Plugin ideas... add yours here - Page 33

kovidgoyal · 08-12-2013, 03:10 AM

Images in comments do not go into the db, they remain as simple links pointing to the image on disk.

BetterRed · 08-12-2013, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Taza

Thanks i had missed that, I am updating new version now. This will help

@Taza - maybe it wont, see Kovids preceding post - I have corrected my earlier posts

BR

Evil Overlord · 08-17-2013, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by lifeofmessiah

The library management for the SimpleTouch is clunky and horrendous to say the least, and it takes a lot of work to create shelves, and you are constantly having to check and recheck to make sure that you have the books where you want them. It would be great to be able to turn Tags and/or Series into Shelves for the Nook Simple Touch, similar to what the Kindle Collections plugin.

Strongly seconded. The Nook is a great device, but the shelves are simply not worth using. On the other hand, the Calibre tags and Series work great, but I don't really need them on my PC. What I'd like is:

1. Tags converted to shelves on the Nook.
2. Series converted to shelves on the Nook. Ideally including series numbers, since otherwise, one has to rename the books to include a #, or just remember.

kovidgoyal · 08-17-2013, 08:15 AM

http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....es-on-the-nook

crdf · 08-17-2013, 06:24 PM

I'm sorry if this is repeating. Is it possible to get a plugin that displays and allow editing of the notes and highlights in Calibre?

LMCK83 · 08-24-2013, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by crdf

I'm sorry if this is repeating. Is it possible to get a plugin that displays and allow editing of the notes and highlights in Calibre?

That sounds awesome, I'd like to see plugin like that too.

222fbj · 09-04-2013, 09:37 AM

I sometimes forget which Library I have loaded. The indicators in my OS Window title, and the calibre Library icon/text, do not stand out enough for my old eyes. It would be great to see something to the menubar with high visibility to indentify the current library.

Maybe a drop down library selector that has an icon which changes based on the library (with user provided icons)?

Or, maybe a text field/area on the menu bar, with some font/background options to display the library name or a short nickname?

Also, IMHO: The current Library icon would be better if the drop down showed all libraries (not just the unloaded ones) with a check next to the 'loaded' one.

Thanks

BetterRed · 09-04-2013, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 222fbj

I sometimes forget which Library I have loaded. The indicators in my OS Window title, and the calibre Library icon/text, do not stand out enough for my old eyes. It would be great to see something to the menubar with high visibility to indentify the current library.

Maybe a drop down library selector that has an icon which changes based on the library (with user provided icons)?

Or, maybe a text field/area on the menu bar, with some font/background options to display the library name or a short nickname?

Also, IMHO: The current Library icon would be better if the drop down showed all libraries (not just the unloaded ones) with a check next to the 'loaded' one.

Thanks

Meanwhile, have you considered upping the font size that Calibre uses. You can do that in Preferences->Look & Feel->Main Interface->Interface Font

EDIT : If Preferences->Look & Feel->Main Interface->Interface Font Show text under icons is set to Always the Library name shows under the icon.

BR

ppulle · 09-07-2013, 06:27 AM

Hi,

I'd like to see a plugin that takes an epub cover and applies a well thought out halftone to it.

Even though the reader will do it's best in presenting colour images on epaper I reckon that a good half tone will look better.

You'd lose resolution, however we wouldn't get the very dark images some covers render to on ebooks.

Phil

pdurrant · 09-07-2013, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ppulle

Hi,

I'd like to see a plugin that takes an epub cover and applies a well thought out halftone to it.

Even though the reader will do it's best in presenting colour images on epaper I reckon that a good half tone will look better.

You'd lose resolution, however we wouldn't get the very dark images some covers render to on ebooks.

Phil

A halftone won't do what you want. EInk displays aren't high resolution B&W devices, they are medium resolution greyscale devices. I think you're looking for a high-contrast colour->(4-bit) greyscale conversion.

ppulle · 09-07-2013, 11:06 PM

ahhh OK....a 4bit high contrast filter then

In any case the idea is the same....some sort of plugin to optimise a scanned graphic so it looks good on the ebook.

macnab69 · 09-19-2013, 08:28 AM

Need a method/plugin that, when sending a book to device, convert it to the correct format (already does that) and then deletes the new format.

SauliusP. · 09-27-2013, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macnab69

Need a method/plugin that, when sending a book to device, convert it to the correct format (already does that) and then deletes the new format.

