Generate Cover Changelog

What's new in Generate Cover 1.5.17

Aug 6, 2015
  • Add/remove your own images to a list to choose from when you generate
  • Option to use the existing book cover as an embedded image
  • Control which metadata to display and where it is located on the cover
  • Option to swap author name for users who store it in Calibre as LN, FN
  • Fine tune many aspects of cover appearance such as fonts, borders, colors and margins
  • Save your customised settings under a name to quickly recall multiple different appearances
  • Export your settings for sharing and import settings from other users
  • Option to use an image as a background rather than a content item
  • Option to add custom text to a cover, using Calibre's template language to place your choice of additional data on the cover
  • Option to auto-size text to fit on a single line for long text

New in Generate Cover 1.5.14 (Jan 24, 2014)

  • Fix for the user typing \n or or or as part of the author to control split across multiple lines.

New in Generate Cover 1.5.11 (Mar 27, 2013)

  • Fix bug of import saved cover settings not working

New in Generate Cover 1.5.8 (Dec 10, 2012)

  • Automatically "correct" any corrupted json files when users upgrade to this version.
  • Check for corruption every time Generate Cover is opened. If found, show error dialog and autofix.
  • Prevent plugin being used in Device View or on Device View context menu.

New in Generate Cover 1.5.6 (Nov 8, 2012)

  • Add support for calibre 0.9.5 which changed how Fonts are loaded.