[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare

[sandmanwake]

Originally Posted by penumbria

When trying to update a story from FFN, I am getting the message: browser cache failed to load with error ‘list index out of range’. I’ve tried it about a dozen times and get the same error message.
Is there another new workaround I am missing to get FFN to work? I don’t have stories get updates from FFN very often. Most have migrated to/cross post to AO3.

I've had some luck when encountering this problem by changing the "browser_cache_age_limit:" value in the personal.ini file from 4.0 to -1 just to update that one or two story that has issues and then changing it back afterwards for all other stories. Most of the time this works and I've only had maybe one or two instances where I've had to clear the cache entirely.

[firefoxxy]

There's an issue that pops up from time to time, that occured only with two stories so far. One is finished by now, so it's a moot point, but the other is not doing what it should do.

FFF is set to "overwrite if newer" as well as "update from email". I received an update email today, and when I tried to download the story, it said the story wasn't newer. When I change the setting to "update", it works and fetches the new chapters.

The story link is:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/37767571

I'm going to switch my settings to "update" instead of "overwrite" (especially because I don't remember why I set it to overwrite in the first place), so it's not an urgent issue.

But I thought I could share the work-around if someone else has the same issue.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by firefoxxy

FFF is set to "overwrite if newer" as well as "update from email". I received an update email today, and when I tried to download the story, it said the story wasn't newer. When I change the setting to "update", it works and fetches the new chapters.

The story link is:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/37767571

That story says "Updated: 2022-03-16". On AO3, the author can set the date on each chapter.

So FFF is working as intended in this case.

[firefoxxy]

Oh, I see! I admit I never thought about how that options works. Thank you for clarifying that.

[ownedbycats]

Question: Reading List recently added 'restore sort after viewing list.' Would it be very much difficult to implement this for FFF's 'show marked books when finished'? Thanks.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Question: Reading List recently added 'restore sort after viewing list.' Would it be very much difficult to implement this for FFF's 'show marked books when finished'? Thanks.

Not interested.

It's kludged into RL by registering a function to be called when a) search is cleared OR b) search changed OR c) library changed OR d) calibre quit; then it looks at whether a list has been previously called and takes that to mean a list is no longer being viewed and sort should be restored.