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[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by roen.v.touli

Such a simple solution I can't believe I overlooked it! I use that function to link to ISDNDB and LOC. Thank you Red.

I tested as a link in comments and works great. What I am thinking though is that I would like the mind maps to show in the tag browser to filter like tags but show as a link in comments like ISBN or author. I think I would need a text like column with the file path and an additional column from column showing in tag browser and as a link in comments...I am just not sure of the template language I would use.

For example, if I have a dataset, or mind map, at path 'user/.docear/mindmapX1' how do I show that in the tag browser under category "Mind Map" as "mindmapX1" with a link in comments "Mind Map: mindmapX1"

@roen.v.touli - OK here's my 'idea'

I created a folder on my E: drive called Mind Maps, see Capture1, it has one file called Test Map.txt

In my Test Library I created a custom column named Mind Maps, see Capture2

Custom Comments columns can be shown as a columns in the Book List, but due to their very nature they're not very pretty - so I put them behind an small icon - this is done in Preferences->Look and Feel->Column Icons see Capture3 (I will put the icon file I am using here as the last attachment - IMO best results are square 128x128 png files with transparent background)

In the book list I highlight the Mind Maps cell in a Book, press F2, and the free standing Comments editor pops up - see Capture4

Now I enter data into the Mind Map cell, I enter a header "Mind Map" then I use the Link Widget - see Capture 5

In Capture 6 you see the result - I put the Mind Maps Column in Book Details, so I click on First Mind Map (the label I entered for the E:\Mind Maps\Test Map.txt in previous step) and up pops the Test Map - in my case its a text file, so Notepad++ pops up

Hope that helps

BR

[roen.v.touli]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

@roen.v.touli - OK here's my 'idea'

I created a folder on my E: drive called Mind Maps, see Capture1, it has one file called Test Map.txt

In my Test Library I created a custom column named Mind Maps, see Capture2

Custom Comments columns can be shown as a columns in the Book List, but due to their very nature they're not very pretty - so I put them behind an small icon - this is done in Preferences->Look and Feel->Column Icons see Capture3 (I will put the icon file I am using here as the last attachment - IMO best results are square 128x128 png files with transparent background)

In the book list I highlight the Mind Maps cell in a Book, press F2, and the free standing Comments editor pops up - see Capture4

Now I enter data into the Mind Map cell, I enter a header "Mind Map" then I use the Link Widget - see Capture 5

In Capture 6 you see the result - I put the Mind Maps Column in Book Details, so I click on First Mind Map (the label I entered for the E:\Mind Maps\Test Map.txt in previous step) and up pops the Test Map - in my case its a text file, so Notepad++ pops up

Hope that helps

BR

It helps, but it is not completely what I am looking for. It has given me a new thought process on how to accomplish what I am looking for. Let me play around a little bit and I will write if I need more help or cannot figure it out.

Thank you Red.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by roen.v.touli

It helps, but it is not completely what I am looking for. It has given me a new thought process on how to accomplish what I am looking for. Let me play around a little bit and I will write if I need more help or cannot figure it out.

Thank you Red.

I usually look for a loosely coupled solution first, its often good enough, but even if its not, it gives a better idea of the 'points' at which benefits would accrue from tight integration.

Early tight integration can mean you drive a 9" nail where you only needed a thumb-tack, or you use a velcro strip where you really needed a dynabolt

BR

[devils_add]

A suggestion for metadata updated for pdf files without having to export and re-import the files for update.

[TheTruthBetween]

I'm hoping that I'm not suggesting something already here, but I don't have time to check the entire thread. I did a search, but couldn't find what I was looking for.

Anyway.

First thing I'm looking for is a plugin that allows me to add books to specific shelves. I tend to add a lot of books at a time, and trying to remember which ones go on which shelves can be a pain.

Second thing I'm looking for is a way to download covers from fanfiction.net. I use FanFictionDL, but it doesn't add the covers, so I have to go through and manually add them, which takes forever.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by TheTruthBetween

First thing I'm looking for is a plugin that allows me to add books to specific shelves. I tend to add a lot of books at a time, and trying to remember which ones go on which shelves can be a pain.

If you're talking about shelves on a particular e-reader, please specify. Some can and some can't.

Originally Posted by TheTruthBetween

Second thing I'm looking for is a way to download covers from fanfiction.net. I use FanFictionDL, but it doesn't add the covers, so I have to go through and manually add them, which takes forever.

