footnotes when converting from odt to mobi

sa-mejia · 10-26-2011, 12:05 AM

When I use Calibre to convert an html file into a .mobi file, as I click on any footnote, I will be lead directly into the footnote's content. When I am done reading the footnote, I can click on the footnote number to jump back to the the text, exactly where the footnote was quoted.

Unfortunately, this is not the behavior i get when I use Calibre to convert a .odt file into .mobi. In this case, no matter which footnote I click on while reading, it will always lead me to the content of the first footnote (and I then have to flip through the footnotes to get to the one I am looking for. If the document is long, this is a pain). Also, once I am in the footnote section, I can not click on any number to go back to where the text was quoted (I have to necessarily click on the back button).

How can I get Calibre to convert .odt footnotes, so that they behave as they do when I convert them from an .html? (of course, a solution would be to convert the .odt into .html. But this is precisely the step that I am looking to avoid).

Thanks in advance, and thanks for such a great product as Calibre.

Santiago.

kovidgoyal · 10-26-2011, 12:17 AM

See https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/879391

sa-mejia · 10-26-2011, 12:37 AM

When I click on the link, it opens an error page that says:

"Lost something?

This page does not exist, or you may not have permission to see it. "

DoctorOhh · 10-26-2011, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sa-mejia

"Lost something?

This page does not exist, or you may not have permission to see it. "

You and I both don't have the proper permissions because this bug has been marked private by the person that submitted it. This often happens when someone attaches a private document to the bug report to allow Kovid to test / replicate the error.

What I did find was the following.

Quote:

10731. By Kovid Goyal 23 hours ago
MOBI Output: Fix use of list elements as link anchors caused links to always point to start of list. Fixes #879391 (Private bug)

This fix should be in the next release 0.8.24

sa-mejia · 10-26-2011, 08:18 AM

OK. Thanks. Will be looking forward for the next release.

S.

sa-mejia · 11-03-2011, 10:24 PM

Calibre's new version, 0.8.24, has somewhat fixed the problem. Now each footnote link points to the relevant footnote. However:

1. The footnote page lacks the footnote numbers. Sometimes one can not tell apart where, say, footnote 21 ends and footnote 22 starts.

2. Because the footnote page lacks the footnotes, there is no way to click on the footnote number to go back to the place in the text where the footnote was quoted.

3. The behavior of the cursor in some of the places of the text where there are footnotes is odd. Often times, when there is a footnote in a line, the cursor line doubles, so that it encompass not one line but two.

Santiago.

10-26-2011, 12:05 AM	#1
sa-mejia Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: kindle	footnotes when converting from odt to mobi When I use Calibre to convert an html file into a .mobi file, as I click on any footnote, I will be lead directly into the footnote's content. When I am done reading the footnote, I can click on the footnote number to jump back to the the text, exactly where the footnote was quoted. Unfortunately, this is not the behavior i get when I use Calibre to convert a .odt file into .mobi. In this case, no matter which footnote I click on while reading, it will always lead me to the content of the first footnote (and I then have to flip through the footnotes to get to the one I am looking for. If the document is long, this is a pain). Also, once I am in the footnote section, I can not click on any number to go back to where the text was quoted (I have to necessarily click on the back button). How can I get Calibre to convert .odt footnotes, so that they behave as they do when I convert them from an .html? (of course, a solution would be to convert the .odt into .html. But this is precisely the step that I am looking to avoid). Thanks in advance, and thanks for such a great product as Calibre. Santiago.

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10-26-2011, 12:17 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	See https://bugs.launchpad.net/calibre/+bug/879391

10-26-2011, 12:37 AM	#3
sa-mejia Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: kindle	When I click on the link, it opens an error page that says: "Lost something? This page does not exist, or you may not have permission to see it. "

10-26-2011, 08:18 AM	#5
sa-mejia Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: kindle	OK. Thanks. Will be looking forward for the next release. S.

11-03-2011, 10:24 PM	#6
sa-mejia Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: kindle	Calibre's new version, 0.8.24, has somewhat fixed the problem. Now each footnote link points to the relevant footnote. However: 1. The footnote page lacks the footnote numbers. Sometimes one can not tell apart where, say, footnote 21 ends and footnote 22 starts. 2. Because the footnote page lacks the footnotes, there is no way to click on the footnote number to go back to the place in the text where the footnote was quoted. 3. The behavior of the cursor in some of the places of the text where there are footnotes is odd. Often times, when there is a footnote in a line, the cursor line doubles, so that it encompass not one line but two. Santiago.

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