[Editor Plugin] Editor Chains

[alastortenebris]

This seems to be the case for any command. I tried running "mspaint.exe {inputfile}", which theoretically should open MS Paint and throw an error, but nothing happens. Same with "type {inputfile}", which should just return the text contents.

[capink]

I uploaded a new version that is more verbose with happens when the command is run. Run the editor from the terminal and post the output here.

Note that I am on a Linux machine and cannot test what happens on Windows, so I am limited on what I can do. Worst case scenario I will make this action Linux only as it is running fine for me.

[alastortenebris]

Command error: Return code is 1 when running command for file: styles/styles.css
stderr: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

Any command run throws this error.

[capink]

Try the version attached in this post and see whether it makes any difference.

[alastortenebris]

Okay, native Windows commands (type) seem to work, but running applications (clean-css) don't, throwing a "stderr: b"'cleancss' is not recognized as an internal or external command,\r\noperable program or batch file.\r\n"" error.

On another note, in my quest to have a command that renames html files to xhtml (type {inputfile} > {outputfile}), if I don't arrange the ebook into folders first, the text files are removed from the spine.

[capink]

Originally Posted by alastortenebris

Okay, native Windows commands (type) seem to work, but running applications (clean-css) don't, throwing a "stderr: b"'cleancss' is not recognized as an internal or external command,\r\noperable program or batch file.\r\n"" error.

Try running the command from Windows command line (cmd.exe) using a test css file, and see whether you get the same error or not.

You might need to use the full path of the executable e.g "C:\\Program Files\\CleanCss\\CleanCss.exe", also make sure to double quote if the path contains spaces.

Originally Posted by alastortenebris

On another note, in my quest to have a command that renames html files to xhtml (type {inputfile} > {outputfile}), if I don't arrange the ebook into folders first, the text files are removed from the spine.

Not going to go there right now as this is not the intended use for this action. I actually have a plan for a mass renamer plugin that mimics Thunar File Manager renamer, and should integrate with Editor Chains, but it is not coming soon as I don't have the time right now.

[alastortenebris]

Alright got it to work. Apparently calibre does not like things that are in your PATH environment variable. Once I packaged clean-css-cli as an exe and pointed calibre to it, it worked fine.

[capink]

Originally Posted by alastortenebris

Alright got it to work. Apparently calibre does not like things that are in your PATH environment variable. Once I packaged clean-css-cli as an exe and pointed calibre to it, it worked fine.

Strange, as the version I gave you to test (which is now moved to the first post), does clean the PATH variable before passing the command.

[capink]

A new version with modifications to the "Run Command". These changes break backward compatibility with chains created with older version of the "Run Command" action. The configuration now forces you to select the binary from the filesystem using a file picker, and supply the arguments on a separate box. This is done to solve problems reported by people using the action on Windows. See screenshot below.

[Wolgan]

When using the Transform HTML action, regardless of what I set (current file, selected files, etc.), it will apply the transform to all HTML files.

[capink]

Version 0.9.2

• Fix: Transform HTML: missing scope setting.

[Wolgan]

Originally Posted by capink

Version 0.9.2

• Fix: Transform HTML: missing scope setting.

Confirmed issue is resolved!

This forced me to spend some time learning the tag actions built into the plugin and they are amazing! I have a lot of saved rules in the calibre transforms, but I'm definitely going to start converting them over to the action chains version, they're just so flexible!

The action chains plugins are amazing by the way. They literally save me hours per book. So many manual steps and actions are now automated.

[Wolgan]

Is there an equivalent action to the Transform HTML option of "Remove Tag Only"? Where it removes the tag, but leaves the content intact.

For example

Content:
<p><strong>Chapter 1</strong></p>

Match <strong> with a parent of <p>, and remove only the strong tag, leaving:
<p>Chapter 1</p>

So far it's the only thing I haven't found a way to replicate with Tag Actions.

[capink]

Originally Posted by Wolgan

Confirmed issue is resolved!

This forced me to spend some time learning the tag actions built into the plugin and they are amazing! I have a lot of saved rules in the calibre transforms, but I'm definitely going to start converting them over to the action chains version, they're just so flexible!

The action chains plugins are amazing by the way. They literally save me hours per book. So many manual steps and actions are now automated.

Enjoy

Originally Posted by Wolgan

Is there an equivalent action to the Transform HTML option of "Remove Tag Only"? Where it removes the tag, but leaves the content intact.

For example

Content:
<p><strong>Chapter 1</strong></p>

Match <strong> with a parent of <p>, and remove only the strong tag, leaving:
<p>Chapter 1</p>

So far it's the only thing I haven't found a way to replicate with Tag Actions.

Yes. Use the unwrap action. Attached below is a chain that does what you are asking for. You can add it by: Editor Chains > Add/Modify chains > right click on the chains dialog > import

[bigwoof]

How do I show the UI for Editor Chains? I have both Editor Chains and Action Chains installed on the latest 7.0 Calibre Windows version.

but I can't find a GUI for editor chains.. There is nothing inside the Toolbar menu and also nothing inside the Favourites plugin -> Customize menu list

I have uninstalled and reinstalled the Editor Chains plugin. Don't want to uninstall Action Chains as I don't want to lose my existing chains..

Thanks!