[GUI Plugin] Kobo Utilities - Page 18

davidfor · 08-14-2013, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mahal48

Thanks for the reply. I hadn't tried opening a browser or a book, but had ejected and closed my Glo down. Then on turning the Glo back on still no joy.
Went through the the dismissal function again, after your last reply. Ejected Glo then opened a book and all but one of the tiles have now been "dismissed". It appears that opening a book triggers the tile removal. Seems that I was misunderstanding its operation.

Don't worry, it took me a while to work out when things actually were dismissed. Mostly they disappear when I used the plugin function and eject, but I usually have also sent a new book. That will trigger the home screen update.

Quote:

Only one I am left with now and seem unable to get rid of is the synch tile.

I don't like the Sync tile. I don't like the fact that Kobo have a dismiss option for it, it puts itself in the first column and stays there, and it seems to be stickier than the any of the other tiles. Usually, it disappears when I do something that adds a new tile to the screen. But sometimes it doesn't. I haven't worked out a pattern for when it does and doesn't disappear.

mahal48 · 08-15-2013, 07:37 AM

Lol. I have been trying out the plugin since this started. I know what you mean. One sequence works sometimes but not always. Does not seem to be consistent.
Thanks for your help, I have learnt something

don irvine · 08-18-2013, 12:49 PM

I'm just wondering if any of your plug ins might address an issue I've found with my new Kobo Aura hd: I've downloaded a large text to my Kobo SD card in the reader and it looks just fine. The issue is that the text is filled with lots of footnotes which I cannot tap and raise for reading while I'm on my reader. The footnotes are easily accessed on my PC, however. You ever run into this issue? thanks.
don

davidfor · 08-18-2013, 08:29 PM

The times I have seen this, the problem was the size of the links for the footnotes. The traditional superscript number or asterix doesn't present a large enough spot to press to guarantee that it is selected. When I increase the font size, it works correctly. But, that isn't practical.

The fix I have done is to edit the book and make the link bigger. I think I changed it to the word or phrase the footnote was for. But, again, that probably isn't that practical.

It might be possible to add some CSS to make the links bigger. The simple way would be to make them use a bigger font size. Or it might be possible to add extra space as part of the link. Both of these would change the look of the text. And they depend on how the links are coded.

gioele · 08-19-2013, 02:03 PM

Hello,

I would like to preserve all the annotations and bookmarks that I have written for my sideloaded books before performing a factory reset on my Kobo Glo.

I cannot find a way to do this with the Kobo Utilities plugin.

I selected "Card" and then selected all the titles. The "Copy annotations for selected books" is greyed out. Why? Is there another way to backup all these annotations?

davidfor · 08-19-2013, 08:53 PM

@gioele: You have hit one of the inconsistencies of the Kobo firmware: Exactly how annotations are stored depends on the type of book and where it is stored.

A copy of the annotations for all types of books are stored in the device database. As you add and removed annotations, the database is updated.

But, for ePubs and PDFs in the main memory, the annotations are also stored in a file. This is stored under "Digital Editions\Annotations". The file name matches the path of the book and as the extension "ANNOT". The file is in the Adobe annotations storage format. The device uses this file as the primary source of annotations. When you open a book, if this file exists, it is loaded and replaces the annotations in the database. Unfortunately, there are some bugs in this that mean the order of annotations in the annotations list gets messed up.

Lastly, purchased kepubs sync the annotations back to the Kobo server. After a factory reset, the annotations are brought back.

All that means that there is currently no easy way to backup the annotations for books on the SD card. You can do it by dumping the data from the "Bookmark" table in the device database. And then restore it after the factory reset. But, I don't have a method to do that in the plugin.

The handling of annotations is the part of the plugin that I am least happy with. The annotations display is something I did very early on and haven't revisited. I am more likely to add the function to the Annotations plugin than to fix this. i added the backup of the annotations files because it was extremely easy to do. But, it has it's limitations. A more complete method is needed.

Yoshi523 · 08-22-2013, 05:22 PM

Hi please can you help me. I have an kobo Aura HD. I have read though the top of this thread and want to install "[GUI Plugin] Kobo Utilities". I have downloaded "KoboUtilities.zip ". Please let me know where I install it into. Do I just copy it into the ".kobo" folder of the USB attached eReader? If not can you please explain it for me.

