LRF output

[jetspeed]

I have the same problem as Gameboy.

I can see the application within the folder, but I'm not sure how to run an html doc through it.

Sorry for the ignorance...

[igorsk]

I can't process Baen books. If I convert a single file, it goes fine, but with two of more I get this exception:

Processing 0671578499___0.htm
        Parsing HTML... done
        Converting to BBeB... done
Processing 0671578499___1.htm
        Parsing HTML... done
        Converting to BBeB... done
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "convert_from.py", line 848, in <module>
  File "convert_from.py", line 783, in main
  File "convert_from.py", line 757, in process_file
  File "convert_from.py", line 707, in writeto
  File "libprs500\lrf\pylrs\pylrs.pyc", line 489, in renderLrf
  File "libprs500\lrf\pylrs\pylrs.pyc", line 249, in toLrf
  File "libprs500\lrf\pylrs\pylrs.pyc", line 245, in toLrfDelegates
  File "libprs500\lrf\pylrs\pylrs.pyc", line 1911, in toLrf
  File "libprs500\lrf\pylrs\pylrs.pyc", line 1932, in toLrf
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'objId'

Above the result of processing 1632, but it seems to happen with any Baen title.

[Thiana]

Originally Posted by igorsk

I can't process Baen books.

On the subject of Baen books. Is there any chance of adding support for the .opf format? (http://www.idpf.org/oebps/oebps1.0.1...b101-xhtml.htm) It would be nice to have the metadata and covers automatically imported.

Also, will you be adding support for managing collections on the Reader?

Thanks...

[kovidgoyal]

To run the program open a DOS command prompt and type html2lrf and press enter.

@igorsk

Hmm looks like a problem with the logic in processing <a name=> elements. I'm travelling right now but I'll fix it on Monday.

[RWood]

Support for external cover pages would be nice but they can be included with inline code as well.

While you are able to make a Table of Contents, the routine does not populate the Reader's Table of Contents area, it just leaves it with zero entries. Is this a design decision or one that will be cleaned up in future revisions?

[kovidgoyal]

opf and collections are both features I don't need personally and hence have limited motivation for. But who knows...if I'm ever at a sufficiently loose end...

Not having anything in the table of contents was a design decision. the reason being that its is impossible to know which links in a HTML are for the toc and which not.

By passing the --cover option to html2lrf the first page becomes a full size cover and a thumbnail is automatically generated. Is there some other behavior you are talking about?

[Fauve]

Can html2lrf do batch conversions?

[kovidgoyal]

No though cooking up a script to do batch conversions is trivial. After I've ironed out the bugs I'll write one.

[jimmyzou]

Any user guide?

[kovidgoyal]

the command is self documenting. just type html2lrf and pres enter

[kovidgoyal]

Released v0.3.16 which fixes igorsk's bug as well as https://libprs500.kovidgoyal.net/ticket/34

A general note on converting Baen books. Its usually a good idea to pass the file with "toc" in its name to html2lrf.

[igorsk]

Thanks!

[Xenophon]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Released v0.3.16 which fixes igorsk's bug as well as https://libprs500.kovidgoyal.net/ticket/34

A general note on converting Baen books. Its usually a good idea to pass the file with "toc" in its name to html2lrf.

Kovid:

The new version of html2lrf no longer crashes on my Grantville Gazettes (from Baen, of course). However, I now get .lrf files that cause my reader to crash and re-start itself. You should be able to reproduce this with the example html I sent you before, and the command line:

html2lrf --title="Grantville Gazette Vol. 2" --author="Eric Flint, ed." 1011250005_toc.htm -o GrantvilleGazetteV2.lrf --cover=1011250005.jpg

...appropriately quoted to make your shell-of-choice happy.

I'll try varying the command line switches to see if there's and alternative that works, and update the results here.

Xenophon

[kovidgoyal]

Hmm the generated LRF file work fine in the connect software but not on the reader. Annoying...I'll look into it.

[Xenophon]

Thanks, Kovid! This is helping to make libprs500 a super-useful tool.

Xenophon