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Originally Posted by tectonictigress
Yes, I am happy with figuring out the solution for this issue - I still don't entirely understand why needing to clear out the existing tags is necessary and how updating vs initial import handles tags differently, but I can read through the scripts and documentation in more detail and perhaps find more info there if I really want to know - the explanation regarding how FFF vs Calibre handles tag helps with understanding the 'case' issue, thank you
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Did you say that you'd cleared all values for that metadata entry? FFF doesn't set custom columns to a metadata value if it's empty. I don't remember the exact reasons why it works that way.
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Originally Posted by tectonictigress
Ok, so custom_columns_settings essentially initiates the column 'variable' that I can then apply filtering to - got it to work now, thank you
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Not exactly.
If you want to use the programming metaphor, you declare a new variables with
extra_valid_entries. You can assign to them with
include_in_varname and change the values with
replace_metadata and the in/exclude settings.
custom_columns_settings can then assign those variables to custom calibre columns by calibre 'lookup/search name'. All calibre custom column lookup names begin with '#'.
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Originally Posted by tectonictigress
Yes, I know about the repo with past releases - I was asking about an updated page that mentioned major changes that may affect version compatibility, or any other major announcements regarding updates, it doesn't sound like that exists so I will just reference the repo and revert to a previous version if I come across any issues that may be related to an update
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There's a version history in the first post of the thread, there are posts in the thread for every new version (and test version), and release notes for every release in the repo.
The last time there was a change that definitely was effected by calibre version was noted:
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Version 3.15.0 - 15 Jan 2020
- Remove site nfacommunity.com, parked domain, last worked Dec2018.
- Remove site fannation.shades-of-moonlight.com, parked domain, last worked Dec2018.
- Kludge fix for incorrect HTTP response 500 code from trekfanfiction.net.
- trekfanfiction.net uses utf8 now
- Make sure storyUrl has &->& and then change it back for Calibre. Matches how authorUrl is handled(in all_metadata). Closes #460 for adapter_sugarquillnet .
- adapter_sugarquillnet change chapter text td to div. Issue #460
- Update adapter_alternatehistorycom for XenForo2. Issue #457
- Order custom columns in config page.
- Add -U/--update-epub-always option to CLI.
- Don't do URL quoting on file: URLs. Fix for spaces->+ breaking default cover.
- Catch ',' in front of 'Thread' in forum titles. XenForo sites.
- Set minimum_calibre_version to v2.85.1, last of 2 series.
- Changes for Python3 compatibility, thanks eschwartz!
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Originally Posted by ownedbycats
Code:
replace_metadata:
## Removal of challenge series
series=>(Whumptober .*)=>
This leaves a blank "Series:" on the title page. Should I have done this some other way?  |
Title page actually uses
seriesHTML. Clear that, too, and it should work.
Calibre, it seems,
doesn't clear the standard series column if set to empty string('') by FFF.
