Strange first line in Mobi file - everything else fine

Reptile Smile · 06-02-2015, 04:25 PM

Hi all,

My source document is created in OpenOffice as an ODT file. I then convert in Calibre to a Mobi.

I've used style sheets throughout. The first page is a dedication page, so that particular style ash a large margin above it (I used a similar technique with other styles).

The first page ignores the style command (though it looks fine in the ODT file), and just puts the text at the top of the page.

Subsequent styles (chapter beginnings, etc) work fine, and have a gap above them - it's just the first page that doesn't do what I want. Any ideas what it might be?

Cheers

theducks · 06-02-2015, 05:10 PM

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=186697

Show me the CODES

Reptile Smile · 06-02-2015, 05:30 PM

Apols

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Code:

Convert book 1 of 1 (temp file for Mobile Reads)
Resolved conversion options
calibre version: 2.29.0
{'asciiize': False,
 'author_sort': None,
 'authors': None,
 'base_font_size': 0.0,
 'book_producer': None,
 'change_justification': u'original',
 'chapter': u"//*[((name()='h1' or name()='h2') and re:test(., '\\s*((chapter|book|section|part)\\s+)|((prolog|prologue|epilogue)(\\s+|$))', 'i')) or @class = 'chapter']",
 'chapter_mark': u'pagebreak',
 'comments': None,
 'cover': None,
 'debug_pipeline': None,
 'dehyphenate': True,
 'delete_blank_paragraphs': True,
 'disable_font_rescaling': False,
 'dont_compress': False,
 'duplicate_links_in_toc': False,
 'embed_all_fonts': False,
 'embed_font_family': None,
 'enable_heuristics': False,
 'expand_css': False,
 'extra_css': None,
 'extract_to': None,
 'filter_css': u'',
 'fix_indents': True,
 'font_size_mapping': None,
 'format_scene_breaks': True,
 'html_unwrap_factor': 0.4,
 'input_encoding': None,
 'input_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.InputProfile object at 0x032F0EF0>,
 'insert_blank_line': False,
 'insert_blank_line_size': 0.5,
 'insert_metadata': False,
 'isbn': None,
 'italicize_common_cases': True,
 'keep_ligatures': False,
 'language': None,
 'level1_toc': None,
 'level2_toc': None,
 'level3_toc': None,
 'line_height': 0.0,
 'linearize_tables': False,
 'margin_bottom': 5.0,
 'margin_left': 5.0,
 'margin_right': 5.0,
 'margin_top': 5.0,
 'markup_chapter_headings': True,
 'max_toc_links': 50,
 'minimum_line_height': 120.0,
 'mobi_file_type': u'old',
 'mobi_ignore_margins': False,
 'mobi_keep_original_images': False,
 'mobi_toc_at_start': False,
 'no_chapters_in_toc': False,
 'no_inline_navbars': False,
 'no_inline_toc': False,
 'output_profile': <calibre.customize.profiles.GenericEink object at 0x0232B110>,
 'page_breaks_before': u"//*[name()='h1' or name()='h2']",
 'personal_doc': u'[PDOC]',
 'prefer_author_sort': False,
 'prefer_metadata_cover': False,
 'pretty_print': False,
 'pubdate': None,
 'publisher': None,
 'rating': None,
 'read_metadata_from_opf': u'C:\\Users\\Ian\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\calibre_dhwmbz\\5nig3m.opf',
 'remove_fake_margins': True,
 'remove_first_image': False,
 'remove_paragraph_spacing': False,
 'remove_paragraph_spacing_indent_size': 1.5,
 'renumber_headings': True,
 'replace_scene_breaks': u'',
 'search_replace': '[]',
 'series': None,
 'series_index': None,
 'share_not_sync': False,
 'smarten_punctuation': False,
 'sr1_replace': None,
 'sr1_search': None,
 'sr2_replace': None,
 'sr2_search': None,
 'sr3_replace': None,
 'sr3_search': None,
 'start_reading_at': None,
 'subset_embedded_fonts': False,
 'tags': None,
 'timestamp': None,
 'title': None,
 'title_sort': None,
 'toc_filter': None,
 'toc_threshold': 6,
 'toc_title': None,
 'unsmarten_punctuation': False,
 'unwrap_lines': True,
 'use_auto_toc': False,
 'verbose': 2}
InputFormatPlugin: ODT Input running
on C:\Users\Ian\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_dhwmbz\sr7nnm.odt
Extracting ODT file...
Parsing all content...
Parsing index.xhtml ...
Parsing odfpy.css ...
Generating default TOC from spine...
Merging user specified metadata...
Detecting structure...
Auto generated TOC with 0 entries.
Flattening CSS and remapping font sizes...
Source base font size is 12.00000pt
Removing fake margins...
Found 5 items of level: p_1
Ignoring level p_1
Cleaning up manifest...
Trimming unused files from manifest...
Creating MOBI Output...
Serializing resources...
Creating MOBI 6 output
Applying case-transforming CSS...
Parsing manglecase.css ...
Rasterizing SVG images...
Converting XHTML to Mobipocket markup...
Serializing markup content...
  Compressing markup content...
No TOC, MOBI index not generated
MOBI output written to C:\Users\Ian\AppData\Local\Temp\calibre_dhwmbz\rlkzg2.mobi

