[Shortcut] Link to show book in calibre?

llinfeng · 03-24-2021, 09:39 AM

Can I create a keyboard shortcut for "Link to show book in calibre", as found below? It is very helpful for linking and jumping to the Calibre entries from Vimwiki (or, say, Obsidian).

kovidgoyal · 03-24-2021, 11:01 AM

Prefereces->Shortcuts->Edit metadata->Copy URL to open book in calibre

llinfeng · 03-25-2021, 11:45 AM

Great, that works. The URL I copied using the shortcut looks a lot shorter than the "Link to show book in cliabre", where used a string "_hex_-xxxxx" to replace the "Calibre" bit in the link. Here are two links for the same book:
* longer link: calibre://show-book/_hex_-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/438
* short link: calibre://show-book/Calibre/438

Does the long "_hex_-xxxxxxxxxc" bit identify the current library?

[Note, the entry "Copy URL to open book in calibre" is available in Version 5.13. It may not be available for previous versions.]

kovidgoyal · 03-25-2021, 01:08 PM

yes its the same thing, just encoded differently.

ownedbycats · 03-25-2021, 11:32 PM

Are the encoded URLs for if someone renames the library?

kovidgoyal · 03-25-2021, 11:41 PM

No they allow arbitrary text to be in the url in a way that passes safely through all the various different operating system url handling stacks that are all broken in different ways.

03-24-2021, 09:39 AM	#1
llinfeng Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 58 Join Date: Jan 2019 Device: Kobo, Kindles, Sony DPTs, QQ-Read	[Shortcut] Link to show book in calibre? Can I create a keyboard shortcut for "Link to show book in calibre", as found below? It is very helpful for linking and jumping to the Calibre entries from Vimwiki (or, say, Obsidian). Last edited by llinfeng; 03-24-2021 at 09:41 AM. Reason: Clarified what I was asking for.

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03-24-2021, 11:01 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,202 Karma: 23000010 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Prefereces->Shortcuts->Edit metadata->Copy URL to open book in calibre

03-25-2021, 11:45 AM	#3
llinfeng Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 58 Join Date: Jan 2019 Device: Kobo, Kindles, Sony DPTs, QQ-Read	Great, that works. The URL I copied using the shortcut looks a lot shorter than the "Link to show book in cliabre", where used a string "_hex_-xxxxx" to replace the "Calibre" bit in the link. Here are two links for the same book: * longer link: calibre://show-book/_hex_-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/438 * short link: calibre://show-book/Calibre/438 Does the long "_hex_-xxxxxxxxxc" bit identify the current library? [Note, the entry "Copy URL to open book in calibre" is available in Version 5.13. It may not be available for previous versions.]

03-25-2021, 01:08 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,202 Karma: 23000010 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	yes its the same thing, just encoded differently.

03-25-2021, 11:32 PM	#5
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 9,082 Karma: 62580135 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Are the encoded URLs for if someone renames the library?

03-25-2021, 11:41 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,202 Karma: 23000010 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No they allow arbitrary text to be in the url in a way that passes safely through all the various different operating system url handling stacks that are all broken in different ways.