[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare

[FaceDeer]

I didn't actually discover the cover_min_size setting until just today as I was digging around through the code to see where covers were going wrong for me. I wish I'd found it earlier, I've been using a manual process to tag and fix the occasional story where there's no cover but FFF picks up an emojii from the description and uses that as a cover instead.

I'll let you know when I figure out what setting has been going wrong for me. Could be something I set years ago that is triggering some subtly recently changed behaviour in an unexpected way.

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by FaceDeer

I've been using a manual process to tag and fix the occasional story where there's no cover but FFF picks up an emojii from the description and uses that as a cover instead.

That's actually the reason I requested cover_min_size in the first place.

[ILB]

To automatically create a certain cover for anthologies I have

add_to_generate_cover_settings:
 ${Anthology}=>true=>anthologycover

in my personal.ini

Unfortunately it doesn´t work anymore.
Since I don't use it regularly I don't know exactly since when it stopped working.

Was there some change within the last few months?

[JimmXinu]

I don't see how that would have ever worked; it's anthology not Anthology.

Here's mine:

add_to_generate_cover_settings:
 ${anthology}=>true=>FFDL

[ILB]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

I don't see how that would have ever worked; it's anthology not Anthology.

Here's mine:

add_to_generate_cover_settings:
 ${anthology}=>true=>FFDL

I changed that and now it works again.

It stopped working and I tried a few things in the last few days.
Maybe I altered that in a try to repair it - because I know it worked before.
Whatever...

Thanks for you help!

[JimmXinu]

New Version Released

Version 4.5.0 - 2021-08-25
- (Known issue: #729 - wuxiaworld.site has changed)
- Update translations.
- Fix for lazyload images in base_xenforoforum_adapter
- Keep existing series/anthology URL during update for config purposes.
- Allow chapter URLs for adapter_webnovelcom.
- Shift adapter_fictionmaniatv to http, problems with https server?
- Change blockfilecache to save uint32 addrs instead of original cache key. Hashing cache key proved unreliable in some cases.
- Allow fictionpress.com with use_browser_cache--user still needs to configure in personal.ini Closes #716

[tgoold]

Thank you so much for the fanfiction.net workaround (I finally got around to checking here for it)! Greatly appreciated.

[grimorie]

Hello! I recently moved to a Kobo Aura from a Kindle Paperwhite does updating/overwriting previous version also work on a Kobo?

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by grimorie

Hello! I recently moved to a Kobo Aura from a Kindle Paperwhite does updating/overwriting previous version also work on a Kobo?

Yes, but by default you'll end up with your reading position/annotations constantly wiped. Here's what I do to avoid it:

Get KoboTouchExtended and Kobo Utilities.

In KoboTouchExtended's config, make sure to check "Do not treat replacements as new books."

Now, if you have a fanfic already on the device and there's a new chapter, you can send it to the device and it'll overwrite the old one without resetting your reading position and annotations and the like.

(Unfortunately, if the fanfic title changes, you'll likely end up with duplicate copies on device. Not much to be done about it other than manually delete the old ones.)

But the table of contents will be out-of-date. To fix this, use Kobo Utilities' "Update ToC for Selected Books."

Further questions should go in the threads for KTE and KU, respectively.

[grimorie]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Yes, but by default you'll end up with your reading position/annotations constantly wiped. Here's what I do to avoid it:

Get KoboTouchExtended and Kobo Utilities.

In KoboTouchExtended's config, make sure to check "Do not treat replacements as new books."

Now, if you have a fanfic already on the device and there's a new chapter, you can send it to the device and it'll overwrite the old one without resetting your reading position and annotations and the like.

(Unfortunately, if the fanfic title changes, you'll likely end up with duplicate copies on device. Not much to be done about it other than manually delete the old ones.)

But the table of contents will be out-of-date. To fix this, use Kobo Utilities' "Update ToC for Selected Books."

Further questions should go in the threads for KTE and KU, respectively.

Thank you for this! Will try it out!

[JimmXinu]

Thanks ownedbycats, for knowing more about it--I was just going to say 'No'.

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2021-08-29
- Add POST request for wuxiaworld.site site changers. Closes #729.

[Ascello]

So, I vaguely recall that there was a way to add settings (without using replace_metadata conditionals) for a particular story only, i.e. for example it only works for archiveofourown.org/works/123 but not archiveofourown.org/works/567. What is the syntax of this? I'm asking, because when I type [archiveofourown.org/works/123/] in personal.ini everything after it goes red, and if I type [https://archiveofourown.org/works/123] everything after it goes purple. I think neither of those is normal behaviour, so clearly I do something wrong.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by Ascello

So, I vaguely recall that there was a way to add settings (without using replace_metadata conditionals) for a particular story only, i.e. for example it only works for archiveofourown.org/works/123 but not archiveofourown.org/works/567. What is the syntax of this? I'm asking, because when I type [archiveofourown.org/works/123/] in personal.ini everything after it goes red, and if I type [https://archiveofourown.org/works/123] everything after it goes purple. I think neither of those is normal behaviour, so clearly I do something wrong.

[https://archiveofourown.org/works/123] is correct.

FFF doesn't recognize individual story sections to check for permitted keywords and values. The purple color is an indicator that it looks like a permitted story URL section, but the syntax help isn't available.

[steltek]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

New Version Released

Version 4.5.0 - 2021-08-25
- (Known issue: #729 - wuxiaworld.site has changed)
- Update translations.
- Fix for lazyload images in base_xenforoforum_adapter
- Keep existing series/anthology URL during update for config purposes.
- Allow chapter URLs for adapter_webnovelcom.
- Shift adapter_fictionmaniatv to http, problems with https server?
- Change blockfilecache to save uint32 addrs instead of original cache key. Hashing cache key proved unreliable in some cases.
- Allow fictionpress.com with use_browser_cache--user still needs to configure in personal.ini Closes #716

I haven't seen any Chrome or Vivaldi browser cache issues since I installed this version. Before this version, I was still frequently having FFF throw errors about the pages not being in the cache even though they were obviously there. The only way I previously was able to totally avoid it was to always clear the browser cache before trying to do FFN fic updates. It was workable, but annoying to have to remember to do.

Thanks!