[GUI Plugin] Kobo Utilities - Page 12

ownedbycats · 03-20-2025, 06:21 PM

Calibre 8? I've not heard about that.

Majutsushi · 03-20-2025, 06:23 PM

That's apparently what the next version is going to be, which has the database and built-in Kepub changes. In any case those are going to be in the next Calibre release, whatever the version number.

DNSB · 03-20-2025, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Calibre 8? I've not heard about that.

From the preview release thread:

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Released 7.26.104. Hopefully the last preview release before calibre 8. No major changes, just minor bug fixes and calibre on macOS now uses framed dock icons.

Majutsushi · 03-22-2025, 12:20 AM

I just released version 2.20.0, mostly to deal with changes in Calibre 8. The individual changes are:

Use Calibre 8's database handling if available to prevent potential data loss on some filesystems
Don't show driver switching option in Calibre 8 since it is no longer necessary
Fixed bug that prevented some options from showing up in the Upload Covers dialog
Fixed long-standing bug that prevented the "Remove Annotation Files" feature from working
Made debug logging more consistent

gbm · 03-22-2025, 12:55 AM

Still looking for the extended driver at start, I have never had the extended driver installed.

Code:

calibre-debug -g
calibre 8.0.1  embedded-python: True
Linux-6.8.0-55-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.39 Linux ('64bit', 'ELF')
('Linux', '6.8.0-55-generic', '#57-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Feb 12 23:42:21 UTC 2025')
Python 3.11.5
Interface language: None
EXE path: /opt/calibre/bin/calibre-debug
Successfully initialized third party plugins: ACSM Input (0, 1, 0) && Gather KFX-ZIP (from KFX Input) (2, 22, 0) && DeDRM (10, 0, 9) && Package KFX (from KFX Input) (2, 22, 0) && ACSM Input Plugin GUI Extension (0, 1, 0) && Baen (1, 1, 0) && Barnes & Noble (1, 5, 6) && Diaps Editing Toolbag (0, 5, 0) && EpubMerge (3, 2, 0) && EpubSplit (3, 10, 0) && Goodreads (1, 8, 2) && Hyphenate This! (0, 1, 3) && KFX metadata reader (from KFX Input) (2, 22, 0) && From KFX (2, 22, 0) && KFX Input (2, 22, 0) && Set KFX metadata (from KFX Output) (2, 14, 0) && KFX Output (2, 14, 0) && KindleUnpack - The Plugin (0, 83, 7) && Kobo Utilities (2, 20, 0) && Modify ePub (1, 8, 5) && Quality Check (1, 13, 16)
QPA platform: xcb
devicePixelRatio: 1.0
logicalDpi: 96.0 x 96.0
physicalDpi: 92.53889943074003 x 92.67567567567568
ApplicationPaletteChange event ignored
Using calibre Qt style: True
[0.00] Starting up...
[0.01] Showing splash screen...
[1.07] splash screen shown
[1.07] Initializing db...
[1.36] db initialized
[1.36] Constructing main UI...
[2.04] [DEBUG] [koboutilities.config:<module>:61] CreateNewCustomColumn is supported
ACSM Input: GUI Plugin Genesis!
qt.gui.imageio: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
qt.gui.imageio: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
[2.76] GUI main window shown
EpubMerge: DEBUG: 2025-03-21 23:43:13,749: calibre_plugins.epubmerge.epubmerge_plugin(156): macmenuhack file_path:/home/xxxxxxxx/.config/calibre/plugins/fanficfare_macmenuhack.txt
[2.81] [DEBUG] [koboutilities.action:KoboUtilitiesAction.rebuild_menus:368] device.supports_ratings=False
[2.81] [DEBUG] [koboutilities.action:KoboUtilitiesAction.set_toolbar_button_tooltip:278] start: text='None'
[2.81] [DEBUG] [koboutilities.action:KoboUtilitiesAction.device_driver_name:921] could not load extended driver. Exception= No module named 'calibre_plugins.kobotouch_extended'
[2.81] [DEBUG] [koboutilities.action:KoboUtilitiesAction.set_toolbar_button_tooltip:297] setting to text='Utilities to use with Kobo ereaders

Driver: KoboTouch'
[2.81] [DEBUG] [koboutilities.action:KoboUtilitiesAction.rebuild_menus:374] have device.
[2.84] main UI initialized...
[2.84] Hiding splash screen
[2.84] splash screen hidden
[2.84] Started up in 2.84 seconds with 3849 books

bernie

Quote:

Originally Posted by Majutsushi

I just released version 2.20.0, mostly to deal with changes in Calibre 8. The individual changes are:

Use Calibre 8's database handling if available to prevent potential data loss on some filesystems
Don't show driver switching option in Calibre 8 since it is no longer necessary
Fixed bug that prevented some options from showing up in the Upload Covers dialog
Fixed long-standing bug that prevented the "Remove Annotation Files" feature from working
Made debug logging more consistent

DNSB · 03-22-2025, 02:08 AM

Perhaps that logic is still there for earlier versions of calibre? The change in Kobo Utilities was to remove the driver switching option in calibre 8.

