[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare

[ownedbycats]

Do you know why this error would pop up upon downloading a fanfic? Clicking through the fanfics still downloaded successfully.

calibre, version 7.20.0
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>AttributeError</b>:'TagListEditor' object has no attribute 'table_column_widths'

calibre 7.20*  embedded-python: True
Windows-10-10.0.19045-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '10', '10.0.19045')
Python 3.11.5
Windows: ('10', '10.0.19045', 'SP0', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
EXE path: C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre.exe
Successfully initialized third party plugins: ....
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "D:\Documents\git\calibre\src\calibre\gui2\dialogs\tag_list_editor.py", line 845, in resizeEvent
AttributeError: 'TagListEditor' object has no attribute 'table_column_widths'

[ownedbycats]

Likely it's fixed by this: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...43315590adcb33

[JimmXinu]

I'm not aware of any instance where tag_list_editor would be invoked from FFF.

[ownedbycats]

I'm not even sure entirely what it is.

[whippersnapper]

Hi, I am trying to use Fanficfare to download fanfics. (The internet archive has completely failed me.) I downloaded Calibre just to do it. Downloaded the plugin and Calibre cannot find it. I'm using Calibre for windows. Do not know how to use python but if someone walked me through it slowly, I might be able to pick it up.

Calibre does not find the plugin on search nor does it find it even when I unzipped the folder and directed it straight to the folder (there appears to be no setup exe file included). What should my next step be?

Thank you for any help.

[JimmXinu]

Plugins are most easily installed from inside Calibre. See the Introduction to plugins for full details, but here's the relevant quote:

Originally Posted by kiwidude

How do I install a plugin using Plugin Updater?

As of Calibre 0.8.6, installing plugins from this sub-forum is easier than ever. Calibre now comes with something called "Plugin Updater", which prior to this release was itself a separate plugin.

1. 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.
2. This screen will show you all of the plugins available from this forum. Right-click on a plugin to see more options, such as viewing more detailed information about the plugin in the forum thread in your web browser.
3. You may need to upgrade your version of Calibre to install some plugins as shown in the Calibre version column.
4. Select a plugin you would like to try, click the Install button, follow the prompts for each plugin
5. You may then be asked which toolbars/menus you would like the plugin to appear on if it is designed to have a user interface. Take care to put it on all you require, remember that there are different toolbars and menus for while your device is connected. You can always change your mind later using Preferences->Toolbar to change your selections.
6. Close the dialog when you are done.
7. You must restart calibre after installing plugins. A convenient shortcut for this is Ctrl+R.
8. Your plugin can often be customized by selecting it within the list in the Preferences->Plugins dialog, and clicking the Customize plugin button. You can also customize from the Plugin Updater dialog (after restarting). Some plugins have a menu which offers a Customize plugin shortcut as well.
9. Be sure to read the forum thread for your plugin to follow any additional instructions if required. For instance some plugins may require you to setup a custom column or perform some other steps for first usage.

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2024-10-22
- Add error_dialog for email fetch failure about 2FA/outlook etc.

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

@JimmXinu: Could FanFicFare detect an outlook.com/hotmail.com email in the config and then block them with a custom failure message before Calibre errors? It might help wiht the support requests.

I don't really like doing things like this, but I'm also tired of getting the same question.

[whippersnapper]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Plugins are most easily installed from inside Calibre. See the Introduction to plugins for full details, but here's the relevant quote:

It worked! Thank you so much. I had been unable to get it to come up in search or on the list but somehow going through Preferences fixed this. It's now installed.

However, what I am trying to do is archive (for myself--especially recently since the internet archive's failure scared me) and the amount of time it would take to get URLs one by one is prohibitive. Do you know how those 7zip files on the internet archive for ao3 were compiled? I was in the middle of dowloading them when the entire archive failed. My apologies if this is the wrong thread for that.

You have been very helpful so far and I also apologise if this question has been asked before many times. I looked for the answer before arriving here.

Edit: I apologise also if this double posts. It doesn't seem to have shown up the first time so I am reposting.

[whippersnapper]

My posts do not seem to be getting through and I don't know why (my internet is pretty bad--it's why I'm trying to download fics for local reading in the first place) but I wanted to let you know that your instructions worked, and thank you for your time. I had a longer post asking more questions but I don't want to retype it a 3rd time, so I'll leave it here and come back when the connexion is better.

