[Device Plugin] Kobo Touch Extended Driver - Page 160

Barruel · 11-09-2020, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

Yes, it is possible to force a full conversion when doing a send-to-device. In fact, this is a function built-in to calibre. If you send a book to a device, and you do not have a format the device support, then the book will be converted before sending it. The driver for each device has a list of supported devices. Changing this, will change what is sent.

For Kobo devices, as they do support epubs, you have to change the configuration in the driver to not include epubs and have kepub at the top of the list of supported formats. You also need to install the Kepub Output plugin and Kepub Metadata writer plugin. After that, any epub sent to a Kobo device will be converted to kepub before sending to the device. This conversion will use the default conversion options. The kepub will be added to the library. If you send the book to a Kobo device again, the kepub version will be used.

Thanks.

I tried to convert all my epubs to kepubs, but it was slow and there were a number of books not being converted due to obfuscation key errors.

In the end, I converted all my epubs to epubs so the default conversion settings are applied and then I'll let the driver add the kepub bits when sending to the device. Epub to epub conversion is much faster than epub to kepub conversion and there are no obfuscation key errors.

hecq · 11-10-2020, 02:22 AM

I just found out about this driver and I'm very excited. I just tried it however, and the font in the book is much smaller than I can read. I don't see the usual font setting to adjust the font size. How do I make the font bigger on the Kobo (Clara HD)?

davidfor · 11-10-2020, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hecq

I just found out about this driver and I'm very excited. I just tried it however, and the font in the book is much smaller than I can read. I don't see the usual font setting to adjust the font size. How do I make the font bigger on the Kobo (Clara HD)?

The font scaling used for kepubs means they are smaller than for an epub when using the same setting. But, the font settings are changed in exactly the same way. The font icon should be in the top menu bar when you display it when reading. I don't think I have ever heard of it not being there.

ownedbycats · 11-10-2020, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

The font scaling used for kepubs means they are smaller than for an epub when using the same setting. But, the font settings are changed in exactly the same way. The font icon should be in the top menu bar when you display it when reading. I don't think I have ever heard of it not being there.

If you use Kobo Utilities, it also offers slightly more finegrained control over the font size.

hecq · 11-10-2020, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

The font scaling used for kepubs means they are smaller than for an epub when using the same setting. But, the font settings are changed in exactly the same way. The font icon should be in the top menu bar when you display it when reading. I don't think I have ever heard of it not being there.

Nevermind... It was converting to PDF before sending for some reason. I tweaked the formats list in the plugin and it eventually stopped converting to PDF before kepub. Still not sure how it happened, but it works now!

ownedbycats · 11-10-2020, 02:00 PM

If I modify the collections on the device, is there any way to get them back to the #kobocoll column aside from manually changing them?

Thank you

PeterT · 11-10-2020, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

If I modify the collections on the device, is there any way to get them back to the #kobocoll column aside from manually changing them?

Thank you

I think Kobo utilities can set a calibre column to the list of collections.

Sipo · 11-13-2020, 06:22 AM

Hi, all. Since I upgraded my Kobo H2O to 4.24.15676 my plugins for KePub broke in Calibre 4.7.

So I downloaded and installed Calibre 5.1.2 as suggested and the attached files from this thread: KePub Metadata Reader (3.2.9), KePub Metadata Writer (3.2.12), and KoboTouchExtended (3.4.1).

I don't get any error codes now when I send my epubs to the device and the files are recognized as "Kobo Epub" but I can't display the statistics and the other features I used to do. What am I missing?

Thanks in advance!

compurandom · 11-13-2020, 07:37 AM

Maybe you are looking for this hidden setting:

Code:

 [FeatureSettings]
 BookSpecificStats=true

Sipo · 11-13-2020, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by compurandom

Maybe you are looking for this hidden setting:

Code:

 [FeatureSettings]
 BookSpecificStats=true

I tried to insert that line in the Kobo eReader.conf but it did not help me. I still can't see statistics or adjust the fonts in the ebooks like I was able to before the upgrade.

Sipo · 11-13-2020, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sipo

I tried to insert that line in the Kobo eReader.conf but it did not help me. I still can't see statistics or adjust the fonts in the ebooks like I was able to before the upgrade.

Lol, I just noticed that the info does not show on the first page with the cover. My bad. It works now. Thanks.

davidfor · 11-13-2020, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sipo

Hi, all. Since I upgraded my Kobo H2O to 4.24.15676 my plugins for KePub broke in Calibre 4.7.

I very much doubt they actually broke. There would have been a warning about the change in firmware version. Following the instructions in that warning is completely safe.

Quote:

So I downloaded and installed Calibre 5.1.2 as suggested and the attached files from this thread: KePub Metadata Reader (3.2.9), KePub Metadata Writer (3.2.12), and KoboTouchExtended (3.4.1).

No, installing calibre 5.1.2 was only a recommendation when calibre 5.1 came out and quite a few plugins, including these did not work. A lot of work was done to solve these problems, and 5.1.2 was the fixed version. If you are updating calibre, you should update to the latest version. That is version 5.5 and is working fine with all my Kobo devices.

ownedbycats · 11-14-2020, 01:32 PM

Did anyone else have KoboTouchExtended delete itself from Calibre when upgrading to 5.5? Reinstalling fixed it but it's strange.

davidfor · 11-14-2020, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Did anyone else have KoboTouchExtended delete itself from Calibre when upgrading to 5.5? Reinstalling fixed it but it's strange.

This is something that has been happening occasionally. The first time calibre is started after an upgrade, the plugin doesn't load. Sometimes restarting calibre is enough for it to work. Other times, you need to install it again.

There has been a suggestion that it is related to the when some modules are loaded. I did play with this when we had the problem with calibre 5.1. But, it looks like I deleted the changes I made. I'll have to dig up the notes again.

ownedbycats · 11-14-2020, 08:17 PM

I'm just glad that deleting a plugin doesn't also delete the settings. That would be very annoying otherwise.

11-13-2020, 07:37 AM	#2394
compurandom Wizard Posts: 1,012 Karma: 500000 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: Rocketbook, kobo aura h2o, kobo forma, kobo libra color	Maybe you are looking for this hidden setting: Code: [FeatureSettings] BookSpecificStats=true

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11-10-2020, 02:22 AM	#2387
hecq Enthusiast Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kobo Clara HD	I just found out about this driver and I'm very excited. I just tried it however, and the font in the book is much smaller than I can read. I don't see the usual font setting to adjust the font size. How do I make the font bigger on the Kobo (Clara HD)?

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ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,998 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	If I modify the collections on the device, is there any way to get them back to the #kobocoll column aside from manually changing them? Thank you

11-13-2020, 06:22 AM	#2393
Sipo Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2020 Device: Kobo Libra H2O	Hi, all. Since I upgraded my Kobo H2O to 4.24.15676 my plugins for KePub broke in Calibre 4.7. So I downloaded and installed Calibre 5.1.2 as suggested and the attached files from this thread: KePub Metadata Reader (3.2.9), KePub Metadata Writer (3.2.12), and KoboTouchExtended (3.4.1). I don't get any error codes now when I send my epubs to the device and the files are recognized as "Kobo Epub" but I can't display the statistics and the other features I used to do. What am I missing? Thanks in advance!

11-14-2020, 01:32 PM	#2398
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,998 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Did anyone else have KoboTouchExtended delete itself from Calibre when upgrading to 5.5? Reinstalling fixed it but it's strange.

11-14-2020, 08:17 PM	#2400
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,998 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I'm just glad that deleting a plugin doesn't also delete the settings. That would be very annoying otherwise.