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Forum: ePub 10-18-2015, 12:36 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,238
Posted By rplantz
Thank you. I looked at Sigil a while back but had...

Thank you. I looked at Sigil a while back but had sort of given up on it. I'm working through your Guide to Kindle Publishing and agree with your philosophy of authoring in html. I shall take another...
Forum: ePub 10-18-2015, 12:30 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,238
Posted By rplantz
LaTeXML is almost there. Last I checked they...

LaTeXML is almost there. Last I checked they still had not yet implemented general lists. Mine is a textbook with lots of exercises at the end of each chapter, and I use the general list for those.
...
Forum: ePub 10-09-2015, 04:36 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,238
Posted By rplantz
epub to pdf

Is there a good way to produce a paperback version from epub source files?

I wrote a technical textbook (lots of equations and circuit diagrams) several years ago using LaTeX, which does a...
Forum: Workshop 04-27-2013, 03:20 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,354
Posted By rplantz
My current book, written with LaTeX, was designed...

My current book, written with LaTeX, was designed for 8-1/2 x 11, double-sided printing. When I first made the pdf available, students pointed out that the margins were too wide, and the binding...
Forum: Workshop 04-27-2013, 03:13 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,354
Posted By rplantz
Ah, I see what it's doing, creating a table for...

Ah, I see what it's doing, creating a table for the line numbering:

<div class="highlight-c"><table class="highlighttable"><tr><td class="linenos"><div class="linenodiv"><pre> 1
2
3
4
5
...
Forum: Workshop 04-20-2013, 04:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,354
Posted By rplantz
Program listings in ePub

Has anyone been successful at producing good looking program listings in ePub?

I have self-published (at Lulu) one programming book that has over 100 program listings. I wrote that book in LaTeX,...
Forum: Workshop 03-12-2013, 02:17 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,718
Posted By rplantz
Best workflow for programming book

I wish to write a book on assembly language programming that will be available in both electronic and print versions. I currently sell one (another computer architecture) on Lulu. I used LaTeX to...
Forum: Workshop 03-12-2013, 01:34 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,894
Posted By rplantz
This is precisely my experience when providing my...

This is precisely my experience when providing my textbook in pdf format. It's a book on computer programming, so lots of equations, line figures, and computer code listings. I wrote it using LaTeX,...
Forum: Writers' Corner 02-24-2013, 06:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,618
Posted By rplantz
Yeah, that's what I finally figured out. I think...

Yeah, that's what I finally figured out. I think the basic rule when wanting to publish in the EPUB format is to think "HTML" (as you point out, not HTML5 yet).

There is some irony here. When I...
Forum: Writers' Corner 02-24-2013, 12:23 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,618
Posted By rplantz
I spent several months last year researching how...

I spent several months last year researching how to produce an epub version of my textbook that I wrote with LaTeX. It's a book on programming in assembly language so has lots of math, code listings,...
Forum: Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers 02-24-2013, 12:03 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,280
Posted By rplantz
Intro to Computer Organization

My Introduction to Computer Organization with x86-64 Assembly Language and GNU/Linux is a college textbook intended for first- or second-year computer science students. It could also be used by...
Forum: PDF 07-24-2012, 02:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 20,534
Posted By rplantz
That's what I thought, but I wanted to make sure....

That's what I thought, but I wanted to make sure.

I actually did search, but I did not do a very good job of it. In fact your admontion here helped me to learn something new about searching -- the...
Forum: PDF 07-24-2012, 01:52 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 20,534
Posted By rplantz
This reminds me of a student finding several...

This reminds me of a student finding several dozen misspellings in my book. Most of them were two words that had been run together. When I looked at the pdf file, in each instance there was clearly a...
Forum: PDF 07-24-2012, 12:03 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 20,534
Posted By rplantz
What does embedding fonts in pdf do?

I do not have a good understanding of what embedding fonts in my pdf document does.

I have written a 550+ page textbook using LaTeX. It is a computer science book so has lots of code listings,...
Forum: Workshop 09-18-2011, 10:41 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 11,855
Posted By rplantz
Yes, the LaTeX I use is much too complex for...

Yes, the LaTeX I use is much too complex for tex4ht. It dies in the middle of the second chapter.
Forum: Workshop 09-16-2011, 01:28 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 11,855
Posted By rplantz
Sorry for being a little off topic here, but how...

Sorry for being a little off topic here, but how do you convert from LaTeX to (X)HTML? None of the converters I've tried will make it all the way through my book (which is written in LaTeX).
Forum: Workshop 09-15-2011, 03:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,988
Posted By rplantz
This thread is a little old, but it addresses...

This thread is a little old, but it addresses exactly my problem. I have written a 500+ page highly technical textbook with many code listings, circuit diagrams, etc., in LaTeX. I would like to make...
Forum: ePub 09-08-2011, 02:08 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,416
Posted By rplantz
Good question. The problem is that the current...

Good question. The problem is that the current pdf formatting does not translate to ePub (actually, html). For example, I use a "pretty printing" package in LaTeX for computer code that numbers each...
Forum: ePub 09-08-2011, 01:05 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,416
Posted By rplantz
Print version of ePub

I'm working on converting my 500-page textbook from LaTeX to ePub. It's a programming book, so has lots of computer code, math, and figures. This is an "interesting challenge." Learning a lot about...
Forum: ePub 07-20-2011, 06:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,177
Posted By rplantz
Vector graphics and math equations

I have written a 500+ page college textbook on computer architecture and assembly language programming. It has over 100 figures (vector graphics), over 300 computer code listing, many tables, and...
Forum: Workshop 03-17-2011, 02:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,919
Posted By rplantz
ebook from LaTeX

First, I'm very new to ebooks. My only usage is a Literati that I got as a gift a few weeks ago and am enjoying very much.

I have written a 500+ page textbook in LaTeX on assembly language...
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