Beta testers for calibre 9 needed

[JSWolf]

@kovid is the error with KoboTouch because of the Bookself error or is it an error that needs to be fixed?

[kovidgoyal]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

@kovid is the error with KoboTouch because of the Bookself error or is it an error that needs to be fixed?

Bookshelf has no connection to Kobo whatsoever.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Bookshelf has no connection to Kobo whatsoever.

Then there is an true with KoboTouch.

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

@ownedbycats: If you can consistently reproduce the freeze, would you be willing to share your library with me so I can try to reproduce it as well. That might help to finally nail this sucker down. I have been trying to reproduce it in various ways for days now and failing.

Uploaded in secure ticket on Launchpad

[jackie_w]

I am unable to see the bookshelf at all in calibre portable v8.99.6. I do have an error in bookshelf_view.py as soon as I open calibre.

Spoiler:

C:\sysfiles\Port_Progs\calibre_v9>echo off
curr_dir: C:\sysfiles\Port_Progs\calibre_v9\Calibre Portable
.
cal_temp: C:\sysfiles\calibre\caltemp
cal_cache: C:\sysfiles\calibre\calcache
.
cal_debug: "Calibre\calibre-debug.exe"
cal_config: Calibre Settings
.
develop:
nightmode:
calibre 8.99.6  embedded-python: True
Windows-11-10.0.26100-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '11', '10.0.26100')
Python 3.14.2
Windows: ('11', '10.0.26100', 'SP0', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
EXE path: C:\sysfiles\Port_Progs\calibre_v9\Calibre Portable\Calibre\calibre-debug.exe
Successfully initialized third party plugins: Epub2Kepub (0, 2, 0) && EpubCheck(0, 2, 6) && EpubMetadata (0, 2, 0) && EpubModBuild (0, 1, 1) && EpubXCustomMetadata (0, 1, 0) && Extract ISBN (1, 6, 5) && JS_Editor_Tools (0, 6, 7) && JS_Editor_Utils (0, 1, 1) && JS_Modify_Epub (0, 2, 0) && KTExtra (0, 0, 7) && Kindle hi-res covers (0, 5, 1) && KindleUnpack - The Plugin (0, 83, 8) && Kobo Upload Cover (0, 2, 0) && Kobo Utilities (2, 17, 2) && ScrambleEbook (0, 6, 0) && TTS_to_MP3_MSEdge (0, 1, 0)
QPA platform: windows
devicePixelRatio: 1.5
logicalDpi: 96.0 x 96.0
physicalDpi: 118.4639344262295 x 118.34847161572051
ApplicationPaletteChange event ignored
Using calibre Qt style: True
ApplicationPaletteChange event received
[0.00] Starting up...
[0.00] Initializing db...
[0.03] db initialized
[0.03] Constructing main UI...
calibre css_parser 1.0.10
calibre_plugins.extract_isbn.scan:17: SyntaxWarning: "\s" is an invalid escape sequence. Such sequences will not work in the future. Did you mean "\\s"? A raw string is also an option.
DEBUG:    0.0 Kobo Utilities Configuration - CreateNewCustomColumn is supported
DEBUG:    0.0 KoboUtilites::action.py - loading translations
DEBUG:    0.0 KoboUtilites::dialogs.py - loading translations
DEBUG:    0.0 KoboUtilites::action.py - loading translations
qt.webengine.QWebEngineView OK
[0.62] GUI main window shown
DEBUG:    0.5 No Kobo Touch, Glo or Mini appears to be connected
DEBUG:    0.5 rebuild_menus - self.supports_ratings=None, self.supports_tiles=None
DEBUG:    0.5 KoboUtilities:set_toolbar_button_tooltip - start: text='None'
DEBUG:    0.5 KoboUtilities:set_toolbar_button_tooltip - setting to text='Utilities to use with Kobo ereaders

Driver: KTExtra'
[0.75] main UI initialized...
[0.75] Started up in 0.75 seconds with 9 books
Exception in thread BookCaseLayout:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "threading.py", line 1082, in _bootstrap_inner
  File "threading.py", line 1024, in run
  File "calibre\gui2\library\bookshelf_view.py", line 1037, in layout_thread
  File "calibre\gui2\library\bookshelf_view.py", line 1065, in do_layout_in_worker
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'strip'

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The warnings are false positives. They aren't errors.

