[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by Chrystalline

Is it possible to export the reject URL list to transfer to another computer? I see where URLs can be added, but I don't see an easy way to export the rejected ones. I'm thinking about moving my entire Calibre database, and I know that someday down the road I'll junk this machine for a newer one, so being able to preserve the reject filter seems like a good idea to me. (and now I'm wondering if there's a way to use the list outside of FFF/Calibre to do the filtering in advance, to speed things up - not that I know how to go about that...)

I could provide such a feature, or explain how to do it a few steps from the existing 'View library preferences' feature.

But why do that when you can copy your entire library, settings and all? That's going to be a lot more useful...

Originally Posted by Chrystalline

Is it possible to set an option to "always do this" or "do this for any other conflicts in this session" with the "Change URL?" and "Download as New Story?"

On FFF config's Basic tab:

If you uncheck the option "Search by Title/Author(s) for If Story Already Exists?" FFF will only match by URL (and thus never ask to change URL). New URL==new story, even if there's a title/auth match.

Or instead you can keep "Search by Title/Author(s)" on and uncheck the "Check for changed Story URL?" option and FFF will silently change the URL when there's a title/auth match.

See attached.

[Chrystalline]

I knew I was going to feel dumb.

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

But why do that when you can copy your entire library, settings and all? That's going to be a lot more useful...

That is so much better! To be honest, generally the Calibre FAQ manages to be just the wrong approach for me, and I get lost trying to find my answers. I often feel as if I might understand it if I were better at programming, like he's coming from just a slightly different angle. (I have similar problems with Linux FAQs.) After beating my head against the wall for hours (it goes on and on explaining strings, but I know what a string is - I needed a clearer explanation of the syntax) trying to figure out how to get it to import files without mangling the titles and authors, I ultimately edited everything by hand and switched to just using FFF for everything. Eventually I'll figure out all the customizations I want for the .ini, but even that's fairly slow going for me. (I passed my class in C, but I wasn't exactly good at it.) I really appreciate the help!

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

If you uncheck the option "Search by Title/Author(s) for If Story Already Exists?" FFF will only match by URL (and thus never ask to change URL). New URL==new story, even if there's a title/auth match.

Or instead you can keep "Search by Title/Author(s)" on and uncheck the "Check for changed Story URL?" option and FFF will silently change the URL when there's a title/auth match.

I knew it was probably something simple I just didn't get. Thank you so much!

[edeniz]

This is getting out of hand. Tth yet again gave me trouble, and brute force method let me narrow the source down to this bit:

Spoiler:

[overrides]
dateCreated_format:%%Y-%%m-%%d
datePublished_format:%%Y-%%m-%%d
dateUpdated_format:%%Y-%%m-%%d

is_adult:true


[www.tthfanfic.org]

username:xxxx
password:xxxx

Or alternately:

Spoiler:

[www.tthfanfic.org]

is_adult:true

username:xxx
password:xxx

Point is, as of yesterday, that I noticed at least (seems to me, with me, if it isn't ao3, it's tth where problems crop up *sigh*), is_adult does not play well with username and password.

Now, to be sure, I've noticed that if I simply delete username & password, it works perfectly fine. And since tth, as far as I know, isn't like ao3, in that there aren't some fics that are only accessible to registered users, it's a feasible option.

But I still can't help but wonder just what changed that this problem suddenly cropped up. Any ideas on that front?

[MerlinMama]

I have what might be a very odd question. I wanted to check something, and once in my personal.ini file, I wondered if I should keep or remove all those options that I don't use (unchanged from default I suppose). Example:

Spoiler:

[www.harrypotterfanfiction.com]
#is_adult:true

[www.fimfiction.net]
#is_adult:true
#fail_on_password: false

[archiveofourown.org]
username:XXX
password:XXX
is_adult:true
keep_summary_html:false

[www.tthfanfic.org]
is_adult:true
## tth is a little unusual--it doesn't require user/pass, but the site
## keeps track of which chapters you've read and won't send another
## update until it thinks you're up to date.  This way, on download,
## it thinks you're up to date.
username:XXX
password:XXX

Would it cause problems if I remove all those lines with "##" at the front? If the entire section is unchanged (eg. www.fimfiction.net) do I remove all that or leave it?

I've never even thought of this before, but it's bugging me now...

[edeniz]

If I may butt in, MerlinMama:

If it's in the default, and you don't care about it one way or another, then it doesn't need to be in the personal.ini in the first place. The personal.ini is only for those options that are different from default. Otherwise it'd be redundant. Like, for example, you can have

Spoiler:

[overrides]
is_adult:true

which sets it for all archives.

Those things behind the ## are comments (or commented codes where you should remove the '##' only if you want to activate something), and you can delete them without fear. It makes the whole thing neater.

[MerlinMama]

I am kind of assuming that unless I've changed it, or there is no # in front, that it is in the default. Some is an explanation of what it's used for and examples. I guess I just always figured that it was there for a reason and didn't touch it unless I changed something. It certainly will make things clearer/easier to find or place, without some of that cluttering it up...

