[Feature request]Migration from other reader

[tsimike81]

First of all, I have to say Rulia is simply awesome. The looks, the feels, everything... I've used another reader up till now, but there were some unsupported formats, and no features like infinity mode with vertical scrolling (for my webtoons). My only problem is, that I can't "migrate" my progress. If it's possible there should be a feautre, where I can select multiple files in a folder (on the page where the chapters of the selected comic are displayed) and set the state of the selected files (unread/read/in progress). This way I could continue from where I left the old reader. By the way can I save my library/progress somehow? It would be nice to have a backup if something goes wrong (with Windows...)

Also it would be really nice if I don't have to add comics one by one. I've added my archive directory to the bookshelf, but the subdirectories are not displayed as individual comics, but only as folders. Would it be possible for Rulia to scan for subdirectories and add them separately?

[LancerComet]

Thank you for the kind words!

Regarding reading progress, your suggestion is excellent, and I’ll look into adding it in a future update. To be honest, I hadn't given much thought to the migration of progress data until now. The data is stored in a database file within the app's data directory, but since Rulia is a UWP app, accessing these files isn't exactly "user-friendly" as Windows hides them quite deep in the system.

If needed, you can manually back up the files in the following directory:
C:\Users\<YOUR_USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Packages\17123LancerComet.Rulia_2spy3kgnr5nmm\LocalState\data

As for subdirectories, Rulia does support them, and items added to your bookshelf should display their subfolders correctly. However, Rulia’s UX was originally designed with the intent that you would add individual works (e.g., three different titles in three separate folders) directly to the bookshelf. I’m not entirely sure about the specifics of the issue you're encountering—are none of the subdirectories in your folder being recognized?

[tsimike81]

Thank you LancerComet!

Actually you can forget about the second one. I was trying to add my top directory -which contains all my comics in separate directories - but that did not work obviously. But the drag and drop method works perfectly!

As for the database/backup, I've already found the files (so they are backed up), and even opened them, because I was thinking on writing an external program to add volumes/chapters (after I've added all my comics to the bookshelf). I've checked how it handles the progression, and got the gist of it, but unfortunately I'm not very familiar with .NET, and not sure how you generate the ID-s for them. For now I usually just skip to the last page of the chapter which I know I've already read, and jump to the next chapter, but this is a bit time consuming with comics with a few hundred chapters...

[LancerComet]

Got it. If I add a batch selection feature later on that allows you to mark files as read or unread, would that solve the issue for you?

[tsimike81]

Yes of course! Much appreciated!