What a ridiculous comment.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by un_pogaz

I finaly manage to get block divider. However, I did not use off-white in dark theme because it don't fit here. Are you okey with that?

Attachment 220336 Attachment 220337

(The text at top of divider will come later.)

Yes it's better… but what do you mean by 'don't fit'?

The whitish dividers in your light mode screenshot are the same size as the dark grey dividers in your dark mode screenshot - why can't the same dividers be used for both colour modes?

The rounded top edge makes it more obvious it's not a book… please leave it be.

I predict when version 9 is released there will be requests for the shelf view to have the same visual styling features as grid view - TBH I was more than a little surprised that that feature wasn't "reused/copied & pasted" into shelf view.

BR

[theducks]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

What a ridiculous comment.

They may or may not be an issue with devices that are not fully compliant (ignores that that is confusing/unknown)
Just because they are not an issue with YOUR device, does not make them False Positives.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

What a ridiculous comment.

False positives - good. True negatives - ba[nne]d

BR

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by theducks

They may or may not be an issue with devices that are not fully compliant (ignores that that is confusing/unknown)
Just because they are not an issue with YOUR device, does not make them False Positives.

You obviously did not read post #400 in this thread. I posted an example of a false positive.

[un_pogaz]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Yes it's better… but what do you mean by 'don't fit'?

'Don't fit' in in the meaning "Using a flashy off-white on a uniform block don't fit to a dark mode."

Originally Posted by BetterRed

The rounded top edge makes it more obvious it's not a book… please leave it be.

*sigh* I revers it in the code, need to all redo.
Oh well, if so, it will be the occasion to make it a multiple-choice option for every one.

Originally Posted by BetterRed

I predict when version 9 is released there will be requests for the shelf view to have the same visual styling features as grid view - TBH I was more than a little surprised that that feature wasn't "reused/copied & pasted" into shelf view.

The prototype version use it, but Kovid drop it when he reworked the shelf to what is this now. The main reason I suspect is because the shelf is become pretty heavy rendering process, but I'd rather not go into speculation about that, it's Kovid domain. Personaly I'm okay with that.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by jackie_w

I am unable to see the bookshelf at all in calibre portable v8.99.6. I do have an error in bookshelf_view.py as soon as I open calibre.

Spoiler:

C:\sysfiles\Port_Progs\calibre_v9>echo off
curr_dir: C:\sysfiles\Port_Progs\calibre_v9\Calibre Portable
.
cal_temp: C:\sysfiles\calibre\caltemp
cal_cache: C:\sysfiles\calibre\calcache
.
cal_debug: "Calibre\calibre-debug.exe"
cal_config: Calibre Settings
.
develop:
nightmode:
calibre 8.99.6  embedded-python: True
Windows-11-10.0.26100-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '11', '10.0.26100')
Python 3.14.2
Windows: ('11', '10.0.26100', 'SP0', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
EXE path: C:\sysfiles\Port_Progs\calibre_v9\Calibre Portable\Calibre\calibre-debug.exe
Successfully initialized third party plugins: Epub2Kepub (0, 2, 0) && EpubCheck(0, 2, 6) && EpubMetadata (0, 2, 0) && EpubModBuild (0, 1, 1) && EpubXCustomMetadata (0, 1, 0) && Extract ISBN (1, 6, 5) && JS_Editor_Tools (0, 6, 7) && JS_Editor_Utils (0, 1, 1) && JS_Modify_Epub (0, 2, 0) && KTExtra (0, 0, 7) && Kindle hi-res covers (0, 5, 1) && KindleUnpack - The Plugin (0, 83, 8) && Kobo Upload Cover (0, 2, 0) && Kobo Utilities (2, 17, 2) && ScrambleEbook (0, 6, 0) && TTS_to_MP3_MSEdge (0, 1, 0)
QPA platform: windows
devicePixelRatio: 1.5
logicalDpi: 96.0 x 96.0
physicalDpi: 118.4639344262295 x 118.34847161572051
ApplicationPaletteChange event ignored
Using calibre Qt style: True
ApplicationPaletteChange event received
[0.00] Starting up...
[0.00] Initializing db...
[0.03] db initialized
[0.03] Constructing main UI...
calibre css_parser 1.0.10
calibre_plugins.extract_isbn.scan:17: SyntaxWarning: "\s" is an invalid escape sequence. Such sequences will not work in the future. Did you mean "\\s"? A raw string is also an option.
DEBUG:    0.0 Kobo Utilities Configuration - CreateNewCustomColumn is supported
DEBUG:    0.0 KoboUtilites::action.py - loading translations
DEBUG:    0.0 KoboUtilites::dialogs.py - loading translations
DEBUG:    0.0 KoboUtilites::action.py - loading translations
qt.webengine.QWebEngineView OK
[0.62] GUI main window shown
DEBUG:    0.5 No Kobo Touch, Glo or Mini appears to be connected
DEBUG:    0.5 rebuild_menus - self.supports_ratings=None, self.supports_tiles=None
DEBUG:    0.5 KoboUtilities:set_toolbar_button_tooltip - start: text='None'
DEBUG:    0.5 KoboUtilities:set_toolbar_button_tooltip - setting to text='Utilities to use with Kobo ereaders

