[FanFicFare] Metadata Management for Fanfiction - Page 4

Ghostcat · 06-04-2023, 10:10 AM

Thanks for the prompt response culytera. This put the new CSS in the <head> section but the contents of your <head> section still appeared in the <body> section of the downloaded book.

culytera · 06-04-2023, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghostcat

Thanks for the prompt response culytera. This put the new CSS in the <head> section but the contents of your <head> section still appeared in the <body> section of the downloaded book.

I checked one of my downloaded books and they don't have that issue. What do titlepage_entries and titlepage_start look like in your personal.ini?

Amalthia · 06-04-2023, 10:54 PM

Maybe there is something wrong with my computer. I installed a brand new instance of Calibre Portable, I created a "saved metadata" custom column. Updated FFF to use the new custom column. I made no other changes to FFF and downloaded two different stories.

One restricted: https://archiveofourown.org/works/47189341
The other not restricted: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34853359

In the saved metadata on the restricted I get all metadata except "Additional Tags" when I downloaded the not restricted fic, the "Additional tags" all appear in the tags column and in saved metadata column.

Amalthia

culytera · 06-05-2023, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amalthia

Maybe there is something wrong with my computer. I installed a brand new instance of Calibre Portable, I created a "saved metadata" custom column. Updated FFF to use the new custom column. I made no other changes to FFF and downloaded two different stories.

One restricted: https://archiveofourown.org/works/47189341
The other not restricted: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34853359

In the saved metadata on the restricted I get all metadata except "Additional Tags" when I downloaded the not restricted fic, the "Additional tags" all appear in the tags column and in saved metadata column.

Amalthia

How about instead of doing

Code:

include_in_genre: freeformtags

You instead use freeformtags itself to fill up the test column?

ownedbycats · 06-05-2023, 12:21 AM

I think Amalthia mentioned that the freeformtags were missing from the metadata longtext column which indicates the scraping of them is failuring.

Amalthia · 06-05-2023, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I think Amalthia mentioned that the freeformtags were missing from the metadata longtext column which indicates the scraping of them is failuring.

Yes, what ownedbycats said, plus I'm already using the option to include freeformtags in my settings.

Code:

include_in_genre: freeformtags

Even with FFF default settings, it's still not grabbing the "freeformtag" data.

I hadn't even installed any other plugins on my test Calibre, just FFF. I originally thought maybe the problem is a conflict with plugins.

Amalthia

ownedbycats · 06-05-2023, 12:58 AM

@Amalthia - I PM'd you an AO3 invite code in case you want to test whether the issue is with your account. (Probably unlikely.)

Amalthia · 06-05-2023, 02:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

@Amalthia - I PM'd you an AO3 invite code in case you want to test whether the issue is with your account. (Probably unlikely.)

I created a new account and loaded both links into my Calibre test environment and it worked. I'm now seeing the additional tags information for restricted stories. Now the fun part, going through my AO3 settings to see what is different between the two accounts.

Thank you so much for sticking with his and coming up with an out of the box solution.

Once I find the setting in AO3 I'll update this thread so if anyone else runs across this problem they'll know the solution.

Thanks so much for your help,
Amalthia

Amalthia · 06-05-2023, 02:39 AM

Okay that did not take long to solve on the AO3 side.

Problem statement: Additional tags would not download into Calibre, with FanFicFare plugin, if the author had restricted access to logged in users.

SOLUTION: Edit the AO3 preferences option "Hide additional tags." I had this option selected in my settings. After changing the setting "additional tags" now download into Calibre.

Again, thank you everyone for helping me troubleshoot this problem.

Amalthia

ownedbycats · 06-05-2023, 02:56 AM

Post that in the FFF thread. Jim may want to add it to the FAQ or somewhere.

Amalthia · 06-05-2023, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Post that in the FFF thread. Jim may want to add it to the FAQ or somewhere.

Good idea!

Ghostcat · 06-06-2023, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by culytera

I checked one of my downloaded books and they don't have that issue. What do titlepage_entries and titlepage_start look like in your personal.ini?

I finally figured it out. Turns out it was because I was using the HTML Output Format. If I switched to EPUB it worked.

chicleeblair · 07-16-2023, 07:11 PM

This is INSANE I’m sure this is simple, but I can’t figure it out.

There are two things I’d like to do to make tags that use the character names easier to manage. First, those that mix the character with a descriptive adjective (e.g. Deaf Clint Barton) I’d like to change to just my tag to that adjective

Shouldn’t that be something like
add_replace_metadata:
tag=>^.[Dd]eaf.*=>Deafness

From there, I’d like to then delete tags that use character names. I’d use

exclude_metadata_post:
tag=~^. Clint .*

I haven’t tried it yet, because I’ve been trying to do the first part. Also, is there anyway to do it more generally, not just putting in every name?

culytera · 07-17-2023, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chicleeblair

This is INSANE I’m sure this is simple, but I can’t figure it out.

