[GUI Plugin] EpubMerge - Page 8

Sefiriot · 08-13-2013, 04:47 PM

Thanks for the help JimmXinu: Moon+ Reader's dev got in touch this morning and confirmed that the issue was on his end-- Moon Reader only scans and finds the first TOC, and a fix is forthcoming in the next version update. I just have to be patient in the meantime. (Too many anthologies to convert epub to epub, alas!)

thecookiemommma · 08-16-2013, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Sefiriot

Thanks for the help JimmXinu: Moon+ Reader's dev got in touch this morning and confirmed that the issue was on his end-- Moon Reader only scans and finds the first TOC, and a fix is forthcoming in the next version update. I just have to be patient in the meantime. (Too many anthologies to convert epub to epub, alas!)

FBReader does the same thing. I may just convert them. Flatten TOC doesn't work.

DoctorOhh · 08-16-2013, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by thecookiemommma

FBReader does the same thing. I may just convert them. Flatten TOC doesn't work.

Did you try the Edit TOC feature of calibre? I bet using one of the generate options will create a nice TOC that Moon+ and others can work with.

Sefiriot · 08-16-2013, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

Did you try the Edit TOC feature of calibre? I bet using one of the generate options will create a nice TOC that Moon+ and others can work with.

Perhaps I'm too new, but where is this Edit TOC feature in calibre? I have the modify ePub plugin installed but haven't attempted to use its flatten TOC option...

DoctorOhh · 08-16-2013, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Sefiriot

Perhaps I'm too new, but where is this Edit TOC feature in calibre? I have the modify ePub plugin installed but haven't attempted to use its flatten TOC option...

I have it in the my right click context menu for books in my calibre library, but it may not be there by default. If you can't find it in a menu then you may have to place it in a menu yourself by going to Preferences - Toolbar and selecting a menu from the dropdown bar. Then find Edit TOC on the left side and move it to the right side. Hope this helps.

Sefiriot · 08-17-2013, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

I have it in the my right click context menu for books in my calibre library, but it may not be there by default. If you can't find it in a menu then you may have to place it in a menu yourself by going to Preferences - Toolbar and selecting a menu from the dropdown bar. Then find Edit TOC on the left side and move it to the right side. Hope this helps.

Did some digging, found it-- it's now sitting in the menubar.

I'll experiment with it some-- at the moment Calibre Companion is being finicky as all get out, got to sort that first.

theducks · 08-17-2013, 01:33 PM

Kovid
I wonder if a 'New (Plugin)' icon could show down neer 'Updates' Available
any time a:

1) New Toolbar Menu feature is added

2) The toolbar List has not been visited since it became available (a db of place-able with a field 'dirtied

').

Every time a toolbar item is added the name is added and the dirtied flag set, which causes the 'New' (hot link to Preferences:Toolbars)to appear

P.S. dirty highlights thos items

JimmXinu · 08-17-2013, 09:19 PM

I haven't any direct knowledge of Moon+ Reader, but I suspect the issue isn't with the TOC, but with the directory/file layout inside the epub file (which is a zip file).

FYI, running calibre Convert on large numbers of files may require a bit of a wait, but you can do it in batches.

@theducks - Might want to make that suggestion up a level in a new thread or call Kovid's attention to it with a PM. I don't think he follows every single sub forum.

Sefiriot · 08-18-2013, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmXinu

I haven't any direct knowledge of Moon+ Reader, but I suspect the issue isn't with the TOC, but with the directory/file layout inside the epub file (which is a zip file).

FYI, running calibre Convert on large numbers of files may require a bit of a wait, but you can do it in batches.

Possibly; in any case, this is what the dev told me in his reply: "in general, one epub file has only one toc.ncx for table of content, this combined epub file has 3 toc.ncx, the reader just scan the first one it find." Obviously Moon Reader-- and FBReader, I believe someone mentioned--? don't expect there to be more than 1 TOC file in there.

Waiting for conversions isn't an issue as such, seeing as my laptop has a fair bit of processing muscle available and conversions run fast; it's getting everything over to my device by CC that's the real holdup. *sigh* Fragging timeout errors. Wonder if Kovid would consider allowing an option to set timeout lengths to longer than 60s? Trying to sync on wifi from calibre to CC on my phone is becoming painfully slow and flaky.

JimmXinu · 08-18-2013, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sefiriot

Possibly; in any case, this is what the dev told me in his reply: "in general, one epub file has only one toc.ncx for table of content, this combined epub file has 3 toc.ncx, the reader just scan the first one it find." Obviously Moon Reader-- and FBReader, I believe someone mentioned--? don't expect there to be more than 1 TOC file in there.

The only toc.ncx file any reader should pay attention to is the one with media-type="application/x-dtbncx+xml":

Code:

<item href="toc.ncx" id="ncx" media-type="application/x-dtbncx+xml"/>

The others are included only for un-merging and have deliberately non-standard media-types:

Code:

<item href="1/content.opf" id="a1rootfile" media-type="origrootfile/xml"/>
<item href="1/toc.ncx" id="a1ncx" media-type="origtocncx/xml"/>

They should all be ignored.

