Possible to add time left in chapter?

hag77 · 07-15-2014, 11:19 PM

I use calibre for adding any non Amazon store books to my kindle app. I noticed that the newest mobi file I sent did not have the "time left in chapter" which is a feature I really like. I just started using this app, as a matter of fact, this is my 2nd book I'm reading on this app/device. The first book had the "minutes left in chapter" in the lower left corner, this one only has the location and overall percentage. When you tap it, it either gives you the one option or disappears. I'm guessing that metadata, or whatever it may, is just missing from that file. Is there any way to run it through calibre with an option to add it? Thanks!

eschwartz · 07-16-2014, 02:48 AM

Does the book have properly-defined chapters? i.e. what do you see in the Go To menu?

hag77 · 07-16-2014, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by eschwartz

Does the book have properly-defined chapters? i.e. what do you see in the Go To menu?

"Go to" just prompts me to enter a page number, but I'm pretty sure that's the way it was for the last book I read too.. Underneath "Go to" on the kindle menu- I do see all of the chapters, dedication, etc which do work when I tap them. So yea, it seems like all of the chapters are defined and recognized by the app.

hag77 · 07-16-2014, 04:07 PM

For a test- I converted the mobi to epub and sent it to my ipad w/ the content server.. iBooks sees the chapters and tells me how many pages are remaining in the chapter. So I really can't figure out why the kindle app isn't giving the me the "minutes remaining in chapter".. Maybe I'll try converting the converted epub back to a mobi??

eschwartz · 07-16-2014, 04:16 PM

Maybe... I don't know much about the app, though.

It always works first time on my Kindle e-ink.

hag77 · 07-16-2014, 04:19 PM

Didn't work- I converted it back to mobi from epub, and it still only shows overall progress or nothing.. Kinda frustrating but hopefully I won't run into this a lot on other books. Any other suggestions are welcome!

hag77 · 07-16-2014, 05:29 PM

I'm looking at some other sections on this forum that may be helpful (kindle, android, other formats) but I don't know if it's frowned upon to double post over there w/ same topic?

kovidgoyal · 07-16-2014, 11:07 PM

Just tap on the location to change the display to time left. At least that's how its done on the Kindle PaperWhite. never used amazon's android app.

hag77 · 07-16-2014, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Just tap on the location to change the display to time left. At least that's how its done on the Kindle PaperWhite. never used amazon's android app.

Yea unfortunately that's exactly how it worked for the first book I read with the app.. For my 2nd book that I'm currently on, it only gives me the overall location, rather than per chapter (if I tap to try to toggle, it just turns off/goes away all together). I was hoping there was something I could maybe add with calibre that the file was missing, but so far no luck.

kovidgoyal · 07-16-2014, 11:56 PM

It has nothing to do with file contents. As far as I know it simply uses the entries from the table of contents. So as long as the table of contents has more than on top-level chapter it should work. Though with amazon, who knows.

hag77 · 07-17-2014, 12:02 AM

Thanks for the reply. Really bizarre behavior since all the chapters are "clickable" and work fine from the TOC.. In the end I'm not tied to the kindle app, just looking for a reliable android reader that will consistently give me "per chapter" progress whether it's minutes or pages. I'm a night reader, so I like to know when I should call it quits for the night. Thanks btw for creating such a fabulous book manager/converter in calibre.

hag77 · 07-17-2014, 01:30 AM

Ok- so hopefully this is my last post on this topic, and I hope it helps anyone else out looking for an answer.. I actually got back my "minutes in chapter" by trying something stupid, but it worked. I just started quickly scrolling through pages as fast as I could for about 7 seconds or so.. Then, when I touched the location in the lower left, my minutes option was back! Now, it was flawed because I had been speeding through pages, but as I went back to my normal reading speed it pretty quickly got back to the correct minute estimate..

I have no idea why the option was not returning with my regular reading speed, but apparently going nuts on turning pages for a few seconds brings it back.. Thanks again to those who replied and again- I hope this helps someone else out.

Sabardeyn · 07-17-2014, 08:48 AM

The display of the "time left" might be a variable that is only generated in real time, based on a few "page turns" while you're reading. The software might recognize scrolling vs reading; ignoring scrolling for purposes of generating the "time left" value.

