[Noirtier]

Originally Posted by davidfor

Can I check a couple of things:

• It looks like you have fetched the annotations into the calibre before. Is that correct?
• If so, did you edit the annotations? Since calibre 4.0, editing changes the structure of the HTML code. Even viewing it and then saving from the metadata editor does this.
• Do the books you included come from the calibre library or the device? I'm assuming the library as they don't include the custom columns on the OPF file. I'd like to see the actual annotations HTML. Could you send the OPF files from the library directory? That will include the latest metadata that is in the library database.
• Can you test adding an annotation to a book that did not have an annotations before? Fetch that and check it is in the library. Then add another annotation and do another fetch. Both annotations should be there. It does work here, but, I want check for someone else.

Thanks David,

• Yes, that is correct. It had worked for me previously. I thought without fault though maybe I just never noticed any issues before.
• Do you mean editing the annotations in Calibre? If so, no – I only copy them out of Calibre into my Zim notes. Very occasionally Calibre seems to think I have edited the meta-data and asks if I want to save changes. Though I always say no in that case.
• Correct – all books loaded on with Calibre. I'm afraid I couldn't find any .OPF files on my Kobo Forma at all. I tried searching both with Windows and a third part search utility and none came up. Are you sure that is the correct extension?
• I have just done that now, and it does indeed appear that there is an issue with updating pre-existing annotations. Testing with a new book, the first fetched annotation worked correctly. But then when I tried to add a second one, they both showed up in preview OK, but on importing into Calibre, the first one has now disappeared with just the chapter title header remaining, and only the second one appears correctly.