[GUI Plugin] Kindle Collections (old) - Page 30

Wellfooled · 03-16-2011, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meme

See the first post in this thread to download and install the new version.

OK, I'm a boob. Read that post 1/2 dozen times and never saw the link at the bottom. Thank you very much.

Nyssa · 03-16-2011, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nyssa

Newly added books are not being placed into existing collections. I tried 3 books, and all had to be manually added to the correct collection. I even tried using the "first time" instructions, again.

One little character "|" was causing the problem!

I was using "|>>" as a prefix, which, apparently, the plugin does not like. All I had to do was remove the "|", keeping the arrows, and it seems to be working just fine.

Thank you Meme, for helping me track down & solve the problem! Much appreciated!

NiLuJe · 03-16-2011, 08:54 PM

| is a re special character, you might need to escape it if want to use it in your prefix (ie. '\|' instead of '|').

(Unless there's another issue preventing the use of a pipe as a prefix, I haven't checked ^^)

Nyssa · 03-16-2011, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiLuJe

| is a re special character, you might need to escape it if want to use it in your prefix (ie. '\|' instead of '|').

(Unless there's another issue preventing the use of a pipe as a prefix, I haven't checked ^^)

Yes, that's what Meme told me. The ">>" are working by themselves, however, so I'm okay leaving the "|" off.

Thank you for helping, as well.

meme · 03-17-2011, 04:30 AM

@Wellfooled - the link wasn't there to see.

I temporarily removed it.

@Nyssa, @NiLuJe - We missed a basic check of asking what the report said about the collection - and it was saying changes were 'None (due to never delete/modify pattern' - so the plugin would not overwrite the existing collection of 5 books with the new collection of 7 books. The never delete pattern was '|>>>>Currently Reading', and of course '|' is a special pattern character meaning match either the stuff on the left or the stuff on the right of '|'. And it matched the blank stuff on the left.

I knew regex patterns would confuse things.

In the test version in the earlier post I've added a test for this specific case and put back a test for special characters and a warning in the report to make this easier to spot.

@nynaevelan - as per PM we'll continue to test. The test version now has code that checks the Personal doc tag against the tags for Calibre books - no point in us searching for something the plugin can tell you.

@Wellfooled, @Klip, @zyggher, @hooby, @drempee., @drca001, @swampsnake @Kilgore3K, @UtahJames - Welcome to Mobileread! And thanks for posting, especially joining to post!

Klip · 03-17-2011, 06:36 AM

@meme

Thanks for all your help. I've managed to re-create all my collections on my Kindle from Calibre using the plugin, and aside from the samples not being part of it - everything went smoothly. Such a pleasure.

Actually, this is a problem for me as tagging and "grouping" information is my major vice - procrastination here I come!

meme · 03-17-2011, 07:20 AM

Have you used 1.4.3? That should pick up the sample books for collection.

meme · 03-17-2011, 12:03 PM

The issue nynaevelan had with Catalogs going into collections has been resolved. It turns out there was a Metadata Plugboard setup to rewrite the tags. So even though the Personal Doc tag was setup for the Catalog correctly, the plugboard would rewrite the tag and remove it! With the plugboard removed, everything is working.

@beckywc - I'd be interested to see if you're able to try this and to determine if any periodical functionality is lost when changing the file type. The periodicals I've tested with seem to work fine - though I have updated the first post to tell people to make a backup of the original just in case. There must be a reason Kindle uses special file types and doesn't allow periodicals in collections normally....

beckywc · 03-17-2011, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meme

@beckywc - I'd be interested to see if you're able to try this and to determine if any periodical functionality is lost when changing the file type. The periodicals I've tested with seem to work fine - though I have updated the first post to tell people to make a backup of the original just in case. There must be a reason Kindle uses special file types and doesn't allow periodicals in collections normally....

I'm still not understanding how to change the file type. Maybe I'm just being dense on this issue.

meme · 03-17-2011, 01:26 PM

Go to the first post in this thread under Common Customizations in Calibre->Periodicals and follow the steps there. Just make a copy of your original file or use one that you no longer need.

meme · 03-17-2011, 06:53 PM

Well, I knew encoding of certain text might be an issue.

Can you give any screenshots, confirm what locale is being used on your machine, OS. Which parts aren't displaying right - the report, the customization screen, the Edit window? What version of the plugin are you using?

Klip · 03-18-2011, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meme

Have you used 1.4.3? That should pick up the sample books for collection.

Hmm. I THOUGH I was using .3, but when I went and checked now, it seems I still have .2 installed. I've fixed that, and...it worked!
My samples are now where they should be. No more problems. Thanks!

jesscat · 03-18-2011, 01:05 PM

I have .3 installed, and everything basically works fine - it's a fantastic plug-in; I'm so grateful for all your work! - but I still get the issue where once in a while after creating collections Calibre is minimized to the system tray and I have to restore it. I wouldn't care so much except that when this happens I don't seem to get the little dialogue box that permits me to open the report, and sometimes I do like to see the report.

