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NiLuJe · 02-09-2016, 06:07 PM

@DiapDealer: From a (very) quick glance at the plugin code, KindleGen doesn't really enter the equation, the plugin's using the dualmetafix python script to add a 12 character one from a cropped random uuid (I'm guessing to more closely match the length of a real ASIN) to the metadata of the KG output.

Since it's mobi header metadata, KU properly preserves that when splitting. So, all's well

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It's just that the option is disabled by default, and one may not be aware that trying to use such KF8 files directly will risk upsetting the Kindle's framework

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And while doing it by default makes sense for Calibre, I'd argue that @Doitsu's choice was the right one here? He documented most of the underlying issues fairly well, and even I had forgotten how deeply messy it could be, so ;p. (That, or it got 'worse' since FW 5.5.x. But I'm way too lazy to check on an older device ^^).

02-09-2016, 06:07 PM	#40
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	@DiapDealer: From a (very) quick glance at the plugin code, KindleGen doesn't really enter the equation, the plugin's using the dualmetafix python script to add a 12 character one from a cropped random uuid (I'm guessing to more closely match the length of a real ASIN) to the metadata of the KG output. Since it's mobi header metadata, KU properly preserves that when splitting. So, all's well . It's just that the option is disabled by default, and one may not be aware that trying to use such KF8 files directly will risk upsetting the Kindle's framework . And while doing it by default makes sense for Calibre, I'd argue that @Doitsu's choice was the right one here? He documented most of the underlying issues fairly well, and even I had forgotten how deeply messy it could be, so ;p. (That, or it got 'worse' since FW 5.5.x. But I'm way too lazy to check on an older device ^^). Last edited by NiLuJe; 02-09-2016 at 06:13 PM.