using the Calibre GREP to format chapters in RTFs

raingod · 10-08-2010, 02:08 AM

Hi All,

here's a question i can't figure out for myself.. i LOVE being able to press teh chapter forward/back buttons, but on my most of the PDF i download, the chapters are not "organized" in it. now, i know that calibre looks for the chapters using a grep pattern, and i was thinking to myself: what if i convert the PDF into an RTF using Calibre, go in there, and format the chapter headings with the correct "headers", then convert it into MOBI?

i think it's a good idea, but.. i'm not sure what calibre is looking for as it's signal for "this is the begining of a chapter" in an RTF. so... does anyone have an idea?

Thanks for reading!

TheKindleWorm · 10-08-2010, 02:52 AM

I don't know the answer to your question but I found a thread on chapter markers which may be of use to you:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/arc...p/t-99037.html

10-08-2010, 02:08 AM	#1
raingod Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle 3 and Kindle DX	using the Calibre GREP to format chapters in RTFs Hi All, here's a question i can't figure out for myself.. i LOVE being able to press teh chapter forward/back buttons, but on my most of the PDF i download, the chapters are not "organized" in it. now, i know that calibre looks for the chapters using a grep pattern, and i was thinking to myself: what if i convert the PDF into an RTF using Calibre, go in there, and format the chapter headings with the correct "headers", then convert it into MOBI? i think it's a good idea, but.. i'm not sure what calibre is looking for as it's signal for "this is the begining of a chapter" in an RTF. so... does anyone have an idea? Thanks for reading!

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10-08-2010, 02:52 AM	#2
TheKindleWorm Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 177868 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia UK Device: Kindle 3G, iPhone 3G, iPod 4G, PB 360, Sony 600 sold, Kindle 2i sold	I don't know the answer to your question but I found a thread on chapter markers which may be of use to you: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/arc...p/t-99037.html