There are two things I’d like to do to make tags that use the character names easier to manage. First, those that mix the character with a descriptive adjective (e.g. Deaf Clint Barton) I’d like to change to just my tag to that adjective

Shouldn’t that be something like
add_replace_metadata:
tag=>^.[Dd]eaf.*=>Deafness

This should work but only for tags that have "Deaf" at the beginning.

Code:

replace_metadata:
 freeformtags=>^([Dd]eaf).*=>Deafness

Assuming you mean the freeformtags, then it'll look like this:

If you also include freeformtags in Calibre's tags (controlled by the include_subject_tags setting), I think it should change in Calibre's tags as well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chicleeblair

From there, I’d like to then delete tags that use character names. I’d use

exclude_metadata_post:
tag=~^. Clint .*

I haven’t tried it yet, because I’ve been trying to do the first part. Also, is there anyway to do it more generally, not just putting in every name?

You can exclude characters in Calibre's tag system:

Code:

include_subject_tags: freeformtags, category, ships, status, whatever you want

If you want to exclude mentioned characters in freeformtags, I don't think it's possible to do it without inputting the characters manually via exclude_metadata.

arpeggioaccele · 07-22-2023, 02:36 PM

Wow, remind me to look into fixing up all the tags in my library— I've always been to scared to touch them.

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06-04-2023, 10:10 AM	#46
Ghostcat Connoisseur Posts: 67 Karma: 582370 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: Kobo Clara 2E, Pocketbook Inkpad 4	Thanks for the prompt response culytera. This put the new CSS in the <head> section but the contents of your <head> section still appeared in the <body> section of the downloaded book.

06-04-2023, 10:54 PM	#48
Amalthia Wizard Posts: 1,190 Karma: 32370 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Anchorage, AK Device: Sony Reader PRS-505, PRS-650, PRS-T3, Pocketbook HD2	Maybe there is something wrong with my computer. I installed a brand new instance of Calibre Portable, I created a "saved metadata" custom column. Updated FFF to use the new custom column. I made no other changes to FFF and downloaded two different stories. One restricted: https://archiveofourown.org/works/47189341 The other not restricted: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34853359 In the saved metadata on the restricted I get all metadata except "Additional Tags" when I downloaded the not restricted fic, the "Additional tags" all appear in the tags column and in saved metadata column. Amalthia

06-05-2023, 12:21 AM	#50
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,359 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I think Amalthia mentioned that the freeformtags were missing from the metadata longtext column which indicates the scraping of them is failuring.

06-05-2023, 12:58 AM	#52
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,359 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	@Amalthia - I PM'd you an AO3 invite code in case you want to test whether the issue is with your account. (Probably unlikely.)

06-05-2023, 02:39 AM	#54
Amalthia Wizard Posts: 1,190 Karma: 32370 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Anchorage, AK Device: Sony Reader PRS-505, PRS-650, PRS-T3, Pocketbook HD2	Okay that did not take long to solve on the AO3 side. Problem statement: Additional tags would not download into Calibre, with FanFicFare plugin, if the author had restricted access to logged in users. SOLUTION: Edit the AO3 preferences option "Hide additional tags." I had this option selected in my settings. After changing the setting "additional tags" now download into Calibre. Again, thank you everyone for helping me troubleshoot this problem. Amalthia

06-05-2023, 02:56 AM	#55
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,359 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Post that in the FFF thread. Jim may want to add it to the FAQ or somewhere.

07-16-2023, 07:11 PM	#58
chicleeblair Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2018 Device: iPad mini	This is INSANE I’m sure this is simple, but I can’t figure it out. There are two things I’d like to do to make tags that use the character names easier to manage. First, those that mix the character with a descriptive adjective (e.g. Deaf Clint Barton) I’d like to change to just my tag to that adjective Shouldn’t that be something like add_replace_metadata: tag=>^.[Dd]eaf.=>Deafness From there, I’d like to then delete tags that use character names. I’d use exclude_metadata_post: tag=~^. Clint . I haven’t tried it yet, because I’ve been trying to do the first part. Also, is there anyway to do it more generally, not just putting in every name?

07-22-2023, 02:36 PM	#60
arpeggioaccele light mode user Posts: 67 Karma: 16268 Join Date: May 2023 Location: New England Device: I use the Calibre ebook-viewer on macos and Apple Books on ios.	Wow, remind me to look into fixing up all the tags in my library— I've always been to scared to touch them.