[Device Plugin] Kobo Touch Extended Driver - Page 101

patrik · 04-10-2016, 05:25 AM

I have just tested with a newly converted "The Middle Temple Murder".

I did about 40-50 random highlights. At no time did I see an non-marked space in the middle of the highlight! Neither did I get the not underlined part of a highlight!
It may be simply random and I happened to choose areas in other ways, but it sure looks like what you did had an effect. Thanks Joel!

I did have some "not sticking" highlights.

The first was when I marked a complete page. Other complete pages worked fine.

The other is this:

Code:

  <div class="calibre">
    <span class="koboSpan" id="kobo.76.1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Well, we may find out something about this scrap of paper," he observed.</span> <span class="koboSpan" id="kobo.76.2">And he waved a signal to the nearest taxi-cab driver.</span>
  </div>

  <p class="calibre" style="margin:0pt; border:0pt; height:1em">&nbsp;</p>

  <div class="mbp_pagebreak" id="calibre_pb_6"></div>
</body>
</html>

If I mark, say "he waved a signal to the nearest taxi-cab driver." it works.
If I mark beyond the ".", it doesn't.

Hmm, I just got a mark with missing underline. I marked from the last "." back up to "Rathbury" and most of the markings were not highlighted (and it didn't stick). I tried to replicate it a couple of times, but those tests all showed all underline.

davidfor · 04-10-2016, 07:27 AM

Yes, the new version of the driver and the output plugin fixes the space between sentences/spans problem. I'm still seeing the end of paragraph problem. As I said last night, I'm pretty sure that this is a problem with the renderer, not the book.

And because of this, I have just submitted a report to Kobo describing what I am seeing. I have included references to this thread and purchased books that I have used to reproduce the problem.

jgoguen · 04-10-2016, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patrik

I just updated to 2.6.0 and haven't done any reading/highlighting yet, but I did a quick comparison between the old kepub and the new. Maybe I'm doing something wrong but as far as I can see, they are the same regarding spaces between spans.

Code:

<span class="koboSpan" id="kobo.9.1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The barrister and the journalist, left thus unceremoniously on a crowded pavement, looked at each other.</span> <span class="koboSpan" id="kobo.9.2">Breton laughed.</span>

For the book on your device where you're not seeing the spaces moved to inside the span, do you have a KePub copy in your calibre library? If you have a KePub copy in calibre, the driver skips conversion and uploads that directly; also, if any content file within the book already contains the Kobo spans, the conversion code skips that file.

patrik · 04-10-2016, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgoguen

For the book on your device where you're not seeing the spaces moved to inside the span, do you have a KePub copy in your calibre library?

Nope. Just the original mobi and the calibre-converted epub.

Quote:

also, if any content file within the book already contains the Kobo spans, the conversion code skips that file.

This is what the above kepub-fragment looks like in the epub:

Code:

<div class="calibre">
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The barrister and the journalist, left thus unceremoniously on a crowded pavement, looked at each other. Breton laughed.
  </div>

I find it interesting that "Breton laughed" is put into a different <span> than the text just before, but then I'm not sure I understand how the spans work.

Thanks Joel.

jgoguen · 04-10-2016, 11:42 AM

Text is split on sentence-ending punctuation and each resulting chunk of text gets its own span.

patrik · 04-21-2016, 10:54 AM

Would it be possible to have an easy-to-choose option for sending it as epub while still using the ext. plugin?

I prefer to read kepub, and want all my fiction to be kepubs. But the non-fiction (that I like to do highlights in) it seems to be better if they are epubs.

Something like in the "right-button-mouse-menu":
Send to device -> Send specific format to -> epub-orginal or something like that.

Today I send those I want to have as kepub, and manually copy those I want to keep as standard epubs. Is there a smarter way?

jgoguen · 04-21-2016, 02:49 PM

Right now you can open the Device menu, configure this device, and disable extended features. Many of the other options are applied regardless of extended features (which just adds the Kobo spans). I have no idea how I could add a "send specific format -> ePub-original" menu, but if there's a device plugin or docs I could reference I'll take a look at it.

davidfor · 04-21-2016, 10:41 PM

patrik: The way I do this is to convert the ones I want as kepubs in the library. Then use the KoboTouch driver and make sure that kepub is before epub in the formats list. And with this, I can send the epub separately if I want to compare them.