[JimmXinu]

whippersnapper - MobileRead requires a new user's first several(10?) posts be approved by a moderator to prevent spammers. Your posts get approved when a mod notices them.

FFF has an option "Get Story URLs from Web Page", and you can also copy/paste or drag/drop selected parts of a page into FFF's "Download from URLs" dialog box.

FFF deliberately does not have any sort of 'download large swathes of site at once' option. That's the sort of thing that caused ffnet to turn up CloudFlare to maximum all the time.

Somewhat related FAQ.

Personally, I consider anything more than a couple dozen stories--at most--queued up at one time to be too much. And you should turn up slow_down_sleep_time first, too. (Search for slow_down_sleep_time in defaults.ini in plugin or here.)

[ownedbycats]

Just curious: I downloaded two fics with two separate series of the same name. How does FFF decide which series URL ends up in the Calibre series table? Is it always the last one in the list?

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Just curious: I downloaded two fics with two separate series of the same name. How does FFF decide which series URL ends up in the Calibre series table? Is it always the last one in the list?

FFF sets the series URL in the Calibre on story download or update whenever:

• The set_link_map API is available (Calibre v6.15+),
• series and seriesUrl are both present, and;
• The 'Set Calibre Series URL' checkbox is checked.

Following Calibre's example, no consideration is made for two 'separate' series of the same name. Because in Calibre, if the series name is the same they are the same series.

Obvious answer is to adjust one (or both) with replace_metadata.

And yes, which ever story is updated last will be what's in the library DB.

[HowWouldIKnow]

Hello there,
can you please help me with AO3 ?

How can I move authornotes to the end of the chapter/series?
How can I get the F/M, M/M, etc Categories into a Calibre Column? I have clicked through all the options in the user-defined columns but none of them add this category
How do I get Hits/Kudos/Bookmarks into Calibre?
How can I make a table of contents, if the story has more than ~3 chapters ?


Hope somebody can help me, thank you.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by HowWouldIKnow

Hello there,
can you please help me with AO3 ?

How can I move authornotes to the end of the chapter/series?

AO3 has several types of notes an author can apply. FFF allows you to exclude them with a personal.ini setting, but not move them around. That might be possible with custom CSS.

From defaults.ini:

Spoiler:

## AO3 chapters can include several different types of notes.  We've
## traditionally included them all in the chapter text, but this allows
## you to customize which you include.  Copy this parameter to your
## personal.ini and list the ones you don't want.
#exclude_notes:authorheadnotes,chaptersummary,chapterheadnotes,chapterfootnotes,authorfootnotes,inspiredlinks

## AO3 authorfootnotes and inspiredlinks end up in the 'last' chapter,
## but if updated, then there's a new 'last' chapter, leaving multiple
## copies.  This option applies the 'skip_on_ffdl_update' class to
## those tags which means they will be removed during epub reading for
## update.  This will only effect chapters added after turning the
## setting on.
## Result: Only the last chapter will have end notes.
## Side-effect: An 'Update Always' that doesn't add a new last
## chapter will also remove the end notes.
#remove_authorfootnotes_on_update:false

Originally Posted by HowWouldIKnow

How can I get the F/M, M/M, etc Categories into a Calibre Column? I have clicked through all the options in the user-defined columns but none of them add this category
How do I get Hits/Kudos/Bookmarks into Calibre?

That can be done using custom_columns_settings in personal.ini for ao3categories, hits, kudos & bookmarks.

Originally Posted by HowWouldIKnow

How can I make a table of contents, if the story has more than ~3 chapters ?

An epub (the recommended output format) has a metadata TOC incorporated into it.

You can add setting include_tocpage: true to personal.ini under [epub] to get an in-line TOC also when there is more than one chapter.

There's no option to specify including an inline TOC at 3 chapters.

[iakrus]

hi
i dont know if theres a problem with fanficfare or i've messed up somewhere (a batch of my metadata isnt working right now and im trying to sort it so my settings are changing pretty regularly depending on if im actually downloading things or trying to test if things work) and im hoping you can help me figure it out.
the "if story exists: add new book" option has not been working for me. i have included pictures below, i tried with it updating current metadata and not and got the same result.
i have included the current basic settings i am using in case its something there ive messed up, like i said i've been flicking things on and off so i would absolutely not be surprised if i messed up somewhere! if so please help me find it!!
if not, i wanted to alert you it might not be working!