[GUI Plugin] Generate Cover - Page 55

skil-phil · 09-04-2023, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Text Padding on the dimensions tab.
There is no specific setting for Title <> Author. It just adjusts the spacing

kiwidude · 03-17-2024, 12:31 AM

Release Notes
https://github.com/kiwidude68/calibr...e_cover-v2.3.4

MerryEl · 06-05-2024, 01:01 PM

I've been trying to figure out how to change the font color from the default setting of black to other colors (IE: white, etc)? I don't see any method to achieve this in the fonts tab of the plugin. I am looking for this because my customized covers are on a black background for dark mode reasons. The black font is lost on the black covers.

theducks · 06-05-2024, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MerryEl

I've been trying to figure out how to change the font color from the default setting of black to other colors (IE: white, etc)? I don't see any method to achieve this in the fonts tab of the plugin. I am looking for this because my customized covers are on a black background for dark mode reasons. The black font is lost on the black covers.

It is at the bottom of the Fonts tab
Note: These are HEX values The color picker is the box with the 3 dots next to the line

MerryEl · 06-05-2024, 02:08 PM

"It is at the bottom of the Fonts tab
Note: These are HEX values The color picker is the box with the 3 dots next to the line"

I understand what you are saying! The font tab displays hex values for Background, Border and Fill. There is no option to change the hex value for the font itself. What I am looking for is White text on my black background.

FYI - I love this plugin! I've created hundreds of personalized covers using it. Thank you for this capability.

theducks · 06-05-2024, 03:43 PM

the font color IS 'fill' (as in fill in the shape ?)

MerryEl · 06-05-2024, 03:59 PM

I apologize for my confusion. In my mind, I would never have correlated 'fill' with 'font'. I was looking specifically for the wording 'font'. Thank you for the explanation. I'll crawl back to my corner and return to lurking mode.

theducks · 06-05-2024, 04:26 PM

There are outline fonts (

I wonder if that is the 'Border' as we are on the Fonts tab. a balloon help might convey more on these settings)

MerryEl · 06-05-2024, 06:11 PM

"I wonder if that is the 'Border' as we are on the Fonts tab" I tried playing with this 'border' setting by setting the color to blue. Nothing happened to the fonts. So then I tried the Dimensions tab. I set the Border widths for both (Cover and Image) borders. These changes added a border to the cover and to the image. Both borders were the blue color I selected. This probably added to my confusion concerning how the 'fill' on the fonts tab worked. I was thinking of the process in Excel where 'fill' adds a grid or color to the selected cells/rows.

I appreciate the clarification as I'm trying to make covers for pulp magazines (ie: Galaxy) that feature the original cover image on a black background with the Magazine name, issue, and the date of publication.

ownedbycats · 06-15-2024, 07:10 PM

Has anybody else had issues with the Generate Cover dialog getting trapped behind the main Calibre window when alt+tabbing?

BetterRed · 06-15-2024, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Has anybody else had issues with the Generate Cover dialog getting trapped behind the main Calibre window when alt+tabbing?

Not with GC child windows (don't have it), but with various other child windows such as Plugins (e.g. the popup that offers restart) and Jobs - a click on the task bar icon normally brings them to the front. I get it in Sigil too, which suggests its a QT 'thing' combined with my usage patterns.

BR

ownedbycats · 06-16-2024, 12:58 AM

I'll try that if it happens again. I had to exit Calibre entirely as I couldn't click anything (it just kept dinging).

nevermiffed · 07-12-2024, 04:25 AM

I just finished getting all my fanfic onto Calibre, and I am trying to get the summary onto the cover of the books. I have the generate cover plugin and while I can have the summary on the cover, it has a lot of HTML with it. How can I make it, well, not have that?

I was trying to make a custom column for summary/comments that would edit those out, but I have no clue what I'm doing here.

I was mostly using these posts as a guide

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=331027
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh....php?p=4143924

pdurrant · 07-12-2024, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nevermiffed

I just finished getting all my fanfic onto Calibre, and I am trying to get the summary onto the cover of the books. I have the generate cover plugin and while I can have the summary on the cover, it has a lot of HTML with it. How can I make it, well, not have that?

