local HTML files (reading progress, add info for database)

tentakel · 06-06-2023, 06:56 AM

Recently I am using a lot of html files that I generate on my mobile devices to read on the Kobo.
While generally the experience is quite nice (base64 encoded images, yeah) I am missing some functionality from other file types:

1. Reading progress: the reading progress is either 'unread' or '1% Read'. Happens with or without base encoded images (they bloat the html code, but that doesn't seem to mess up the calculation.)

2. Is it possible to add author/title to the header or elsewhere in the html file to be found by the internal database scraper?

Thanks!

Aleron Ives · 06-16-2023, 12:04 AM

You could package the HTML files as an EPUB in order to get things like reading progress to work, but that requires significantly more effort.

tentakel · 06-20-2023, 02:24 PM

Thanks for the input! I was looking into that (JavaScript to generate XHTML on IOS) as well, unfortunately I did not succeed.

06-06-2023, 06:56 AM	#1
tentakel Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: Kobo Clara HD	local HTML files (reading progress, add info for database) Recently I am using a lot of html files that I generate on my mobile devices to read on the Kobo. While generally the experience is quite nice (base64 encoded images, yeah) I am missing some functionality from other file types: 1. Reading progress: the reading progress is either 'unread' or '1% Read'. Happens with or without base encoded images (they bloat the html code, but that doesn't seem to mess up the calculation.) 2. Is it possible to add author/title to the header or elsewhere in the html file to be found by the internal database scraper? Thanks! Last edited by tentakel; 06-06-2023 at 06:57 AM. Reason: Clarity

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06-16-2023, 12:04 AM	#2
Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,689 Karma: 16307824 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	You could package the HTML files as an EPUB in order to get things like reading progress to work, but that requires significantly more effort.

06-20-2023, 02:24 PM	#3
tentakel Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Thanks for the input! I was looking into that (JavaScript to generate XHTML on IOS) as well, unfortunately I did not succeed.

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