with many Custom Columns." However, I only see a few default columns. Did I fail to find the option to customize it or am I misunderstanding the purpose?

You misunderstand its purpose.

If you tab over to the very far right side of a Library View with a lot of custom columns, and of course have the book detail pane closed because it is inefficient in that scenario, you can easily lose track of what the author and title etc. are of the current row that you are on.

Understand that RowSpy was created long before split panes etc. However, for those who don't use split panes (like me), it is still useful.


DaltonST

[DaltonST]

NV behaves as a child window, i.e. it follows the main window when it's minimised and doesn't present as a separate item on the calibre task bar...

Trivial to change. The "parent" usually just defaults to Calibre's GUI, but is easy to change to be parent-less.

See the attached example snip of a piece of my desktop photo with NV open.

Change: Next version will be not be parent-less because unless you use a 'stay on top' window utility, like I do, it would be highly annoying and very non-ergonomic to make it parent-less. Every time you click a column, the tool disappears below the Calibre GUI window.



DaltonST

[ownedbycats]

That's a giant eye!

[ownedbycats]

NoteViewer: When I click on another book, it changes the column to whatever cell I clicked on, even if it's not a longtext.

Is there a way to switch books without this happening, or keep it locked to a selected column?

[DaltonST]

Nope. Close it before random clicking of rows and columns. Use a Calibre Shortcut for easy-on and off.

[DaltonST]

However, I could add a 'lock here' checkbox to stop it from moving as you move. I'll do that.

[ownedbycats]

Thanks

In my case, I usually have my long-text columns hidden in the booklist, so I can't click on it without first showing it.

[DaltonST]

Beta test of several tweaks to Notes Viewer.

The obvious one is a new checkbox to lock the current custom column (but not the book id) no matter where you click or tab in the Library View.

Please try to break it.


DaltonST

[ownedbycats]

Incorrect detection:

I believe the instances of 'coffee_at_daybreak' is causing Note Viewer to incorrectly detect contents as MD. Changing them all to 'coffee' made it detect as HTML.

Despite containing HTML content, column is set to interpret as plain-text.

Column contents:

Spoiler:

<p><span class='label'>Adapter_Classes</span>: <div class='metadata list' id='adapter_classes'><ul>
<li>ArchiveOfOurOwnOrgAdapter</li>
</ul></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>AO3 Categories</span>: <div class='metadata list' id='ao3categories'><ul>
<li>Gen</li>
</ul></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Author</span>: <div class='metadata list' id='author'><ul>
<li>coffee_at_daybreak</li>
</ul></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Authorhtml</span>: <div class='metadata' id='authorHTML'><a class='authorlink' href='https://archiveofourown.org/users/coffee_at_daybreak/pseuds/coffee_at_daybreak'>coffee_at_daybreak</a></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Author ID</span>: <div class='metadata list' id='authorId'><ul>
<li>coffee_at_daybreak</li>
</ul></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Author URL</span>: <div class='metadata list' id='authorUrl'><ul>
<li>https://archiveofourown.org/users/coffee_at_daybreak/pseuds/coffee_at_daybreak</li>
</ul></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Byline</span>: <div class='metadata' id='byline'>coffee_at_daybreak</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Chapters/Total Chapters</span>: <div class='metadata' id='chapterslashtotal'>1/1</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Characters</span>: <div class='metadata list' id='characters'><ul>
<li>Dovahkiin | Dragonborn (Elder Scrolls)</li>
<li>Teldryn Sero</li>
</ul></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Comments</span>: <div class='metadata' id='comments'>1</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Packaged</span>: <div class='metadata datetime' id='dateCreated'>2023-01-24T06:56:32.378719</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Published</span>: <div class='metadata datetime' id='datePublished'>2023-01-24T00:00:00</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Updated</span>: <div class='metadata datetime' id='dateUpdated'>2023-01-24T00:00:00</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Summary</span>: <div class='metadata' id='description'><div class="userstuff">
              <p>Post Dragonborn DLC. A lonesome Dragonborn sits in Skaal village, dwelling on the events at the Summit of Apocrypha, but is soon joined by their trusty Dunmer companion offering a cozy drink and even cozier company.</p>
            </div></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Extra Tags</span>: <div class='metadata list' id='extratags'><ul>
<li>FanFiction</li>
</ul></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Fandoms</span>: <div class='metadata list' id='fandoms'><ul>
<li>Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim</li>
</ul></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>File Extension</span>: <div class='metadata' id='formatext'>.epub</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>File Format</span>: <div class='metadata' id='formatname'>epub</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Freeform Tags</span>: <div class='metadata list' id='freeformtags'><ul>
<li>POV Second Person</li>
<li>Gender-neutral Reader</li>
<li>Fluff and Angst</li>
<li>Friendship/Love</li>
</ul></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Hits</span>: <div class='metadata' id='hits'>6</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Kudos</span>: <div class='metadata' id='kudos'>2</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Langcode</span>: <div class='metadata' id='langcode'>en</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Language</span>: <div class='metadata' id='language'>English</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Lastupdate</span>: <div class='metadata list' id='lastupdate'><ul>
<li>Last Update Year/Month: 2023/01</li>
<li>Last Update: 2023/01/24</li>
</ul></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Chapters</span>: <div class='metadata int' id='numChapters'>1</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Words</span>: <div class='metadata' id='numWords'>1987</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Python_Version</span>: <div class='metadata' id='python_version'>3.10.1 (main, Dec 23 2021, 12:15:59) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)]</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Rating</span>: <div class='metadata' id='rating'>Teen And Up Audiences</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Story URL Section</span>: <div class='metadata' id='sectionUrl'>https://archiveofourown.org/works/44505268</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Series</span>: <div class='metadata' id='series00HTML'></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Additional Series</span>: <div class='metadata' id='series01HTML'></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Additional Series</span>: <div class='metadata' id='series02HTML'></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Additional Series</span>: <div class='metadata' id='series03HTML'></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Relationships</span>: <div class='metadata list' id='ships'><ul>
<li>Female Dovahkiin | Dragonborn/Teldryn Sero</li>
<li>Male Dovahkiin | Dragonborn/Teldryn Sero</li>
</ul></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Publisher</span>: <div class='metadata' id='site'>archiveofourown.org</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Site Abbrev</span>: <div class='metadata' id='siteabbrev'>ao3</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Status</span>: <div class='metadata' id='status'>Completed</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Story ID</span>: <div class='metadata' id='storyId'>44505268</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Story URL</span>: <div class='metadata' id='storyUrl'>https://archiveofourown.org/works/44505268</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Title</span>: <div class='metadata' id='title'>Snow and Sujamma</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Titlehtml</span>: <div class='metadata' id='titleHTML'><a class='titlelink' href='https://archiveofourown.org/works/44505268'>Snow and Sujamma</a></div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Downloader Version</span>: <div class='metadata' id='version'>FanFicFare v4.19.14</div><p>

