Thread: Clara HD Highlights/Annotations trasnfer to PC
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Old 02-04-2019, 07:26 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by FrustratedReader View Post
Never used that. I don't highlight ever now without a note as I'd likely not remember why I highlighted. Anyway notes work well enough, it's the actual source selection that's erratic.
Wow, I thought it was clear what we were talking about as you were the one who brought it up. The comment I responded to was a response to you recommending using the function in the Kobo Utilities to get bookmarks/highlights/annotations from the device. Yes, I sometimes get lazy and use one of bookmarks/highlights/annotations instead of being explicit and mentioning all of them. As far as the Kobo devices and trying to fetch them are concerned, they are the same. But...

I actively discourage use of the "Copy annotations for Selected Books" function in my Kobo Utilities plugin. It is ugly, something I put together when I was first learning about this, and if I could, would drop. Each time someone mentions they use it, I am surprised.

I assume you were referring to "Fetch/Restore current bookmark" function, which is something I actively encourage people to use.
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It's only actual user entered notes (annotations in paper sense) I want.
I have learnt to make sure the TOC actually works before doing annotations on a book, otherwise the entire book is one "chapter".

The Copy & Paste Kobo Utilities Annotation fetch is much faster than it used to be and was quick anyway. Could speed up be due to using an SD card for the books?
No.
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The formatting is strange, but 4 global Search & Replace on the pasted text file makes it fine.

I guess if I was doing a load of research bookmarks might be useful, but OTH actually making a quick note is better, so I'm sceptical how much use "plain bookmarks" are.
It really depends on what you are marking and why. I use all three styles
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Reading position seems only important for syncing different devices. It's only lost if the book is marked Unread, Finished or Replaced (I always remove and then Send to update a book). I've not had the Kobo lose a reading position. One bug it doesn't have!
There are several reasons to store them. And it is something that has been heavily discussed here.
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