Thread: [GUI Plugin] Kobo Utilities
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Old 04-01-2015, 08:12 PM   #925
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Originally Posted by iostrym View Post
Hi, thanks a lot this is pretty clear.
So concerning books that are not modified but only tags modified in calibre, If i want the creation in kobo of collection for new tag, I only have to reload to the kobo all books.
The driver does the management of collections independently of sending books. Assuming the configuration is correct, each time you connect, it checks and updates the collections as appropriate. So, if you are using tags for the collections and change them in the library, they will automatically be created or deleted on the device at the next connection.
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I will have a to wait USB transfer (lot of PDF) but maybe no processing time in the kobo and no reading status deletion. Right ? There is nothing in kobo driver that detect that Filesize is the same in database and in calibre so there is no need to send the file again ?
Comparing the file size of the book in the library with that on the device doesn't really work. One of the things that calibre does when a book is sent to the device is to update the metadata to the latest in the library. This means that the file size will probably change during the send. All the KoboTouch driver does is update the file size in the database to the same as the file after it has been copied to the device.
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By the way where is the thread concerning kobo driver? In this forum ? In another one ? I believe I must check kobo driver support somewhere before upgrading kobo firmeware...
The driver thread is https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=192863. It doesn't get much action as most of the discussion happens elsewhere when someone is having a problem. I usually only push things there that are very specific to the driver. Plus any announcements of changes in function.

As to firmware upgrades, I keep the driver up to date and will announce anything problems as soon as possible after the firmware is released. That usually happens on the same day of the release. Part of why I can do this is that I am on the firmware beta testing list and get them to test. I test this with calibre and look for anything new we might want to use. The other reason is that Kobo hasn't made many changes recently that affect how calibre interacts with the device. Generally, I test and bump the supported firmware version number in the driver and that's it.
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