FFDL can download ffnet cover images. It defaults to not making covers because ffnet displays the author image for so many stories. Add this to the personal.ini tab in FFDL config:

[www.fanfiction.net]
never_make_cover: false

And make sure you have include images turned on, of course.

[jackie_w]

Originally Posted by TheTruthBetween

First thing I'm looking for is a plugin that allows me to add books to specific shelves. I tend to add a lot of books at a time, and trying to remember which ones go on which shelves can be a pain.

As you have Kobo Mini listed in your device info perhaps this thread in the Kobo forum can help you to use your calibre metadata to automatically add books to the relevant shelves/collections on the Kobo.

[TheTruthBetween]

Ooo! Thank you both, that's perfect!

[Sidetrack]

It would be very handy to be able to optimize the images in an ePub, mobi or AZW file.

There are a lot of books with 100k of text and 8mb of images. Something that could combine duplicates, optimize format, trim borders, and resize to device spec could reduce library sizes significantly. Most books I have don't require archive/print quality.

It can be done manually of course with something like RIOT or Photoshop, but it's tedious and if you end up changing the format it's a lot of search and replace to switch all the .jpg to .gif

[Bart274]

I'm looking for a plugin that will allow me to enter several email addresses in order to send an automated newsletter.
I want to add the email addresses of my friends in a list and use this plugin to automatically send an email to those friends at the first day of each month with all the books/comics that have been added to my Calibre library in the last month.
Can someone help me with this?

Thanks in advance!

Sincerely,

Bart

[theducks]

Originally Posted by Bart274

I'm looking for a plugin that will allow me to enter several email addresses in order to send an automated newsletter.
I want to add the email addresses of my friends in a list and use this plugin to automatically send an email to those friends at the first day of each month with all the books/comics that have been added to my Calibre library in the last month.
Can someone help me with this?

Thanks in advance!

Sincerely,

Bart

Calibre e-mail accepts a (standard) list of recipients.

But what you propose is a possible copyright violation unless all those are in the public domain.
MR rules prohibit providing assistance in copyright violation.

[contezero]

Hi all I am new user. Sorry for my terrible english I am italian....

This is my idea for calibre plug-in, is based on page count plug in.
This plug in is not for useful purposes but just to satisfy a curiosity that maybe others might have.

The purpose of my plug-in is to answer the question: "how big is (approximately) my calibre library in real life?"
My idea is a plug in to create picture like this:


Info on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Size_in_volumes

We add up the total number of pages in calibre library, divide it by the average number of pages in a book (book of medium size) and we create the image with books and stacks. The hard part should be just what creates the image, the rest is a very simple algorithm.

Thank you for having listened my idea

P.S. The human in figure is the human in Pioneer plaque

[ghessel]

Hi,
I'm lookink for auto scroll plugin. This is for someone with no movement.
Thanks

[AnotherCat]

Originally Posted by ghessel

Hi,
I'm lookink for auto scroll plugin. This is for someone with no movement.
Thanks

This not a plugin as was requested, and so maybe off-topic, however if they are a Windows user and have speech, have they considered trying its built in Speech Recognition in its options for accessibility (other operating systems probably offer similar, but I cannot comment on them)?

If they haven't then the only cost to set it up to try is that for a cheap microphone or headset.

Among the many voice commands, scrolling in all directions is supported.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by ghessel

Hi,
I'm lookink for auto scroll plugin. This is for someone with no movement.
Thanks

I'm assuming you mean in the ebook viewer

The Javascript library "JQuery' has as an Autoscroll plug-in ===>>> http://www.yeesiang.com/jquery.autoScroller/demo.htm. There's bound to be others.

I think (could be wrong though) the webkit layout engine that calibre uses supports Javascript. Ergo it ought to be possible - but via a plugin - hmmmm?

If its to be universally available then it might require a customised version of the ebook-viewer code.

I have a vague memory that there is a thread here somewhere about voice commands in calibre (sorry I can't find it right now) which IIRC Kovid indicated there were some problems with integrating voice control with the Qt library. That may change with a later version of Qt, which again IIRC is on foot as we speak, but how close it is - we'll just have to see. But I may have dreamt it all, too, or got calibre confused with something else.

If it is the book viewer you're after, then maybe there's a reader for IOS and/or Android that does auto scroll with voice control - you can run Android on Windows using Blue<something> Streak maybe

BR