Aanti · 05-01-2016, 02:27 PM

Hello, could you help me?
I love Kobo Touch Extended and I like benefit's kepub except the "The book title"
how can I disable "The book title"?
I think is unnecessary and takes space useful for reading.

jgoguen · 05-01-2016, 04:04 PM

The only way to do that also gets rid of the page numbers at the bottom. You go into your Kobo device reading settings and enable fullscreen. If you want the page numbers, you must also have the top title.

There's no way to remove only top or bottom, only both or neither, and no customization of what gets shown.

Aanti · 05-01-2016, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgoguen

The only way to do that also gets rid of the page numbers at the bottom. You go into your Kobo device reading settings and enable fullscreen. If you want the page numbers, you must also have the top title.

There's no way to remove only top or bottom, only both or neither, and no customization of what gets shown.

Thanks, but in Kobo device reading settings there isn't option "enable fullscreen".
I have Kobo aura H2O firmware 3.19.5761

jgoguen · 05-01-2016, 05:33 PM

Apparently you have to tweak the config file first. See http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/201...kobo-ereaders/ for directions.

John F · 05-01-2016, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aanti

Thanks, but in Kobo device reading settings there isn't option "enable fullscreen".
I have Kobo aura H2O firmware 3.19.5761

If you look into patching, I believe you could make the header smaller (but don't quote me on this).

Nick_1964 · 05-14-2016, 02:13 PM

I have a couple of ebooks that I want to send to my kobo Glo HD with the extended driver (I just use the driver, i don't make kepubs of them) but while the book is normal readable in calibre and in Sigil, it gives the following error when I try to transfer it:
Failed to parse 'Mea culpa' by 'Clare Mackintosh' with error: '.html' (file: calibre_plugins.kobotouch_extended.container, line: 172)

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 87, in run
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 584, in _upload_books
File "calibre_plugins.kobotouch_extended.device.driver" , line 294, in upload_books
File "site-packages\calibre\devices\kobo\driver.py", line 1918, in upload_books
File "calibre_plugins.kobotouch_extended.device.driver" , line 231, in _modify_epub
InvalidEPub: Failed to parse 'Mea culpa' by 'Clare Mackintosh' with error: '.html' (file: calibre_plugins.kobotouch_extended.container, line: 172)

I have multiple books that gives an error when sending (error with connection of the device) but I don't know what is wrong.. ?
Version 2.6.1

When I use the normal Kobo touch by David Forrester ( 2.1.11 ) nothing is wrong and the book is normally send to the device.

jgoguen · 05-14-2016, 06:34 PM

The main driver doesn't do any of the file manipulation my driver does. Even if you aren't making KePubs there's still a bunch of extra cleanup I do.

Upload two books that fail at https://www.dropbox.com/request/ggFXXxINqmQzzzY0HxUJ please.

04-10-2016, 05:25 AM	#1501
patrik Guru Posts: 682 Karma: 4568205 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Forma	I have just tested with a newly converted "The Middle Temple Murder". I did about 40-50 random highlights. At no time did I see an non-marked space in the middle of the highlight! Neither did I get the not underlined part of a highlight! It may be simply random and I happened to choose areas in other ways, but it sure looks like what you did had an effect. Thanks Joel! I did have some "not sticking" highlights. The first was when I marked a complete page. Other complete pages worked fine. The other is this: Code: <div class="calibre"> <span class="koboSpan" id="kobo.76.1">    "Well, we may find out something about this scrap of paper," he observed.</span> <span class="koboSpan" id="kobo.76.2">And he waved a signal to the nearest taxi-cab driver.</span> </div> <p class="calibre" style="margin:0pt; border:0pt; height:1em"> </p> <div class="mbp_pagebreak" id="calibre_pb_6"></div> </body> </html> If I mark, say "he waved a signal to the nearest taxi-cab driver." it works. If I mark beyond the ".", it doesn't. Hmm, I just got a mark with missing underline. I marked from the last "." back up to "Rathbury" and most of the markings were not highlighted (and it didn't stick). I tried to replicate it a couple of times, but those tests all showed all underline.