Any idea why this might be happening?

wiiNinja · 03-18-2011, 01:12 PM

meme,

Thanks for responding to the other thread. Your little "nudge" prompted me to try again with your latest version of the plugin. I did have to uninstall Calibre, cleared all books from my Kindle to start afresh. But after re-installing Calibre and re-copied all the books to my Kindle using Calibre, the interface no longer hangs when I use your plug-in. I am able to create collections from the ebook tags. Many thanks for this time saving tool.

meme · 03-18-2011, 02:22 PM

@Klip, @wiiNinja - You're welcome, thanks for posting that the plugin is working fine for you

@jesscat - No idea. What OS are you running? Does the plugin take a long time to run? And is the dialog really gone - not hidden behind Same thing after a reboot? If you run Preview again does it always minimize or only some times?

03-16-2011, 08:54 PM	#438
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	\| is a re special character, you might need to escape it if want to use it in your prefix (ie. '\\|' instead of '\|'). (Unless there's another issue preventing the use of a pipe as a prefix, I haven't checked ^^) Last edited by NiLuJe; 03-16-2011 at 08:57 PM.

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03-17-2011, 04:30 AM	#440
meme Sigil developer Posts: 1,274 Karma: 1101600 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, K4 NT, K3, Kobo Touch	@Wellfooled - the link wasn't there to see. I temporarily removed it. @Nyssa, @NiLuJe - We missed a basic check of asking what the report said about the collection - and it was saying changes were 'None (due to never delete/modify pattern' - so the plugin would not overwrite the existing collection of 5 books with the new collection of 7 books. The never delete pattern was '\|>>>>Currently Reading', and of course '\|' is a special pattern character meaning match either the stuff on the left or the stuff on the right of '\|'. And it matched the blank stuff on the left. I knew regex patterns would confuse things. In the test version in the earlier post I've added a test for this specific case and put back a test for special characters and a warning in the report to make this easier to spot. @nynaevelan - as per PM we'll continue to test. The test version now has code that checks the Personal doc tag against the tags for Calibre books - no point in us searching for something the plugin can tell you. @Wellfooled, @Klip, @zyggher, @hooby, @drempee., @drca001, @swampsnake @Kilgore3K, @UtahJames - Welcome to Mobileread! And thanks for posting, especially joining to post!

03-17-2011, 06:36 AM	#441
Klip Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle	@meme Thanks for all your help. I've managed to re-create all my collections on my Kindle from Calibre using the plugin, and aside from the samples not being part of it - everything went smoothly. Such a pleasure. Actually, this is a problem for me as tagging and "grouping" information is my major vice - procrastination here I come!

03-17-2011, 07:20 AM	#442
meme Sigil developer Posts: 1,274 Karma: 1101600 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, K4 NT, K3, Kobo Touch	Have you used 1.4.3? That should pick up the sample books for collection.

03-17-2011, 12:03 PM	#443
meme Sigil developer Posts: 1,274 Karma: 1101600 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, K4 NT, K3, Kobo Touch	The issue nynaevelan had with Catalogs going into collections has been resolved. It turns out there was a Metadata Plugboard setup to rewrite the tags. So even though the Personal Doc tag was setup for the Catalog correctly, the plugboard would rewrite the tag and remove it! With the plugboard removed, everything is working. @beckywc - I'd be interested to see if you're able to try this and to determine if any periodical functionality is lost when changing the file type. The periodicals I've tested with seem to work fine - though I have updated the first post to tell people to make a backup of the original just in case. There must be a reason Kindle uses special file types and doesn't allow periodicals in collections normally....

03-17-2011, 01:26 PM	#445
meme Sigil developer Posts: 1,274 Karma: 1101600 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, K4 NT, K3, Kobo Touch	Go to the first post in this thread under Common Customizations in Calibre->Periodicals and follow the steps there. Just make a copy of your original file or use one that you no longer need.

03-17-2011, 06:53 PM	#446
meme Sigil developer Posts: 1,274 Karma: 1101600 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, K4 NT, K3, Kobo Touch	Well, I knew encoding of certain text might be an issue. Can you give any screenshots, confirm what locale is being used on your machine, OS. Which parts aren't displaying right - the report, the customization screen, the Edit window? What version of the plugin are you using?

03-18-2011, 01:05 PM	#448
jesscat Groupie Posts: 164 Karma: 354 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: US Device: iPad mini	I have .3 installed, and everything basically works fine - it's a fantastic plug-in; I'm so grateful for all your work! - but I still get the issue where once in a while after creating collections Calibre is minimized to the system tray and I have to restore it. I wouldn't care so much except that when this happens I don't seem to get the little dialogue box that permits me to open the report, and sometimes I do like to see the report. Any idea why this might be happening?

03-18-2011, 01:12 PM	#449
wiiNinja Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle 3 Wifi	meme, Thanks for responding to the other thread. Your little "nudge" prompted me to try again with your latest version of the plugin. I did have to uninstall Calibre, cleared all books from my Kindle to start afresh. But after re-installing Calibre and re-copied all the books to my Kindle using Calibre, the interface no longer hangs when I use your plug-in. I am able to create collections from the ebook tags. Many thanks for this time saving tool.

03-18-2011, 02:22 PM	#450
meme Sigil developer Posts: 1,274 Karma: 1101600 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, K4 NT, K3, Kobo Touch	@Klip, @wiiNinja - You're welcome, thanks for posting that the plugin is working fine for you @jesscat - No idea. What OS are you running? Does the plugin take a long time to run? And is the dialog really gone - not hidden behind Same thing after a reboot? If you run Preview again does it always minimize or only some times?

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