Maybe ”Save to Format” plugin would help? It saves (and automatically converts) given format to given directory and deletes auto-created formats. If you'd choose device as directory (works with Kindle at least), you might get desired effect. Don't know about other devices, though.

Ralob · 10-05-2013, 05:52 PM

I would love to see a plugin for BookLikes (a rising alternative to GR). It is an awesome, independent company with a lot of potential. Here is a link to the service's API: http://booklikes.com/dev/docs

At_Libitum · 10-06-2013, 08:29 AM

After having had some small success modifying an existing plugin I became bold and thought I could maybe build one myself, but find that I have had far too little exposure to the language to pull it off, so am going to suggest it as idea.

What I very much would like to be able to do is to have a plugin that allows me to define a custom identifier (such as exists for goodreads, ff, etc) that can be clicked on in the book details panel to take me to that location.

Preferably it should work with a configuration file that allows setting up id's like

id=[base_url][output of {identifiers:select(id)}]

so I can have multiple references.

I'd like to have such a plugin so I do not have to clutter up my identifiers field with loads of url's that aren't going to show up in bookdetails anyways, since identifiers only get nicely converted into a clickable entity if a plugin registered that identifier. This mechanism would serve my purpose perfectly as that's what they're mostly used for anyways.

09-04-2013, 09:37 AM	#487
222fbj Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Samsung Galaxy Tablet	Library Indicator (high visibility) I sometimes forget which Library I have loaded. The indicators in my OS Window title, and the calibre Library icon/text, do not stand out enough for my old eyes. It would be great to see something to the menubar with high visibility to indentify the current library. Maybe a drop down library selector that has an icon which changes based on the library (with user provided icons)? Or, maybe a text field/area on the menu bar, with some font/background options to display the library name or a short nickname? Also, IMHO: The current Library icon would be better if the drop down showed all libraries (not just the unloaded ones) with a check next to the 'loaded' one. Thanks

09-07-2013, 06:27 AM	#489
ppulle Member Posts: 16 Karma: 16194 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: kobo	Halftoning cover generator Hi, I'd like to see a plugin that takes an epub cover and applies a well thought out halftone to it. Even though the reader will do it's best in presenting colour images on epaper I reckon that a good half tone will look better. You'd lose resolution, however we wouldn't get the very dark images some covers render to on ebooks. Phil

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08-12-2013, 03:10 AM	#481
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 40,176 Karma: 18000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Images in comments do not go into the db, they remain as simple links pointing to the image on disk.

08-17-2013, 08:15 AM	#484
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 40,176 Karma: 18000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....es-on-the-nook

08-17-2013, 06:24 PM	#485
crdf Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 6910 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: Kindle Touch	I'm sorry if this is repeating. Is it possible to get a plugin that displays and allow editing of the notes and highlights in Calibre?

09-07-2013, 11:06 PM	#491
ppulle Member Posts: 16 Karma: 16194 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: kobo	ahhh OK....a 4bit high contrast filter then In any case the idea is the same....some sort of plugin to optimise a scanned graphic so it looks good on the ebook.

09-19-2013, 08:28 AM	#492
macnab69 Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 5754 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South Africa Device: Kindle 4	Need a method/plugin that, when sending a book to device, convert it to the correct format (already does that) and then deletes the new format.

10-05-2013, 05:52 PM	#494
Ralob Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: iPad Pro, Kobo Libra 2, PW4	I would love to see a plugin for BookLikes (a rising alternative to GR). It is an awesome, independent company with a lot of potential. Here is a link to the service's API: http://booklikes.com/dev/docs

10-06-2013, 08:29 AM	#495
At_Libitum Addict Posts: 266 Karma: 724240 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: KyBook	After having had some small success modifying an existing plugin I became bold and thought I could maybe build one myself, but find that I have had far too little exposure to the language to pull it off, so am going to suggest it as idea. What I very much would like to be able to do is to have a plugin that allows me to define a custom identifier (such as exists for goodreads, ff, etc) that can be clicked on in the book details panel to take me to that location. Preferably it should work with a configuration file that allows setting up id's like id=[base_url][output of {identifiers:select(id)}] so I can have multiple references. I'd like to have such a plugin so I do not have to clutter up my identifiers field with loads of url's that aren't going to show up in bookdetails anyways, since identifiers only get nicely converted into a clickable entity if a plugin registered that identifier. This mechanism would serve my purpose perfectly as that's what they're mostly used for anyways.

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