05-14-2016, 02:13 PM	#1514
Nick_1964 Bookworm Posts: 975 Karma: 768585 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Netherlands Device: Sony prs-650, Kobo Glo HD (2x), Kobo Glo	I have a couple of ebooks that I want to send to my kobo Glo HD with the extended driver (I just use the driver, i don't make kepubs of them) but while the book is normal readable in calibre and in Sigil, it gives the following error when I try to transfer it: Failed to parse 'Mea culpa' by 'Clare Mackintosh' with error: '.html' (file: calibre_plugins.kobotouch_extended.container, line: 172) Traceback (most recent call last): File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 87, in run File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\device.py", line 584, in _upload_books File "calibre_plugins.kobotouch_extended.device.driver" , line 294, in upload_books File "site-packages\calibre\devices\kobo\driver.py", line 1918, in upload_books File "calibre_plugins.kobotouch_extended.device.driver" , line 231, in _modify_epub InvalidEPub: Failed to parse 'Mea culpa' by 'Clare Mackintosh' with error: '.html' (file: calibre_plugins.kobotouch_extended.container, line: 172) I have multiple books that gives an error when sending (error with connection of the device) but I don't know what is wrong.. ? Version 2.6.1 When I use the normal Kobo touch by David Forrester ( 2.1.11 ) nothing is wrong and the book is normally send to the device. Last edited by Nick_1964; 05-14-2016 at 02:24 PM.

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04-10-2016, 07:27 AM	#1502
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	Yes, the new version of the driver and the output plugin fixes the space between sentences/spans problem. I'm still seeing the end of paragraph problem. As I said last night, I'm pretty sure that this is a problem with the renderer, not the book. And because of this, I have just submitted a report to Kobo describing what I am seeing. I have included references to this thread and purchased books that I have used to reproduce the problem.

04-10-2016, 11:42 AM	#1505
jgoguen Generally Awesome Person Posts: 1,100 Karma: 2191133 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: /dev/kmem Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Oasis	Text is split on sentence-ending punctuation and each resulting chunk of text gets its own span.

04-21-2016, 10:54 AM	#1506
patrik Guru Posts: 682 Karma: 4568205 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kobo Forma	Would it be possible to have an easy-to-choose option for sending it as epub while still using the ext. plugin? I prefer to read kepub, and want all my fiction to be kepubs. But the non-fiction (that I like to do highlights in) it seems to be better if they are epubs. Something like in the "right-button-mouse-menu": Send to device -> Send specific format to -> epub-orginal or something like that. Today I send those I want to have as kepub, and manually copy those I want to keep as standard epubs. Is there a smarter way?

04-21-2016, 02:49 PM	#1507
jgoguen Generally Awesome Person Posts: 1,100 Karma: 2191133 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: /dev/kmem Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Oasis	Right now you can open the Device menu, configure this device, and disable extended features. Many of the other options are applied regardless of extended features (which just adds the Kobo spans). I have no idea how I could add a "send specific format -> ePub-original" menu, but if there's a device plugin or docs I could reference I'll take a look at it.

04-21-2016, 10:41 PM	#1508
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	patrik: The way I do this is to convert the ones I want as kepubs in the library. Then use the KoboTouch driver and make sure that kepub is before epub in the formats list. And with this, I can send the epub separately if I want to compare them.

05-01-2016, 02:27 PM	#1509
Aanti Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2016 Device: Kobo aura H2O	Hello, could you help me? I love Kobo Touch Extended and I like benefit's kepub except the "The book title" how can I disable "The book title"? I think is unnecessary and takes space useful for reading.

05-01-2016, 04:04 PM	#1510
jgoguen Generally Awesome Person Posts: 1,100 Karma: 2191133 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: /dev/kmem Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Oasis	The only way to do that also gets rid of the page numbers at the bottom. You go into your Kobo device reading settings and enable fullscreen. If you want the page numbers, you must also have the top title. There's no way to remove only top or bottom, only both or neither, and no customization of what gets shown.

05-01-2016, 05:33 PM	#1512
jgoguen Generally Awesome Person Posts: 1,100 Karma: 2191133 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: /dev/kmem Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Oasis	Apparently you have to tweak the config file first. See http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/201...kobo-ereaders/ for directions.

05-14-2016, 06:34 PM	#1515
jgoguen Generally Awesome Person Posts: 1,100 Karma: 2191133 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: /dev/kmem Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Oasis	The main driver doesn't do any of the file manipulation my driver does. Even if you aren't making KePubs there's still a bunch of extra cleanup I do. Upload two books that fail at https://www.dropbox.com/request/ggFXXxINqmQzzzY0HxUJ please.