[GUI plugin] Palette Switcher

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Comfy.n

And this is a compact archive that contains only the .palette files.

(the larger archive contains other files their authors chose to share on their original posts, such as readme.txt files and screenshots)

Thank you.

[dunhill]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Would you mind posting this archive please? Thanks.

The one posted in the first thread is the Comfy.n update with the modifications so that the plugin talks about palettes and not themes as when I made the plugin sketch

[dunhill]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

@dunhill, would you mind adding a return to default button? I know you can do it in calibre's preferences, I see many people no knowing you can do this and/or how.

Version 1.0.3 Added a button to reset Calibre's default color palette settings. Requested by JSWolf. Added in the first thread

[BetterRed]

@dunhill - I think it needs a Remove palette button.

BR

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

@dunhill - I think it needs a Remove palette button.

BR

Agreed.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by dunhill

Version 1.0.3 Added a button to reset Calibre's default color palette settings. Requested by JSWolf. Added in the first thread

Thank you. This will make it easier to go back to the default.

[dunhill]

Version 1.0.4 Added a button to delete the selected color palette

BetterRed and JSWolf

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by dunhill

Version 1.0.4 Added a button to delete the selected color palette

BetterRed and JSWolf

Do you want me to add it to the Plugin Index.

Added - Don't need two popups on delete, make the first one optional with a check box, and remove the second one.

BR

[varia]

Thanks to you both. This is becoming one of my frequently used plugins.
This is inspiring me to make more palettes to share.

[dunhill]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Do you want me to add it to the Plugin Index.

Added - Don't need two popups on delete, make the first one optional with a check box, and remove the second one.

BR

Yes please add me to the plugin index. Then I delete the deletion confirmation window. Thank you

[BetterRed]

Added to Index

[skil-phil]

Thanks for this PI.
Never thought of using palettes before but find it interesting to play around with different colours.
Two comments:
1 It would be nice to know which palette is applied. Maybe highlighted on the palette list.
2 I find that in a lot of the schemes the 'live css' box is very faint and difficult to read. Where can I change these colours?

Thanks again for your work.
Phil

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by skil-phil

. . .
1 It would be nice to know which palette is applied. Maybe highlighted on the palette list.
. . .

I suggest name of current palette be shown in title bar, it may be out of sight in the list.

Provide a Shortcut for the plugin (for completeness sake), no default - and no need for more than that. Keyboard warriors like me can Tab through the buttons

Below are some suggestions for the opening post.

BR

Originally Posted by dunhill

Palette Switcher is a Calibre interface plugin that lets you manage and apply custom color palettes to the Calibre GUI. It provides a modular and reproducible way to change the look and feel of Calibre

Features
Adds a toolbar icon to access the palette manager.

Automatically detects .calibre-palette files stored in Calibre’s configuration directory.

Lets you select and apply a palette from a popup window.

Applies colors using Qt’s QPalette system.

Supports importing and exporting palettes for easy sharing.

Optionally auto‑applies the last used palette at startup.

Where is this option? Seems to always apply last used - which is fine by me.

Originally Posted by dunhill

Works with multiple variants: light, dark, custom, or any palette you add manually.

Can be extended with .qss style sheets for additional UI tweaks (e.g., scrollbars).

Do you have a link to any For Dummies doco for this.


File Structure

Originally Posted by dunhill

Palettes are stored in the palettes/ subdirectory inside Calibre’s configuration folder:

Linux: ~/.config/calibre/palettes

Windows: %APPDATA%\calibre\palettes

Not necessarily - the CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY EnvVar can change it, and configuration settings are in the Calibre Settings folder for Windows Portable installs

Best leave it out.

Originally Posted by dunhill

Files must use the .calibre-palette extension.

Combined palette files can include both light and dark specifications.

Optional .qss style sheets can be placed in the plugin’s resources/ folder (e.g., scrollbar-dark.qss, scrollbar-light.qss).

Do you have a link to any For Dummies doco for this.

Originally Posted by dunhill

Installation
Download the plugin ZIP file.

In Calibre, go to Preferences > Advanced > Plugins.

Click Load plugin from file and select the ZIP.

Restart Calibre. The Palette Switcher icon will appear in the toolbar.

Not really needed, if you really want something copy what's in FanFicFare

[dunhill]

If I have to rewrite the description of the plugin, what I expressed was a sketch of when I published, this my first plugin and that thanks to the friend Comfy.n who made it work. These are my first steps and the criticisms and suggestions to grow are good.

[skil-phil]

Originally Posted by skil-phil

2 I find that in a lot of the schemes the 'live css' box is very faint and difficult to read. Where can I change these colours?
Phil

Regarding the above comment I have found that this only seems to apply to light themes.
If I select a dark theme (and preferences/look and feel/ is set to dark) then all is fine and 'CSS Live' is visible.

So this is not a problem for me now as I prefer dark themes.
Would be interesting to know if there a fix for this though.
Phil