[GUI Plugin] FanFictionDownLoader

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by wp709

Is it possible to include more than the story summary in the "comments" metadata section in Calibre? I'd also like to automatically include ratings and word counts if possible. I've tried reading the wiki but it's all a bit confusing for this beginner.

Not really. Or not automatically at least. I might consider it making such a feature if there's some interest.

Most of us put those metadata each into a custom columns in calibre if we want to track them. FFDL is well equipped for that.

[wp709]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Not really. Or not automatically at least. I might consider it making such a feature if there's some interest.

Most of us put those metadata each into a custom columns in calibre if we want to track them. FFDL is well equipped for that.

Ah, I see. It's more a specific thing for the ebook reader I use on my phone that I would like to have since it only shows descriptions and not much else. Either way, just curious if I was missing something. This plugin has one less step of me having to copy paste the summary at least

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by wp709

Ah, I see. It's more a specific thing for the ebook reader I use on my phone that I would like to have since it only shows descriptions and not much else. Either way, just curious if I was missing something. This plugin has one less step of me having to copy paste the summary at least

An option to consider is calibre's metadata plugboards feature. It lets you modify each ebook's metadata as the book is sent to the device.

For example, I use something like this to set the 'title' field in books sent my devices to contain series, title, wordcount, tags and extranotes:

{series:|| }{series_index:0>2s|[|] - }{title}{#wordcount:| (|)}{tags:| [|]}{#extranotes:| [|]}

There's a thread on plugboard techniques.

[davidfor]

It's always surprised me that the plugboard can't change the comments. As a lot of ereaders don't handle tags, being able to add them to the comments would be good. I suppose the problem is that the comments are HTML and changing that and not messing up the formatting is a little more complicated.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by davidfor

It's always surprised me that the plugboard can't change the comments. As a lot of ereaders don't handle tags, being able to add them to the comments would be good. I suppose the problem is that the comments are HTML and changing that and not messing up the formatting is a little more complicated.

I didn't know that plugboards couldn't do comments until I looked. I just checked and calibre does fill epub comments (dc:description) with the calibre comments field when sending files. HTML vs plain text is a good point.

I don't think any of my ebook readers use comments, so I've never looked before. That's why I put tags, etc in the title--title and author are the only fields all of my different ebook readers--devices and programs--have used.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

I didn't know that plugboards couldn't do comments until I looked. I just checked and calibre does fill epub comments (dc:description) with the calibre comments field when sending files. HTML vs plain text is a good point.

I didn't notice for a long time. It was only when I thought it would be good to display the tags somewhere that I looked.

I don't think any of my ebook readers use comments, so I've never looked before. That's why I put tags, etc in the title--title and author are the only fields all of my different ebook readers--devices and programs--have used.

The Kobo devices do a reasonable job of displaying the metadata. They read it from the books, put it in a database and work from that. The annoying thing is they don't read some of the metadata, but will display if it is in the database. Unfortunately, the tags isn't one of the things that it can display.

[JimmXinu]

New test version with a fix for finding Sequels on FimF.

[beachbunny]

I don't know if it is just me but ... after the last update to this Plugin when I try and use this update my library of books made up from StoriesOnline.net it constantly prompts me for my ID and Password even though it is contained in the Personal.ini file ...
I wonder if StoriesOnline.net is now rejecting this access ... when I log-in via Firefox or Chrome ... i am able to successful connect.
Is anyone here having a similar issue?

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Moved into the relevant PI thread

[davidfor]

beachbunny: I just did a quick check and it is working here. But, they change the way the logins were being done at StoriesOnline and Finestories. From memory, you need to use the email address for your account rather than the username.

[beachbunny]

Originally Posted by davidfor

beachbunny: I just did a quick check and it is working here. But, they change the way the logins were being done at StoriesOnline and Finestories. From memory, you need to use the email address for your account rather than the username.

Thank you ... that did the trick ...

[AndersW]

When using FFDL on fimfiction.net to download stories, the horizontal line is being removed. As this is the most common way to signify a scene change, it leads to some very abrupt scene changes when it is removed.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by AndersW

When using FFDL on fimfiction.net to download stories, the horizontal line is being removed. As this is the most common way to signify a scene change, it leads to some very abrupt scene changes when it is removed.

Looks like they are there to me. Please provide an example story URL that you see this happen with.

[JimmXinu]

Test version that puts prequel back in Fimf. FaceDeer pointed out I was wrong about it being gone.

[AndersW]

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/6849...lind/girl-talk

This chapter of this story has a horizontal line that is disappearing. And yes I did try the experimental one you just posted.

If you want the section you are looking for is here.

Twilight shuffled. “Can you cuddle with me, like when you were younger?” She cast her gaze to the pillow, and Spike nodded. She needed the comfort right now, and he was there to give it. The dragon cuddled close to the mare, and she hugged him tightly, and began telling him of her trip.

-Missing Horizontal Line-

Three weeks had passed since the fight between her husband and her former charge, and neither had contacted the other. Cadance sighed and looked over the Tree Library, noting that it looked as perfect as always. This is either a good sign, or a really bad one… The mare sighed and strode towards the tree with purpose.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by AndersW

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/6849...lind/girl-talk

This chapter of this story has a horizontal line that is disappearing. And yes I did try the experimental one you just posted.

The author didn't use an hr tag there. They faked it with line-through and spaces:

<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">&nbsp;[...]&nbsp; </span></p>

If you set keep_style_attr:true in personal.ini, it keeps some of these fake hr's, but not all of them.

It looks like some of them are being lost in processing due to incorrect tag nesting in the author's original HTML.

Unless you can show several examples of this problem in different stories by different authors, I'm inclined to chalk it up to bad HTML by the author and not worry about it.

But I'll look into it more if you can find several instances that show me it's something that commonly happens.