[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare - Page 314

ownedbycats · 10-22-2020, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asimo962

hi, new to fanficfare and I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong, but when i download stories from forum based websites like spacebattles, sufficientvelocity, etc it works fine but when i try to open the epub its stuck perpetually loading and i can only view the stories if i convert it to another format. anyone have this problem before?

Does it happen only with FFF ePubs or other ones as well?

If it's the latter, it's likely not an FFF problem and you're better off posting in here.

JimmXinu · 10-22-2020, 02:21 PM

It would also help if you told us some of the story URLs you see this with.

JimmXinu · 10-22-2020, 03:05 PM

New Test Version Posted

2020-10-22
- Add checks for 'from saved column' when not config'ed and update-epub when default format isn't epub.
- Don't disable Update Mode with By Action menus.
- Do 'not an anthology' dialog outside busy_cursor

asimo962 · 10-22-2020, 03:18 PM

further checking it seems to be all epubs regardless of source. ill go ahead and check out that link you posted

ownedbycats · 10-22-2020, 04:24 PM

Question:

Is there a way to retroactively remove duplicate AO3 authorfootnotes from a completed fanfic that had been downloaded while still in-progress?

remove_authorfootnotes_on_update:true and "Update Always" didn't work (though from the description I didn't really expect it to).

ownedbycats · 10-22-2020, 04:35 PM

Oh. "Overwrite Always" worked. I'm a bit of an idiot sometimes.

fathertyme · 10-22-2020, 10:46 PM

Looks like Storiesonline.net changed something again.

I'm suddenly getting a "login required" prompt when my login information is still in the ini file.

happened on
https://storiesonline.net/s/20927
and
https://storiesonline.net/s/22522

JimmXinu · 10-22-2020, 10:50 PM

True.

However, I've exhausted my interest and energy for playing arms-race with a site I don't read and isn't even fanfic. At least for the time being.

Anybody else want to take a turn at figuring out their latest shenanigans?

ownedbycats · 10-22-2020, 11:39 PM

Very low-priority, but:

has there ever been any discussion on having a personal.ini config to autocreate an original_epub when overwriting a fanfic? Before overwriting a fic, I create one with Polish ePub in case something goes wrong, and is the main reason I don't use the save_original_format_when_polishing = False tweak. (My usual backups are so heavily compressed that getting anything out of them is...tedious. I should look into fixing that.)

I believe a few months ago someone else asked about a built-in backup when updating fanfics - I can't remember whether original_epub was brought up as a possibility and I'm having trouble finding the posts.

If it comes up again, it might be something to look into.

JimmXinu · 10-23-2020, 12:15 AM

If I want to keep a backup, I use 'Add New' instead of overwrite. Then you can merge the calibre records. Don't ask me how, I don't use it enough to remember.

Or just copy to another library first.

I'm not a fan of the 'original_epub' feature because--if I recall correctly--convert, etc will ignore epub and use original_epub as the source. And I convert to azw3 for Kindle for my actual reading. So that's caused problems for me before.

I've wondered about the feasibility of applying versioning to ebooks, but ebook files are all binary formats, except for plain text, which makings diff'ing difficult. A subversion tree containing the Unpack output maybe? I'm not really interested in supporting such thing, I'm just curious if it's possible.

ownedbycats · 10-23-2020, 12:22 AM

Yeah, fair point about the convert/polish ePub thing. I usually get rid of my original_epubs once I'm sure that nothing broke in the new file. It's mostly just an extra line of defense in my backups.

Also, Calibre lets me compare the epub with the original_epub - it's sometimes helpful to see what the author changed.

ownedbycats · 10-23-2020, 12:28 AM

For the verisoning thing - there is this, for other zip-based formats in Mercurial. So it does seem to be theoretically possible for at least ePub.

(Also, TIL that docx and odt are both based on zips.)

MrGarrison · 10-23-2020, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fathertyme

Looks like Storiesonline.net changed something again.

The guy who runs the site is now using a unified login system that works for three of the sites he runs. The url is as follows:

https://login.wlpc.com/

All I know is that this sucks because I download from Storiesonline on a daily basis.

