PDF and italics

Devon · 11-04-2012, 12:30 PM

Whenever I convert something from PDF, I have to manually (search and replace) the end bracket for italics whenever it is with a ' '. I have to replace ' ' or ' ' with ' ', otherwise the italics continue until the next page brake. This has been happening for the last two releases of Calibre.

Is there something I can do in Preferences, so I don't have to manually do this every time?

kovidgoyal · 11-04-2012, 01:31 PM

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

Devon · 11-04-2012, 03:45 PM

I'm sorry, I didn't post a sample because it happens to all my PDF's with italics.
Here is a random book I downloaded - I have manually fixed all my books

Here is an example: Check page 90 of 1395, right before part VI

Moderator Notice
Copyrighted Material Removed

replaced with 

 
<hr>

<A name=[0-9][0-9][0-9]></a> 
 
 
 replaced with nothing

 
<hr>

<A name=[0-9][0-9]></a> 
 
 
 replaced with nothing

 
<hr>

<A name=[0-9]></a> 
 
 
 replaced with nothing.

The last three don't affect the italics but I included them because I used them.

ldolse · 11-04-2012, 08:27 PM

Please don't post Copyright material to the forums. Kovid provided you that reference for a reason - that is the correct and legal way to provide samples to developers to fix. The problem you mention has been raised by several users, but none of them have provided a bug report with enough detail to fix it.

ldolse · 11-04-2012, 08:39 PM

Try Changing the line unwrap factor under pdf input to 0.20 and disable line unwrapping under heuristics - see if that fixes the problem.

Devon · 11-04-2012, 10:46 PM

Sorry about the copyrighted material. I randomly downloaded a pdf book from another site, I hardly even looked at it - only how it converted. It was a free download.

I will try your suggestions.

Thank you.

11-04-2012, 12:30 PM	#1
Devon Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iPad, Kindle	PDF and italics Whenever I convert something from PDF, I have to manually (search and replace) the end bracket for italics whenever it is with a '<br>'. I have to replace '</i> <br>' or '</i><br>' with '</i> ', otherwise the italics continue until the next page brake. This has been happening for the last two releases of Calibre. Is there something I can do in Preferences, so I don't have to manually do this every time?

11-04-2012, 03:45 PM	#3
Devon Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iPad, Kindle	I'm sorry, I didn't post a sample because it happens to all my PDF's with italics. Here is a random book I downloaded - I have manually fixed all my books Here is an example: Check page 90 of 1395, right before part VI Moderator Notice Copyrighted Material Removed </i> <br> replaced with </i> <br> <hr> <A name=[0-9][0-9][0-9]></a><b> </b><br> <b> </b><br> <b> </b><br> <br> replaced with nothing <br> <hr> <A name=[0-9][0-9]></a><b> </b><br> <b> </b><br> <b> </b><br> <br> replaced with nothing <br> <hr> <A name=[0-9]></a><b> </b><br> <b> </b><br> <b> </b><br> <br> replaced with nothing. The last three don't affect the italics but I included them because I used them. Last edited by ldolse; 11-04-2012 at 08:25 PM.

11-04-2012, 08:39 PM	#5
ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123455 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	Try Changing the line unwrap factor under pdf input to 0.20 and disable line unwrapping under heuristics - see if that fixes the problem. Last edited by ldolse; 11-04-2012 at 09:20 PM.

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11-04-2012, 01:31 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=186697

11-04-2012, 08:27 PM	#4
ldolse Wizard Posts: 1,337 Karma: 123455 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Device: PRS-650, iPhone	Please don't post Copyright material to the forums. Kovid provided you that reference for a reason - that is the correct and legal way to provide samples to developers to fix. The problem you mention has been raised by several users, but none of them have provided a bug report with enough detail to fix it.

11-04-2012, 10:46 PM	#6
Devon Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: iPad, Kindle	Sorry about the copyrighted material. I randomly downloaded a pdf book from another site, I hardly even looked at it - only how it converted. It was a free download. I will try your suggestions. Thank you.