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BetterRed · 08-26-2024, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Rei Norshine

Thanks JSWolf for the info.
So, here is the link to the "Home" page of the book listing. https://iheartsapphfic.com/all-categories/ . Once on a specific book's page, you can see the tags that I was hoping to be able to scan and add to the metadata in Calibre. I was hoping to try it on this website as well: https://thelesbianreview.com/

Metadata download plugins are usually developed by the first person who wants them, they will also have an incentive to maintain them when the website changes… as they inevitably do.

BR

Rei Norshine · 08-27-2024, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

Metadata download plugins are usually developed by the first person who wants them, they will also have an incentive to maintain them when the website changes… as they inevitably do.

BR

That's what I figured. I was hoping to make one myself, but I have no experience with coding. I tried reading the "Writing your own plugins to extend calibre’s functionality" manual on the Calibre website, but it all goes over my head. I couldn't find a easy tutorial anywhere? If you know of any, it would be appreciated. Or, is it impossible to explain in an "easy" way? Thanks! Rei

JimmXinu · 08-27-2024, 11:06 AM

IMO, the best approach is to find an existing plugin that does something similar and look at the code for that. There are several metadata plugins that scrape websites.

Rei Norshine · 08-29-2024, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmXinu

IMO, the best approach is to find an existing plugin that does something similar and look at the code for that. There are several metadata plugins that scrape websites.

Which plugin would you suggest trying first? The goodreads one? I assume I have to use Python to modify the plugin. I have no experience with that. How hard would it be for me to learn?
Thanks!
Rei

JimmXinu · 08-29-2024, 10:11 AM

I don't use any metadata plugins. I believe most of them scrape a site somewhere. I'll start with a newer one.

All Calibre plugins are written in python. Open the plugin zip to see the source.

How hard is python to learn? It's very subjective. I learned python working on plugins. But I already knew a half dozen other languages. And proper pythoners seem to hate my code.

Biz · 09-03-2024, 07:23 AM

For the convenience of the device, I would like to implement such a function. When converting text to an epub book, divide the text into paragraphs of four lines each.

If the end of the sentence (the dot sign) does not occur in the fourth line, then the division into a new paragraph should be done at the time the point is found.

Believe me, this way you can increase the speed of reading any text several times (tested), but manually doing such a procedure with a large text takes a very long time.

DNSB · 09-03-2024, 03:21 PM

Go ahead. Though it would be interesting to see how you compensate for font size and screen width since that will impact the amount of text per line. Remember that epub like any reflowable format does not have a defined page size, font size, line spacing, etc.

BTW, A quick search seemed to find no real evidence for your claim. Some seem to support it, others seem to find that it has from no substantive impact to actually having a negative impact.

09-03-2024, 07:23 AM	#1881
Biz Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2024 Device: Kindle Oasis	Divide the text into paragraphs of four lines each For the convenience of the device, I would like to implement such a function. When converting text to an epub book, divide the text into paragraphs of four lines each. If the end of the sentence (the dot sign) does not occur in the fourth line, then the division into a new paragraph should be done at the time the point is found. Believe me, this way you can increase the speed of reading any text several times (tested), but manually doing such a procedure with a large text takes a very long time.

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08-27-2024, 11:06 AM	#1878
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 6,511 Karma: 4277235 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite(10th)	IMO, the best approach is to find an existing plugin that does something similar and look at the code for that. There are several metadata plugins that scrape websites.

08-29-2024, 10:11 AM	#1880
JimmXinu Plugin Developer Posts: 6,511 Karma: 4277235 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite(10th)	I don't use any metadata plugins. I believe most of them scrape a site somewhere. I'll start with a newer one. All Calibre plugins are written in python. Open the plugin zip to see the source. How hard is python to learn? It's very subjective. I learned python working on plugins. But I already knew a half dozen other languages. And proper pythoners seem to hate my code.

09-03-2024, 03:21 PM	#1882
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 39,105 Karma: 153098470 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Go ahead. Though it would be interesting to see how you compensate for font size and screen width since that will impact the amount of text per line. Remember that epub like any reflowable format does not have a defined page size, font size, line spacing, etc. BTW, A quick search seemed to find no real evidence for your claim. Some seem to support it, others seem to find that it has from no substantive impact to actually having a negative impact.