[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare

[Tanjamuse]

I've installed Thunderbird and had planned to use this both as an rss-reader and an email-client to use for calibre.

But when I move a message from the rss feed portion to the inbox of the mail portion, even though I can see the link in the mail program, Calibre doesn't pick up the link.

I've attached a screenshot to show an example.

Can it be added so it's possible to see the line called "websted" and the following link? Websted means wesbite.

Thanks

[fanfictioneer]

Originally Posted by Tanjamuse

I've installed Thunderbird and had planned to use this both as an rss-reader and an email-client to use for calibre.

But when I move a message from the rss feed portion to the inbox of the mail portion, even though I can see the link in the mail program, Calibre doesn't pick up the link.

I've attached a screenshot to show an example.

Can it be added so it's possible to see the line called "websted" and the following link? Websted means wesbite.

Thanks

First of all, Calibre does not interact with Thunderbird - it uses its own client to connect to a mail server. What you can do is to have Thunderbird move all fanfic notifications to their own server-side folder. This is usually only possible to do if you have IMAP access to your mail server - if you use POP3 you are out of luck.

Secondly, because Calibre accesses the mail server, it does not see mail the same way you do in Thunderbird - for instance, the mail headers are (AFAIK) not localized to your language. This means that your question about the "websted" can not really be implemented directly... unless you wish to rephrase your feature request as "please make FanFicFare capable of reading a RSS feed, such as the one Thunderbird can provide?"

I really recommend using a mail website such as Zoho.com (not affiliated to them, but a happy user) for your fanfic notifications. Set up rules in Zoho to move notifications to a "Notifications" folder, and have Calibre get mail using IMAP and that folder. Bam! Works great. If you are active in the fanfic community and not a lurker like me, you will have to have two accounts and swap between them when following stories, which is a bit kludgy.

Hope this helps!

EDIT:
Possible feature?

I would like to update fanfics when the number of story chapters have increased, even if the total number of chapters have decreased. This is currently happening for me with Marked for Death: A Rational Naruto Quest. Not sure what category causes problems - maybe a configurable parameter such as:

do_not_count_threadmark_categories_when_deciding_whether_to_update = Staff Posts, Informational, Side Story, Omake

or

only_count_these_threadmark_categories_when_deciding_whether_to_update = Main, Side Story, Omake

[Tanjamuse]

If this

"please make FanFicFare capable of reading a RSS feed, such as the one Thunderbird can provide?"

would be possible that would be fantastic.

I think it's an imap server as I use my google mail in Thunderbird, but I don't know how to set-up this:

What you can do is to have Thunderbird move all fanfic notifications to their own server-side folder.

[fanfictioneer]

Originally Posted by Tanjamuse

If this would be possible that would be fantastic.

I think it's an imap server as I use my google mail in Thunderbird, but I don't know how to set-up this:

This link should have info on setting up rules:
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6579?hl=en

If you use labels, they should be considered folders for IMAP, based on this link:
https://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/gmailroot.htm

[Tanjamuse]

I already have labels on but it doesn't collect the links anyway because it can't see the link in the way it's set-up from thunderbird.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by beachbunny

First want to thank you for a great plug-in ... I really love it ..
Not, sure I missed something ... but when I generate an Anthology epub with this plug-in ... I get a cover generated is the default style ... not what I have configued in the "generate covers" plug-in ... Have I missed something, or is this not capable currently .. in general my anthologies come from the same site and don't cross source sites.
if it is not currently capable perhaps this can be added to the wish list ...

FanFicFare has a ton of cover generation options. From your short description, I can't tell what settings you are using well enough to offer specific advice.

Personally, I have a Generate Cover setting named FFDL, and I use generate_cover_settings in personal.ini to apply it to anthologies:

[epub]
add_to_generate_cover_settings:
 ${anthology}=>true=>FFDL

The 'Allow generate_cover_settings' checkbox at the bottom of the Generate Cover settings tab must be checked.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by fanfictioneer

I would like to update fanfics when the number of story chapters have increased, even if the total number of chapters have decreased.

There is already a feature for not including configured categories of threadmarks:

## xenforoforum has categories of threadmarks.  This setting allows
## you to leave out categories you don't want.  Skipping categories
## will also speed downloads as categories other than 'Threadmarks'
## don't use Reader Mode.
## The last known list of categories is:
## Threadmarks,Sidestory,Apocrypha,Media,Informational,Staff Post
#skip_threadmarks_categories:Staff Post

Trying to change the chapter count for purposes of update decision while still actually including those chapters is more complex than I want to deal with for an unusual corner case.

Originally Posted by Tanjamuse

I've installed Thunderbird and had planned to use this both as an rss-reader and an email-client to use for calibre.