Majutsushi · 03-22-2025, 02:24 AM

Yes, it's still necessary for older versions. The change was just to simplify the menu for Calibre 8 since there was no reason to change the code that detects whether the extended driver is installed or not.

DrChiper · 03-22-2025, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Majutsushi

I just released version 2.20.0, mostly to deal with changes in Calibre 8. The individual changes are:

Fixed long-standing bug that prevented the "Remove Annotation Files" feature from working

Using this feature for the first time I could select "remove annotation for selected file", after which the following error appeared:

Quote:

calibre, version 8.0.1
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>TypeError</b>:QButtonGroup.button(): argument 1 has unexpected type 'QRadioButton'

calibre 8.0.1 embedded-python: True
Windows-10-10.0.26100-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '10', '10.0.26100')
Python 3.11.5
Windows: ('10', '10.0.26100', 'SP0', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
EXE path: C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre.exe
Successfully initialized third party plugins: Fantastic Fiction (1, 7, 1) && Find Duplicates (1, 10, 9) && Goodreads (1, 8, 2) && Kobo Utilities (2, 20, 0) && Modify ePub (1, 8, 5) && Quality Check (1, 13, 16) && ScrambleEbook (0, 6, 0)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre_plugins.koboutilities.action", line 1694, in remove_annotations_files
File "calibre_plugins.koboutilities.dialogs", line 1871, in __init__
TypeError: QButtonGroup.button(): argument 1 has unexpected type 'QRadioButton'

Hereafter the plugin annotation removal does not function anymore but displays the following error which is also shown on safely disconnecting the device.

DrChiper · 03-22-2025, 11:04 AM

calibre could not be started anymore, so I rebooted, removed the plugin and reverted to version 2.19.1 to get things working again.
I suggest thorough testing before re-issuing again

DNSB · 03-22-2025, 03:49 PM

What version of calibre? And on what OS? If you updated to calibre 8.0.0, did you do the manual upgrade to 8.0.1?

DrChiper · 03-22-2025, 04:10 PM

As can be seen in my first error log quote I'm on calibre 8.0.1, using Windows-10-10.0.26100-SP0 (=Windows 11) and I did use the MSI file to automagically update, which went well. I did prior updating remove manually the Extended plugin to be on the safe side.

Problems started after updating and using plugin 2.20.0. Now back on 2.19.1 and all is well again.
Problem is that the plugin eventually prevented even to start calibre, which is serious.

DNSB · 03-22-2025, 04:17 PM

Interesting. I am on the same build level for Windows 11 though I am running calibre 8.0.1 from source. I have not tried removing annotation files since I use a different workflow for those.

Spoiler:

Code:

