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Forum: Calibre 05-03-2013, 05:06 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,851
Posted By Paxman53
Thanks Guys, I'll give that a try.

Thanks Guys,

I'll give that a try.
Forum: Calibre 05-02-2013, 01:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,851
Posted By Paxman53
Sometimes it is necessary. I scan my books using...

Sometimes it is necessary. I scan my books using AbbyyFineReader into Epub separate chapters. Then use Sigil to combine and set up. Then final conversion with Cover, Metadata and tidy up I have to...
Forum: Calibre 05-02-2013, 12:02 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,851
Posted By Paxman53
Thanks Guys That did the trick.

Thanks Guys

That did the trick.
Forum: Calibre 05-02-2013, 11:09 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,851
Posted By Paxman53
Plus a subsequent conversion by Calibre wipes...

Plus a subsequent conversion by Calibre wipes this out completely and reverts the para to Calibre7.
Forum: Calibre 05-02-2013, 11:07 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,851
Posted By Paxman53
Sorry that worked exactly as the gapabove did.

Sorry that worked exactly as the gapabove did.
Forum: Calibre 05-02-2013, 10:45 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,851
Posted By Paxman53
Thanks for your help. Tried it in Sigil it...

Thanks for your help.

Tried it in Sigil it created a space above, but also below, plus there was no indent.
Subsequent conversion by Calibre with remove spacing between paras in Look & Feel...
Forum: Calibre 05-02-2013, 09:42 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,851
Posted By Paxman53
Paragraph Break

Not sure if this is a Calibre or Sigil related question, so I hope someone can guide me in the right direction?

At present I insert a para break by using <p class="calibre7">&nbsp;</p> to reflect...
Forum: Calibre 01-13-2013, 11:13 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,895
Posted By Paxman53
Sorry didn't read your quick edit part - just...

Sorry didn't read your quick edit part - just ignore me.
Forum: Calibre 01-13-2013, 11:11 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,895
Posted By Paxman53
There is a toggle full screen icon on the...

There is a toggle full screen icon on the side-bar which removes both side-bar and top when reading - the one with four arrows - 8th down
Forum: Conversion 01-09-2013, 02:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,160
Posted By Paxman53
Oh I see, the three with quotes did not appear to...

Oh I see, the three with quotes did not appear to show up in the Search Replace section of Convert Books only as blank boxes.

I have gone to preferences and removed all of them and retried the...
Forum: Sigil 01-09-2013, 01:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,131
Posted By Paxman53
Sorry for the late reply, I am having major...

Sorry for the late reply, I am having major problems with Calibre at the moment.

Yes I am comparing to an original text and there are definite ommissions, but the Regex provided by Perkin has...
Forum: Conversion 01-09-2013, 01:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,160
Posted By Paxman53
I only have CHAPTER to Chapter in Search &...

I only have CHAPTER to Chapter in Search & Replace

Sorry didn't realize there was more above here is full log:

Convert book 1 of 1 (Test Subject)
Resolved conversion options
calibre version:...
Forum: Conversion 01-09-2013, 12:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,160
Posted By Paxman53
Thank you Doctor Ohh, On that basis I have...

Thank you Doctor Ohh,

On that basis I have retried the data and created in Sigil a test Epub file which shows the problem.

99098 99099

Here is the Conversion Log details for that operation:...
Forum: Conversion 01-09-2013, 07:03 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,160
Posted By Paxman53
The cover is from Penguin scanned in from my hard...

The cover is from Penguin scanned in from my hard copy.

I like to tweak books to my own preference.

Anyway this was only an example. I have tried other input formats with the same effect.
...
Forum: Conversion 01-08-2013, 09:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,160
Posted By Paxman53
Seems to have linked this time.

Seems to have linked this time.
Forum: Conversion 01-08-2013, 09:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,160
Posted By Paxman53
Sorry, Thanks for the quick reply Input...

Sorry,

Thanks for the quick reply

Input source Epub - Epub format for destination.

Calibre settings - at the end virtually none but still corrupting:

Look and Feel - Disabled font...
Forum: Conversion 01-08-2013, 08:16 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,160
Posted By Paxman53
Major Conversion Problems

Help!

I just added a book to my calibre library and did my normal conversion - but it converted it to virtual gobbledygook. In Book View the text is all separated and mixed in with HTML symbols....
Forum: Sigil 01-07-2013, 09:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,131
Posted By Paxman53
Thank you Perkin, It works perfectly - it...

Thank you Perkin,

It works perfectly - it will save me tons of time and eyestrain.

And such a prompt reply - much appreciated.
Forum: Sigil 01-07-2013, 09:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,131
Posted By Paxman53
Missing Commas & Full Stops

Hi Everyone and Happy New Year,

I wonder if anyone can help?

I have an E-book that I am proof-reading and I am finding that there appears to be a lot of missing commas and full stops before a...
Forum: Sigil 09-25-2012, 08:23 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 27,876
Posted By Paxman53
Hi folks Great new features - having great...

Hi folks

Great new features - having great fun with it?

I have a small query though:

In 05.902 if I inserted a blank line to create a space between paragraphs - in the code it came up as:
...
Forum: Sigil 07-04-2012, 07:39 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,148
Posted By Paxman53
Tried that - all you get is a big block of...

Tried that - all you get is a big block of unformatted text still with <p> at the beginning and end.

It also messes up the jacket description, however using Davidfor's suggestion I can edit the...
Forum: Sigil 07-04-2012, 04:12 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,148
Posted By Paxman53
Thank you, yes how stupid of me, the text is...

Thank you, yes how stupid of me, the text is there once I expanded the column.

How now do I get rid of the HTML code marks?
Forum: Sigil 07-03-2012, 12:08 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,148
Posted By Paxman53
Sorry couldn't think of another word. ...

Sorry couldn't think of another word.

Content either from online sources (amazon product description etc.) or typed direct from bookjacket.

Inserted by copy & paste or by direct input.

No...
Forum: Sigil 07-03-2012, 07:08 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,148
Posted By Paxman53
Metadata Editor - showing code not text

I wonder if anyone can help with a small problem I am encountering? However, I'm not sure whether this is a Calibre related question or a Sigil one.

Here goes:

I insert a Plot Summary in the...
Forum: Sigil 03-12-2012, 05:19 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,239
Posted By Paxman53
Thankyou Mmati1 It worked perfectly ...

Thankyou Mmati1

It worked perfectly

Much appreciated
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