Shadow version of Calibre GUI with deDRM capabilities?

[kovidgoyal]

Download zip file, open calibre config dialog. Specify path to zip file. Plugin added.

Some plugins might need configuration. Click on the plugin in the plugin list, click the customize plugin button, enter whatever customization information is needed, plugin customized.

[mgrunk]

Hey - I just discovered the little tool box icon - yeah! So, now I understand how you'd do the plugins. Thanks.

[kovidgoyal]

DOcumentation is at http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/user_m...customize.html

[junkml]

Kovid,

I'm trying to get a handle on your plugins.

I copied your "Hello World" script, and pasted it into a file. When I try to add it to Calibre, I get this error:

invalid syntax (, line 1)
Detailed traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre\gui2\dialogs\config.pyo", line 251, in add_plugin
File "C:\Program Files\calibre\library.zip\calibre\customize\ui.py" , line 173, in add_plugin
File "C:\Program Files\calibre\library.zip\calibre\customize\ui.py" , line 52, in load_plugin
File "", line 1
import os

^

SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Maybe I'm missing something simple, but it seems to be having an invalid syntax error on "import os".

Can you give me any hints?

Thanks.

[kovidgoyal]

Looks like an indentation error in your version of the hello world plugin. In any case wait a couple of hours, version 0.4.121 will be released its documentation includes a link to the hello world plugin as a zip file that you can test and modify directly.

[junkml]

U Da Man!

Seriously. I know you hear this a lot, but the work you've done on this application is incredible. Our devices would not be as easy/fun to use without the work you've done on Calibre.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by junkml

U Da Man!

Seriously. I know you hear this a lot, but the work you've done on this application is incredible. Our devices would not be as easy/fun to use without the work you've done on Calibre.

oh, yep. that is really true. add my appreciation in there as well ! and here's some karma while i'm at it.

[kovidgoyal]

Well, I only do it 'cause it's fun, and the user community at mobileread is a big part of making it fun

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Well, I only do it 'cause it's fun, and the user community at mobileread is a big part of making it fun

aw.

[junkml]

Okay, I'm back with a question about the plugins.

I downloaded the helloworld_plugin.py, zipped it into my own helloworld_plugin.zip file, and it added to Calibre with no problem.

When I try to edit the file (notepad, wordpad, pythonwin, word, and any other program I can find) it errors with the syntax error on "import os".

What are you using to edit/build your .py files? When I view your helloworld in notepad, there aren't even any line breaks, and it works. I'm running windows Vista if that makes any difference.

Thanks.

[kovidgoyal]

The file has unix line endings. Use a programmers editor like notepad++ (free)

[junkml]

Ah, the unix line endings explains it. I'm not all that familiar with python.

Thanks.

[jlbfoot]

Are any plug ins available as stated in the first post? How would one go about finding that, or is it something that has to be created by each individual?

[junkml]

I'm trying to figure out how to build a plugin to make a call to the windows(dos) command line, so that when I add a book to calibre I can launch another application (Like Microsoft Word). however, I'm not getting any result when loading a lit file. Anyone have any thoughts? I'm not all that familiar with Python, so it's entirely possible I'm missing something.

The relevant lines I changed from Kovid's example:

file_types = set(['lit']) # The file types that this plugin will be applied to
on_import = True # Run this plugin after import is complete

AND

subprocess.call(r'C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /C "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\winword.exe"')

OR

os.system('"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\winword.exe"')

neither the subprocess.call or os.system work.

[kovidgoyal]

Use subprocess, os.system is deprecated. Try using

subprocess.call('path to program', shell=True)