[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare

[JDesat]

First, this isn't important, I'm only posting about it because I'm wondering if there is a simple fix I don't know how to do yet or something.

There is an old fic on SB, pre-threadmark, with an index page. In the past I've just used the link to the index post and FFF has downloaded things fine. I've tried multiple times with the story I'm asking about with no luck, even though that exact procedure worked with the first story in the series.

The index link is: https://forums.spacebattles.com/thre.../post-11606823

[s]The comment from the log file when it fails is: HTTP Error in FFF '404 Client Error: Not Found for url: https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/11606805/'(404)

I THINK the issue is something to do with the fact that while the link I'm actually putting into FFF works, the link FFF is using doesn't... but I have no idea why it's changing or how to make it not do so.[/s]

Ignore the above. I'm still having the issue, but I realized why it's happening... I think. The first link in the index post (the one with the 404) is crossed out and, even though clicking on it while on the page takes you to the first page of that thread, I don't think it's working properly... Is there a way to set FFF to ignore just the first link in the index post?

Sorry to be a pain!
And thanks for any help anyone can give!

[dailyalice]

When it comes to cover art, any time I mess around with Generate Cover after a download to make changes to art, I run the plug-in Modify ePub on the work(s) whose covers I've changed/modified. It works great!

Modify ePub thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=154371

There are checkboxes in Modify ePub for Remove broken image pages, Remove existing cover, and Insert or Replace Cover. I keep the latter option checked by default since 99% of the time when I run this plug-in, it's to add/replace a cover.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by JDesat

Ignore the above. I'm still having the issue, but I realized why it's happening... I think. The first link in the index post (the one with the 404) is crossed out and, even though clicking on it while on the page takes you to the first page of that thread, I don't think it's working properly... Is there a way to set FFF to ignore just the first link in the index post?

You've basically figured it out--the post was removed so the 'normalized' post link doesn't work. But the link as presented in browser does because it's to a thread page that does exist to an anchor that doesn't.

There's a setting in FFF to ignore specific chapter URLs. In this case it would be:

[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/11606823/]
ignore_chapter_url_list:
 https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/11606805/

Note the space at the start of each ignore_chapter_url_list line--it matters.

As a more general setting, you could put continue_on_chapter_error:true in personal.ini under [defaults] or for specific sites to not fail out when individual chapters fail.

From defaults.ini:

Spoiler:

## You can exclude chapters from a story by listing their chapter URLs
## in ignore_chapter_url_list.  Chapter URLs will be normalized before
## being used, so you can use either longer or normalized chapter
## URLs.
## NOTE: This will cause numWords(word count) to be off for most sites.
## This setting should be used in a specific story's section.
## Example:
#[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lengthy-thread-name.100849/]
#ignore_chapter_url_list:
# https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/10157294/
# https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/10157297/
# https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/10157299/
# https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/lengthy-thread-name.100849/#post-10157400

# ...

## Because some adapters can pull chapter URLs from human posts, the
## odds of errors in the chapter URLs can be higher for some
## sites/stories.  You can set continue_on_chapter_error:true to
## continue on after failing to download a chapter and instead record
## an error message in the ebook for that chapter.
continue_on_chapter_error:false

## Append this to chapter titles that errored.  Only used with
## continue_on_chapter_error:true
## Set empty to not mark failed chapters.
chapter_title_error_mark:(CHAPTER ERROR)

[JDesat]

Thanks! I used the ignore chapter code and it worked great!

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2022-09-06
- Clear metadata cache on numWords set from plugin for derived values.
- Deprecate 'Update EPUB Cover?' Download Option. See #878 and Cover Settings Calibre Plugin
- Add force_cover_image setting
- Add use_old_cover setting
- Add 'Set Calibre Cover Only for New Books' checkbox

This version doesn't quite remove the 'Update EPUB Cover?' Download Option, but it deprecates and complains if you try to use it unchecked. See #878.

I've spent several days writing Cover Settings Calibre Plugin--and it's still not quite done yet.

But I wanted to get a sanity check from users about whether the whole cover system makes more sense and is better explained now than before.

[Amalthia]

Hi,

I was testing out this block of code:

strip_chapter_numbers:true
add_chapter_numbers:true
chapter_title_add_pattern: Chapter ${number}. ${title}

It works great up to the point where the chapters don't have a title.

