Some epub's won't change font/zoom/scale on the eReader side (Ermine)

bodyshotsbydan · 05-11-2011, 10:23 AM

I updated to ermine before I ever tried to use an ebook so I have no idea if the problem is on non-ermine upgrades or not. I have some ebooks I converted from various formats (html, pdb, etc) that for some reason will not resize. I Converted using AVS Document Converter, bought specially for this task. You can also find 'broken' epubs on smashwords.com.

I have a ton of converted files, spent 50+ hours converting. I Hate Caliber because I love having my books arranged by folders, ie author/series/01-firstbooktitle.epub etc. My first ebook reader was an Ectaco (not true e-ink) which read all sorts of file extensions, still love it but bought two PEs from the Woot sale a few days ago, one for me and one for my step-son and wanted to convert alot of my old book purchases and finds to epub for him and for me to enjoy on the new reader.

Any idea on how to fix this? The PE ereader will not resize these epubs, it just flashes the screen and stays the same size. The Ectaco and Kobo both don't have this issue with the same file.

Filark · 05-11-2011, 03:40 PM

I just switched to Ermine (yeah!

) so I will see what happens with my epubs. Most of mine were converted using Calibre, so I'm not sure it's a fair comparison.

Have you tried changing the font size through Settings? I have sometimes had trouble with the magnifying glass button, but Settings usually works. I'll get back to you if I find anything!

Hope you will enjoy your PEs! Once you get them working, I would like to know how they compare to your Kobo and Ectaco.

ivan · 05-11-2011, 06:30 PM

bodyshotsbydan, You might like to try Coolreader http://sourceforge.net/projects/cren...s/CoolReader3/ to read on the LCD side - I use the e-ink during the day and the LCD at night in bed.

bodyshotsbydan · 05-11-2011, 06:35 PM

I have two test html formatted books (Just html and jpg, css is in the html, more of that later), both convert fine with Calibre (But it changes the naming which I have to then move to my ebook directory structure and then rename the file, which for 2500+ ebooks (many short stories in a series and many older novels) sucks). With AVS Document Converter I convert the two, with the exact same settings, and one converts fine and the other gets a fixed font size.

Why I prefer AVSDC is I can do a whole directory at one time and it just places the converted epubs (or other types if I want, say PDFs, txt, rtf, etc) into an output directory, which I can then move over to my ebook structure, no renaming fuss or muss.

I thought MAYBE it had to do with the imbedded css but they are pretty much the same

The one that converts fine

Code:

<html>
<head>
<meta version="3.0">
<title>Notes from the Moon</title>
<style type="text/css">
<!--
  p { text-indent: 2em; margin: 0.6em }
  h1, h2, h3, h4 { text-align: center }
  h3 { page-break-before: always; font-size: 150% }
  .toc { text-indent: 4em; margin: 0 }
  .verse { text-indent: 2.6em; margin: 0 }
  .no_ind { text-indent: 2.5em; text-align: left }
  .quoted { text-indent: 4em; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 40px }
  .definition { text-indent: 0; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 40px }
-->
</style>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFF0">

Code that gets a fixed font when converted

Code:

<html>
<head>
<!-- 
v3.1
Typos and OCR errors fixed, as well as actually including the cover in the html file.
Enjoy
-->
<title>Split Pee Soup</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<meta name="VERSION" content="2.0">
<meta name="AUTHOR" content="Anon">
<meta name="ISBN" content="0">
<style type="text/css">
<!--
  p { text-indent: 2em; margin: 0.6em }
  h1, h2, h3, h4 { text-align: center; }
  h3 { page-break-before: always; font-size: 130%; }
  .toc { text-indent: 2.6em; margin: 0 }
  .tbl { text-indent: 0.4em; }
-->
</style>
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" bgcolor="FFFFF0">

I just noticed that the one that is broken doesn't have a Cover <img> tag in it where as the working one starts with one, maybe That is causing the issue? If so it still seems to me that the PE reader would be able to do what the other ereaders do, and I would hate to have to go through the hundreds and hundreds of ebooks I already converted and reconvert, edit, etc, then try to use calibre etc etc.

Oh, and a side note, the Kobo is a friends who I called @ 3am the morning to have him try

Thanks Everyone

And so far I am having a blast with the PE. The eInk side is great for reading on (when I have working epubs), though I have not tried pdfs or editing pdfs yet, have to try that for my step-son for when he starts college

bodyshotsbydan · 05-11-2011, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ivan

bodyshotsbydan, You might like to try Coolreader http://sourceforge.net/projects/cren...s/CoolReader3/ to read on the LCD side - I use the e-ink during the day and the LCD at night in bed.

I just installed it to verify, and I have the same problem with the file with cool reader. I also get the same problem with the calibre epub reader (When the broken epub is loaded and not converted by calibre), but my other ebooks don't have the issue with the file.

Thanks though

bodyshotsbydan · 05-11-2011, 09:55 PM

I confirmed on my step-son's new PE (non-upgraded) that the same files are broken or not, same as the ermine upgrade, so the upgrade is not the issue.

bodyshotsbydan · 05-19-2011, 09:04 AM

I found a workaround using Calibre's Very nice command line app ebook-convert.exe (or drop the .exe on linux). I have Cygwin installed (I am a Very long time Unix admin so am Very comfortable there

) and used it to run a simple script I wrote that converted the broken .epub files to Calibre fixed .epubs. Very nice, quick, and easy

I also modified the script to run through a directory to convert every file (with supported file extensions) to epub.

The scripts run on linux unmodified as well (I have Calibre installed on my linux server so tried it there). If anyone is interested PM me. Must have Calibre installed, and some way to run Bash (A Unix/Linux shell) scripts.

