How to convert to 7-bit US ASCII

RobertJSawyer · 10-03-2013, 12:36 AM

Is there a way to convert with calibre to 7-bit US ASCII -- you know, the 128 characters (no high-order bits) used by simple MS-DOS programs, so that fancy apostrophes and quotation marks and em-dashes will end up as typewriter-style characters and accented characters will be replaced with their unaccented counterparts?

Thanks!

theducks · 10-03-2013, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by RobertJSawyer

Is there a way to convert with calibre to 7-bit US ASCII -- you know, the 128 characters (no high-order bits) used by simple MS-DOS programs, so that fancy apostrophes and quotation marks and em-dashes will end up as typewriter-style characters and accented characters will be replaced with their unaccented counterparts?

Thanks!

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kovidgoyal · 10-03-2013, 12:49 AM

You want the transliterate unicode characters setting under the Look & Feel section of the conversion dialog.

RobertJSawyer · 10-10-2013, 12:24 PM

theducks, thank you so much for the kind words!

Kovid, this works for some books, but not others -- thank you! When I get a moment, I'll try to pin down exactly what's going wrong with the books it doesn't work for. Thanks so much!

10-03-2013, 12:36 AM	#1
RobertJSawyer Guru Posts: 730 Karma: 3871570 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Libra 2, Clara 2E, and Clara HD; Kindle PaperWhite	How to convert to 7-bit US ASCII Is there a way to convert with calibre to 7-bit US ASCII -- you know, the 128 characters (no high-order bits) used by simple MS-DOS programs, so that fancy apostrophes and quotation marks and em-dashes will end up as typewriter-style characters and accented characters will be replaced with their unaccented counterparts? Thanks!

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10-03-2013, 12:49 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You want the transliterate unicode characters setting under the Look & Feel section of the conversion dialog.

10-10-2013, 12:24 PM	#4
RobertJSawyer Guru Posts: 730 Karma: 3871570 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Libra 2, Clara 2E, and Clara HD; Kindle PaperWhite	theducks, thank you so much for the kind words! Kovid, this works for some books, but not others -- thank you! When I get a moment, I'll try to pin down exactly what's going wrong with the books it doesn't work for. Thanks so much!

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