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Old 09-30-2014, 02:13 AM   #16
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Will the new update also support fetching annotations?

I got so disappointed with lack of annotations export that I placed Kobo back in the box. I heavily rely on highlighting text from books and exporting it for notes/references. Kindle makes it easy to do but Kobo firmware frustrated me.
Apart from the exact version, the firmware across the current Kobo e-ink ereaders is the same. From the point of view of calibre, they are identical. The driver and plugins provide the same function to all of them.

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This little hack made me give Kobo another try:

If you add "ExportHighlights=true" to the "FeatureSettings" section of the devices config file, a menu item will be added to the books menu in in the library list on the device to export them as a text file on the device.

I had to manually add this section to the config file

/Volumes/KOBOeReader/.kobo/Kobo/Kobo eReader.conf
The "ExportHighlights=true" works but I've never liked the generated file. There are other methods to achieve similar things. I have listed them all in posts previously, a search should find it.
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Old 09-30-2014, 08:54 AM   #17
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Any of the above.
Excellent. Thank you Kobo.
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robertpolson, with your H2O, can you use other mini-USB cables besides the one that came with the H2O? can you use any old micro-USB cable?

I want to know if Nate's problem is an isolated problem or a problem with the H2O. Thanks.
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robertpolson, with your H2O, can you use other mini-USB cables besides the one that came with the H2O? can you use any old micro-USB cable?

I want to know if Nate's problem is an isolated problem or a problem with the H2O. Thanks.
I was able to use my own micro USB cable
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Old 09-30-2014, 11:19 PM   #20
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robertpolson, with your H2O, can you use other mini-USB cables besides the one that came with the H2O? can you use any old micro-USB cable?

I want to know if Nate's problem is an isolated problem or a problem with the H2O. Thanks.
I tried two other cables as well and both worked.
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Old 10-01-2014, 12:09 AM   #21
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Sorry about that. As stated in your thread in the calibre forum, it was a typo. I will make the change in the next couple of days ready for the next calibre release.
The update is checked in. If you want to use calibre with an Aura H20, you can run from source. Otherwise, wait for the next release which will probably be Friday.
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Apparently you can also add "FullScreenReading=true" under FeatureSettings and it will add a menu option to turn off the header and footer. However I understand that this causes some kepubs to have cutoff text.
Brilliant! It export it correcty on ly Kobo Glo (in a .txt file). The only problem that remains is that the top bar disappears after the export

That's why it's not an official feature yet
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Old 10-01-2014, 08:05 AM   #23
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If exporting annotations is huge for you, I suggest you take it back and get a PW2. From what I've read, it seems this is an area that the Kindle excels in (much to my surprise).
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could anybody post a photo of your kobo aura h2o with an open book?

Thanks un advanced ;-)
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Old 10-01-2014, 09:24 AM   #25
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I tried two other cables as well and both worked.
Hmm thank you, that was my one gripe with the H2O

Just a follow up question, the cables worked both for file transfers and charging?
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Just a follow up question, the cables worked both for file transfers and charging?
The first USB cable I tried charged but didn't show up on my Mac, so I tried a second and it's charging and connected to my Mac fine so it may be a bit hit and miss, it also feels like plugging it in with the cable that didn't work properly was a lot harder than the other one.
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Hmm thank you, that was my one gripe with the H2O

Just a follow up question, the cables worked both for file transfers and charging?
Yes both.
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It was interesting that when I was asked to sign in to the H20 there was no option to do so using my PC. It was strictly over wi-fi. Not a big deal to me, but just a heads up.

I haven't really done anything with it yet, but damn, it feels so much nicer in my hands than the HD.

Edit - Calibre does not recognize the the H20 at all. My PC detects it just fine and it is charging, but Calibre behaves as if nothing is connected. Nada.
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It was interesting that when I was asked to sign in to the H20 there was no option to do so using my PC. It was strictly over wi-fi. Not a big deal to me, but just a heads up.

I haven't really done anything with it yet, but damn, it feels so much nicer in my hands than the HD.

Edit - Calibre does not recognize the the H20 at all. My PC detects it just fine and it is charging, but Calibre behaves as if nothing is connected. Nada.
This coming Friday's Calibre release will include the fix to recognize the H2O.
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Thanks, JSWolf. I suspected as much but was a bit worried.

I'll just add that the back of the device does not pick up fingerprints at all. The front however is about the same as the HD.
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