Filark · 05-19-2011, 07:09 PM

Awesome, bodyshots! Good work.

I have Calibre and Linux, but so far no need of your scripts (knock wood). Nice to know where to go for answers, though, if I ever do need them!

05-11-2011, 10:23 AM	#1
bodyshotsbydan Edge User	Some epub's won't change font/zoom/scale on the eReader side (Ermine) I updated to ermine before I ever tried to use an ebook so I have no idea if the problem is on non-ermine upgrades or not. I have some ebooks I converted from various formats (html, pdb, etc) that for some reason will not resize. I Converted using AVS Document Converter, bought specially for this task. You can also find 'broken' epubs on smashwords.com. I have a ton of converted files, spent 50+ hours converting. I Hate Caliber because I love having my books arranged by folders, ie author/series/01-firstbooktitle.epub etc. My first ebook reader was an Ectaco (not true e-ink) which read all sorts of file extensions, still love it but bought two PEs from the Woot sale a few days ago, one for me and one for my step-son and wanted to convert alot of my old book purchases and finds to epub for him and for me to enjoy on the new reader. Any idea on how to fix this? The PE ereader will not resize these epubs, it just flashes the screen and stays the same size. The Ectaco and Kobo both don't have this issue with the same file.

05-11-2011, 06:35 PM	#4
bodyshotsbydan Edge User	I have two test html formatted books (Just html and jpg, css is in the html, more of that later), both convert fine with Calibre (But it changes the naming which I have to then move to my ebook directory structure and then rename the file, which for 2500+ ebooks (many short stories in a series and many older novels) sucks). With AVS Document Converter I convert the two, with the exact same settings, and one converts fine and the other gets a fixed font size. Why I prefer AVSDC is I can do a whole directory at one time and it just places the converted epubs (or other types if I want, say PDFs, txt, rtf, etc) into an output directory, which I can then move over to my ebook structure, no renaming fuss or muss. I thought MAYBE it had to do with the imbedded css but they are pretty much the same The one that converts fine Code: <html> <head> <meta version="3.0"> <title>Notes from the Moon</title> <style type="text/css"> <!-- p { text-indent: 2em; margin: 0.6em } h1, h2, h3, h4 { text-align: center } h3 { page-break-before: always; font-size: 150% } .toc { text-indent: 4em; margin: 0 } .verse { text-indent: 2.6em; margin: 0 } .no_ind { text-indent: 2.5em; text-align: left } .quoted { text-indent: 4em; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 40px } .definition { text-indent: 0; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 40px } --> </style> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFF0"> Code that gets a fixed font when converted Code: <html> <head> <!-- v3.1 Typos and OCR errors fixed, as well as actually including the cover in the html file. Enjoy --> <title>Split Pee Soup</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name="VERSION" content="2.0"> <meta name="AUTHOR" content="Anon"> <meta name="ISBN" content="0"> <style type="text/css"> <!-- p { text-indent: 2em; margin: 0.6em } h1, h2, h3, h4 { text-align: center; } h3 { page-break-before: always; font-size: 130%; } .toc { text-indent: 2.6em; margin: 0 } .tbl { text-indent: 0.4em; } --> </style> </head> <body lang="EN-US" bgcolor="FFFFF0"> I just noticed that the one that is broken doesn't have a Cover <img> tag in it where as the working one starts with one, maybe That is causing the issue? If so it still seems to me that the PE reader would be able to do what the other ereaders do, and I would hate to have to go through the hundreds and hundreds of ebooks I already converted and reconvert, edit, etc, then try to use calibre etc etc. Oh, and a side note, the Kobo is a friends who I called @ 3am the morning to have him try Thanks Everyone And so far I am having a blast with the PE. The eInk side is great for reading on (when I have working epubs), though I have not tried pdfs or editing pdfs yet, have to try that for my step-son for when he starts college

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05-11-2011, 03:40 PM	#2
Filark Edge User	I just switched to Ermine (yeah! ) so I will see what happens with my epubs. Most of mine were converted using Calibre, so I'm not sure it's a fair comparison. Have you tried changing the font size through Settings? I have sometimes had trouble with the magnifying glass button, but Settings usually works. I'll get back to you if I find anything! Hope you will enjoy your PEs! Once you get them working, I would like to know how they compare to your Kobo and Ectaco.

05-11-2011, 06:30 PM	#3
ivan Edge User	bodyshotsbydan, You might like to try Coolreader http://sourceforge.net/projects/cren...s/CoolReader3/ to read on the LCD side - I use the e-ink during the day and the LCD at night in bed.

05-11-2011, 09:55 PM	#6
bodyshotsbydan Edge User	I confirmed on my step-son's new PE (non-upgraded) that the same files are broken or not, same as the ermine upgrade, so the upgrade is not the issue.

05-19-2011, 09:04 AM	#7
bodyshotsbydan Edge User	I found a workaround using Calibre's Very nice command line app ebook-convert.exe (or drop the .exe on linux). I have Cygwin installed (I am a Very long time Unix admin so am Very comfortable there ) and used it to run a simple script I wrote that converted the broken .epub files to Calibre fixed .epubs. Very nice, quick, and easy I also modified the script to run through a directory to convert every file (with supported file extensions) to epub. The scripts run on linux unmodified as well (I have Calibre installed on my linux server so tried it there). If anyone is interested PM me. Must have Calibre installed, and some way to run Bash (A Unix/Linux shell) scripts.

05-19-2011, 07:09 PM	#8
Filark Edge User	Awesome, bodyshots! Good work. I have Calibre and Linux, but so far no need of your scripts (knock wood). Nice to know where to go for answers, though, if I ever do need them!

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