[GUI Plugin] Action Chains

[Comfy.n]

Originally Posted by Zillion_

Now Action Chains seemingly randomly "suppressed" some separators from view.

Try preview 9.11.104, this release contains a fix for some seemingly Qt regression:

https://download.calibre-ebook.com/preview/

[Zillion_]

OK, this was fixed in the latest Calibre version 9.12.

[Zillion_]

thanks!

[BetterRed]

Can an Action Chain invoke a System action, i.e. Close, Maximise and Minimise. Assuming it cannot, could it be added… or is that a bridge too far?

BR

[bluefish2020]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Can an Action Chain invoke a System action, i.e. Close, Maximise and Minimise. Assuming it cannot, could it be added… or is that a bridge too far?

BR

A 'Run Python Code' action can call the UI's event handlers directly even if it isn't an official way:

gui.system_tray_icon_activated() looks like it toggles minimization.
gui.showMinimized() always minimizes.
gui.quit() quickly quits calibre.


(tested in 6.29 on a mac)

import time

def run(gui, settings, chain):
    # Minimize, restore and then quit calibre.
    gui.showMinimized()
    time.sleep(3)
    gui.system_tray_icon_activated()
    time.sleep(3)
    gui.quit()

[rainyday1]

Hello Action chain thread! So, I just discovered this plugin and I'm attempting to create an action chain that does the following:

1. calibre action: estimate word count using page count plug in

2. Search and replace: using a saved preset i created previously this takes the word count from my word count coulomb (#words) and pasts it into the comments of the book

3. calibre action: embed meta data in file. I found that this was necessary after a lott of troubleshooting. apparently AC's convert feature wont read any meta data you add using calibre unless it is a part of the original book file. this meant that the word count i was adding to the comments wasnt showing up on the inserted metadata jacket. And if i had to add meta data via calibre, that wouldnt show up either.

4. convert books: this converts from any file type to azw3 with the 'insert meta data as a page' option checked

5. Calibre actions: save to file in single folder (i have my save to disk set up so it saves the original epub of the file, not the file I just created using convert. this might sound odd but its cause i keep my kindle offline but still want my books on my phone sometimes. So I just save all the epubs to a single folder from which i can easily transfer to my phone. i have it set up so calibre auto adds from my "load_to_calibre" folder, which means the og file is deleted from explorer. It's a little convoluted but whatever)

Before now, i was simply doing these actions separately (which I probably shouldve stuck with--it's not really a lot and probably not worth automating-- but here I am.)

My issue is that this action chain is slowww for even singular books and crashes calibre altogether for more than like 5. was wondering if there is an easier/cleaner way of doing this? I literally just downloaded this today so i have no idea what im doing.

[DeshaDaine]

Hi, I'm on Calibre 9.18, with ~12k books, ~45 custom columns, probably ~40-50k of unique tags across all columns.

Calibre freezes for several minutes on startup with Action Chains enabled. When AC is disabled, Calibre starts in seconds. A fresh AC config with no chains makes no difference. A smaller library (~1k books, few tags) starts much faster with AC enabled, but still hangs for a good few seconds.

The AC menu also freezes for a few minutes when I click it with a device plugged in.

This has been happening for years (except until the latest Calibre update, I would be stuck on the splash screen), but I've only just realised what's causing it.

Is there any fix for this? I use AC quite frequently and it's great, but I really struggle with the speed.

[ownedbycats]

Do you have conditional actions? The "disable menu entry" can cause pretty bad lag, especially if it's checking for a device.