Question moved to plugin's thread.

theducks · 07-12-2024, 08:08 AM

That comes from your custom setting: {comments} <you are seeing the raw, HTML .
That is not the best choice of something for a cover as they can be hundreds of words long. They are HTML because they can already be styled
And the Cover plugin expects to be the styler of simple text

03-17-2024, 12:31 AM	#812
kiwidude Calibre Plugins Developer Posts: 4,692 Karma: 2162246 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Oasis	Generate Cover v2.3.4 Release Notes https://github.com/kiwidude68/calibr...e_cover-v2.3.4

06-05-2024, 02:08 PM	#815
MerryEl Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2019 Device: Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (3rd gen)	"It is at the bottom of the Fonts tab Note: These are HEX values The color picker is the box with the 3 dots next to the line" I understand what you are saying! The font tab displays hex values for Background, Border and Fill. There is no option to change the hex value for the font itself. What I am looking for is White text on my black background. FYI - I love this plugin! I've created hundreds of personalized covers using it. Thank you for this capability. Last edited by MerryEl; 06-05-2024 at 02:11 PM.

07-12-2024, 04:25 AM	#823
nevermiffed Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2024 Device: kobo colour libre	Using the novel's description as the book's cover? I just finished getting all my fanfic onto Calibre, and I am trying to get the summary onto the cover of the books. I have the generate cover plugin and while I can have the summary on the cover, it has a lot of HTML with it. How can I make it, well, not have that? I was trying to make a custom column for summary/comments that would edit those out, but I have no clue what I'm doing here. I was mostly using these posts as a guide https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=331027 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh....php?p=4143924 Attached Thumbnails

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06-05-2024, 01:01 PM	#813
MerryEl Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2019 Device: Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (3rd gen)	I've been trying to figure out how to change the font color from the default setting of black to other colors (IE: white, etc)? I don't see any method to achieve this in the fonts tab of the plugin. I am looking for this because my customized covers are on a black background for dark mode reasons. The black font is lost on the black covers.

06-05-2024, 03:43 PM	#816
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,509 Karma: 58055868 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	the font color IS 'fill' (as in fill in the shape ?)

06-05-2024, 03:59 PM	#817
MerryEl Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2019 Device: Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (3rd gen)	I apologize for my confusion. In my mind, I would never have correlated 'fill' with 'font'. I was looking specifically for the wording 'font'. Thank you for the explanation. I'll crawl back to my corner and return to lurking mode.

06-05-2024, 04:26 PM	#818
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,509 Karma: 58055868 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	There are outline fonts ( I wonder if that is the 'Border' as we are on the Fonts tab. a balloon help might convey more on these settings)

06-05-2024, 06:11 PM	#819
MerryEl Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2019 Device: Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (3rd gen)	"I wonder if that is the 'Border' as we are on the Fonts tab" I tried playing with this 'border' setting by setting the color to blue. Nothing happened to the fonts. So then I tried the Dimensions tab. I set the Border widths for both (Cover and Image) borders. These changes added a border to the cover and to the image. Both borders were the blue color I selected. This probably added to my confusion concerning how the 'fill' on the fonts tab worked. I was thinking of the process in Excel where 'fill' adds a grid or color to the selected cells/rows. I appreciate the clarification as I'm trying to make covers for pulp magazines (ie: Galaxy) that feature the original cover image on a black background with the Magazine name, issue, and the date of publication.

06-15-2024, 07:10 PM	#820
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 9,771 Karma: 68326525 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Has anybody else had issues with the Generate Cover dialog getting trapped behind the main Calibre window when alt+tabbing?

06-16-2024, 12:58 AM	#822
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 9,771 Karma: 68326525 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I'll try that if it happens again. I had to exit Calibre entirely as I couldn't click anything (it just kept dinging).

07-12-2024, 08:08 AM	#825
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,509 Karma: 58055868 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	That comes from your custom setting: {comments} <you are seeing the raw, HTML . That is not the best choice of something for a cover as they can be hundreds of words long. They are HTML because they can already be styled And the Cover plugin expects to be the styler of simple text