I've read countless pages Titled "What is a Plugin" with such nonsensical directions as

Quote:

to use Calibre &

Go to Preferences->Plugins and click on the Get new plugins button. Alternatively, click on the arrow next to the Preferences button on your toolbar and choose Get plugins to enhance calibre.

These give me no idea about where to install this simple hack/patch and what folder on my ebook reader (attached to my PC) to dump it into.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

Terisa de morgan · 08-22-2013, 05:31 PM

It's not a hack for the reader, but an add-on to calibre (library management software)

BobC · 08-22-2013, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoshi523

Hi please can you help me. I have an kobo Aura HD. I have read though the top of this thread and want to install "[GUI Plugin] Kobo Utilities". I have downloaded "KoboUtilities.zip ". Please let me know where I install it into. Do I just copy it into the ".kobo" folder of the USB attached eReader? If not can you please explain it for me.

I think you have the wrong idea about what the Plugin does - KoboUtilities is an add-on for Calibre and is not installed on your reader but on the Computer that Calibre is on.

What you need to do is to go to Calibre's Preferences and select "Plugins" then use "Load Plugin from File" to open the zip file you have downloaded.

This will install KoboUtilities for you within Calibre. You will need to restart Calibre for it to show up and work.

BobC

don irvine · 08-23-2013, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

The times I have seen this, the problem was the size of the links for the footnotes. The traditional superscript number or asterix doesn't present a large enough spot to press to guarantee that it is selected. When I increase the font size, it works correctly. But, that isn't practical.

The fix I have done is to edit the book and make the link bigger. I think I changed it to the word or phrase the footnote was for. But, again, that probably isn't that practical.

It might be possible to add some CSS to make the links bigger. The simple way would be to make them use a bigger font size. Or it might be possible to add extra space as part of the link. Both of these would change the look of the text. And they depend on how the links are coded.

Davidfor: i appreciate your remarks/explanation of the footnoting problem -- though the situation doesn't look overly optimistic for a fix. The help squad at Kobo seemed quite at a loss about it all. Thanks.

Onemack · 08-28-2013, 06:13 PM

Hope this is the right place to ask the question

When I connect my Kobo Aura to Calibre via laptop, the utilities plugin disappears from the menu bar. It was working before the latest Kobo upgrade to version 2.8.1, but as I had not really used utilities before except to dismiss tiles I am not sure that this is relevant.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled the plugin to no avail, and reset the Reader via the reset button also to no avail.

Before I uninstall and reinstall Calibre does anyone have any suggestions or solutions,

John

speakingtohe · 08-28-2013, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Onemack

Hope this is the right place to ask the question

When I connect my Kobo Aura to Calibre via laptop, the utilities plugin disappears from the menu bar. It was working before the latest Kobo upgrade to version 2.8.1, but as I had not really used utilities before except to dismiss tiles I am not sure that this is relevant.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled the plugin to no avail, and reset the Reader via the reset button also to no avail.

Before I uninstall and reinstall Calibre does anyone have any suggestions or solutions,

John

If you haven't tried it already go to preferences>toolbar and move the icon maybe it is on the second line and you aren't seeing it

Helen

PeterT · 08-28-2013, 06:36 PM

Remember there are multiple menu batts including different ones for when there is no device attached and another for when there is a device attached.

Go to preferences Toolbar and ensure the options you want are on both the Main Toolbar and Min Toolbar when a device is connected.

Onemack · 08-28-2013, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

Go to preferences Toolbar and ensure the options you want are on both the Main Toolbar and Min Toolbar when a device is connected.

Thanks Peter, I had forgotten that, although why it would have changed after the update I know not.

Thanks also Helen, I had thought of that, in fact I had hoped that was the solution.

Oh well onto the next problem.

Cheers

buffaloseven · 09-01-2013, 10:04 PM

So, I'd like to move all my books from the internal memory to an SD card just in case I ever need to do a factory reset or anything like that.

If I select all the books in my library and back up their reading status and all that, would I be able to restore it once I remove the books from the device and move them onto the SD card? A quick swap and everything would be like it was before?

08-19-2013, 02:03 PM	#260
gioele Member Posts: 19 Karma: 7940 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: none	How do I backup annotations for all sideloaded books? Hello, I would like to preserve all the annotations and bookmarks that I have written for my sideloaded books before performing a factory reset on my Kobo Glo. I cannot find a way to do this with the Kobo Utilities plugin. I selected "Card" and then selected all the titles. The "Copy annotations for selected books" is greyed out. Why? Is there another way to backup all these annotations?