Glad you were able to find a "fix" for the problem.

07-15-2014, 11:19 PM	#1
hag77 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: Kindle app (Hisense Sero 7 Pro)	Possible to add time left in chapter? I use calibre for adding any non Amazon store books to my kindle app. I noticed that the newest mobi file I sent did not have the "time left in chapter" which is a feature I really like. I just started using this app, as a matter of fact, this is my 2nd book I'm reading on this app/device. The first book had the "minutes left in chapter" in the lower left corner, this one only has the location and overall percentage. When you tap it, it either gives you the one option or disappears. I'm guessing that metadata, or whatever it may, is just missing from that file. Is there any way to run it through calibre with an option to add it? Thanks! Last edited by hag77; 07-15-2014 at 11:22 PM.

07-17-2014, 12:02 AM	#11
hag77 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: Kindle app (Hisense Sero 7 Pro)	Thanks for the reply. Really bizarre behavior since all the chapters are "clickable" and work fine from the TOC.. In the end I'm not tied to the kindle app, just looking for a reliable android reader that will consistently give me "per chapter" progress whether it's minutes or pages. I'm a night reader, so I like to know when I should call it quits for the night. Thanks btw for creating such a fabulous book manager/converter in calibre. Last edited by hag77; 07-17-2014 at 12:04 AM.

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07-16-2014, 02:48 AM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Does the book have properly-defined chapters? i.e. what do you see in the Go To menu?

07-16-2014, 04:07 PM	#4
hag77 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: Kindle app (Hisense Sero 7 Pro)	For a test- I converted the mobi to epub and sent it to my ipad w/ the content server.. iBooks sees the chapters and tells me how many pages are remaining in the chapter. So I really can't figure out why the kindle app isn't giving the me the "minutes remaining in chapter".. Maybe I'll try converting the converted epub back to a mobi??

07-16-2014, 04:16 PM	#5
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Maybe... I don't know much about the app, though. It always works first time on my Kindle e-ink.

07-16-2014, 04:19 PM	#6
hag77 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: Kindle app (Hisense Sero 7 Pro)	Didn't work- I converted it back to mobi from epub, and it still only shows overall progress or nothing.. Kinda frustrating but hopefully I won't run into this a lot on other books. Any other suggestions are welcome!

07-16-2014, 05:29 PM	#7
hag77 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: Kindle app (Hisense Sero 7 Pro)	I'm looking at some other sections on this forum that may be helpful (kindle, android, other formats) but I don't know if it's frowned upon to double post over there w/ same topic?

07-16-2014, 11:07 PM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,871 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Just tap on the location to change the display to time left. At least that's how its done on the Kindle PaperWhite. never used amazon's android app.

07-16-2014, 11:56 PM	#10
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,871 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It has nothing to do with file contents. As far as I know it simply uses the entries from the table of contents. So as long as the table of contents has more than on top-level chapter it should work. Though with amazon, who knows.

07-17-2014, 01:30 AM	#12
hag77 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: Kindle app (Hisense Sero 7 Pro)	Ok- so hopefully this is my last post on this topic, and I hope it helps anyone else out looking for an answer.. I actually got back my "minutes in chapter" by trying something stupid, but it worked. I just started quickly scrolling through pages as fast as I could for about 7 seconds or so.. Then, when I touched the location in the lower left, my minutes option was back! Now, it was flawed because I had been speeding through pages, but as I went back to my normal reading speed it pretty quickly got back to the correct minute estimate.. I have no idea why the option was not returning with my regular reading speed, but apparently going nuts on turning pages for a few seconds brings it back.. Thanks again to those who replied and again- I hope this helps someone else out.

07-17-2014, 08:48 AM	#13
Sabardeyn Guru Posts: 644 Karma: 1242364 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Right Coast Device: PC (Calibre), Nexus 7 2013 (Moon+ Pro), HTC HD2/Leo (Freda)	The display of the "time left" might be a variable that is only generated in real time, based on a few "page turns" while you're reading. The software might recognize scrolling vs reading; ignoring scrolling for purposes of generating the "time left" value. Glad you were able to find a "fix" for the problem.

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