[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare - Page 491

JimmXinu · 07-26-2022, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by gthesob

I checked the ini and compared it others. I noticed the color code parsing was wrong, I had failed to remove the # from the user and pass when I first added them. I've corrected that and it now shows:

Glad you figured it out.

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Originally Posted by Silentwind96

I recently had to reformat my PC and reinstall Calibre. I downloaded your plugin and now I can no longer download content from Webnovel.com to read offline on my Nook. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Have a great day.

webnovel.com is no longer supported in FFF. Issue 843 explains why.

TL;DR: the site now does some complicated decryption in obfuscated javascript that I lack the ambition to try and translate into python--especially since they could just change it again. Nobody else came forward to try during the +2 months it was broken before being removed.

Silentwind96 · 07-26-2022, 09:02 PM

Thank you for the prompt reply. Back to the drawing board. lol

John Maverick · 07-27-2022, 08:30 AM

I hope I'm not intruding this thread with a question that is only barely related to FFF.

Yesterday I added the columns "update errors", "save metadata" and "checked" to a Calibre library with 30K of books downloaded with FFF. The problem is that after Calibre restart, the column "last_modified" for all the books was changed to yesterday date. So now I can't use that column to sort my books for last updated (or at last last changed).

There is some way to recover the original values of "last_modified" column?

I do have backups of my library, but I was hoping to use them as a last resort.

Also, there is some way to add new columns to a library without changing the last_modified column?

Thanks in advance.

JimmXinu · 07-27-2022, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by John Maverick

There is some way to recover the original values of "last_modified" column?

I do have backups of my library, but I was hoping to use them as a last resort.

Restore from back up was my only idea.

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Originally Posted by John Maverick

Also, there is some way to add new columns to a library without changing the last_modified column?

Not that I'm aware of--but then I didn't know adding columns would update it either. I'd ask in Library Management.

FYI, FFF updates the built-in Date column on download/update and you can set your own custom columns from FFF.

John Maverick · 07-27-2022, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Restore from back up was my only idea.

Not that I'm aware of--but then I didn't know adding columns would update it either. I'd ask in Library Management.

FYI, FFF updates the built-in Date column on download/update and you can set your own custom columns from FFF.

Thanks for answering my question. I made a thread in "Library Management" to ask about this, and about the update of last_modified column is the expected behavior.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...12#post4243412

John Maverick · 07-27-2022, 11:36 AM

I remember that FanFicFare writes the last updated date of the book in the first page. This is probably impossible, or too complex to be worth, but:

There is a way to extract said date and populate a custom column?

JimmXinu · 07-27-2022, 11:37 AM

Have you looked at the Custom Columns tab in FFF config?

John Maverick · 07-27-2022, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Have you looked at the Custom Columns tab in FFF config?

I think I did. One of the custom columns I added was for the "last updated / cheked". The UI of my Calibre is in Spanish, so I don't know the exact name.

When trying to updating a book with FF that column get the current date. But now that column is empty for most of my book, except the two I updated to test it.

JimmXinu · 07-27-2022, 11:50 AM

Working as designed. FFF only populates columns when you download or update a story. It doesn't magically fill columns otherwise.

If you set up a saved metadata column in FFF before downloading/updating most of those, you can use the 'Update Calibre metadata from saved column' mode to update your calibre metadata only. Note that FFF will go out to the story server to get metadata if you don't have it in the saved column for a story.

John Maverick · 07-27-2022, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Working as designed. FFF only populates columns when you download or update a story. It doesn't magically fill columns otherwise.

If you set up a saved metadata column in FFF before downloading/updating most of those, you can use the 'Update Calibre metadata from saved column' mode to update your calibre metadata only. Note that FFF will go out to the story server to get metadata if you don't have it in the saved column for a story.

Sadly, said "saved metadata column" was one of the new columns I was adding. And with 30K of books hitting the sites isn't an option.

I think I'm going to restore the backup of the library, and download again the added and updated fics.

No idea how add those custom columns without losing the updated time. Because it seems that there isn't a way to backup the last_modified column to another custom column.

gthesob · 07-27-2022, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Glad you figured it out.