I can't go through all that until later in the weekend, so I have until then to hear back if something catastrophic might happen LOL

[edeniz]

Like I said, the default settings have no place in your personal.ini anyway. If entire sections are unchanged, remove it. And from the sounds of it, yours would be very neat and easy to navigate. And going from the examples you gave, there isn't anything problematic anyway. I wouldn't worry overmuch. Also, you can always attach your personal.ini in your post if you think you have reason to worry, be it now or another day.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by edeniz

This is getting out of hand. Tth yet again gave me trouble, and brute force method let me narrow the source down to this bit:
...
But I still can't help but wonder just what changed that this problem suddenly cropped up. Any ideas on that front?

Putting is_adult:true in [overrides] has the same effect for TtH downloads as is_adult:true in [tthfanfic.org]--even if you have is_adult:false in [tthfanfic.org] because overrides.

For TtH, having is_adult:true is sufficient to download stories of any rating. However, TtH will only notify you of new chapters when it thinks you've read the existing ones--that's why we use username/password with TtH.

The only thing I can think is that your TtH user is set to filter higher rated stories. That setting is at http://www.tthfanfic.org/myprofile.php 'My Settings' tab, bottom of the page. I thought that the is_adult setting would override that, but I may be wrong/it could have changed.

[JimmXinu]

@MerlinMama - what edeniz said.

Comments may always be removed from personal.ini if you prefer. Empty sections or sections for sites you don't use may also be removed.

The 'example' personal.ini that new users get has a number of comments and sections as a guide.

[edeniz]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Putting is_adult:true in [overrides] has the same effect for TtH downloads as is_adult:true in [tthfanfic.org]--even if you have is_adult:false in [tthfanfic.org] because overrides.

Ok, that's what I thought.

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

For TtH, having is_adult:true is sufficient to download stories of any rating. However, TtH will only notify you of new chapters when it thinks you've read the existing ones--that's why we use username/password with TtH.

The only thing I can think is that your TtH user is set to filter higher rated stories. That setting is at http://www.tthfanfic.org/myprofile.php 'My Settings' tab, bottom of the page. I thought that the is_adult setting would override that, but I may be wrong/it could have changed.

See, this is the part I don't understand. My filter setting is FR21, always has been, so this sudden trouble confuses me. As for is_adult overriding that, well. *shrugs* I've had the "is_adult" and "username/password" both in my personal.ini since the beginning, and this is utterly new development.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by edeniz

See, this is the part I don't understand. My filter setting is FR21, always has been, so this sudden trouble confuses me. As for is_adult overriding that, well. *shrugs* I've had the "is_adult" and "username/password" both in my personal.ini since the beginning, and this is utterly new development.

So have I, but I'm not seeing any problems. Maybe it's something simple, like a typo'ed user/pass?

What exactly is the problem you're seeing again? Story URL? Is it repeatable?

[Firedancer885]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

So have I, but I'm not seeing any problems. Maybe it's something simple, like a typo'ed user/pass?

What exactly is the problem you're seeing again? Story URL? Is it repeatable?

I just got a popup asking me to confirm my adult status when trying to update a story.
If Edeniz has the same problem, it's definitely not a user/pass problem!

Spoiler:

Állapot
Cím
Szerző
Comment
URL
Update
Taking Charge of his World
FireWolfe
Update epub completed, added 1 chapters for 14 total.
http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-31600
Bad
Unknown
Unknown
Story requires confirmation of adult status: (http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-31548)
http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-31548

I have is_adult:true in the tth section.
And I did not change anything in my personal.ini in months.

[edeniz]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

So have I, but I'm not seeing any problems. Maybe it's something simple, like a typo'ed user/pass?

What exactly is the problem you're seeing again? Story URL? Is it repeatable?

It should be easily repeatable. After all, I tried it out with only default plus an empty personal.ini aside from:

Spoiler:

[www.tthfanfic.org]

is_adult:true

username:xxx
password:xxx

Example url: http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-30543[1]

What happens is this: I try to download a link, and at the "downloading metadata for stories" stage I get prompted to confirm I'm an adult, and yet after I click on OK, twice, I get a failed download because "story requires confirmation" error.

Attached is the debug log.

Since the last time I had tth trouble it was because there was an indent in my .ini where there shouldn't be, typo was the first thing I checked. So no, that's not it this time.

[JimmXinu]

@edeniz, @Firedancer885:

Are you both using the latest FFF test version? Changed the site skin maybe?--I only test with 'Default Grey'.

Neither of those stories even require is_adult (1[FR18], 2[FR15]). I cannot get a 'Confirm adult' from them even without is_adult and user/pass.

[edeniz]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

@edeniz, @Firedancer885:

Are you both using the latest FFF test version? Changed the site skin maybe?--I only test with 'Default Grey'.

Huh. Even stranger.

No, I'm using the latest stable fff version, not test. And my site skin has always been default grey. In fact, I haven't fiddled around with my tth settings since registering there, so that's a cu-de-sac.

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Neither of those stories even require is_adult (1[FR18], 2[FR15]). I cannot get a 'Confirm adult' from them even without is_adult and user/pass.

Be that as it may, I have had consistently this error since yesterday, even for fics that are actually rated FR15.