Custom covers with ebook-convert? - Page 2

julo · 01-30-2015, 02:43 PM

@ eschwartz: I didn't see your post update until now.

@BR: You are right about the first code example. I will investigate the second. I am not a programmer so this will take some time.

Thank you both for some hints I can follow.

eschwartz · 01-30-2015, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by julo

OK, thanks, let me update and take it from there.

ETA: Nothing changed that I can see when doing an update. Guess have to try a re-install. Does that make sense?

Well:

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Originally Posted by calibre whats-new

Release: 2.4 [25 Sep, 2014]

New Features

An all new random cover generation algorithm, which generates covers using many different color schemes and cover styles
Now when you click the Generate cover button in the Edit Metadata dialog a cover based on the book metadata is generated using random colors and styles. You can customize the random cover generation by long clicking the Generate Cover button, which will popup a dialog where you can create new color schemes and customize other aspects of the generated cover as well.

So if you downgrade instead of updating, you will get this kind of cover generation back:

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Assuming that is what you want.

julo · 01-30-2015, 03:21 PM

again for not having to search how far to downgrade.

For the time being that is what I will be doing. Since my script does not open Calibre at all I do not find out about new versions that often and hardly ever read what was changed.

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Assuming that is what you want.

Yes, and my next step will be to change the image for "library.png" and see what happens. I assume that is what is used.

julo · 01-30-2015, 03:39 PM

... and success!

BetterRed · 01-30-2015, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by julo

... and success!

FWIW- you can get new release notifies via RSS

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BR

julo · 02-01-2015, 10:39 PM

Trying not to be greedy even though I am

Is there any way to also hack the "Calibre 2.3.0" logo at the cover bottom and delete/hide it? I can't find anything.

eschwartz · 02-01-2015, 10:56 PM

You can hack the code, starting around here: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...covers.py#L452

Developing the code

The new cover generator was made in order to make it easier to customize.

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01-30-2015, 02:43 PM	#16
julo Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 12 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pittsburgh area Device: prs-505,900,T2	@ eschwartz: I didn't see your post update until now. @BR: You are right about the first code example. I will investigate the second. I am not a programmer so this will take some time. Thank you both for some hints I can follow.

01-30-2015, 03:39 PM	#19
julo Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 12 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pittsburgh area Device: prs-505,900,T2	... and success!

02-01-2015, 10:39 PM	#21
julo Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 12 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pittsburgh area Device: prs-505,900,T2	Trying not to be greedy even though I am Is there any way to also hack the "Calibre 2.3.0" logo at the cover bottom and delete/hide it? I can't find anything.

02-01-2015, 10:56 PM	#22
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	You can hack the code, starting around here: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...covers.py#L452 Developing the code The new cover generator was made in order to make it easier to customize.

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