Remove <previous next> from html

schizopolis · 10-12-2010, 11:18 AM

I've noticed that a lot of older 'ebooks' in html format have an ugly header and footer with <previous [page number] next> at the top and bottom in an appaling mint green slab, and converting them to mobi for my kindle retains the ugly, useless format and renders it largely unreadable.

Is there any quick way (that doesn't involve opening each html individually in notepad and deleting them individually) to sort this out?

I've searched the forum for help on this topic, but having 'html' as a search phrase brings up every single forum post with an internet link in it.

Christina · 10-12-2010, 11:55 AM

I'm far from an expert, but this is a problem I have ahead of me (promised myself I'd convert a lot of old .html ebooks for my Aunt for Christmas). Could you convert it to an epub and edit it in Sigil? Using the find and replace function, or the CSS code. I've not tried it with an .html file.

If not, I am sure one of the lovely experts here will have a solution :-)

Manichean · 10-12-2010, 12:13 PM

You should be able to use header/footer removal in the structure detection part of the conversion settings to do that.

theducks · 10-12-2010, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schizopolis

I've noticed that a lot of older 'ebooks' in html format have an ugly header and footer with <previous [page number] next> at the top and bottom in an appaling mint green slab, and converting them to mobi for my kindle retains the ugly, useless format and renders it largely unreadable.

Is there any quick way (that doesn't involve opening each html individually in notepad and deleting them individually) to sort this out?

I've searched the forum for help on this topic, but having 'html' as a search phrase brings up every single forum post with an internet link in it.

Be aware there are really 3 versions of this "header".
The first and last pages only have 2 choices TOC and Next, Previous and TOC
I like Sigil because I get to see what is going to be included in the replace

before I Replace.

schizopolis · 10-12-2010, 01:30 PM

Thanks for the replies. Header/Footer removal doesn't work in Caliber. At all.

I've had a look at Sigil, but it looks like I would have to go into each page individually and delete the header and footer by hand, which would take just as long as editing the html in notepad.

Manichean · 10-12-2010, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schizopolis

Thanks for the replies. Header/Footer removal doesn't work in Caliber. At all.

Yes, it does... two possibilities: Either you're using it wrong or you've found a bug. What regex did you try and what's the text you want to match?

theducks · 10-12-2010, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schizopolis

Thanks for the replies. Header/Footer removal doesn't work in Caliber. At all.

I've had a look at Sigil, but it looks like I would have to go into each page individually and delete the header and footer by hand, which would take just as long as editing the html in notepad.

Sigil
Code view. Down Only
S&R change from current file (once tested on the page wit all 3), to All HTML
open th first and last and fix in CV. Time 2 Minutes or less

schizopolis · 10-12-2010, 11:27 PM

That would work if the ebook were a single html file. As it is a series of individual files (page_1.html, etc.), and you can't open multiple files in Sigil, it doesn't work.

DoctorOhh · 10-12-2010, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schizopolis

That would work if the ebook were a single html file. As it is a series of individual files (page_1.html, etc.), and you can't open multiple files in Sigil, it doesn't work.

If, with help here, you can't get the proper regex needed to remove these during the conversion to mobi, you might want to consider converting it to epub then use Sigil to Search & Replace as needed.

theducks · 10-13-2010, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schizopolis

That would work if the ebook were a single html file. As it is a series of individual files (page_1.html, etc.), and you can't open multiple files in Sigil, it doesn't work.

You missed the step:
switch to Code View (CV)
Now you can select and use "All HTML files" in S & R

You only need to open the first file

(the other 95, work in background. Yes I have done a 95+ file S&R a few times)
as I noted, File1 and file95 are different from each other and the other 93 in between.

DoctorOhh · 10-13-2010, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

You missed the step:
switch to Code View (CV)
Now you can select and use "All HTML files" in S & R

I did not know that Sigil will open a single html file and automatically load all other associated html files. I thought the "All HTML files" in S & R was just for every other html inside the epub file.

theducks · 10-13-2010, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwanthny

I did not know that Sigil will open a single html file and automatically load all other associated html files. I thought the "All HTML files" in S & R was just for every other html inside the epub file.

You are correct.
Did I miss that these were separate EPUB files?

DoctorOhh · 10-13-2010, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

You are correct.
Did I miss that these were separate EPUB files?

In the original post he talks about the source files being html and wanting to convert them to mobi without the next - previous stuff included.

theducks · 10-13-2010, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwanthny

In the original post he talks about the source files being html and wanting to convert them to mobi without the next - previous stuff included.

And I assumed

that Next Previous referred to the HTML pages in an EPUB , where they would be useful as there is some sort of relation between pages. Hence Next and Previous

schizopolis · 11-18-2010, 12:17 AM

Well, it's obvious nobody here has had to deal with this. Thanks for trying, though.

10-12-2010, 11:18 AM	#1
schizopolis Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: kindle 3	Remove <previous next> from html I've noticed that a lot of older 'ebooks' in html format have an ugly header and footer with <previous [page number] next> at the top and bottom in an appaling mint green slab, and converting them to mobi for my kindle retains the ugly, useless format and renders it largely unreadable. Is there any quick way (that doesn't involve opening each html individually in notepad and deleting them individually) to sort this out? I've searched the forum for help on this topic, but having 'html' as a search phrase brings up every single forum post with an internet link in it.

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10-12-2010, 11:55 AM	#2
Christina Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 34 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: South of England Device: Sony PRS-600	I'm far from an expert, but this is a problem I have ahead of me (promised myself I'd convert a lot of old .html ebooks for my Aunt for Christmas). Could you convert it to an epub and edit it in Sigil? Using the find and replace function, or the CSS code. I've not tried it with an .html file. If not, I am sure one of the lovely experts here will have a solution :-)

10-12-2010, 12:13 PM	#3
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	You should be able to use header/footer removal in the structure detection part of the conversion settings to do that.

10-12-2010, 01:30 PM	#5
schizopolis Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: kindle 3	Thanks for the replies. Header/Footer removal doesn't work in Caliber. At all. I've had a look at Sigil, but it looks like I would have to go into each page individually and delete the header and footer by hand, which would take just as long as editing the html in notepad.

10-12-2010, 11:27 PM	#8
schizopolis Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: kindle 3	That would work if the ebook were a single html file. As it is a series of individual files (page_1.html, etc.), and you can't open multiple files in Sigil, it doesn't work.

11-18-2010, 12:17 AM	#15
schizopolis Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: kindle 3	Well, it's obvious nobody here has had to deal with this. Thanks for trying, though.

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