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Showing results 1 to 25 of 89 - Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: hidden.platypus
Forum: Plugins 05-16-2017, 02:34 PM
Replies: 1,155
Views: 597,675
Posted By hidden.platypus
I have. I even went so far as to replace the...

I have. I even went so far as to replace the java.exe and a couple dlls in the Kindle folder with freshly downloaded java executables and libraries. Still didn't work.

This is probably the...
Forum: Plugins 05-15-2017, 03:46 PM
Replies: 1,155
Views: 597,675
Posted By hidden.platypus
I've tried everything including cleaning java off...

I've tried everything including cleaning java off this machine.

Downloading and installing 64 bit java rather than 32 bit java.

I've changed configuration options directly in java...I even...
Forum: Plugins 05-15-2017, 12:45 PM
Replies: 1,155
Views: 597,675
Posted By hidden.platypus
This is very odd. The machine I'm working on has...

This is very odd. The machine I'm working on has 8 GB of RAM installed. I closed everything else besides calibre, I even turned off my antivirus, I checked how much memory is being used, and I have...
Forum: Plugins 05-14-2017, 03:50 PM
Replies: 1,155
Views: 597,675
Posted By hidden.platypus
Sorry about that. Convert book 1 of 1...

Sorry about that.

Convert book 1 of 1 (Frankenstein)
Conversion options changed from defaults:
output_profile: 'tablet'
verbose: 2
read_metadata_from_opf:...
Forum: Plugins 05-13-2017, 12:18 PM
Replies: 1,155
Views: 597,675
Posted By hidden.platypus
Thank you to abogomolov for the older version of...

Thank you to abogomolov for the older version of the Kindle Previewer.
Thanks also to jhowell for your work on the plugin.

That said, nothing I do gets this plugin to work.

Each book...
Forum: Plugins 04-27-2017, 09:31 AM
Replies: 1,155
Views: 597,675
Posted By hidden.platypus
Hi jhowell, Does this plugin still workon...

Hi jhowell,

Does this plugin still workon version 3.10

Amazon updated it yesterday.

If not, do you happen to have an installer for version 3.9?
Forum: Editor 02-04-2017, 10:16 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,636
Posted By hidden.platypus
I neglected to say Thank you to both of you...

I neglected to say Thank you to both of you before you.

I apologize.

Thank you both.
Forum: Editor 11-26-2016, 09:21 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,636
Posted By hidden.platypus
Hi Red, Thanks for showing me a new tool. ...

Hi Red,

Thanks for showing me a new tool.

Was not aware there was a live CSS preview.


The stuff that you have in the spoiler text includes a few comments.

Are those comments yours, or...
Forum: Editor 11-26-2016, 12:47 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,636
Posted By hidden.platypus
Hi Kovid, I've attached one here. ...

Hi Kovid,


I've attached one here.

(FYI, the file I attached is a docx file. The forum doesn't like me uploading a docx file, so I renamed to doc. You should rename to docx before you start...
Forum: Editor 11-25-2016, 11:17 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,636
Posted By hidden.platypus
So I ran into another issue I either wasn't...

So I ran into another issue I either wasn't seeing, or was unaware of earlier.

When converting from docx, even after embedding the font, Calibre doesn't appear to reference the base font in...
Forum: Editor 11-15-2016, 08:28 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,636
Posted By hidden.platypus
I am going to be doing a fair amount of font...

I am going to be doing a fair amount of font embedding via Calibre for the foreseeable future.

Happy to be your guinea pig. Tell me how you think it's best stressed, and I'm happy to inform you...
Forum: Editor 11-13-2016, 10:44 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,636
Posted By hidden.platypus
I also note that I am no longer getting the...

I also note that I am no longer getting the font-stretch normal error that I got before.

The only error I get now is that there are no underscores in the font names.
Forum: Editor 11-13-2016, 10:42 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,636
Posted By hidden.platypus
Thanks Kovid. I wasn't aware that you could...

Thanks Kovid. I wasn't aware that you could embed fonts in a Word doc. Did a Google search, figured out how to do it.

Unfortunately, while Calibre now finds and properly embeds the Bookman style...
Forum: Editor 11-12-2016, 01:58 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,636
Posted By hidden.platypus
Since this program told me that the Cochin font I...

Since this program told me that the Cochin font I like is on my system in 500 weight, I edited the code in stylesheet.css.

I changed

font-weight: normal

to

font-weight: 500
Forum: Editor 11-12-2016, 01:42 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,636
Posted By hidden.platypus
Thank you @divingduck for this program.

Thank you @divingduck for this program.
Forum: Editor 11-12-2016, 01:40 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,636
Posted By hidden.platypus
I only included one font. One thing I will...

I only included one font.

One thing I will also bring up, is whenever I embed fonts during a conversion, whenever I open the file in the editor, and click the check for bugs button, it gives me...
Forum: Editor 11-12-2016, 12:24 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,636
Posted By hidden.platypus
@theducks These fonts are installed on a...

@theducks

These fonts are installed on a Win10 machine. I'm converting from Word, so not specifying the variations.

Even though Calibre gives me that error, when I view the epub in the Calibre...
Forum: Editor 11-11-2016, 05:20 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,636
Posted By hidden.platypus
Calibre will only embed certain fonts and not others. Why?

Often I get this error message:

Failed to find font matching: ...

See attached image.

How come?

How do I know which font it will embed, and which it wont?
Forum: Conversion 10-16-2016, 10:12 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,488
Posted By hidden.platypus
I'll explore both methods. Thank you.

I'll explore both methods.

Thank you.
Forum: Conversion 10-10-2016, 03:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,488
Posted By hidden.platypus
Move Footnote text above Footnotes after Conversion

I've been doing this more and more recently.

Converting a textbook or whitepaper that has footnotes so I can read on my tablet.

I notice when Calibre converts a book from docx it puts [<- 1] (1...
Forum: Editor 05-30-2015, 02:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,680
Posted By hidden.platypus
Didn't notice that you'd linked it. ...

Didn't notice that you'd linked it.

Nevermind. Frustration and euphoria have combined to make me drunk.
Such it always is.
Forum: Editor 05-30-2015, 02:47 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,680
Posted By hidden.platypus
Thanks for responding. I was just about to...

Thanks for responding.

I was just about to do a :dtw:
Eureka! I got it kind of post but I really appreciate you responding.

Taught me some things I wasn't seeing properly for some reason.

...
Forum: Editor 05-30-2015, 01:44 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,680
Posted By hidden.platypus
Q: Regex Find and Replace delete surrounding tags

Hi all,

I have no clue what I'm doing, and now I'm stuck.

I apparently understand the find part of the Find and Replace function. It finds what it I want it to find, but the Replace section...
Forum: Workshop 05-27-2015, 07:37 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 7,791
Posted By hidden.platypus
It does appear so @Turtle91. Thanks for the...

It does appear so @Turtle91.

Thanks for the resource. I'll come and bother you if I get in to anything sticky.

:D
Forum: Workshop 05-25-2015, 09:02 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 7,791
Posted By hidden.platypus
Bull in a china shop. Don't know what I'm...

Bull in a china shop.

Don't know what I'm doing, or what is good to do, useless, or error making.

:cool:


Thank you for the Style Inspector tip. I'll look into that.
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