The calibre:// URL scheme & Results in GUI

DaltonST · 12-11-2020, 11:16 AM

Kovid,

According to https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/url_scheme.html, the new URL Scheme supports standard GUI Search criteria, but even simple standard syntax seems to be stripped of double-quotes and causing search errors.

Code:

 Simple Example:  authors:"=Antonio de la Madrid"


 URL Equivalent:  calibre://search/CalibreLibraryCodes?q=authors:"=Antonio%20de%20la%20Madrid"


 GUI SearchBar result: authors:=Antonio de la Madrid


 Should have been:  authors:"=Antonio de la Madrid"

Am I misreading something in the user manual?

Similarly, and likely related to the above, I cannot get the Regular Expression search syntax using ~ to work properly either with the new URL Scheme.

This is using Windows Terminal Version: 1.4.3243.0 as the command line on Windows 10 20H2 build 19042.685.

Thanks in advance.

DaltonST

kovidgoyal · 12-11-2020, 11:29 AM

use hex encoded queries or escape the quotes properly. IIRC windows cmd.exe has particularly byzantine rules for quote escaping.

DaltonST · 12-11-2020, 11:40 AM

So, the User Manual is incorrect for Windows users?

kovidgoyal · 12-11-2020, 09:20 PM

The User Manual is perfectly fine, it's not the user manual's job to teach you how to use the windows terminal.

12-11-2020, 11:16 AM	#1
DaltonST Deviser Posts: 2,265 Karma: 2090983 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Texas Device: none	The calibre:// URL scheme & Results in GUI Kovid, According to https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/url_scheme.html, the new URL Scheme supports standard GUI Search criteria, but even simple standard syntax seems to be stripped of double-quotes and causing search errors. Code: Simple Example: authors:"=Antonio de la Madrid" URL Equivalent: calibre://search/CalibreLibraryCodes?q=authors:"=Antonio%20de%20la%20Madrid" GUI SearchBar result: authors:=Antonio de la Madrid Should have been: authors:"=Antonio de la Madrid" Am I misreading something in the user manual? Similarly, and likely related to the above, I cannot get the Regular Expression search syntax using ~ to work properly either with the new URL Scheme. This is using Windows Terminal Version: 1.4.3243.0 as the command line on Windows 10 20H2 build 19042.685. Thanks in advance. DaltonST Last edited by DaltonST; 12-11-2020 at 11:22 AM.

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12-11-2020, 11:29 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,364 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	use hex encoded queries or escape the quotes properly. IIRC windows cmd.exe has particularly byzantine rules for quote escaping.

12-11-2020, 11:40 AM	#3
DaltonST Deviser Posts: 2,265 Karma: 2090983 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Texas Device: none	So, the User Manual is incorrect for Windows users?

12-11-2020, 09:20 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,364 Karma: 27230406 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The User Manual is perfectly fine, it's not the user manual's job to teach you how to use the windows terminal.

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