In my test story "Chapter 1" turns into "Chapter 1 - Chapter 1," if I remove ${title} from the chapter_title_add_pattern it turns "Chapter 1 - Chapter 1" back to "Chapter 1."

However, stories that have a chapter title lose the chapter title if I don't include ${title}.

Without the block of code managing the chapters, my chapters look like this:

"1. title of chapter"
"1. Chapter 1"

I was trying to find a way to make the chapters look like this instead:

"Chapter 1 - title of chapter"
"Chapter 1"

I think without conditional statements what I'm trying to accomplish may not be possible. But I thought I'd run it by this forum first before I give up.

Thanks for any and all advice.
Amalthia

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by Amalthia

I was testing out this block of code:

strip_chapter_numbers:true
add_chapter_numbers:true
chapter_title_add_pattern: Chapter ${number}. ${title}

From defaults.ini; checkout out the second example chapter_title_strip_pattern setting:

## (Two versions of chapter_title_strip_pattern are shown below.  You
## should only have one uncommented.)
## This version will remove the leading number from:
## "1." => ""
## "1. The Beginning" => "The Beginning"
## "1: Start" => "Start"
## "2, Chapter the second" => "Chapter the second"
## etc
## Leaves unchanged "1.1" or "1"
## Note that your ToC entry(ies) may be empty if the
## chapter_title_strip_pattern removes everything and you don't have
## add_chapter_numbers:true.
chapter_title_strip_pattern:^[0-9]+[\.: -]+(?=[^0-9]|$)

## This version remove leading numbers and 'Chapter 1':
## "Chapter 1" => ""
## "1. Chapter 1" => ""
## "1. Chapter 1, Bob's First Clue" => "Bob's First Clue"
## "Chapter 2 - Pirates Place" => "Pirates Place"
## etc
## Note that your ToC entry(ies) may be empty if the
## chapter_title_strip_pattern removes everything and you don't have
## add_chapter_numbers:true.
#chapter_title_strip_pattern:^([0-9]+[\.: -]+)?(Chapter *[0-9]+[\.:, -]*)?

[Amalthia]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

From defaults.ini; checkout out the second example chapter_title_strip_pattern setting:

Do I need to use anything else with that second example because on it's own it doesn't seem to do anything. There are still numbers listed before "Chapter."

EDITED: Figured it out. I needed this block of code for everything to work.

strip_chapter_numbers:true
add_chapter_numbers:true
chapter_title_add_pattern: Chapter ${number}. ${title}
chapter_title_strip_pattern:^([0-9]+[\.: -]+)?(Chapter *[0-9]+[\.:, -]*)?

Thanks for the quick response.
Amalthia

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by Amalthia

Do I need to use anything else with that second example because on it's own it doesn't seem to do anything. There are still numbers listed before "Chapter."

Or should I try and adjust that second pattern to something else?

Without seeing your personal.ini or knowing the story you're trying to apply it to, my best guess is you didn't uncomment it? My crystal ball is still on back order.

[Amalthia]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Without seeing your personal.ini or knowing the story you're trying to apply it to, my best guess is you didn't uncomment it? My crystal ball is still on back order.

Hi, I had hopefully one last follow up question.

Now that I've implemented the below code:

chapter_title_add_pattern: Chapter ${number}: ${title}
chapter_title_strip_pattern:^([0-9]+[\.: -]+)?(Chapter *[0-9]+[\.:, -]*)?

My chapters have a colon "Chapter 1:" is it possible to remove the colon" in the chapter_title_strip_pattern?

I've tried a few things and none of them worked.

Here is one attempt:

chapter_title_strip_pattern:^([0-9]+[\.: -]+)?(Chapter *[0-9]+[\.:, -]*)?(: )?

I've tried matching the end of the line with the below code and it duplicated stuff instead:

chapter_title_strip_pattern:^([0-9]+[\.: -]+)?(Chapter *[0-9]+[\.:, -]*)?(: $)?

Before I sink more time into this I'd like to know if I'm on the right track or barking up the wrong tree.

Thanks,
Amalthia

p.s. I don't want to remove the colon from chapter_title_add_pattern: because then I have "Chapter 1 title of chapter" and I'd like some break between the chapter number and title.

[beaRL]

Hi,

First, sorry if my english is bad, it's not my native language.

I'm trying to configure Wattpad but I've come across something that I'can figure out how to do it.

On Wattpad sometimes authors include images that are in the chapters but appear as "banners" above them, but usually are relevant.