calibre 8.0.1*  embedded-python: True
Windows-10-10.0.26100-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '10', '10.0.26100')
Python 3.11.5
Windows: ('10', '10.0.26100', 'SP0', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
EXE path: C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-debug.exe
Successfully initialized third party plugins: ACSM Input (0, 1, 0) && LCPL Input (0, 0, 5) && Gather KFX-ZIP (from KFX Input) (2, 22, 0) && DeDRM (10, 0, 9) && AZW6 Image Merge (1, 1, 1) && Package KFX (from KFX Input) (2, 22, 0) && ACSM Input Plugin GUI Extension (0, 1, 0) && Apple Books covers (0, 2, 0) && Backup Configuration Folder (1, 1, 2) && Barnes & Noble (1, 5, 6) && Count Pages (1, 13, 6) && Diaps Editing Toolbag (0, 5, 0) && EpubCheck (0, 2, 5) && EpubMerge (3, 2, 0) && EpubSplit (3, 10, 0) && FanFicFare (4, 43, 0) && Find Duplicates (1, 10, 9) && Generate Cover (2, 3, 5) && Goodreads (1, 8, 2) && Job Spy (1, 0, 239) && KFX metadata reader (from KFX Input) (2, 22, 0) && From KFX (2, 22, 0) && KFX Input (2, 22, 0) && Set KFX metadata (from KFX Output) (2, 14, 0) && KFX Output (2, 14, 0) && Kindle hi-res covers (0, 5, 1) && KindleUnpack - The Plugin (0, 83, 7) && Kobo Metadata (1, 10, 0) && Kobo Utilities (2, 20, 0) && Modify ePub (1, 8, 5) && Obok DeDRM (10, 0, 9) && Open With (1, 8, 4) && OverDrive Libby (0, 2, 101) && Quality Check (1, 13, 16) && Resize Cover (1, 2, 1) && ScrambleEbook (0, 6, 0) && SmartEject (2, 6, 0) && Smashwords Metadata (1, 0, 2)
QPA platform: windows
devicePixelRatio: 1.0
logicalDpi: 96.0 x 96.0
physicalDpi: 81.55183946488295 x 81.64285714285714
ApplicationPaletteChange event ignored
Using calibre Qt style: True
ApplicationPaletteChange event received
[0.00] Starting up...
[0.00] Showing splash screen...
[1.16] splash screen shown
[1.16] Initializing db...
[1.53] db initialized
[1.53] Constructing main UI...
[2.38] [DEBUG] [koboutilities.config:<module>:61] CreateNewCustomColumn is supported
DEBUG:    0.0 obok::utilities.py - loading translations
DEBUG:    0.0 obok::dialogs.py - loading translations
DEBUG:    0.0 obok::config.py - loading translations
DEBUG:    0.0 obok::action_err.py - loading translations
qt.webengine.QWebEngineView OK
ACSM Input: GUI Plugin Genesis!
qt.gui.imageio: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
[overdrive_libby/0.2.101*f2fb6d4] Loaded 0 items from file cache C:\Users\dbowe\AppData\Roaming\calibre\plugins\overdrive_libby.libraries.json
[overdrive_libby/0.2.101*f2fb6d4] Loaded 0 items from file cache C:\Users\dbowe\AppData\Roaming\calibre\plugins\overdrive_libby.media.json
qt.gui.imageio: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
[3.42] GUI main window shown
EpubMerge: DEBUG: 2025-03-22 12:15:10,179: calibre_plugins.epubmerge.epubmerge_plugin(156): macmenuhack file_path:C:\Users\dbowe\AppData\Roaming\calibre\plugins\fanficfare_macmenuhack.txt
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-03-22 12:15:10,193: calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.fff_plugin(216): Plugin FanFicFare macmenuhack file_path:C:\Users\dbowe\AppData\Roaming\calibre\plugins\fanficfare_macmenuhack.txt
Job Spy has begun initialization...
Calibre, and hence Job Spy, was gracefully shut down last time?  True
Last time daemon started:  never
Last time daemon failed:  never
Total daemon starts inception_to_date:  0
Total daemon failures inception-to-date:  0
qt.gui.imageio: libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
JS: ===>>> change_gui_alternating_row_colors()
Job Spy has finished initialization...
[3.55] [DEBUG] [koboutilities.action:KoboUtilitiesAction.rebuild_menus:368] device.supports_ratings=False
[3.55] [DEBUG] [koboutilities.action:KoboUtilitiesAction.set_toolbar_button_tooltip:278] start: text='None'
[3.55] [DEBUG] [koboutilities.action:KoboUtilitiesAction.device_driver_name:921] could not load extended driver. Exception= No module named 'calibre_plugins.kobotouch_extended'
[3.55] [DEBUG] [koboutilities.action:KoboUtilitiesAction.set_toolbar_button_tooltip:297] setting to text='Utilities to use with Kobo ereaders

Driver: KoboTouch'
[3.55] [DEBUG] [koboutilities.action:KoboUtilitiesAction.rebuild_menus:374] have device.
[3.58] main UI initialized...
[3.58] Hiding splash screen
[3.58] splash screen hidden
[3.58] Started up in 3.58 seconds with 16233 books

edit: I tried removing all annotation files since they are already backed up and did not get any errors. See attached image. OTOH, after removing annotations, I got UUID added to the In Library column.

edit 2: actually a couple of books showed with AUTHOR instead of UUID in the In Library column.

DrChiper · 03-22-2025, 04:29 PM

To make things even more interesting, I have never successfully used the annotations removal function before as it did always err.

I tried just now with 2.19.1 and got the following (different) error:

DrChiper · 03-22-2025, 04:36 PM

In both cases the problem is reported in the plugin software:

The problem in 2.20.0 seems to be an interface problem by wrong invocation using the radiobuttons for the selection of the required kind of annotation removal.
The problem in 2.19.1 seems the problem which was supposed to be fixed in 2.20.0 (I've seen that one in the past before.)