Nchalada · 10-23-2020, 02:50 AM

re: SOL, had that happen to me. Changed my login in FFF to just username without email and it worked

MrGarrison · 10-23-2020, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nchalada

re: SOL, had that happen to me. Changed my login in FFF to just username without email and it worked

No such luck on this end. The error log comment reads:

'NoneType' object has no attribute '__getitem__'

10-22-2020, 10:46 PM	#4702
fathertyme Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Planet Earth Device: Samsung S2	Storiesonline bogarted again Looks like Storiesonline.net changed something again. I'm suddenly getting a "login required" prompt when my login information is still in the ini file. happened on https://storiesonline.net/s/20927 and https://storiesonline.net/s/22522

10-22-2020, 11:39 PM	#4704
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,656 Karma: 61234567 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Very low-priority, but: has there ever been any discussion on having a personal.ini config to autocreate an original_epub when overwriting a fanfic? Before overwriting a fic, I create one with Polish ePub in case something goes wrong, and is the main reason I don't use the save_original_format_when_polishing = False tweak. (My usual backups are so heavily compressed that getting anything out of them is...tedious. I should look into fixing that.) I believe a few months ago someone else asked about a built-in backup when updating fanfics - I can't remember whether original_epub was brought up as a possibility and I'm having trouble finding the posts. If it comes up again, it might be something to look into. Last edited by ownedbycats; 10-22-2020 at 11:41 PM.

10-23-2020, 12:22 AM	#4706
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,656 Karma: 61234567 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Yeah, fair point about the convert/polish ePub thing. I usually get rid of my original_epubs once I'm sure that nothing broke in the new file. It's mostly just an extra line of defense in my backups. Also, Calibre lets me compare the epub with the original_epub - it's sometimes helpful to see what the author changed. Last edited by ownedbycats; 10-23-2020 at 03:06 AM.

10-23-2020, 12:28 AM	#4707
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,656 Karma: 61234567 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	For the verisoning thing - there is this, for other zip-based formats in Mercurial. So it does seem to be theoretically possible for at least ePub. (Also, TIL that docx and odt are both based on zips.) Last edited by ownedbycats; 10-23-2020 at 02:43 AM.

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10-22-2020, 02:21 PM	#4697
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 6,334 Karma: 3966377 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite(10th)	It would also help if you told us some of the story URLs you see this with.

10-22-2020, 03:05 PM	#4698
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 6,334 Karma: 3966377 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite(10th)	New Test Version Posted 2020-10-22 - Add checks for 'from saved column' when not config'ed and update-epub when default format isn't epub. - Don't disable Update Mode with By Action menus. - Do 'not an anthology' dialog outside busy_cursor

10-22-2020, 03:18 PM	#4699
asimo962 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: none	further checking it seems to be all epubs regardless of source. ill go ahead and check out that link you posted

10-22-2020, 04:24 PM	#4700
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,656 Karma: 61234567 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Question: Is there a way to retroactively remove duplicate AO3 authorfootnotes from a completed fanfic that had been downloaded while still in-progress? remove_authorfootnotes_on_update:true and "Update Always" didn't work (though from the description I didn't really expect it to).

10-22-2020, 04:35 PM	#4701
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,656 Karma: 61234567 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Oh. "Overwrite Always" worked. I'm a bit of an idiot sometimes.

10-22-2020, 10:50 PM	#4703
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 6,334 Karma: 3966377 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite(10th)	True. However, I've exhausted my interest and energy for playing arms-race with a site I don't read and isn't even fanfic. At least for the time being. Anybody else want to take a turn at figuring out their latest shenanigans?

10-23-2020, 12:15 AM	#4705
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 6,334 Karma: 3966377 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite(10th)	If I want to keep a backup, I use 'Add New' instead of overwrite. Then you can merge the calibre records. Don't ask me how, I don't use it enough to remember. Or just copy to another library first. I'm not a fan of the 'original_epub' feature because--if I recall correctly--convert, etc will ignore epub and use original_epub as the source. And I convert to azw3 for Kindle for my actual reading. So that's caused problems for me before. I've wondered about the feasibility of applying versioning to ebooks, but ebook files are all binary formats, except for plain text, which makings diff'ing difficult. A subversion tree containing the Unpack output maybe? I'm not really interested in supporting such thing, I'm just curious if it's possible.

10-23-2020, 02:50 AM	#4709
Nchalada Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2020 Device: Cool Reader on Galaxy S20+	re: SOL, had that happen to me. Changed my login in FFF to just username without email and it worked

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