[Editor Plugin] Editor Chains

[thiago.eec]

Originally Posted by capink

I uploaded a new version that should fix both issues. Please try and report back.

All good now. Thanks.

[zencricket]

Thank you, @capink, for your plugins.

I have some editor chain actions defined and working from the editor, but when I try to get them to run from the action chain plugin nothing happens.

I did get one action to work by defining a new editor chain action in the action chain UI, but nothing happens if I use an event to trigger it. The new editor chain action also does not show up in the editor chain plugin. I don't want to have to maintain two separate definitions.

I just started using the plugins today, so I'm pretty sure I'm doing something wrong.

Using Calibre 7.13 on an M1 MacBook Air.

[capink]

Originally Posted by zencricket

I have some editor chain actions defined and working from the editor, but when I try to get them to run from the action chain plugin nothing happens.

Not all editor chains can be run from action chains. This depends on the actions as well as the settings of individual actions. This happens mainly when an action depends on elements of Editor GUI which won't be available when run from Action Chains.

For example, a chain containing an action like "Mark Cursor Tag" will not run at all because that action always depends on elements of the editor GUI, which are not available in Action Chains.

Another example of this, is an action (e.g. Search And Replace), configured with a scope that depends on the editor GUI, e.g. "current file" or "selected files". You can run the same action from Action Chains with a scope that does not depend on the Editor's GUI, e.g. "text files"

Originally Posted by zencricket

I did get one action to work by defining a new editor chain action in the action chain UI, but nothing happens if I use an event to trigger it.

Run calibre in debug mode and post the output.

Originally Posted by zencricket

The new editor chain action also does not show up in the editor chain plugin. I don't want to have to maintain two separate definitions.

If you want to have only one version, you must define it in the editor. Editor Chains cannot be aware of chains defined outside it.