specify you should clone a fork, not the main KCC repo

* add error reporting to cover

* fix period

.github/workflows/package-linux.yml

@@ -70,6 +70,5 @@ jobs:
         prerelease: true
         generate_release_notes: true
         files: |
-          CHANGELOG.md
           LICENSE.txt
           *.AppImage*

.github/workflows/package-macos.yml

@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ jobs:
           prerelease: true
           generate_release_notes: true
           files: |
-            CHANGELOG.md
             LICENSE.txt
             dist/*.dmg
       - name: Clean up keychain and provisioning profile

.github/workflows/package-windows-with-docker.yml

@@ -10,46 +10,37 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        entry: [ kcc-c2e, kcc-c2p ]
+        include:
+          - entry: kcc-c2e
+            capital: KCC_c2e
+          - entry: kcc-c2p
+            capital: KCC_c2p
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-#      - name: Set up Python
+
-#        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-#        with:
-#          python-version: 3.11
-#          cache: 'pip'
-#      - name: Install python dependencies
-#        run: |
-#          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel pyinstaller
-#          pip install -r requirements.txt
-#      - name: build binary
-#        run: |
-#          pyi-makespec -F -i icons\\comic2ebook.ico -n KCC_test -w --noupx kcc.py
       - name: Package Application
         uses: JackMcKew/pyinstaller-action-windows@main
         with:
           path: .
-          spec: ./kcc-c2e.spec
+          spec: ./${{ matrix.entry }}.spec
-      - name: Package Application
-        uses: JackMcKew/pyinstaller-action-windows@main
-        with:
-          path: .
-          spec: ./kcc-c2p.spec
       - name: rename binaries
         run: |   
           version_built=$(cat kindlecomicconverter/__init__.py | grep version | awk '{print $3}' | sed "s/[^.0-9b]//g")
-          mv dist/windows/kcc-c2e.exe dist/windows/KCC_c2e_${version_built}.exe 
+          mv dist/windows/${{ matrix.entry }}.exe dist/windows/${{ matrix.capital }}_${version_built}.exe 
-          mv dist/windows/kcc-c2p.exe dist/windows/KCC_c2p_${version_built}.exe
 
       - name: upload-unsigned-artifact
         id: upload-unsigned-artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: windows-build
+          name: windows-build-${{ matrix.entry }}
           path: dist/windows/*.exe
       
       - id: optional_step_id
-        uses: signpath/github-action-submit-signing-request@v1.1
+        uses: signpath/github-action-submit-signing-request@v1.2
         if: ${{ github.repository == 'ciromattia/kcc' }}
         with:
           api-token: '${{ secrets.SIGNPATH_API_TOKEN }}'

.github/workflows/package-windows.yml

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           name: windows-build
           path: dist/*.exe
       - id: optional_step_id
-        uses: signpath/github-action-submit-signing-request@v1.1
+        uses: signpath/github-action-submit-signing-request@v1.2
         if: ${{ github.repository == 'ciromattia/kcc' }}
         with:
          api-token: '${{ secrets.SIGNPATH_API_TOKEN }}'

README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<img src="header.jpg" alt="Header Image" width="400">
+
 # KCC
 
 
@@ -6,12 +8,13 @@
 [![GitHub Workflow Status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/ciromattia/kcc/docker-publish.yml?label=docker%20build)](https://github.com/ciromattia/kcc/pkgs/container/kcc)
 
 **Kindle Comic Converter** optimizes comics and manga for eink readers like Kindle, Kobo, ReMarkable, and more. 
+Pages display in fullscreen without margins, with proper fixed layout support. 
 Its main feature is various optional image processing steps to look good on eink screens, 
 which have different requirements than normal LCD screens.
 It also does filesize optimization by downscaling to your specific device's screen resolution,
 which can improve performance on underpowered ereaders. 
-Supported input formats include folders/CBZ/CBR/PDF of JPG/PNG files and more.
+Supported input formats include folders and archives of JPG/PNG files and more.
-Supported output formats include MOBI/AZW3, EPUB, KEPUB, and CBZ.
+Supported output formats include virtual panel view MOBI/AZW3, EPUB, KEPUB, and CBZ.
 
 ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/36ad2131-6677-4559-bd6f-314a90c27218)
 
@@ -74,6 +77,8 @@ For flatpak, Docker, and AppImage versions, refer to the wiki: https://github.co
 - Cannot connect Kindle Scribe or 2024+ Kindle to macOS
   - Use official MTP [Amazon USB File Transfer app](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_Connect_USB_MTP?nodeId=TCUBEdEkbIhK07ysFu)
     (no login required). Works much better than previously recommended Android File Transfer. Cannot run simutaneously with other transfer apps.
+- Huge margins / slow page turns?
+  - You likely modified the file during transfer using a 3rd party app. Try simply dragging and dropping the final mobi/kepub file into the Kindle documents folder via USB.
 