For Example: https://www.wattpad.com/774125179-th...art-two-cheryl

I have the following set in the personal.ini:

[wattpad.com]
include_images:true
use_basic_cache:true
is_adult:true
extra_titlepage_entries: language, reads
extra_valid_entries: language, tags, reads, ships
reads_label:Read Count
include_in_genre: tags
# Add comma separators for numeric reads. Eg 10000 becomes 10,000
add_to_comma_entries:,reads
keep_in_order_ships: true	

titlepage_entries: seriesHTML,ships,status,datePublished,dateUpdated, dateCreated,numChapters,numWords,reads,site,warnin gs,characters,category,genre,calibre_std_tags,description

calibre_std_tags_label:Tags 

## number of seconds to sleep between calls to the story site.  There
## are reports that sound like site throttling without it.
slow_down_sleep_time:2

include_in_ships: choni, bughead, varchie, clexa

replace_metadata:
 ship=>varchie=>Archie Andrews/Veronica
 ships=>choni=>Cheryl Blossom/Toni Topaz
 ships=>bughead=>Betty Cooper/Jughead Jones
 ships=>clexa=>Clarke Griffin/Lexa

Is it possible to have this?
Thanks in advance

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by Amalthia

Now that I've implemented the below code:

chapter_title_add_pattern: Chapter ${number}: ${title}
chapter_title_strip_pattern:^([0-9]+[\.: -]+)?(Chapter *[0-9]+[\.:, -]*)?

My chapters have a colon "Chapter 1:" is it possible to remove the colon" in the chapter_title_strip_pattern?

...

p.s. I don't want to remove the colon from chapter_title_add_pattern: because then I have "Chapter 1 title of chapter" and I'd like some break between the chapter number and title.

chapter_title_strip_pattern removes ':' if it's present, but it's chapter_title_add_pattern that's putting it in the final product.

I didn't figure out until the PS that you're really talking about chapters with a ${title} value vs without after chapter_title_strip_pattern is applied.

The easy route is to just change to something else, like '.' -- "Chapter 1." standing alone looks better, IMO.

But then I'm also perfectly happy with '1. Chapter 1'.

chapter_title_add_pattern is implemented using python's builtin string.Template mechanism. I don't believe it has any way to conditionally include or exclude parts without actually putting them in the pattern.

I can't think of any way without adding new code. I hesitate to do that because it's pretty niche. And would need to be configurable, you want ':', I'd use '.', somebody else would want ' - ', etc.

I'll consider it if more users speak up in favor.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by beaRL

I'm trying to configure Wattpad but I've come across something that I'can figure out how to do it.

On Wattpad sometimes authors include images that are in the chapters but appear as "banners" above them, but usually are relevant.

...
Is it possible to have this?

You want to have those banner images included in the downloaded story chapters?

FFF doesn't currently do that. But it looks like something we could do.

The image would be included in the chapter text and appear below the chapter title, not above it. Possibly that could be changed with custom CSS.

I don't read wattpad. Is this something that should always be included (if present), or an option users can turn on and off? On or off by default?

[Amalthia]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

chapter_title_strip_pattern removes ':' if it's present, but it's chapter_title_add_pattern that's putting it in the final product.

I didn't figure out until the PS that you're really talking about chapters with a ${title} value vs without after chapter_title_strip_pattern is applied.

The easy route is to just change to something else, like '.' -- "Chapter 1." standing alone looks better, IMO.

But then I'm also perfectly happy with '1. Chapter 1'.

chapter_title_add_pattern is implemented using python's builtin string.Template mechanism. I don't believe it has any way to conditionally include or exclude parts without actually putting them in the pattern.

I can't think of any way without adding new code. I hesitate to do that because it's pretty niche. And would need to be configurable, you want ':', I'd use '.', somebody else would want ' - ', etc.

I'll consider it if more users speak up in favor.

Thanks for the explanation. It helps me understand why the regex changes I made to chapter_title_strip_pattern: didn't seem to do what I thought they would!

Ideally, authors would find a more consistent way to label their chapters. I'll try a few different punctuation marks and see which one works best for the chapters that don't have titles, since we can't use the chapter_title_strip_pattern: twice, or add to the end of it to remove just colon.

Have a good night!
Amalthia

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by Amalthia

Ideally, authors would find a more consistent way to label their chapters.

Several times I've seen something like "Chapter 5: Chapter Four."