Custom Column Colors for "Text but with a fixed list of permitted values"

Skeeve · 04-03-2014, 05:57 AM

Could you please tell me how to find the available colors for "Text but with a fixed list of permitted values"?

From browsing through the source code, I found that the names are checked against QColor.colorNames(), but I have no idea what's in that list.

I also miss the ability to specify a color in the "#RRGGBB" notation. Or can the set of colors somehow be extended so that I could ad my own color names?

chaley · 04-03-2014, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Skeeve

Could you please tell me how to find the available colors for "Text but with a fixed list of permitted values"?

http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/types.html#ColorKeywords

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From browsing through the source code, I found that the names are checked against QColor.colorNames(), but I have no idea what's in that list.

I also miss the ability to specify a color in the "#RRGGBB" notation. Or can the set of colors somehow be extended so that I could ad my own color names?

Currently the set of names is fixed. If you want to hack at the source you could probably add # notation as long as the values respect the rules given at http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/qco...#setNamedColor

Skeeve · 04-03-2014, 09:37 AM

Thanks a lot…

I will, for sure, take a look into hacking the source, but as I have a rather old OS X (10.5.8) which is fortunately still supported for the binary download, I have some concerns about whether I will be able to build calibre.

chaley · 04-03-2014, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Skeeve

I will, for sure, take a look into hacking the source, but as I have a rather old OS X (10.5.8) which is fortunately still supported for the binary download, I have some concerns about whether I will be able to build calibre.

Fortunately, hacking and running calibre's python source does not require building calibre as long as you have a binary install. Get the source (sounds like you already have done that) then follow the instructions in http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/deve...nt-environment.

Skeeve · 04-03-2014, 01:27 PM

*WOW* Thanks for that! It was dead easy to get it up and running and I already submitted a patch https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/1302078

Now I hope some developer is interested as this did not look too promising:

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If your bug report is a feature request, then it will only be implemented if one of the calibre developers has the time/motivation to implement it. If you get no response to your feature request, that is because no developer is interested.

I'm wondering why I needed launchpad. Couldn't I just have used github to submit a pull request? I'm already registered there.

chaley · 04-03-2014, 01:44 PM

You could have done a pull request. That is what I and other "known" calibre developers do. The main reasons to submit a patch using launchpad are to avoid learning how github works, to avoid a github account and the associated repo, and to let Kovid get to know you. That last one is the least important, as I know from personal experience that he is fully able and willing to carry on a dialog using github comments.

Welcome to the community!

Ahh, email just arrived saying Kovid assigned accepting the patch to me. Could you give me your banking details so that I can verify that you are a real human being? (Smile) More seriously, I will look at it and converse as necessary on launchpad. Once we arrive at a conclusion, I will almost certainly ask you to submit the agreed patch to Kovid using github.

04-03-2014, 05:57 AM	#1
Skeeve Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 669192 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: Kindle 4.1.1 no touch	Custom Column Colors for "Text but with a fixed list of permitted values" Could you please tell me how to find the available colors for "Text but with a fixed list of permitted values"? From browsing through the source code, I found that the names are checked against QColor.colorNames(), but I have no idea what's in that list. I also miss the ability to specify a color in the "#RRGGBB" notation. Or can the set of colors somehow be extended so that I could ad my own color names?

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04-03-2014, 09:37 AM	#3
Skeeve Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 669192 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: Kindle 4.1.1 no touch	Thanks a lot… I will, for sure, take a look into hacking the source, but as I have a rather old OS X (10.5.8) which is fortunately still supported for the binary download, I have some concerns about whether I will be able to build calibre.

04-03-2014, 01:44 PM	#6
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,733 Karma: 6690881 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	You could have done a pull request. That is what I and other "known" calibre developers do. The main reasons to submit a patch using launchpad are to avoid learning how github works, to avoid a github account and the associated repo, and to let Kovid get to know you. That last one is the least important, as I know from personal experience that he is fully able and willing to carry on a dialog using github comments. Welcome to the community! Ahh, email just arrived saying Kovid assigned accepting the patch to me. Could you give me your banking details so that I can verify that you are a real human being? (Smile) More seriously, I will look at it and converse as necessary on launchpad. Once we arrive at a conclusion, I will almost certainly ask you to submit the agreed patch to Kovid using github.

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