 ## PREREQUISITES
 
@@ -245,13 +250,13 @@ OTHER:
 
 This section is for developers who want to contribute to KCC or power users who want to run the latest code without waiting for an official release.
 
-Easiest to use [GitHub Desktop](https://desktop.github.com) to clone the KCC repo. From GitHub Desktop, click on `Repository` in the toolbar, then `Command Prompt` (Windows)/`Terminal` (Mac) to open a window in the KCC repo.
+Easiest to use [GitHub Desktop](https://desktop.github.com) to clone your fork of the KCC repo. From GitHub Desktop, click on `Repository` in the toolbar, then `Command Prompt` (Windows)/`Terminal` (Mac) to open a window in the KCC repo.
 
 Depending on your system [Python](https://www.python.org) may be called either `python` or `python3`. We use virtual environments (venv) to manage dependencies.
 
 If you want to edit the code, a good code editor is [VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com).
 
-If you want to edit the `.ui` files, use [Qt Creator](https://www.qt.io/download-qt-installer-oss), included in **Qt for desktop development**.
+If you want to edit the `.ui` files, use `pyside6-designer` which is included in the `pip install pyside6`.
 Then use the `gen_ui_files` scripts to autogenerate the python UI.
 
 An example PR adding a new checkbox is here: https://github.com/ciromattia/kcc/pull/785
@@ -323,6 +328,12 @@ The app relies and includes the following scripts:
  - Icon is by **Nikolay Verin** ([http://ncrow.deviantart.com/](http://ncrow.deviantart.com/)) and released under [CC BY-NC-SA 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/) License.
 
 ## SAMPLE FILES CREATED BY KCC
+
+https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ixh40veo6hrc5/kcc_samples
+
+Older links (dead):
+
+
 * [Kindle Oasis 2 / 3](http://kcc.iosphe.re/Samples/Ubunchu!-KO.mobi)
 * [Kindle Paperwhite 3 / 4 / Voyage / Oasis](http://kcc.iosphe.re/Samples/Ubunchu!-KV.mobi)
 * [Kindle Paperwhite 1 / 2](http://kcc.iosphe.re/Samples/Ubunchu!-KPW.mobi)

kindlecomicconverter/KCC_gui.py

@@ -424,6 +424,8 @@ class WorkerThread(QThread):
                             MW.addMessage.emit('Created EPUB file was too big.', 'error', False)
                             MW.addMessage.emit('EPUB file: ' + str(epubSize) + 'MB. Supported size: ~350MB.', 'error',
                                                False)
+                        if self.kindlegenErrorCode[0] == 3221226505:
+                            MW.addMessage.emit('Unknown Windows error. Possibly filepath too long?', 'error', False)
                 else:
                     for item in outputPath:
                         if GUI.targetDirectory and GUI.targetDirectory != os.path.dirname(item):
@@ -878,7 +880,7 @@ class KCCGUI(KCC_ui.Ui_mainWindow):
             except Exception:
                 pass
         try:
-            versionCheck = subprocess_run(['kindlegen', '-locale', 'en'], stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT, encoding='UTF-8')
+            versionCheck = subprocess_run(['kindlegen', '-locale', 'en'], stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT, encoding='UTF-8', errors='ignore', check=True)
             self.kindleGen = True
             for line in versionCheck.stdout.splitlines():
                 if 'Amazon kindlegen' in line:

kindlecomicconverter/comic2ebook.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 from natsort import os_sort_keygen
 from slugify import slugify as slugify_ext
 from PIL import Image, ImageFile
-from subprocess import STDOUT, PIPE
+from subprocess import STDOUT, PIPE, CalledProcessError
 from psutil import virtual_memory, disk_usage
 from html import escape as hescape
 