Apparently the source build you use is different from the default build us mere mortals use

DNSB · 03-22-2025, 05:09 PM

I took a quick look at the PRs from when I downloaded the source to when 8.0.1 was released and none of them seemed relevant to the issue with the KoboUtilities plugin. OTOH, I'm not certain if the issue with UUID or AUTHOR showing in the In library column is due to Kobo Utilities or calibre 8. Time to spin up another VM and look at calibre 8 running in it.

03-22-2025, 12:20 AM	#169
Majutsushi Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 10128 Join Date: Aug 2023 Location: New Zealand Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kobo Libra Colour	I just released version 2.20.0, mostly to deal with changes in Calibre 8. The individual changes are: Use Calibre 8's database handling if available to prevent potential data loss on some filesystems Don't show driver switching option in Calibre 8 since it is no longer necessary Fixed bug that prevented some options from showing up in the Upload Covers dialog Fixed long-standing bug that prevented the "Remove Annotation Files" feature from working Made debug logging more consistent

03-22-2025, 04:10 PM	#176
DrChiper Bookish Posts: 1,049 Karma: 2006208 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: PC, t1, t2, t3, Clara BW, Clara HD, Libra 2, Libra Color, Nxtpaper 11	As can be seen in my first error log quote I'm on calibre 8.0.1, using Windows-10-10.0.26100-SP0 (=Windows 11) and I did use the MSI file to automagically update, which went well. I did prior updating remove manually the Extended plugin to be on the safe side. Problems started after updating and using plugin 2.20.0. Now back on 2.19.1 and all is well again. Problem is that the plugin eventually prevented even to start calibre, which is serious. Last edited by DrChiper; 03-22-2025 at 04:18 PM.

03-22-2025, 04:29 PM	#178
DrChiper Bookish Posts: 1,049 Karma: 2006208 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: PC, t1, t2, t3, Clara BW, Clara HD, Libra 2, Libra Color, Nxtpaper 11	To make things even more interesting, I have never successfully used the annotations removal function before as it did always err. I tried just now with 2.19.1 and got the following (different) error: Attached Thumbnails

03-22-2025, 04:36 PM	#179
DrChiper Bookish Posts: 1,049 Karma: 2006208 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: PC, t1, t2, t3, Clara BW, Clara HD, Libra 2, Libra Color, Nxtpaper 11	In both cases the problem is reported in the plugin software: The problem in 2.20.0 seems to be an interface problem by wrong invocation using the radiobuttons for the selection of the required kind of annotation removal. The problem in 2.19.1 seems the problem which was supposed to be fixed in 2.20.0 (I've seen that one in the past before.) Apparently the source build you use is different from the default build us mere mortals use

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03-20-2025, 06:21 PM	#166
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,359 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Calibre 8? I've not heard about that.

03-20-2025, 06:23 PM	#167
Majutsushi Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 10128 Join Date: Aug 2023 Location: New Zealand Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kobo Libra Colour	That's apparently what the next version is going to be, which has the database and built-in Kepub changes. In any case those are going to be in the next Calibre release, whatever the version number.

03-22-2025, 02:08 AM	#171
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 48,175 Karma: 174315444 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Perhaps that logic is still there for earlier versions of calibre? The change in Kobo Utilities was to remove the driver switching option in calibre 8.

03-22-2025, 02:24 AM	#172
Majutsushi Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 10128 Join Date: Aug 2023 Location: New Zealand Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kobo Libra Colour	Yes, it's still necessary for older versions. The change was just to simplify the menu for Calibre 8 since there was no reason to change the code that detects whether the extended driver is installed or not.

03-22-2025, 11:04 AM	#174
DrChiper Bookish Posts: 1,049 Karma: 2006208 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: PC, t1, t2, t3, Clara BW, Clara HD, Libra 2, Libra Color, Nxtpaper 11	calibre could not be started anymore, so I rebooted, removed the plugin and reverted to version 2.19.1 to get things working again. I suggest thorough testing before re-issuing again

03-22-2025, 03:49 PM	#175
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 48,175 Karma: 174315444 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	What version of calibre? And on what OS? If you updated to calibre 8.0.0, did you do the manual upgrade to 8.0.1?

03-22-2025, 05:09 PM	#180
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 48,175 Karma: 174315444 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	I took a quick look at the PRs from when I downloaded the source to when 8.0.1 was released and none of them seemed relevant to the issue with the KoboUtilities plugin. OTOH, I'm not certain if the issue with UUID or AUTHOR showing in the In library column is due to Kobo Utilities or calibre 8. Time to spin up another VM and look at calibre 8 running in it.