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seanos · 07-15-2015, 03:17 AM

This might be a problem on other devices, but I’ve only encountered it on the H2O.

I’m adding a book by E. F. Benson. I think I’m using the default save template for the plugin (KoboTouch) which is…

{author_sort}/{title} - {authors}

Either Calibre or the plugin substitutes an underscore for the last (illegal) ‘.’ so the folder is created on the Kobo as…

Benson, E. F_

The Kobo then tells me that this book has Adobe DRM (which it doesn’t). If I manually load the book into a folder named “Benson E. F._” it opens fine, but I’m guessing it’s better to load through Calibre.

I’m making adjustments to this book, so I’d like the Kobo to know it’s been updated. It seems quite hard to get the Kobo to notice a manual replacement of the file without powering down. I’ve only had this reader a few days so I’m still learning its quirks.

So, could this be considered a bug? It’s hard to see what is magical about the sequence “F_” vs. “F._” but perhaps there is something else going on here in Calibre’s interaction with the Kobo’s db?

Nope, I’ve now tested again by removing all copies of the book and manually adding it to the “Benson E. F_” folder and I get the same DRM warning.

07-15-2015, 03:17 AM	#1
seanos Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 12 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Aura H2O, LG V20	Author folder ending in full stop — Kobo Aura H2O This might be a problem on other devices, but I’ve only encountered it on the H2O. I’m adding a book by E. F. Benson. I think I’m using the default save template for the plugin (KoboTouch) which is… {author_sort}/{title} - {authors} Either Calibre or the plugin substitutes an underscore for the last (illegal) ‘.’ so the folder is created on the Kobo as… Benson, E. F_ The Kobo then tells me that this book has Adobe DRM (which it doesn’t). If I manually load the book into a folder named “Benson E. F._” it opens fine, but I’m guessing it’s better to load through Calibre. I’m making adjustments to this book, so I’d like the Kobo to know it’s been updated. It seems quite hard to get the Kobo to notice a manual replacement of the file without powering down. I’ve only had this reader a few days so I’m still learning its quirks. So, could this be considered a bug? It’s hard to see what is magical about the sequence “F_” vs. “F._” but perhaps there is something else going on here in Calibre’s interaction with the Kobo’s db? Nope, I’ve now tested again by removing all copies of the book and manually adding it to the “Benson E. F_” folder and I get the same DRM warning.