@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ def buildOPF(dstdir, title, filelist, cover=None):
                   "<dc:identifier id=\"BookID\">urn:uuid:", options.uuid, "</dc:identifier>\n",
                   "<dc:contributor id=\"contributor\">KindleComicConverter-" + __version__ + "</dc:contributor>\n"])
     if len(options.summary) > 0:
-        f.writelines(["<dc:description>", options.summary, "</dc:description>\n"])
+        f.writelines(["<dc:description>", hescape(options.summary), "</dc:description>\n"])
     for author in options.authors:
-        f.writelines(["<dc:creator>", author, "</dc:creator>\n"])
+        f.writelines(["<dc:creator>", hescape(author), "</dc:creator>\n"])
     f.writelines(["<meta property=\"dcterms:modified\">" + strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", gmtime()) + "</meta>\n",
                   "<meta name=\"cover\" content=\"cover\"/>\n"])
     if options.iskindle and options.profile != 'Custom':
@@ -513,8 +513,11 @@ def buildEPUB(path, chapternames, tomenumber, ischunked):
         dirnames, filenames = walkSort(dirnames, filenames)
         for afile in filenames:
             if cover is None:
-                cover = os.path.join(os.path.join(path, 'OEBPS', 'Images'),
+                try:
-                                     'cover' + getImageFileName(afile)[1])
+                    cover = os.path.join(os.path.join(path, 'OEBPS', 'Images'),
+                                        'cover' + getImageFileName(afile)[1])
+                except Exception as e:
+                    raise UserWarning(f"{afile}: {e}")
                 options.covers.append((image.Cover(os.path.join(dirpath, afile), cover, options,
                                                    tomenumber), options.uuid))
             if not chapter:
@@ -579,6 +582,10 @@ def imgDirectoryProcessing(path):
         workerPool.join()
         img_processing_end = perf_counter()
         print(f"imgFileProcessing: {img_processing_end - img_processing_start} seconds")
+
+        # macOS 15 likes to add ._ files after multiprocessing
+        dot_clean(path)
+
         if GUI and not GUI.conversionAlive:
             rmtree(os.path.join(path, '..', '..'), True)
             raise UserWarning("Conversion interrupted.")
@@ -743,7 +750,7 @@ def getComicInfo(path, originalpath):
             return
         if defaultTitle:
             if xml.data['Series']:
-                options.title = hescape(xml.data['Series'])
+                options.title = xml.data['Series']
             if xml.data['Volume']:
                 titleSuffix += ' V' + xml.data['Volume'].zfill(2)
             if xml.data['Number']:
@@ -753,7 +760,7 @@ def getComicInfo(path, originalpath):
             options.authors = []
             for field in ['Writers', 'Pencillers', 'Inkers', 'Colorists']:
                 for person in xml.data[field]:
-                    options.authors.append(hescape(person))
+                    options.authors.append(person)
             if len(options.authors) > 0:
                 options.authors = list(set(options.authors))
                 options.authors.sort()
@@ -762,7 +769,7 @@ def getComicInfo(path, originalpath):
         if xml.data['Bookmarks']:
             options.comicinfo_chapters = xml.data['Bookmarks']
         if xml.data['Summary']:
-            options.summary = hescape(xml.data['Summary'])
+            options.summary = xml.data['Summary']
         os.remove(xmlPath)
 
 
@@ -836,12 +843,25 @@ def sanitizePermissions(filetree):
             os.chmod(os.path.join(root, name), S_IWRITE | S_IREAD)
         for name in dirs:
             os.chmod(os.path.join(root, name), S_IWRITE | S_IREAD | S_IEXEC)
+    # clean dot from original file
+    dot_clean(filetree)
+
+def dot_clean(filetree):
+    for root, _, files in os.walk(filetree, topdown=False):
+        for name in files:
+            if name.startswith('._'):
+                os.remove(os.path.join(root, name))
 
 
 def chunk_directory(path):
     level = -1
     for root, _, files in os.walk(os.path.join(path, 'OEBPS', 'Images')):
         for f in files:
+            # Windows MAX_LENGTH = 260 plus some buffer
+            if len(os.path.join(root, f)) > 180:
+                flattenTree(os.path.join(path, 'OEBPS', 'Images'))
+                level = 1
+                break               
             if getImageFileName(f):
                 newLevel = os.path.join(root, f).replace(os.path.join(path, 'OEBPS', 'Images'), '').count(os.sep)
                 if level != -1 and level != newLevel:
@@ -935,7 +955,8 @@ def detectSuboptimalProcessing(tmppath, orgpath):
                         raise RuntimeError('Image file %s is corrupted. Error: %s' % (pathOrg, str(err)))
             else:
                 try:
-                    os.remove(os.path.join(root, name))
+                    if os.path.exists(os.path.join(root, name)):
+                        os.remove(os.path.join(root, name))
                 except OSError as e:
                     raise RuntimeError(f"{name}: {e}")
     # remove empty nested folders
@@ -1182,7 +1203,7 @@ def checkTools(source):
             sys.exit(1)
     if options.format == 'MOBI':
         try:
-            subprocess_run(['kindlegen', '-locale', 'en'], stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT)
+            subprocess_run(['kindlegen', '-locale', 'en'], stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT, check=True)
         except FileNotFoundError:
             print('ERROR: KindleGen is missing!')
             sys.exit(1)
@@ -1345,27 +1366,28 @@ def makeMOBIWorker(item):
     try:
         if os.path.getsize(item) < 629145600:
             output = subprocess_run(['kindlegen', '-dont_append_source', '-locale', 'en', item],
-                           stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT, encoding='UTF-8')
+                           stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT, encoding='UTF-8', errors='ignore', check=True)
-            for line in output.stdout.splitlines():
-                # ERROR: Generic error
-                if "Error(" in line:
-                    kindlegenErrorCode = 1
-                    kindlegenError = line
-                # ERROR: EPUB too big
-                if ":E23026:" in line:
-                    kindlegenErrorCode = 23026
-                if kindlegenErrorCode > 0:
-                    break
-                if ":I1036: Mobi file built successfully" in line:
-                    break
         else:
             # ERROR: EPUB too big
             kindlegenErrorCode = 23026
         return [kindlegenErrorCode, kindlegenError, item]
-    except Exception as err:
+    except CalledProcessError as err:
+        for line in err.stdout.splitlines():
+            # ERROR: Generic error
+            if "Error(" in line:
+                kindlegenErrorCode = 1
+                kindlegenError = line
+            # ERROR: EPUB too big
+            if ":E23026:" in line:
+                kindlegenErrorCode = 23026
+            if kindlegenErrorCode > 0:
+                break
+            if ":I1036: Mobi file built successfully" in line:
+                break
         # ERROR: KCC unknown generic error
-        kindlegenErrorCode = 1
+        if kindlegenErrorCode == 0:
-        kindlegenError = format(err)
+            kindlegenErrorCode = err.returncode
+            kindlegenError = err.stdout
         return [kindlegenErrorCode, kindlegenError, item]
 
