NickelSeries: Integrated EPUB/KEPUB series metadata support - Page 10

Falafelteller · 06-05-2024, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geek1011

I would need to see the syslog.

Also, is there a series index too? That's required for NickelSeries.

BTW, if you like the Combat Codes series, you'll probably also like The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter.

IDK if I like combat codes (yet), I bought It for 99 cent on sale. Cant go wrong for 99 cent.

https://paste.debian.net/1319296/ thats the whole metadata

I am using calibre, I can convert into anything I need it to be. Whats does it need to be? epub v3 and embed metadata?

JSWolf · 06-05-2024, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falafelteller

IDK if I like combat codes (yet), I bought It for 99 cent on sale. Cant go wrong for 99 cent.

https://paste.debian.net/1319296/ thats the whole metadata

I am using calibre, I can convert into anything I need it to be. Whats does it need to be? epub v3 and embed metadata?

That URL is rubbish as the text size is too small by default. Just pate it a message here inside of a spoiler tag. It's the eye with the cross-out icon.

DNSB · 06-05-2024, 06:09 PM

Just to make Jon happier, here's the text copied and pasted and resized to here;

Spoiler:

Code:

Posting 1319296 from anonymous posted at 2024-06-05 19:23:16 expires: 2024-06-08 19:23:16

$ cat content.opf
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    <dc:title id="id">The Combat Codes</dc:title>
    <dc:creator id="id-1">Alexander Darwin</dc:creator>
    <dc:identifier>MOBI-ASIN:B0BLVFFFKL</dc:identifier>
    <dc:identifier>google:xbaSEAAAQBAJ</dc:identifier>
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    <dc:contributor id="id-2">calibre (7.12.0) [https://calibre-ebook.com]</dc:contributor>
    <dc:date>2021-01-23T08:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
    <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;The first book in a debut, action-packed and character-driven science fiction trilogy set in a world where the fate of empires is determined by battle-hardened warriors who are trained to compete in brutal single combat.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a world long ago ravaged by war, the nations have sworn an armistice never to use weapons of mass destruction again. Instead, highly-skilled warriors known as Grievar Knights represent their nations’ interests in brutal hand-to-hand combat.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Murray Pearson was once a famed Knight until he suffered a loss that crippled his homeland — but now he’s on the hunt to discover the next champion.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In underground and ruthless combat rings, an orphaned boy called Cego is making a name for himself. Murray believes Cego has what it takes to thrive in the world's most prestigious combat academy – but first, Cego must prove himself in the vicious arenas of the underworld. And survival isn’t guaranteed.   &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“A brutal and relentless science fantasy martial arts extravaganza, set in a world where the fate of nations rests on the perfect counterpunch or rear naked choke. The Combat Codes is that rare book that fully satisfies me as an action fan.” — Fonda Lee, author of Jade City&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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    <dc:subject>Fantasy</dc:subject>
    <dc:subject>Science Fiction</dc:subject>
    <dc:subject>High Fantasy</dc:subject>
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geek1011 · 06-05-2024, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

That URL is rubbish as the text size is too small by default. Just pate it a message here inside of a spoiler tag. It's the eye with the cross-out icon.

Respectfully, your eyes must be rubbish, then. I like my text that size, and I'm supposed to wear glasses.

geek1011 · 06-05-2024, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falafelteller

IDK if I like combat codes (yet), I bought It for 99 cent on sale. Cant go wrong for 99 cent.

https://paste.debian.net/1319296/ thats the whole metadata

I am using calibre, I can convert into anything I need it to be. Whats does it need to be? epub v3 and embed metadata?

That OPF file looks fine... I would need to see the syslog from the device after importing tje book to see what's wrong.

DNSB · 06-05-2024, 07:42 PM

To dump the syslog, you can use NickelMenu with the following menu item:

Code:

menu_item : main    : Dump Syslog        : cmd_spawn      : logread > /mnt/onboard/.adds/syslog.log

The main location will have this item appear in the menu when on the home screen. The file will be written in the .adds directory as syslog.log. I'd suggest adding that file to a .zip file since the Manage Attachments (if you don't see it, click on the Go Advanced button) does not have .log as an accepted filetype.

Falafelteller · 06-05-2024, 11:33 PM

Thanks so far, I’ll provide a log this weekend.

Lavender · 03-21-2025, 10:25 AM

So I’m a new kobo user, and just started using NickelSeries to keep from having to double sync my device every time I add new books to my clara bw. I just noticed that the kobo doesn’t just have problems picking up series metadata on first sync. It also doesn’t pick up on instances of multiple authors it seems.

Is there a possibility of adding the same kind of first sync functionality to the project for other bits of metadata?

DNSB · 03-21-2025, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lavender

Is there a possibility of adding the same kind of first sync functionality to the project for other bits of metadata?

A Kobo ereader picks up the first author in the .opf document as part of the import so adding the ability to add multiple authors from the .opf is going to require a lot more work than adding subtitles or series/series index which a Kobo ereader expects to be added to an existing database entry.

Lavender · 03-21-2025, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

A Kobo ereader picks up the first author in the .opf document as part of the import so adding the ability to add multiple authors from the .opf is going to require a lot more work than adding subtitles or series/series index which a Kobo ereader expects to be added to an existing database entry.

I actually got a fix for this issue from another user this morning. You can create a plugboard setting for the multiple authors issue. Post describing the fix is here.

DNSB · 03-21-2025, 04:22 PM

If you have all the authors in the Authors field in calibre separated by &s, that information will be sent to your Kobo on the second connect without needing a plugboard. When the book is sent to the device, only the first entry in the .opf file authors list will be used. That's the way I've been using it for years.

This did require me to add sublisting to the send to device template to keep file paths from going wild when you stuff multiple authors into the filename and path.

The send to device template I use is:

Ebooks/{author_sort:sublist(0,1,&)}/{title} - {authors:sublist(0,1,&)}

Ebooks is a directory in the root of my Kobo's

{author_sort:sublist(0,1,&)} simply creates or use a directory based on the first entry in the author-sort entry.

{title} - {authors:sublist(0,1,&)} generates a file name based on the book title and the first entry in the authors list.

abe · 03-22-2025, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

NickelMenu is really great for series on Kobo as it allows you to reconnect your Kobo to Calibre for the series update without having to unplug and replug the USB cable. It's done in software. Works very well.

hi there, I'm very intersted to know which nickelmenu code you used for that ? how do you update the metadat/series without having to unplug and plug back the device ?

thank you !

i have searched everywhere but couldnt find any discussion, you're the only one who mentionned that feature

DNSB · 03-22-2025, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abe

hi there, I'm very intersted to know which nickelmenu code you used for that ? how do you update the metadat/series without having to unplug and plug back the device ?

thank you !

i have searched everywhere but couldnt find any discussion, you're the only one who mentionned that feature

Not much of a search required since the information is in the doc file that NickelMenu installs into the .adds/nm directory on your Kobo. I've attached the latest version of that to this message. The USB connect line is the one to reconnect your ejected Kobo without a physical unplug and replug.

Code:

menu_item : main    : Import books       : nickel_misc    : rescan_books_full
menu_item : main    : Toggle Auto USB    : nickel_setting : toggle : auto_usb_gadget
menu_item : main    : USB Connect        : nickel_misc    : force_usb_connection

The following is from the doc file:

Code:

#                   nickel_misc        - one of:
#                                          home                 - goes to the home screen
#                                          force_usb_connection - forces a usb connection dialog to be shown
#                                          rescan_books         - forces nickel to rescan books (4.13.12638+)
#                                          rescan_books_full    - forces a full usb connect/disconnect cycle (4.13.12638+)

Lavender · 03-23-2025, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

If you have all the authors in the Authors field in calibre separated by &s, that information will be sent to your Kobo on the second connect without needing a plugboard. When the book is sent to the device, only the first entry in the .opf file authors list will be used. That's the way I've been using it for years.

This did require me to add sublisting to the send to device template to keep file paths from going wild when you stuff multiple authors into the filename and path.

The send to device template I use is:

Ebooks/{author_sort:sublist(0,1,&)}/{title} - {authors:sublist(0,1,&)}

Ebooks is a directory in the root of my Kobo's

{author_sort:sublist(0,1,&)} simply creates or use a directory based on the first entry in the author-sort entry.

{title} - {authors:sublist(0,1,&)} generates a file name based on the book title and the first entry in the authors list.

Tbh that’s all way over my head. I just want to be able to skip the whole need for a second usb connection to get all the metadata to show up on my device. I tested a the plugboard config detailed in the link on my last post this morning with a new epub file with multiple authors, and after adding it to my kobo I found that the two authors are shown in the authors tabs just like calibre shows them. I didn’t have to connect a second time for the authors to be listed.

If I continue using this plugboard config am I likely to miss any other parts of metadata if I skip the second connection from now on?

DNSB · 03-23-2025, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lavender

If I continue using this plugboard config am I likely to miss any other parts of metadata if I skip the second connection from now on?

For my setup, you would lose publisher, word and page counts, estimated reading time, and quite a few other bits of metadata. For me, sending the books, safely ejecting, tapping on NickelMenu => USB connect (I do have auto USB gadget enabled) and letting the second connect update the metadata. Metadata would be updated on the next connection to calibre assuming Metadata Management is set to Automatic since the database entry the metadata is stored in was created by the import process.

And please note that as the author of the plugboard said, "next time you connect the Kobo to calibre all the Author data in the Kobo database should auto-magically be adjusted according to the new KOBOTOUCH/Authors plugboard." If you have metadata management set to auto, this would happen without the plugboard.

I've attached sample image of a book with multiple authors sent to my Sage with the plugboard in use after sending and importing and after a second connect. The first send still shows only one author since a Kobo ereader uses the first author in the dc:creator list as the author while the second connect updates the author list to all 10 authors.

Code:

    <dc:creator id="id-1">Tamsyn Muir</dc:creator>
    <dc:creator id="id-2">Jennifer Giesbrecht</dc:creator>
    <dc:creator id="id-3">Vylar Kaftan</dc:creator>
    <dc:creator id="id-4">Emily Tesh</dc:creator>
    <dc:creator id="id-5">Kerstin Hall</dc:creator>
    <dc:creator id="id-6">C. S. E. Cooney</dc:creator>
    <dc:creator id="id-7">Katharine Duckett</dc:creator>
    <dc:creator id="id-8">Scotto Moore</dc:creator>
    <dc:creator id="id-9">Priya Sharma</dc:creator>
    <dc:creator id="id-10">Lina Rather</dc:creator>

06-05-2024, 07:42 PM	#141
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,327 Karma: 169098492 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	To dump the syslog, you can use NickelMenu with the following menu item: Code: menu_item : main : Dump Syslog : cmd_spawn : logread > /mnt/onboard/.adds/syslog.log The main location will have this item appear in the menu when on the home screen. The file will be written in the .adds directory as syslog.log. I'd suggest adding that file to a .zip file since the Manage Attachments (if you don't see it, click on the Go Advanced button) does not have .log as an accepted filetype. Last edited by DNSB; 06-05-2024 at 07:45 PM.

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06-05-2024, 11:33 PM	#142
Falafelteller Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2023 Device: Kindle Paperwhite SE, Kindle Oasis, Kobo Libra Colour	Thanks so far, I’ll provide a log this weekend.

03-21-2025, 10:25 AM	#143
Lavender Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 514138 Join Date: Jan 2025 Device: Kobo Clara BW	So I’m a new kobo user, and just started using NickelSeries to keep from having to double sync my device every time I add new books to my clara bw. I just noticed that the kobo doesn’t just have problems picking up series metadata on first sync. It also doesn’t pick up on instances of multiple authors it seems. Is there a possibility of adding the same kind of first sync functionality to the project for other bits of metadata?

03-21-2025, 04:22 PM	#146
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,327 Karma: 169098492 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	If you have all the authors in the Authors field in calibre separated by &s, that information will be sent to your Kobo on the second connect without needing a plugboard. When the book is sent to the device, only the first entry in the .opf file authors list will be used. That's the way I've been using it for years. This did require me to add sublisting to the send to device template to keep file paths from going wild when you stuff multiple authors into the filename and path. The send to device template I use is: Ebooks/{author_sort:sublist(0,1,&)}/{title} - {authors:sublist(0,1,&)} Ebooks is a directory in the root of my Kobo's {author_sort:sublist(0,1,&)} simply creates or use a directory based on the first entry in the author-sort entry. {title} - {authors:sublist(0,1,&)} generates a file name based on the book title and the first entry in the authors list.

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