Kindle formatted feeds

Zorz · 01-21-2010, 02:06 AM

How does Calibre format its news sources so they are like published sources like the nyt and wsj. The published sources have the nice table of contents in the front and articles can be switched by the pointer.

is it kindlegen?

user_none · 01-21-2010, 07:21 AM

calibre does not use kindlegen. MOBI output generates index navigation points for use by the Kindle's pointer. As for the actual layout of the news sources that is all in how the person who wrote the recipe decided to format the content.

metph86 · 01-21-2010, 09:16 AM

It's hard to believe that the recipe authors code specifically for the kindle because i tried a couple and they all look like the paid subscriptions with sections page and sections title. I think the kindle automatically formats mobis that are marked as newspaper, does it?

in that case, how can i get the newspaper's logo on the top of the sections page instead of the calibre logo?

thx!

DoctorOhh · 01-21-2010, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metph86

It's hard to believe that the recipe authors code specifically for the kindle because i tried a couple and they all look like the paid subscriptions with sections page and sections title. I think the kindle automatically formats mobis that are marked as newspaper, does it?

in that case, how can i get the newspaper's logo on the top of the sections page instead of the calibre logo?

thx!

If your using the recipes in Calibre to grab your news then it is Calibre that is using its recipe to download, parse, and create the mobi file. All the kindle is doing is reading the created mobi book.

Unfortunately I have not tried to place a logo, but I do think you can place a cover on the book using

Code:

cover_url = u'http://www.forbes.com/media/current_covers/forbes_120_160.gif'

or maybe

get_cover_url(u'http://www.forbes.com/media/current_covers/forbes_120_160.gif')

You can check the manual starting here, then here, and here to test your recipe without d/ling the entire feed.

Good Luck

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kovidgoyal · 01-21-2010, 11:34 AM

You can jump through a few hoops to achieve the logo, as far as I recall it involved setting a masthead item in the OPF.

GRiker · 01-21-2010, 12:35 PM

I believe that there's currently no means of designating a masthead image to be used from a user recipe. It is possible to provide a masthead image in self-generated OPF file.

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metph86 · 01-21-2010, 03:34 PM

Oh that stuff sounds complicated

i don't know anything about python programming

i found an easy workaround though - simply replaced the "calibre_banner.png" in /resources/content_server/ .. it's not paperspecific but hey it does the job for now

a paperspecific fix would still be great so if you guys have an idea/tutorial how to do it...

Zorz · 01-21-2010, 06:13 PM

I created a python app which screen scrapes a partial rss feed and outputs a full rss feed in xml. Feedbooks seems to like the way I do things, but Calibre doesn't. I just get a blank book in calibre.

So I want to be able to make properly formatted kindle newspapers.

DoctorOhh · 01-21-2010, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metph86

i found an easy workaround though - simply replaced the "calibre_banner.png" in /resources/content_server/ .. it's not paperspecific but hey it does the job for now

a paperspecific fix would still be great so if you guys have an idea/tutorial how to do it...

Nice touch!

01-21-2010, 02:06 AM	#1
Zorz Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 36 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kindle 2i	Kindle formatted feeds How does Calibre format its news sources so they are like published sources like the nyt and wsj. The published sources have the nice table of contents in the front and articles can be switched by the pointer. is it kindlegen?

01-21-2010, 11:34 AM	#5
kovidgoyal Creator of calibre Posts: 22,477 Karma: 2944574 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can jump through a few hoops to achieve the logo, as far as I recall it involved setting a masthead item in the OPF. __________________ Get calibre Notice to all: I can not provide assistance with DRM removal, for legal reasons, so please do not contact me about it.

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01-21-2010, 07:21 AM	#2
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,384 Karma: 848775 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	calibre does not use kindlegen. MOBI output generates index navigation points for use by the Kindle's pointer. As for the actual layout of the news sources that is all in how the person who wrote the recipe decided to format the content.

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metph86 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle DX	It's hard to believe that the recipe authors code specifically for the kindle because i tried a couple and they all look like the paid subscriptions with sections page and sections title. I think the kindle automatically formats mobis that are marked as newspaper, does it? in that case, how can i get the newspaper's logo on the top of the sections page instead of the calibre logo? thx!

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Zorz Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 36 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kindle 2i	I created a python app which screen scrapes a partial rss feed and outputs a full rss feed in xml. Feedbooks seems to like the way I do things, but Calibre doesn't. I just get a blank book in calibre. So I want to be able to make properly formatted kindle newspapers.


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