 

kindlecomicconverter/image.py

@@ -368,16 +368,11 @@ class ComicPage:
         if self.opt.stretch:
             self.image = self.image.resize(self.size, method)
         elif method == Image.Resampling.BICUBIC and not self.opt.upscale:
-            if self.opt.format == 'CBZ' or self.opt.kfx:
+            pass
-                borderw = int((self.size[0] - self.image.size[0]) / 2)
-                borderh = int((self.size[1] - self.image.size[1]) / 2)
-                self.image = ImageOps.expand(self.image, border=(borderw, borderh), fill=self.fill)
-                if self.image.size[0] != self.size[0] or self.image.size[1] != self.size[1]:
-                    self.image = ImageOps.fit(self.image, self.size, method=method)
         else: # if image bigger than device resolution or smaller with upscaling
             if abs(ratio_image - ratio_device) < AUTO_CROP_THRESHOLD:
                 self.image = ImageOps.fit(self.image, self.size, method=method)
-            elif self.opt.format == 'CBZ' or self.opt.kfx:
+            elif (self.opt.format == 'CBZ' or self.opt.kfx) and not self.opt.white_borders:
                 self.image = ImageOps.pad(self.image, self.size, method=method, color=self.fill)
             else:
                 if self.kindle_scribe_azw3:
@@ -385,7 +380,7 @@ class ComicPage:
                 self.image = ImageOps.contain(self.image, self.size, method=method)
 
     def resize_method(self):
-        if self.image.size[0] <= self.size[0] and self.image.size[1] <= self.size[1]:
+        if self.image.size[0] < self.size[0] and self.image.size[1] < self.size[1]:
             return Image.Resampling.BICUBIC
         else:
             return Image.Resampling.LANCZOS

kindlecomicconverter/metadata.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import os
 from xml.dom.minidom import parse, Document
 from tempfile import mkdtemp
 from shutil import rmtree
+from xml.sax.saxutils import unescape
 from . import comicarchive
 
 
@@ -52,19 +53,19 @@ class MetadataParser:
 
     def parseXML(self):
         if len(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Series')) != 0:
-            self.data['Series'] = self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Series')[0].firstChild.nodeValue
+            self.data['Series'] = unescape(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Series')[0].firstChild.nodeValue)
         if len(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Volume')) != 0:
             self.data['Volume'] = self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Volume')[0].firstChild.nodeValue
         if len(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Number')) != 0:
             self.data['Number'] = self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Number')[0].firstChild.nodeValue
         if len(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Summary')) != 0:
-            self.data['Summary'] = self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Summary')[0].firstChild.nodeValue
+            self.data['Summary'] = unescape(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Summary')[0].firstChild.nodeValue)
         if len(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Title')) != 0:
-            self.data['Title'] = self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Title')[0].firstChild.nodeValue
+            self.data['Title'] = unescape(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Title')[0].firstChild.nodeValue)
         for field in ['Writer', 'Penciller', 'Inker', 'Colorist']:
             if len(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName(field)) != 0:
                 for person in self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName(field)[0].firstChild.nodeValue.split(', '):
-                    self.data[field + 's'].append(person)
+                    self.data[field + 's'].append(unescape(person))
             self.data[field + 's'] = list(set(self.data[field + 's']))
             self.data[field + 's'].sort()
         if len(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Page')) != 0: