[Metadata Source Plugin] Beam eBooks - Page 2

bluewestshadow · 05-27-2026, 11:48 AM

@JSWolf Technically you're right, but since I'm using Beam only, for buying ebooks and this plugin helps a lot concerning metadata I think it is worth to tell users that it is still usable. And with the little fixes I provided it works like a charm.

So I wonder why you think your comment does help? What did you want to tell the users? In my opinion now it looks like that the plugin is unusable now.

BTW I would take goodfathership for this plugin but I am no python dev. I konw C, CPP, Java, Perl etc,... but no Python

So I am able to fix an import after a short lookup but when there are significant problems I can't help. But eventually you know where I can place a CR so that the plugin is fixed - which would help more than telling people it does not work.

theducks · 05-27-2026, 12:06 PM

What is a (generic) 'Chapter' for a regular book?

The Quality check PI can count TOC entries and report those with less than n
A TOC may have other entries
Ads, Author Bio, dedication, 'Part' dividers
Not all chapter headings have the word 'Chapter'

So how do we count 'Chapters'? (food for thought

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05-27-2026, 11:48 AM	#16
bluewestshadow Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2026 Device: kindle	What is the worth of telling people a fixable plugin is dead? @JSWolf Technically you're right, but since I'm using Beam only, for buying ebooks and this plugin helps a lot concerning metadata I think it is worth to tell users that it is still usable. And with the little fixes I provided it works like a charm. So I wonder why you think your comment does help? What did you want to tell the users? In my opinion now it looks like that the plugin is unusable now. BTW I would take goodfathership for this plugin but I am no python dev. I konw C, CPP, Java, Perl etc,... but no Python So I am able to fix an import after a short lookup but when there are significant problems I can't help. But eventually you know where I can place a CR so that the plugin is fixed - which would help more than telling people it does not work.

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05-27-2026, 12:06 PM	#17
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,789 Karma: 64144480 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	What is a (generic) 'Chapter' for a regular book? The Quality check PI can count TOC entries and report those with less than n A TOC may have other entries Ads, Author Bio, dedication, 'Part' dividers Not all chapter headings have the word 'Chapter' So how do we count 'Chapters'? (food for thought )

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