03-22-2023, 03:53 PM | #1711 |
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Plugin Idea/Request: DriveThruRPG Library by One Bookshelf.
There is a Python library called drpg on PyPi. I am reading through the plugin development documentation now. However, if someone is more ready to do this, please. I find the official DriveThruRPG Library Client to be not as good. I would like to be able to run my DTRPG library from a sever and access it on my network or share with my players. |
03-24-2023, 05:32 AM | #1712 |
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Speed reading trick feature should be added
I have often seen speed readers share a trick, which suggests drawing an imaginary grid or a real grind lines on pages, and keeping focus on that area by reading the whole line rapidly by peripheral vision. Just two lines after 2-3 words of each margins of the page. Shown here, the trick is very popular. https://youtu.be/0Q0we4LjSws?t=527
So, a feature should provide that grids which is customizable, in the layout option. I get this suggestion request to the right people. thanks. |
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03-27-2023, 01:19 PM | #1713 |
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An add-in that integrates OCR to pdf scanned as image.
Greetings to all, I wanted to suggest an add-on that allows to insert OCR in pdfs.
As you may have experienced there are old pdf's that were scanned as image. That's why you can't use Calibre's full text search. The free OCR programs I have tried are not efficient and the good ones are very expensive like Foxyt. Thank you. |
03-27-2023, 06:17 PM | #1714 |
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To get high quality OCR in a plugin the developer would probably need to buy the relevant SDKs, in Foxit's case that would be $3,000 per platform (Windows, MacOS, Linux), per year ²
Most plugins are created by the first person having the need for a particular functionality. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 03-27-2023 at 06:27 PM. |
03-28-2023, 10:50 AM | #1715 |
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[GUI Plugin]An idea for building a plugin of Calibre with ChatGPT
Hello everyone, I am a user of Calibre software for a long time. Recently I developed a python program to recursively summarize the information of an epub format ebook, and output the summaries to a .csv file. This could be further developed as a plugin for Calibre. Imagine that you drag a new e-book into Calibre, and clicked a button, then the plugin summarizes the content of this new book in the back, and the summarized content could be a context for you to chat with ChatGPT. This would be not only interesting but also useful for us.
The program I have developed has been hosted on Github:https://github.com/waynia/epub_retrieval ,while this is only the first step towards the plugin I just described. I have no experience about how to build a GUI plugin of Calibre and I believe the best way to create it is to ask you to join me together. Moderator Notice
Moved to the plugin ideas thread. Making a new thread labeled like that suggests you already have a plugin made. Last edited by JimmXinu; 03-28-2023 at 11:24 AM. |
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04-02-2023, 10:04 AM | #1716 | |
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I like this idea
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I like this idea. I've always converted scanned documents outside of Calibre, but a plugin would have some advantages for the process flow (save the desired output format via Calibre's conversion tool, writing metadata, etc.). The OCR SDK shouldn't be a problem. I have developed a Python program (I call it Doculyzer) that can be used in companies and government agencies to extract data from scanned PDF files or faxes and store it in a backend database. I use Tesseract as the OCR library, which delivers very good results (see attached example). If I have some time in the next few weeks, I'll integrate the Python code into a Calibre GUI plugin. Suggestions are welcome! |
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04-02-2023, 07:34 PM | #1717 | |
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An add-in that integrates OCR to pdf scanned as image.
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Hopefully you can create a plug-in that integrates OCR. Best of luck with it. PS: what program do you use for OCR? The test you upload is very good. Last edited by retval; 04-02-2023 at 07:40 PM. |
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04-03-2023, 02:50 AM | #1718 | |
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04-10-2023, 08:44 PM | #1719 | |
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I am still figuring out how to access various info from the conversion panel. Calibre does not have the most comprehensive documentation out there. Though ChatGPT was surprisingly helpful. I successfully overwrote most of the functions that handle CBZ as input. Right now I am trying to figure out the right XML format for Kindle devices. I looked at KCC but there seems to be a lot of extra code just for individual panels. I looked at the XML used in manga bought on Amazon and it seems those extra panels are required even if they are empty. I had to replace my Scribe and that took me some time so I had to put development on hold since I couldn't test things properly. Might give it another shot sometime soon. Your idea of just doing CLI sounds half decent but then you can't really take advantage of lots of built-in functions of calibre conversion. I think letting Calibre handle image manipulation and just figuring out the XML format is the best approach for a calibre plugin. Though I am very new to this environment so I might be mistaken. |
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04-11-2023, 09:03 AM | #1720 |
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When using email to share books in Calibre is there some way to add Series and Comments to to the body of the email? Is there an easy way to view a simple log of books that have been shared via email with when, email address and book?
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04-11-2023, 10:36 AM | #1721 | |
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{title}-{series} balloon help on many items is the only easy documentation. No easy 'log'. It might be buried in the Debug Log (if running) |
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04-14-2023, 08:05 AM | #1722 |
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Thanks for the info!
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04-19-2023, 10:23 AM | #1723 |
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Hi!
I'm curious is there any way to send e-books from Calibre to kindle device using wi-fi? Just like copy via USB, but... without USB. Of course I'm talking about jailbreaked device that's in the same local network as PC with Calibre. So... I have jailbraked kindle, succesfully configured openssh server in usbnetwork, set password, installed public ssh key. I can send e-book directly to my kindle using scp. All this can be (and has to be) done without Calibre. But why bother with command line and not build some interface in Calibre? Like in command: $ ssh $EbookFileName root@$MyKindleLocalIP:/mnt/us/documents/$SomePath - I assume that $MyKindleLocalIP is to enter in plugin options and $EbookFileName and $SomePath are just taken from book database, like in USB 'case'. What do you think? Or maybe it has been done already? The problem I see is one-way communication, ssh have some status messages, though. But we can't "connect" device, and kindle doesn't replay for pings. There's something in Connect/Share menu "Start wireless device connection", but I'm pretty sure it's designed for something else. |
04-20-2023, 08:55 AM | #1724 |
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How about a plugin that places a button on Calibre toolbar, which will toggle on/off the "Use internal viewer" behaviour setting.
Use case, for instance, is when frequently alternating between FTS module -- in which is desirable to have internal viewer ON -- and Main Calibre Program, in which is desirable to have default system programs open EPUB, AZW3, CBR and MOBI formats. |
04-20-2023, 05:39 PM | #1725 | |
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You could give it a shortcut and or add it to Favourites. BR |
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