I fixed my mistake, but I'm waiting for the affected story to update again to test it out. The others update without issue.

Thanks

watani · 07-27-2022, 06:54 PM

Ever since Calibre updated to v6.x and FFF was updated for qt6 the progress bar windows associated with FFF (e.g. downloading metadata) show up as a featureless solid white instead of actually displaying a progress bar. The FFF job log doesn't list anything unusual. Any idea why this bug is happening? This doesn't break the functionality of FFF, but it is rather glaring against the dark mode I've set for Calibre.

ownedbycats · 07-27-2022, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by watani

Ever since Calibre updated to v6.x and FFF was updated for qt6 the progress bar windows associated with FFF (e.g. downloading metadata) show up as a featureless solid white instead of actually displaying a progress bar. The FFF job log doesn't list anything unusual. Any idea why this bug is happening? This doesn't break the functionality of FFF, but it is rather glaring against the dark mode I've set for Calibre.

Possibly a rendering glitch; I've had similar issues in the past, albeit not FFF-specific. Updating my display drivers fixed it.

watani · 07-27-2022, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Possibly a rendering glitch; I've had similar issues in the past, albeit not FFF-specific. Updating my display drivers fixed it.

The progress bars opened by other plugins appear to show up fine, so I don't think it's a rendering issue.

JimmXinu · 07-27-2022, 08:25 PM

What is your OS?

Does it happen in light mode too, or just dark mode?

Did it happen in Cal5 with the FFF qt6 changes or only in Cal6? (The changes to FFF were made several months before Cal6 released.)

What are the other plugins whose progbars work fine?

07-27-2022, 08:30 AM	#7353
John Maverick Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: none	Recover "Modified" column values I hope I'm not intruding this thread with a question that is only barely related to FFF. Yesterday I added the columns "update errors", "save metadata" and "checked" to a Calibre library with 30K of books downloaded with FFF. The problem is that after Calibre restart, the column "last_modified" for all the books was changed to yesterday date. So now I can't use that column to sort my books for last updated (or at last last changed). There is some way to recover the original values of "last_modified" column? I do have backups of my library, but I was hoping to use them as a last resort. Also, there is some way to add new columns to a library without changing the last_modified column? Thanks in advance.

07-27-2022, 06:54 PM	#7362
watani Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2014 Device: Kindle Fire HD	Ever since Calibre updated to v6.x and FFF was updated for qt6 the progress bar windows associated with FFF (e.g. downloading metadata) show up as a featureless solid white instead of actually displaying a progress bar. The FFF job log doesn't list anything unusual. Any idea why this bug is happening? This doesn't break the functionality of FFF, but it is rather glaring against the dark mode I've set for Calibre. Last edited by watani; 07-27-2022 at 06:56 PM.

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07-26-2022, 09:02 PM	#7352
Silentwind96 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bakersfield, CA Device: Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight Plus 7.8"	Thank you for the prompt reply. Back to the drawing board. lol

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John Maverick Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: none	I remember that FanFicFare writes the last updated date of the book in the first page. This is probably impossible, or too complex to be worth, but: There is a way to extract said date and populate a custom column?

07-27-2022, 11:37 AM	#7357
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 6,974 Karma: 4604635 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	Have you looked at the Custom Columns tab in FFF config?

07-27-2022, 11:50 AM	#7359
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 6,974 Karma: 4604635 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	Working as designed. FFF only populates columns when you download or update a story. It doesn't magically fill columns otherwise. If you set up a saved metadata column in FFF before downloading/updating most of those, you can use the 'Update Calibre metadata from saved column' mode to update your calibre metadata only. Note that FFF will go out to the story server to get metadata if you don't have it in the saved column for a story.

07-27-2022, 08:25 PM	#7365
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 6,974 Karma: 4604635 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	What is your OS? Does it happen in light mode too, or just dark mode? Did it happen in Cal5 with the FFF qt6 changes or only in Cal6? (The changes to FFF were made several months before Cal6 released.) What are the other plugins whose progbars work fine?

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