Cover graphics on Pandigital Novel

T.BugReporter · 04-09-2011, 11:24 PM

When I use the "Send to device" option in Calibre, it puts the cover picture in a ".thumbnail" subfolder. This is apparently wrong for this device; the cover file isn't recognized unless the B&N reader program finds it in the same folder as the .epub file. (Without a matching foobar.jpg alongside foobar.epub, it instead constructs its own "cover" from the first page of the .epub file.) Is there any way I can modify Calibre to place these files where they'll actually get used on the device?

kovidgoyal · 04-09-2011, 11:42 PM

That is the location the Kobo reader program needs.

rePete · 04-10-2011, 01:37 PM

I haven't installed the program yet on the main laptop (but sure made a mess of things on my small laptop) so I can't be of any help right now. Monday or Tuesday I hope to really get into the program and deal with some specifics.

T.BugReporter · 04-10-2011, 01:47 PM

Well, I don't see any mention of any "Kobo" program in the documentation, and the reader software doesn't identify itself except with "B&N" on the icon. I did do an upgrade to the software, but it's the official, authorized upgrade from Pandigital; I haven't "rooted" or hacked the device in any way. Perhaps different Pandigital models use different software?

kovidgoyal · 04-10-2011, 01:55 PM

Yes they do, and yours is identifying itself as the Kobo variant.

T.BugReporter · 04-10-2011, 09:20 PM

Okay, I do see that in the "Debug device detection" screen,

Spoiler:

but it still doesn't seem to be working the way Calibre expects it to. I took a closer look at the documentation, and did in fact find mention of a .thumbnail folder, but it doesn't seem to use the images unless I move them out of the subfolder before starting the B&N ("Kobo") app for the first time after loading the new books onto it. I have no explanation for this, and no clue why this should be.

I've also found that some books aren't using the cover files no matter where I put them, and are appearing with blank covers instead. Frankly, I'm stumped.

kovidgoyal · 04-10-2011, 11:18 PM

You should ask Pandigital. As I dont have this device, I cannot really help you with it.

T.BugReporter · 04-10-2011, 11:50 PM

I wasn't really expecting you to; I was just hoping that maybe someone else here might have some insight into this device's quirks.

Speaking of which... I just tried "Remove matching books from device", and found that the cover files in the eBooks folder were removed, but the ones in the .thumbnails subfolder weren't. Curiouser and curiouser...

04-09-2011, 11:24 PM	#1
T.BugReporter Newless Cluebie Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Lenovo IdeaTab	Cover graphics on Pandigital Novel When I use the "Send to device" option in Calibre, it puts the cover picture in a ".thumbnail" subfolder. This is apparently wrong for this device; the cover file isn't recognized unless the B&N reader program finds it in the same folder as the .epub file. (Without a matching foobar.jpg alongside foobar.epub, it instead constructs its own "cover" from the first page of the .epub file.) Is there any way I can modify Calibre to place these files where they'll actually get used on the device?