08-28-2013, 06:13 PM	#266
Onemack Groupie Posts: 181 Karma: 1160 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tasmania Device: Kindle P/W, Kobo Aura, Kobo Libre 2, Boyue likebook P10	Kobo utilities plugin disappears when Kobo Aura connected Hope this is the right place to ask the question When I connect my Kobo Aura to Calibre via laptop, the utilities plugin disappears from the menu bar. It was working before the latest Kobo upgrade to version 2.8.1, but as I had not really used utilities before except to dismiss tiles I am not sure that this is relevant. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the plugin to no avail, and reset the Reader via the reset button also to no avail. Before I uninstall and reinstall Calibre does anyone have any suggestions or solutions, John

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08-15-2013, 07:37 AM	#257
mahal48 Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 18534 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: U.K. Device: Kobo Glo, Nexus 7(2013)	Lol. I have been trying out the plugin since this started. I know what you mean. One sequence works sometimes but not always. Does not seem to be consistent. Thanks for your help, I have learnt something

08-18-2013, 12:49 PM	#258
don irvine Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: canada Device: KOBO aura hd	I'm just wondering if any of your plug ins might address an issue I've found with my new Kobo Aura hd: I've downloaded a large text to my Kobo SD card in the reader and it looks just fine. The issue is that the text is filled with lots of footnotes which I cannot tap and raise for reading while I'm on my reader. The footnotes are easily accessed on my PC, however. You ever run into this issue? thanks. don

08-18-2013, 08:29 PM	#259
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	The times I have seen this, the problem was the size of the links for the footnotes. The traditional superscript number or asterix doesn't present a large enough spot to press to guarantee that it is selected. When I increase the font size, it works correctly. But, that isn't practical. The fix I have done is to edit the book and make the link bigger. I think I changed it to the word or phrase the footnote was for. But, again, that probably isn't that practical. It might be possible to add some CSS to make the links bigger. The simple way would be to make them use a bigger font size. Or it might be possible to add extra space as part of the link. Both of these would change the look of the text. And they depend on how the links are coded.

08-19-2013, 08:53 PM	#261
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	@gioele: You have hit one of the inconsistencies of the Kobo firmware: Exactly how annotations are stored depends on the type of book and where it is stored. A copy of the annotations for all types of books are stored in the device database. As you add and removed annotations, the database is updated. But, for ePubs and PDFs in the main memory, the annotations are also stored in a file. This is stored under "Digital Editions\Annotations". The file name matches the path of the book and as the extension "ANNOT". The file is in the Adobe annotations storage format. The device uses this file as the primary source of annotations. When you open a book, if this file exists, it is loaded and replaces the annotations in the database. Unfortunately, there are some bugs in this that mean the order of annotations in the annotations list gets messed up. Lastly, purchased kepubs sync the annotations back to the Kobo server. After a factory reset, the annotations are brought back. All that means that there is currently no easy way to backup the annotations for books on the SD card. You can do it by dumping the data from the "Bookmark" table in the device database. And then restore it after the factory reset. But, I don't have a method to do that in the plugin. The handling of annotations is the part of the plugin that I am least happy with. The annotations display is something I did very early on and haven't revisited. I am more likely to add the function to the Annotations plugin than to fix this. i added the backup of the annotations files because it was extremely easy to do. But, it has it's limitations. A more complete method is needed.

08-22-2013, 05:31 PM	#263
Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,636 Karma: 12595249 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	It's not a hack for the reader, but an add-on to calibre (library management software)

08-28-2013, 06:36 PM	#268
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,536 Karma: 78910202 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Remember there are multiple menu batts including different ones for when there is no device attached and another for when there is a device attached. Go to preferences Toolbar and ensure the options you want are on both the Main Toolbar and Min Toolbar when a device is connected.

09-01-2013, 10:04 PM	#270
buffaloseven Watching the Sky Posts: 239 Karma: 634112 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Winnipeg, MB Device: Kobo Aura	So, I'd like to move all my books from the internal memory to an SD card just in case I ever need to do a factory reset or anything like that. If I select all the books in my library and back up their reading status and all that, would I be able to restore it once I remove the books from the device and move them onto the SD card? A quick swap and everything would be like it was before?

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