[GUI Plugin] Kobo Utilities - Page 180

ArtoB · 07-10-2023, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArtoB

Hi;

Just moved my Calibre install from old Windows 10 PC to a new Windows 11 PC. I used the export/import tools within Calibre to do the move. The Kobo Utils plugin was moved to the new PC with all of my books and settings.
However, whenever I try to go to the help (for Kobo Utils), a browser page (Edge) is opened, but it cannot fine the file(path). For some reason, the path contains %5C in the place of most of the actual slash (/) characters. This was not the case in my old PC.
file:///C:/%5CUsers%5Cmyname%5CAppData%5CRoaming%5Ccalibre%5C plugins%5CKoboUtilities_Help_en.html#configuration
On my old PC, all of the %5C were '/' characters.
The help files ARE in the Roaming folder in the proper place, and can be opened if accessed from the folder directly.
I even updated to the latest version of Kobo Utils, hoping that would help. But it did not.
What's going on with the path that is used?

Thanks;

I just uninstalled the latest version of Calibre (6.2.1) and installed the previous version (the one I had on my old PC), and the help works fine. The path has NO %5C characters in it. I will re-post in the Calibre page.
BTW, How does one edit their own post? I had to reply to my original post, as there was no edit option.

DNSB · 07-10-2023, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArtoB

Hi;

Just moved my Calibre install from old Windows 10 PC to a new Windows 11 PC. I used the export/import tools within Calibre to do the move. The Kobo Utils plugin was moved to the new PC with all of my books and settings.
However, whenever I try to go to the help (for Kobo Utils), a browser page (Edge) is opened, but it cannot fine the file(path). For some reason, the path contains %5C in the place of most of the actual slash (/) characters. This was not the case in my old PC.
file:///C:/%5CUsers%5Cmyname%5CAppData%5CRoaming%5Ccalibre%5C plugins%5CKoboUtilities_Help_en.html#configuration
On my old PC, all of the %5C were '/' characters.
The help files ARE in the Roaming folder in the proper place, and can be opened if accessed from the folder directly.
I even updated to the latest version of Kobo Utils, hoping that would help. But it did not.
What's going on with the path that is used?

Thanks;

The path you posted has an extraneous forward slash in it between C: and %5CUsers which seems to be an artifact of using a Chromium based browser.

Have you tried in a different browser? Firefox works for me while Edge and Chrome and a couple of other Chromium based browsers don't without having to massage the path.

Also note that on Firefox, the initial encoded URL shows the %5C character which is promptly translated to a \.

enuddleyarbl · 07-10-2023, 08:01 AM

I get the extraneous slashes in Brave (Chromium based) with the current Kobo Utilities' help link, too. This didn't happen in previous versions for me either. Could this be caused by the user agent change from a week or so back?

EDIT: If I go through my plugins in Calibre's Preferences area, all the other plugins that have a Help link still work fine.

chaley · 07-10-2023, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArtoB

I just uninstalled the latest version of Calibre (6.2.1) and installed the previous version (the one I had on my old PC), and the help works fine. The path has NO %5C characters in it. I will re-post in the Calibre page.

Quote:

Originally Posted by enuddleyarbl

I get the extraneous slashes in Brave (Chromium based) with the current Kobo Utilities' help link, too. This didn't happen in previous versions for me either. Could this be caused by the user agent change from a week or so back?

EDIT: If I go through my plugins in Calibre's Preferences area, all the other plugins that have a Help link still work fine.

It seems to be caused by using a mixture of file path separators. I don't know what changed to trigger the problem.

EDIT: beta removed because it was released

chaley · 07-11-2023, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

It seems to be caused by using a mixture of file path separators. I don't know what changed to trigger the problem.

Try this beta.

Can anyone confirm that the problem has been fixed? On Windows, Linux, and Mac?

ownedbycats · 07-11-2023, 04:22 PM

It works for me on Windows.

enuddleyarbl · 07-11-2023, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

Can anyone confirm that the problem has been fixed? On Windows, Linux, and Mac?

Sorry for the delay in my response. But, I'm embarrassed to say I don't (didn't?) know how to swap out the production plugin for the beta plugin. I downloaded the zip, went to Preferences > Plugins > Show Only User Installed Plugins > User Interface Action > Kobo Utilities > Load Plugin from File and pointed it to that zip file. I restarted Calibre and the Help file now loads up fine. But, all the version numbers for the plugin still say 2.16.9 instead of the new 2.16.10. Did I actually update the plugin (correctly)? Since the Help file is now displaying correctly, I hope so.

EDIT: Oops. I'm on Windows 10 using Brave.

DNSB · 07-11-2023, 09:00 PM

The version in the __init__.py still shows the version as 2.6.9

BetterRed · 07-11-2023, 09:29 PM

You need to do a manual restart after installing a plugin from file.

BR

gbm · 07-12-2023, 12:30 AM

Using Linux Mint 21.1 using the official plugin it works. I will try the beta tomorrow.

Code:

file:////home/xxxxxxx/.config/calibre/plugins/KoboUtilities_Help_en.html#configuration

bernie

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

Can anyone confirm that the problem has been fixed? On Windows, Linux, and Mac?

DNSB · 07-12-2023, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

You need to do a manual restart after installing a plugin from file.

BR

Been there, done that. Changing:

Code:

    version                 = (2, 16,  9)

to

Code:

    version                 = (2, 16,  10)

in __init__.py changed the version number to 2.16.10.

BetterRed · 07-12-2023, 03:46 AM

I suspect chaley is planning on changing the version# when he replaces the zip in first post. If one leaves the beta's as current version#, when the new official is 'released' with the new version# it will appear as an update.

BR

chaley · 07-12-2023, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

I suspect chaley is planning on changing the version# when he replaces the zip in first post. If one leaves the beta's as current version#, when the new official is 'released' with the new version# it will appear as an update.

BR

Actually, chaley did something stupid. The last thing I did was up the version number then test it. Unfortunately I forgot to copy the new zip file into my git repository, so I uploaded the zip with the the code changes but the old version number.

I am releasing it (with the new version number).

ownedbycats · 07-12-2023, 08:52 AM

My initial Rakuten fonts version didn't change the version either, so I thought it was just something like that.

(To be fair, I wasn't expecting my version to get released.)

ArtoB · 07-12-2023, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

Can anyone confirm that the problem has been fixed? On Windows, Linux, and Mac?

Just a follow up... I was able to resolve the problem by rolling back my version of Calibre to 6.21.

07-10-2023, 08:01 AM	#2688
enuddleyarbl Guru Posts: 793 Karma: 1538394 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kobo Sage	I get the extraneous slashes in Brave (Chromium based) with the current Kobo Utilities' help link, too. This didn't happen in previous versions for me either. Could this be caused by the user agent change from a week or so back? EDIT: If I go through my plugins in Calibre's Preferences area, all the other plugins that have a Help link still work fine. Last edited by enuddleyarbl; 07-10-2023 at 08:19 AM.

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07-12-2023, 03:46 AM	#2697
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,039 Karma: 30277960 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	I suspect chaley is planning on changing the version# when he replaces the zip in first post. If one leaves the beta's as current version#, when the new official is 'released' with the new version# it will appear as an update. BR

07-12-2023, 08:52 AM	#2699
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,381 Karma: 79699999 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	My initial Rakuten fonts version didn't change the version either, so I thought it was just something like that. (To be fair, I wasn't expecting my version to get released.)