JimmXinu · 08-18-2013, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Attached is a version that makes the word 'Anthology' used in default title (non-series) and the summary. There does have to be something there--it will change back to Anthology if cleared.

Let me know how this works for you if you try it. Thanks.

Nobody's said it works, but nobody's said it didn't either. So I've gone ahead and updated the distro to this version.

Sefiriot · 08-19-2013, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

The only toc.ncx file any reader should pay attention to is the one with media-type="application/x-dtbncx+xml":

Code:

<item href="toc.ncx" id="ncx" media-type="application/x-dtbncx+xml"/>

The others are included only for un-merging and have deliberately non-standard media-types:

Code:

<item href="1/content.opf" id="a1rootfile" media-type="origrootfile/xml"/>
<item href="1/toc.ncx" id="a1ncx" media-type="origtocncx/xml"/>

They should all be ignored.

I see. Don't mind if I go ahead and forward a link to this post to the Moon+ dev in question? I think it'd be directly relevant to him since he's updating the next version. Thanks. That said, shouldn't Moon+ have been detecting the one with "application/x-dtbncx+xml" already, which presumably would've had the full range of chapters in it? Something's not quite right here....

JimmXinu · 08-19-2013, 10:14 AM

@Sefiriot--

Feel free. I'd be happy to discuss it with the Moon+ dev.

I originally assumed that the Moon+ reader was doing the same thing Sigil does--assuming unique file names and flattening the internal directory structure.

Going back and reading your description of the problem again, however, I now suspect that Moon+ is instead reading the first book's content.opf and toc.ncx instead of the master copies.

jstabe · 08-30-2013, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Sefiriot

Thanks for the help JimmXinu: Moon+ Reader's dev got in touch this morning and confirmed that the issue was on his end-- Moon Reader only scans and finds the first TOC, and a fix is forthcoming in the next version update. I just have to be patient in the meantime. (Too many anthologies to convert epub to epub, alas!)

I'm having the same issue. So glad that you shared your answer.

JimmXinu · 11-11-2013, 10:52 PM

Multilingual users: I'm looking for volunteers to translate EpubMerge to other languages. I have a volunteer for French, but no other languages at this time.

If you're interested, POEdit is a free tool that's pretty easy to use. I've uploaded a default.po for EpubMerge. Just open it in POEdit, add the translations for your language and send it to me here or by email (my address is in the file). And, of course, tell me what language it is because I don't known them all.

Thanks!

08-17-2013, 01:33 PM	#112
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,251 Karma: 61360164 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Kovid I wonder if a 'New (Plugin)' icon could show down neer 'Updates' Available any time a: 1) New Toolbar Menu feature is added 2) The toolbar List has not been visited since it became available (a db of place-able with a field 'dirtied '). Every time a toolbar item is added the name is added and the dirtied flag set, which causes the 'New' (hot link to Preferences:Toolbars)to appear P.S. dirty highlights thos items Last edited by theducks; 08-17-2013 at 01:33 PM. Reason: PS

11-11-2013, 10:52 PM	#120
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 7,127 Karma: 5005503 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	Multilingual users Multilingual users: I'm looking for volunteers to translate EpubMerge to other languages. I have a volunteer for French, but no other languages at this time. If you're interested, POEdit is a free tool that's pretty easy to use. I've uploaded a default.po for EpubMerge. Just open it in POEdit, add the translations for your language and send it to me here or by email (my address is in the file). And, of course, tell me what language it is because I don't known them all. Thanks!

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08-13-2013, 04:47 PM	#106
Sefiriot Bujavid tekikin Posts: 139 Karma: 40366 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Malaysia Device: LG G3 D855, Samsung Galaxy Note N7000	Thanks for the help JimmXinu: Moon+ Reader's dev got in touch this morning and confirmed that the issue was on his end-- Moon Reader only scans and finds the first TOC, and a fix is forthcoming in the next version update. I just have to be patient in the meantime. (Too many anthologies to convert epub to epub, alas!)

08-17-2013, 09:19 PM	#113
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 7,127 Karma: 5005503 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	I haven't any direct knowledge of Moon+ Reader, but I suspect the issue isn't with the TOC, but with the directory/file layout inside the epub file (which is a zip file). FYI, running calibre Convert on large numbers of files may require a bit of a wait, but you can do it in batches. @theducks - Might want to make that suggestion up a level in a new thread or call Kovid's attention to it with a PM. I don't think he follows every single sub forum.

08-19-2013, 10:14 AM	#118
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 7,127 Karma: 5005503 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kobo Clara Colour running KOReader	@Sefiriot-- Feel free. I'd be happy to discuss it with the Moon+ dev. I originally assumed that the Moon+ reader was doing the same thing Sigil does--assuming unique file names and flattening the internal directory structure. Going back and reading your description of the problem again, however, I now suspect that Moon+ is instead reading the first book's content.opf and toc.ncx instead of the master copies.