[GUI Plugin] calibre Auto-Updater

[dunhill]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

What I'm saying it that the popup window announcing a new version of calibre is very intrusive.It needs to go unless the new version is a maintenance release such as a .1 version.

However, you could make it an option defaulting to off except for maintenance release.

Hi JSWolf, thanks for your feedback. You're right that an immediate notification upon startup can interfere with the workflow and calibre's own notifications. This is true even with stable versions of calibre.

I've taken the following steps in version 1.3.0 to address this:

Courtesy delay: The plugin now waits 15 seconds after calibre starts before checking for updates. This allows enough time for the interface to fully load and prevents it from blocking or interfering with calibre's native notifications or other processes.

New configuration option: I've added a checkbox to the plugin settings called 'Notify only of maintenance releases'.

If you enable this, the plugin will behave as you suggested: it will only launch the automatic pop-up if it's a patch version (e.g., X.X.1).

It's disabled by default so that novice users don't miss any updates, but it offers the flexibility you requested for advanced users.

I hope these changes make the plugin much more user-friendly!

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by dunhill

Hi JSWolf, thanks for your feedback. You're right that an immediate notification upon startup can interfere with the workflow and calibre's own notifications. This is true even with stable versions of calibre.

I've taken the following steps in version 1.3.0 to address this:

Courtesy delay: The plugin now waits 15 seconds after calibre starts before checking for updates. This allows enough time for the interface to fully load and prevents it from blocking or interfering with calibre's native notifications or other processes.

New configuration option: I've added a checkbox to the plugin settings called 'Notify only of maintenance releases'.

If you enable this, the plugin will behave as you suggested: it will only launch the automatic pop-up if it's a patch version (e.g., X.X.1).

It's disabled by default so that novice users don't miss any updates, but it offers the flexibility you requested for advanced users.

I hope these changes make the plugin much more user-friendly!

That's brilliant! Thank you. That should satisfy everyone. Now we can get notified of a maintenance releasees which calibre doesn't do.

[fogice]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

That's brilliant! Thank you. That should satisfy everyone. Now we can get notified of a maintenance releasees which calibre doesn't do.

Almost everyone. I don't need a pop-up at all, I can see the blue link at the bottom of the page telling me there's an update available.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by fogice

Almost everyone. I don't need a pop-up at all, I can see the blue link at the bottom of the page telling me there's an update available.

You won't get a pop-up if you don't want for regular updates. But calibre does not notify you of maintenance updates. So you may want a pop-up for that.

[dunhill]

JSWolf, regarding your requests to see the new features, I've been thinking about you. Give me your opinion before I release it as the final version of the plugin. It's an experimental version, so take precautions, although everything should work.