[GUI Plugin] Count Pages - Page 120

JSWolf · 11-23-2024, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by srdjanprpa

I followed this entire tutorial LINK for setting up page count, but even after transferring the book (via Calibre) to my Kindle, it only shows by location. I can’t seem to get it to display by pages. Does this feature even work on the Kindle Paperwhite 12th generation? Could someone upload any book that displays pages so I can check if it works at all on this latest Kindle generation?

Kindle pages from Amazon are based on some print version. So there's no way Count Pages can know how to calculate the page count to match.

What you can do is set count pages to use Paragraphs (APNX accurate) and set the page number column to that number and use it to generate page numbers for the Kindle. You would have to go to Preferences > Plugins. Search for the relevant Kindle driver for your Kindle and set the page numbers to accurate and set the column to use.

dvandend · 12-14-2024, 10:27 AM

Hi, I installed your plug-in and aleready created a custom column ("pages").

But am unable to configure the plug-in correctly so that it points to that custom column: the dropdown in the config window remains empty.

DisabledReader · 12-14-2024, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvandend

Hi, I installed your plug-in and aleready created a custom column ("pages").

But am unable to configure the plug-in correctly so that it points to that custom column: the dropdown in the config window remains empty.

Make sure the column type is set to Integers.

BetterRed · 12-14-2024, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DisabledReader

Make sure the column type is set to Integers.

And if it's not an integer, you'll have to remove the column, restart calibre, then recreate the column typed as an integer and do another restart before configuring the plugin.

BR

GeniusJ · 12-18-2024, 02:46 PM

I would swear I though this plugin could count pages in CBR and CBZ files. However, when I try it on a CBR book I get this error:

calibre, version 7.22.0
WARNING: Page/word/statistics warnings: Could not analyse some statistics in 1 of 1 books, for reasons shown in details below.

Book_title (No convertible format found)

BetterRed · 12-18-2024, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeniusJ

I would swear I though this plugin could count pages in CBR and CBZ files. However, when I try it on a CBR book I get this error:

calibre, version 7.22.0
WARNING: Page/word/statistics warnings: Could not analyse some statistics in 1 of 1 books, for reasons shown in details below.

Book_title (No convertible format found)

Both work for me - I created them as ZIP and RAR with WinRAR, renamed them to CBZ and CBR and then added each to an "Empty book".

BR

DNSB · 12-18-2024, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeniusJ

I would swear I though this plugin could count pages in CBR and CBZ files. However, when I try it on a CBR book I get this error:

calibre, version 7.22.0
WARNING: Page/word/statistics warnings: Could not analyse some statistics in 1 of 1 books, for reasons shown in details below.

Book_title (No convertible format found)

That basically sounds as if you do not have a program in use that Count Pages can use to open a .cbr file.

GeniusJ · 12-18-2024, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

That basically sounds as if you do not have a program in use that Count Pages can use to open a .cbr file.

That was it! As soon as I went into the Calibre preferences and set the default viewer for CBR and CBZ files, it worked. Thank you!

C4thie · 02-13-2025, 05:35 PM

If I've got two formats of ebook in calibre (epub and azw3), then how can I use Count Pages plugin only on azw3 file?

ownedbycats · 02-13-2025, 05:52 PM

Preferences > Behaviour (Calirbre), set preferred input format AZW3 to top: https://github.com/kiwidude68/calibr...ki/Count-Pages

C4thie · 02-13-2025, 07:19 PM

Thanks!

For me Custom option with "Chars per page" seems to be best.
I set it to 1900 and it shows values very similar to physical books.
And I guess by using this value for every ebook it should be easy to realize how long is individual ebook in compare to other ebooks.

The downside of course is the fact that sometimes it shows one page in two ereader pages. Example: 1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7,8 [...]
But IMO it's still better like that than showing unbelievable amount of pages in books. Like: 300+ pages book as 500

//

Btw. Are there any known bugs or reasons to not using custom option?
Would prefer to know it right now than after I change my whole library

ownedbycats · 02-13-2025, 09:16 PM

No, just preference. I use custom 1200. I think some certain coding or images stored in base64 can throw it off but not a big deal (latter I've not seen very often anyways).

C4thie · 02-13-2025, 10:36 PM

So basically I can enter whatever value I want in the "Pages" box and it will work?
Even w/o plugin?

ownedbycats · 02-14-2025, 05:44 AM

yes. I do for physical books.

seer1337 · 02-23-2025, 05:44 AM

Hey, I'm quite late to the party I guess

( I love the old style of the forum btw)

One question about the page count plugin:
Is it possible to do the counting based on:
- page size + margins + font/fontsize? ( you'd set these parameters manually before)

I print stuff at A5 with set margins and fontsize and it would be neat to have an accurate page count within Calibre

12-14-2024, 10:27 AM	#1787
dvandend Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2024 Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Custom column not shown Hi, I installed your plug-in and aleready created a custom column ("pages"). But am unable to configure the plug-in correctly so that it points to that custom column: the dropdown in the config window remains empty.

02-13-2025, 05:52 PM	#1795
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,025 Karma: 75555555 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Preferences > Behaviour (Calirbre), set preferred input format AZW3 to top: https://github.com/kiwidude68/calibr...ki/Count-Pages Last edited by ownedbycats; 02-13-2025 at 05:55 PM.

02-13-2025, 07:19 PM	#1796
C4thie Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2025 Device: Paperwhite 4 & 5	Thanks! For me Custom option with "Chars per page" seems to be best. I set it to 1900 and it shows values very similar to physical books. And I guess by using this value for every ebook it should be easy to realize how long is individual ebook in compare to other ebooks. The downside of course is the fact that sometimes it shows one page in two ereader pages. Example: 1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7,8 [...] But IMO it's still better like that than showing unbelievable amount of pages in books. Like: 300+ pages book as 500 // Btw. Are there any known bugs or reasons to not using custom option? Would prefer to know it right now than after I change my whole library Last edited by C4thie; 02-13-2025 at 07:24 PM.

02-13-2025, 09:16 PM	#1797
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,025 Karma: 75555555 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	No, just preference. I use custom 1200. I think some certain coding or images stored in base64 can throw it off but not a big deal (latter I've not seen very often anyways). Last edited by ownedbycats; 02-13-2025 at 09:21 PM.

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12-18-2024, 02:46 PM	#1790
GeniusJ Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 361730 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: Kindle	I would swear I though this plugin could count pages in CBR and CBZ files. However, when I try it on a CBR book I get this error: calibre, version 7.22.0 WARNING: Page/word/statistics warnings: Could not analyse some statistics in 1 of 1 books, for reasons shown in details below. Book_title (No convertible format found)

02-13-2025, 05:35 PM	#1794
C4thie Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2025 Device: Paperwhite 4 & 5	If I've got two formats of ebook in calibre (epub and azw3), then how can I use Count Pages plugin only on azw3 file?

02-13-2025, 10:36 PM	#1798
C4thie Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2025 Device: Paperwhite 4 & 5	So basically I can enter whatever value I want in the "Pages" box and it will work? Even w/o plugin?

02-14-2025, 05:44 AM	#1799
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,025 Karma: 75555555 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	yes. I do for physical books.

02-23-2025, 05:44 AM	#1800
seer1337 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2025 Device: Tolino Page 2	Hey, I'm quite late to the party I guess ( I love the old style of the forum btw) One question about the page count plugin: Is it possible to do the counting based on: - page size + margins + font/fontsize? ( you'd set these parameters manually before) I print stuff at A5 with set margins and fontsize and it would be neat to have an accurate page count within Calibre