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Can't attach an ODT file, but it's this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/oef5ioy9ur...forth.odt?dl=0

BetterRed · 06-02-2015, 05:52 PM

@Reptile Smile - Try saving the file as DOCX, calibre does a better job of converting DOCX than it does ODT - see What are the best source formats to convert?

You also can import the DOCX directly into the calibre book editor, which should preserve style names, then you could do any fine tuning on the layout using the editor, and convert the resultant EPUB to MOBI.

BR

Reptile Smile · 06-03-2015, 03:48 AM

Just tried it. Docx produces exactly the same issue.

BetterRed · 06-03-2015, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reptile Smile

Just tried it. Docx produces exactly the same issue.

To get further help you should read and comply with this ==>> How to ask a question about conversion problems. That's a sticky thread at the top of the Conversion subforum.

BR

Reptile Smile · 06-03-2015, 06:34 AM

Ah - I thought that's what I'd done in my second post?

kovidgoyal · 06-03-2015, 06:37 AM

Dont convert to MOBI, MOBI has very limited styling support and is obsolete. Convert to AZW3.

Reptile Smile · 06-03-2015, 09:37 AM

But then I can't transfer the azw3 file to the kindle reading app on my iPad, as far as I understand it..? And now, it isn't showing any of the margins above paragraphs...

BetterRed · 06-03-2015, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reptile Smile

Ah - I thought that's what I'd done in my second post?

sorry about that, cross post because I didn't refresh after an interrupt

Why don't you try importing the DOCX into the calibre editor and then look at the EPUB it creates. If it exhibits the same behaviour then there'll be some markup code to tweak, and that will probably lead to discovering what needs to be done in Writer.

BR

06-02-2015, 04:25 PM	#1
Reptile Smile Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: none	Strange first line in Mobi file - everything else fine Hi all, My source document is created in OpenOffice as an ODT file. I then convert in Calibre to a Mobi. I've used style sheets throughout. The first page is a dedication page, so that particular style ash a large margin above it (I used a similar technique with other styles). The first page ignores the style command (though it looks fine in the ODT file), and just puts the text at the top of the page. Subsequent styles (chapter beginnings, etc) work fine, and have a gap above them - it's just the first page that doesn't do what I want. Any ideas what it might be? Cheers

06-02-2015, 05:52 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,570 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@Reptile Smile - Try saving the file as DOCX, calibre does a better job of converting DOCX than it does ODT - see What are the best source formats to convert? You also can import the DOCX directly into the calibre book editor, which should preserve style names, then you could do any fine tuning on the layout using the editor, and convert the resultant EPUB to MOBI. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 06-02-2015 at 05:54 PM.

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06-02-2015, 05:10 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,803 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=186697 Show me the CODES

06-03-2015, 03:48 AM	#5
Reptile Smile Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: none	Just tried it. Docx produces exactly the same issue.

06-03-2015, 06:34 AM	#7
Reptile Smile Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: none	Ah - I thought that's what I'd done in my second post?

06-03-2015, 06:37 AM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Dont convert to MOBI, MOBI has very limited styling support and is obsolete. Convert to AZW3.

06-03-2015, 09:37 AM	#9
Reptile Smile Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2015 Device: none	But then I can't transfer the azw3 file to the kindle reading app on my iPad, as far as I understand it..? And now, it isn't showing any of the margins above paragraphs...