<p><span class='label'>Warnings</span>: <div class='metadata list' id='warnings'><ul>
<li>No Archive Warnings Apply</li>
</ul></div><p>

[DaltonST]

The DEBUG log shows exactly why MD was picked over HTML. It was because the 'normalizing factor' that was set was backwards. The divisor I used should have been the dividend, and vice versa. Fixed in new beta version uploaded to the prior post.

current_column:  #ris_abstract
MD : regex match:  (\*|\_)+(\S+)(\*|\_)+
MD : regex match:  (^(\W{1})(\s)(.*)(?:$)?)+
MD : regex match:  (\'{1})(.*)(\'{1})
HTML : regex match:   href=
HTML : regex match:  <a|</a|<a href=
HTML : regex match:  <div|</div
HTML : regex match:  <li|</li
HTML : regex match:  <p|</p
HTML : regex match:  <span|</span
HTML : regex match:  <ul|</ul
HTML : regex match:  <u|</u
guessing:
  MD: normalizing factor:  0.9
  MD: scores & ratios:  3 0.1875 0.16875
  HTML: scores & ratios:  8 0.25806451612903225
  --->>> best guess:  html

[BetterRed]

If the NV panel has keyboard focus, I can't use the Miscellaneous->Focus the book list shortcut, I am forced to use the mouse. Similarly if I give keyboard focus to the book list I can't return it to NV, other than via a mouse click.

Tab Order - if I Tab out of the custom column selector, thru Lock, the Style and Mode radio button groups I lose sight of 'current tab-order item' (i.e. there no highlighted widgets) - my guess is that tabbing out of the Mode group gives 'current tab-order item' to the display/edit text box where Tabs get ignored.

BR

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

. . .

Tab Order - if I Tab out of the custom column selector, thru Lock, the Style and Mode radio button groups I lose sight of 'current tab-order item' (i.e. there no highlighted widgets) - my guess is that tabbing out of the Mode group gives 'current tab-order item' to the display/edit text box where Tabs get ignored.

I have done more testing :

On the Tab Order front: if I set the Mode to Edit, the Save Edits button is shown and it is highlighted. Tab (and Enter) characters are inserted into the text box as one would expect, and… the Ctrl+NumpadEnter sequence 'presses' Save Edits, which saves the cell, and returns the Mode to View… which leaves me back in the why isn't Tab working state.

I think the text box needs to be removed from the Tab Order chain in View mode - IIRC it would have been doable in C via the Win32 API, but dunno about Python and Qt.

BR

[DaltonST]

I have been going through the Qt6 Tab Order and setProxy documentation, making a lot of additions to NV's pyQt code for tabbing. Still a lot more testing and fixing to do.

There are 3 qtextedits, actually. 1 each for plain, markdown and html. They occupy the same location but 2 are always hidden, their focus proxy (for tabbing) given to the visible/enabled one, and then they are disabled.

In View Mode, the visible/active qtextedit is Read-Only, which is probably why the tab won't stop there.

Note that tab goes in one direction (the opposite direction down under), and shift+tab goes the opposite. I have also been testing the use of the arrow keys that pick up where the tab left off when it stops in a 'group' of widgets, such as a radio-button group that allows only one 'on' at a time.

The dropdown combobox doesn't yet show 'focus' as visually different; I am going to look at its css and its other attributes to fix that issue.

BTW, all of the widgets are enabled for accepting focus via tabbing, clicking, and the mouse wheel. There is nothing else available that they don't already have now.


To be continued.


DaltonST

[ownedbycats]

That fixed the markdown problem. I'll keep going through my books and see if I can find anything else that's detected oddly.