[GUI Plugin] FanFictionDownLoader

[mcb123]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

ff.net doesn't have 'series' metadata, so it's never going to work there.

I feel silly, because I suspected that might be the issue as soon as I posted the question.

Is there a way I can force the Category values into the standard Calibre series column (and associated auto-numbering), using the FF.net-specific section of personal.ini, without creating a custom series column?

Thanks for your patience

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by mcb123

Is there a way I can force the Category values into the standard Calibre series column (and associated auto-numbering), using the FF.net-specific section of personal.ini, without creating a custom series column?

It seems an odd thing to do to me, but it can be done:

[www.fanfiction.net]
include_in_series: category

However, if you ever download a crossover fic, the series will contain both categories as one string because series is not a comma separated values column.

Putting category in tags or in a custom column is really the preferred way to do it.

[mcb123]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

It seems an odd thing to do to me, but it can be done...Putting category in tags or in a custom column is really the preferred way to do it.

Thanks, it worked perfectly. The reason for this strange workaround is my reader reads series info, but cannot sort by it, and does not read tags or custom columns at all, so if I want to read a particular fandom and sort it, I have to use a series plugboard to include the fandom in the title during send to device.

Luckily, tagging generally as "Fanfiction" and creating a virtual library keeps my fic series from messing with other novel series.

[PandathePanda]

Originally Posted by cryzed

@PandathePanda try the attached version. The problem was the https protocol prefix, I wrote the adapter originally to only handle the http protocol prefix.

Thanx for the Fix

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by mcb123

Thanks, it worked perfectly. The reason for this strange workaround is my reader reads series info, but cannot sort by it, and does not read tags or custom columns at all, so if I want to read a particular fandom and sort it, I have to use a series plugboard to include the fandom in the title during send to device.

Luckily, tagging generally as "Fanfiction" and creating a virtual library keeps my fic series from messing with other novel series.

Personally, my solution is to use a plugboard to include everything I want to search on in the title:

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

Somewhat related, there's also a wiki page documenting how FFDL and Reading List can help you with manage your read/unread fanfic and device.

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by mcb123

Thanks, it worked perfectly. The reason for this strange workaround is my reader reads series info, but cannot sort by it, and does not read tags or custom columns at all, so if I want to read a particular fandom and sort it, I have to use a series plugboard to include the fandom in the title during send to device.

Luckily, tagging generally as "Fanfiction" and creating a virtual library keeps my fic series from messing with other novel series.

As you list your device as a Kobo Touch, a search on the device will search the series name as well as the title and the author. But, I suspect you might be better off creating a shelf for each fandom. If the fandom is in a column in calibre, that is easy to do.

[Tanjamuse]

What does this mean:

calibre, version 2.21.0
ERROR: Error Updating Metadata: <p>An error has occurred while FFDL was updating calibre's metadata for <a href='http://archiveofourown.org/works/3547121'>A Curious Thing</a>.</p>The ebook has been updated, but the metadata has not.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre_plugins.fanfictiondownloader_plugin.ffdl_ plugin", line 1267, in update_books_loop
File "calibre_plugins.fanfictiondownloader_plugin.ffdl_ plugin", line 1782, in update_metadata
ValueError: too many values to unpack

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by Tanjamuse

What does this mean:

You have too many parts in a generate_cover_settings parameter.

I'll look into adding generate_cover_settings to the settings checked for correctness when personal.ini is edited.

[Tanjamuse]

Thanks. I don't know if it helps but I don't get that error on all stories.

This is the story where the error shows up: http://archiveofourown.org/works/3547121

[JimmXinu]

New test version with:

• Better error handling of generate_cover_settings params.
• Add HTTP header X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett
• Remove tooltip from ini text edit boxes--it's just distracting.

Kudos to tthfanfic.org for already sending X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett.

[Tanjamuse]

I still get that error, and I don't know what I've done wrong

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by Tanjamuse

I still get that error, and I don't know what I've done wrong

What I changed is intended to show you where your error is when you edit personal.ini. It can't fix the error because it's a mistake in your configuration. Go edit personal.ini again.

[Tanjamuse]

I'll say it in a different way.

I don't understand what I have to change.

Can I have too many generate cover settings?

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by Tanjamuse

I don't understand what I have to change

Each generate cover settings line has to have exactly three parts, a template, a regex pattern, and a GC setting name. For example:

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

Your error indicates you have too many in at least one line. The new error checking should be telling you which line if you read it closely.

[Tanjamuse]

Thanks. I did have a double-line in my "generate covers"-settings.

Thank you for the help