Driver: KTExtra'
[0.75] main UI initialized...
[0.75] Started up in 0.75 seconds with 9 books
Exception in thread BookCaseLayout:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "threading.py", line 1082, in _bootstrap_inner
  File "threading.py", line 1024, in run
  File "calibre\gui2\library\bookshelf_view.py", line 1037, in layout_thread
  File "calibre\gui2\library\bookshelf_view.py", line 1065, in do_layout_in_worker
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'strip'

I've already reported this and it's already fixed in source.

You do have a problem with KTExtra. It looks like the same error KoboTouch has.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Yes it's better… but what do you mean by 'don't fit'?

The whitish dividers in your light mode screenshot are the same size as the dark grey dividers in your dark mode screenshot - why can't the same dividers be used for both colour modes?

The rounded top edge makes it more obvious it's not a book… please leave it be.

I predict when version 9 is released there will be requests for the shelf view to have the same visual styling features as grid view - TBH I was more than a little surprised that that feature wasn't "reused/copied & pasted" into shelf view.

BR

I already suggested grid view be used for bookshelf view. It would be a lot easier to read the covers.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by un_pogaz

'Don't fit' in in the meaning "Using a flashy off-white on a uniform block don't fit to a dark mode."

Who appointed you the arbiter of visual aesthetics

I'll reserve judgement to the next release.

Originally Posted by un_pogaz

The prototype version use it, but Kovid drop it when he reworked the shelf to what is this now. The main reason I suspect is because the shelf is become pretty heavy rendering process, but I'd rather not go into speculation about that, it's Kovid domain. Personaly I'm okay with that.

- but a pity, nevertheless

BR.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I took these warnings and looked up lines 415 and 416 in statistics.py. What I found looks to me like it's a calibre issue and not a plugin issue.

calibre_plugins.count_pages.statistics:415: SyntaxWarning: "\D" is an invalid escape sequence. Such sequences will not work in the future. Did you mean "\\D"? A raw string is also an option.
calibre_plugins.count_pages.statistics:416: SyntaxWarning: "\D" is an invalid escape sequence. Such sequences will not work in the future. Did you mean "\\D"? A raw string is also an option.

    get_cbz_page_count('''C:\Dev\Tools\eclipse\workspace\_Misc\misery-depot.zip''')
    get_cbr_page_count('''C:\Dev\Tools\eclipse\workspace\_Misc\misery-depot.cbr''')

Taking out those two lines caused the warnings to stop appearing.

I also took a look at the SyntaxWarning for Favorites Menu and again it's a false positive. So I think the others may be false as well.

It also seems that the KoboTouch driver now has some errors. How do I know if it's safe to connect my Kobo to the beta with the errors or should I wait unit they are fixed?

That is a Python error. As the error message says, the updated Python 3.14.2 in the calibre beta does not support the \x string format. This will need to be fixed in the plugins.