04-10-2011, 09:20 PM	#6
T.BugReporter Newless Cluebie Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Lenovo IdeaTab	Okay, I do see that in the "Debug device detection" screen, Spoiler: Version: 0.7.54 USB devices on system: [u'usb\\root_hub&vid8086&pid2834&rev0003', u'usb\\root_hub&vid8086&pid2832&rev0003', u'usb\\root_hub&vid8086&pid2831&rev0003', u'usb\\root_hub&vid8086&pid2830&rev0003', u'usb\\root_hub&vid8086&pid2835&rev0003', u'usb\\root_hub20&vid8086&pid283a&rev0003', u'usb\\root_hub20&vid8086&pid2836&rev0003', u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52f&rev_1600', u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52f&rev_1600&mi_00', u'usb\\vid_046d&pid_c52f&rev_1600&mi_01', u'usb\\vid_04f2&pid_b008&rev_0335', u'usb\\vid_04f2&pid_b008&rev_0335&mi_00', u'usb\\vid_18d1&pid_b004&rev_0222', u'usb\\vid_18d1&pid_b004&rev_0222&mi_00', u'usb\\vid_18d1&pid_b004&rev_0222&mi_01'] Drives detected: (0) F:\ ~ \\?\STORAGE#VOLUME#1&19F7E59C&0&_??_USBSTOR#DISK&V EN_ANDROID&PROD___UMS_COMPOSITE&REV___00#7&13CB015 6&0&344FD078E730&0#{53F56307-B6BF-11D0-94F2-00A0C91EFB8B}#{53F5630D-B6BF-11D0-94F2-00A0C91EFB8B} Available plugins: ALEX ALURATEK_COLOR ANDROID ARCHOS7O AVANT AZBOOKA BAMBOOK BLACKBERRY BOOQ BOOX COOL_ER CYBOOK DBOOK E52 E71X EB511 EB600 EBK52 ECLICTO EDGE EEEREADER ELONEX ESLICK FOLDER_DEVICE_FOR_CONFIG GEMEI GER2 HANLINV3 HANLINV5 ILIAD INVESBOOK IPAPYRUS IREXDR1000 IREXDR800 IRIVER_STORY ITALICA ITUNES JETBOOK JETBOOK_MINI KINDLE KINDLE2 KINDLE_DX KOBO LUMIREAD MENTOR MIBUK N516 N770 N810 NEWSMY NEXTBOOK NOOK NOOK_COLOR NUUT2 ORIZON PALMPRE PDNOVEL PDNOVEL_KOBO PICO POCKETBOOK301 POCKETBOOK360 POCKETBOOK602 POCKETBOOK701 PRS505 README S60 SHINEBOOK SNE SOVOS SPECTRA STASH SUNSTECH_EB700 SWEEX TECLAST_K3 THEBOOK TREKSTOR VELOCITYMICRO WEXLER Looking for devices... u'usb\\vid_18d1&pid_b004&rev_0222' Detected possible device PDNOVEL_KOBO Devices possibly connected: Pandigital Kobo device interface, Trying to open Pandigital Kobo device interface ... OK Main memory: 'F:\\' Total space: (1445130240, 0, 0) but it still doesn't seem to be working the way Calibre expects it to. I took a closer look at the documentation, and did in fact find mention of a .thumbnail folder, but it doesn't seem to use the images unless I move them out of the subfolder before starting the B&N ("Kobo") app for the first time after loading the new books onto it. I have no explanation for this, and no clue why this should be. I've also found that some books aren't using the cover files no matter where I put them, and are appearing with blank covers instead. Frankly, I'm stumped.

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04-09-2011, 11:42 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That is the location the Kobo reader program needs.

04-10-2011, 01:37 PM	#3
rePete Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 116768 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Where the Mississippi runs East to West Device: Pandigital Novel	I haven't installed the program yet on the main laptop (but sure made a mess of things on my small laptop) so I can't be of any help right now. Monday or Tuesday I hope to really get into the program and deal with some specifics.

04-10-2011, 01:47 PM	#4
T.BugReporter Newless Cluebie Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Lenovo IdeaTab	Well, I don't see any mention of any "Kobo" program in the documentation, and the reader software doesn't identify itself except with "B&N" on the icon. I did do an upgrade to the software, but it's the official, authorized upgrade from Pandigital; I haven't "rooted" or hacked the device in any way. Perhaps different Pandigital models use different software?

04-10-2011, 01:55 PM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Yes they do, and yours is identifying itself as the Kobo variant.

04-10-2011, 11:18 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You should ask Pandigital. As I dont have this device, I cannot really help you with it.

04-10-2011, 11:50 PM	#8
T.BugReporter Newless Cluebie Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Lenovo IdeaTab	I wasn't really expecting you to; I was just hoping that maybe someone else here might have some insight into this device's quirks. Speaking of which... I just tried "Remove matching books from device", and found that the cover files in the eBooks folder were removed, but the ones in the .thumbnails subfolder weren't. Curiouser and curiouser...

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