But when I move a message from the rss feed portion to the inbox of the mail portion, even though I can see the link in the mail program, Calibre doesn't pick up the link.

I'm not very interested in doing anything special for RSS feed.

However, if you can copy an RSS message into an IMAP folder such that it looks like an email and mark it unread, I believe FFF will pick it up.

[Tanjamuse]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

I'm not very interested in doing anything special for RSS feed.

However, if you can copy an RSS message into an IMAP folder such that it looks like an email and mark it unread, I believe FFF will pick it up.

Not a problem, when I found out it didn't work as I had hoped.

Thanks for your dedication.

[beachbunny]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

FanFicFare has a ton of cover generation options. From your short description, I can't tell what settings you are using well enough to offer specific advice.

Personally, I have a Generate Cover setting named FFDL, and I use generate_cover_settings in personal.ini to apply it to anthologies:

[epub]
add_to_generate_cover_settings:
 ${anthology}=>true=>FFDL

The 'Allow generate_cover_settings' checkbox at the bottom of the Generate Cover settings tab must be checked.

Thanks ... I created a cover for Anthologies and replaced the "FFDL" with that name and now have a unique cover for Anthologies ...

if I drop the "=>FFDL" portion does it use what is coded in the Generate Cover Plugin by Kiwidude

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by beachbunny

Thanks ... I created a cover for Anthologies and replaced the "FFDL" with that name and now have a unique cover for Anthologies ...

if I drop the "=>FFDL" portion does it use what is coded in the Generate Cover Plugin by Kiwidude

generate_cover_settings requires three values per line, the third of which is the name of a Generate Cover plugin setting.

And FFF anthologies should still apply the Generate Cover plugin setting you have for 'Default' on the FFF Generate Cover setting tab. Again, I don't have enough details to say why it doesn't work for you, so I just told you what I do. I only want GC applied for anthologies.

[beachbunny]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

generate_cover_settings requires three values per line, the third of which is the name of a Generate Cover plugin setting.

And FFF anthologies should still apply the Generate Cover plugin setting you have for 'Default' on the FFF Generate Cover setting tab. Again, I don't have enough details to say why it doesn't work for you, so I just told you what I do. I only want GC applied for anthologies.

My bad ... I looked at what I was referring too and it was within your plug-in ... and your trick works ...

yes FFF will use the Default ... that was what I was getting to begin with and could not figure out how to get it to use something else. There was no tick box under covers that referred to anthologies (thought I may work with IT ... sometimes I can be a dumb user).

Thanks for what you have shown me ... it gets me further ahead than I was ... and meets my needs for now ... will do some experimenting.

[fanfictioneer]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Trying to change the chapter count for purposes of update decision while still actually including those chapters is more complex than I want to deal with for an unusual corner case.

I kind of guessed as much. It only happens on super-active threads so it's not so much of a bother (but my inner completionist doesn't allow me to not get the sidestories and stuff, so I guess I'll just wait until the real story chapters accumulate enough!).

I had another issue that is a bit more dramatic, however - getting the following error

maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object

when attempting to download this story:
https://forums.sufficientvelocity.co...eoncore.46020/

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by fanfictioneer

I had another issue that is a bit more dramatic, however - getting the following error

maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object

when attempting to download this story:
https://forums.sufficientvelocity.co...eoncore.46020/

Hrm. That's an issue. After a cursory look, I think something may be going wrong with the threadmark mechanism on the site.

I may or may not be able to work around it, or have to report it on SV. But either way, I'm not likely to have time to go into it in more depth for a few days, maybe next week.

[fanfictioneer]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Hrm. That's an issue. After a cursory look, I think something may be going wrong with the threadmark mechanism on the site.

I may or may not be able to work around it, or have to report it on SV. But either way, I'm not likely to have time to go into it in more depth for a few days, maybe next week.

Drat. I'll see if I can check into it, but not having much luck in setting up a good Python dev environment, neither on my Windows box nor my Ubuntu VM (maybe I just need a separate VM for each of py2 and py3, pip does not play nice).
No hurry, though!

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2018-11-26
- base_xenforoforum_adapter - Fix for buggy threadmarks on SV thread 46020.

(Re: https://forums.sufficientvelocity.co...eoncore.46020/)

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Hrm. That's an issue. After a cursory look, I think something may be going wrong with the threadmark mechanism on the site.

I may or may not be able to work around it, or have to report it on SV. But either way, I'm not likely to have time to go into it in more depth for a few days, maybe next week.

The threadmarks for that thread are buggy in two ways: The counts are incorrect, and the Informational threadmarks show a '...' link for more marks that isn't correct. When clicked, it gives another '...' link that when clicked gives threadmarks 3-6 from 'Threadmarks'.

I've posted a test version that ignores '...' links that don't have both a min and max value (which catches this case). This is the only thread I know of with this problem.