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stumped · 11-28-2016, 01:55 AM

thanks - for this specific book, the problem is with how each original book cover is coded: they are using a html file "page" for the cover text, then that code has an img tab that pulls in a separate centred image from the images list. thus the cover becomes text above and below a centred imge, which looks good on an actual reader within the omnibus.
so I can pull out that image and make it into a cover, or I can have a metadata generated text cover, but no easy way to have both. I could remake that text + image combo via copy pastes & word, paint , whatever..... if I had the patience I guess

i dont see any plug in option that lets you combine html text and image into a new cover.

can you advise if the file names cover.html. jacket.html have any special meaning to calibre or to plug-ins please.

luckily this dos not HAVE to be done - it was a learning challenge, trying to prep kid-friendly stuff for a granddaugher who is expecting a tablet to read on. once we've got our heads around how fire for kids aka freetime works we may decide to do things differently anyway. there's a curated fire for kids unlimited package - monthly fee- so possibly we will go with books that are bundled into that instead

11-28-2016, 01:55 AM	#3
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	thanks - for this specific book, the problem is with how each original book cover is coded: they are using a html file "page" for the cover text, then that code has an img tab that pulls in a separate centred image from the images list. thus the cover becomes text above and below a centred imge, which looks good on an actual reader within the omnibus. so I can pull out that image and make it into a cover, or I can have a metadata generated text cover, but no easy way to have both. I could remake that text + image combo via copy pastes & word, paint , whatever..... if I had the patience I guess i dont see any plug in option that lets you combine html text and image into a new cover. can you advise if the file names cover.html. jacket.html have any special meaning to calibre or to plug-ins please. luckily this dos not HAVE to be done - it was a learning challenge, trying to prep kid-friendly stuff for a granddaugher who is expecting a tablet to read on. once we've got our heads around how fire for kids aka freetime works we may decide to do things differently anyway. there's a curated fire for kids unlimited package - monthly fee- so possibly we will go with books that are bundled into that instead