05-11-2010, 12:45 PM | #46 |
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If you use 7zip you don't need to rename the epub to zip. This may work with winzip but I use 7zip.
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05-11-2010, 05:38 PM | #47 | |
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This is the link of the Chinese font embedded epub that I tried that didn't work, can someone who has a clue with it please check it out and let me know what's wrong?? |
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05-12-2010, 01:54 AM | #48 | |
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05-12-2010, 09:18 AM | #49 | |
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http://ifile.it/alz36e2 The problem might be the filename/metadata in chinese characters. This has the metadata in latin characters: http://ifile.it/6yqc4na Last edited by chalimac; 05-12-2010 at 09:23 AM. |
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05-12-2010, 12:05 PM | #50 | |
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05-12-2010, 12:12 PM | #51 | |
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They both worked! The first one's title doesn't display properly in the book list but the second one with metadata in latin characters displays fine. Could you please show me how did you do it? Thanks!! |
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05-12-2010, 03:44 PM | #52 | |
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1.Try simply renaming the epub you download from the site (embedded fonts version) to latin characters and see if this works. 2. If 1 does not work there is something wrong with the css or font the site uses. Do the following: - Download the epub with no fonts embedded version. - Rename the .epub to .zip. - Open it in winzip or winrar. - Open the file stylesheet.css in notepad and replace its content with: Code:
@font-face{font-family:"Droid Sans Fallback";font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;src:url(DroidSansFallback.ttf)} body{margin-left:5%;margin-right:5%;margin-top:5%;margin-bottom:5%;font-family:"Droid Sans Fallback"} p{text-indent:0.25in;margin-left:0;line-height:150%;margin-right:0;text-align:justify;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:"Droid Sans Fallback";font-size:100%} .t1{font-size:1em} - If you want the metadata in latin characters open the file content.opf and change the title and creator tags(in bold below) to something legible as in: Code:
<dc:title>BengKui</dc:title> <dc:creator>Li Ximin</dc:creator> It sounds complicated but there are only two key files in the epub the stylesheet.css pointing to a font and the font itself. Visit the epub forum for more info on embedding fonts. |
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05-12-2010, 04:09 PM | #53 |
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Thank you very much. I figured it out somehow by comparing the deferences in the files you edited for me and the original one. I edited some by myself and they worked out fine. Thank you again. I'm so happy with my kobo right now!
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07-06-2010, 12:22 PM | #54 |
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Does the new firmware help with support of international fonts at all?
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07-07-2010, 02:05 PM | #55 |
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With KoboBulkFixer (Option - Install Liberation font), we can have your kobo support other languages.
what we need to do is: 1) Replace the 4 ttf files in the KoboBulkFixer with fft file support your language, but have to keep the file name unchanged, that's: LiberationSerif-Bold.ttf, LiberationSerif-BoldItalic.ttf, LiberationSerif-Italic.ttf and LiberationSerif-Regular.ttf. 2) Run KoboBulkFixer with option "Install Liberation font" checked. note: if it doesn't show your language after the fixing, you need to check the epub file (unzip it), make sure the 4 .ttf files are in the same folder as the .css file. Attached is the Chinese version of the KoboBulkFixer. two Chinese font file can be selected: SofiaSans.ttf and DroidSansFallback.ttf. your can replace those 4 fft files with any of these two, currently, DroidSansFallback.ttf is in this <KoboBulkFixer_Chinese.zip> Last edited by fred_yu_job; 07-07-2010 at 02:12 PM. |
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Hi everyone,
Im trying to read this chinese book i downloaded as a HTML in GB2312. I first used Calibre to convert this into a epub. I then followed the instructions here to edit the CSS file of the epub as well as adding in the DroidsSansFallback.tff from the ebook that was in the fileit link into the epub via winrar. However, after loading up the edited epub on my kobo, i still get the ???? i have tried several different fonts that should display GB2312 fine but still get the same result. I have also tried the KoboBUlkFixer Chinese to the same effect of still getting the ??? i;ve attached the epub i created from the html. would appreciate any advice that anyone could give. thanks |
07-08-2010, 10:40 PM | #57 | |
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changed it by: replace the file <stylesheet.css>, copied file <DroidSansFallback.ttf> into it. and it works. here is the original book; here is fixed one. |
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07-08-2010, 11:08 PM | #58 |
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Thanks thanks!
I've realised it too when i downloaded the epub version of the book instead of the html files. Must be the encoding of the html files doesnt fit the fonts that i have tried to use it with. hmm... although i am still curious as to why i cannot get the fonts when i convert from html. for the time being before i solve the mystery i will just download the chinese books straight as epubs if i can. |
03-25-2011, 11:12 PM | #59 |
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Anyone manage to get the Asian fonts working on the Kobo yet? I'm still waiting inline for firmware 1.9
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01-27-2015, 02:48 PM | #60 | |
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But 1other = *.htm, by using Outlook Express to write e-mail, then copy & paste Cyrillic & Greek to it, & then save as an *.htm file. (but it does not do the letters Nº 128 to 159. To view on Kobo chose Ryumin or Georgia typefaces. |
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