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tomsem · 06-23-2024, 08:19 PM

So I finally worked out how to install the necessary components to be able to decode and import KFX using Kindle Classic on macOS. I have been just doing AZW3 download, but that doesn't work for Print Replica, and I have some number of these in my Kindle Library. So thank you for your work! (Now I just need to find the rest of them so I can add those to calibre as well)

So I have a functional KFX, and have converted to PDF and fixed layout ePub using From KFX.

A couple of questions:

The PDF has no table of contents (PDF outline items or Bookmarks). I have to reproduce them manually. 'It would be nice' if KFX Input could add these. It looks like you are using PyPDF, which I believe can do this.

The fixed layout ePub has a table of contents, but the text is not searchable or selectable.

I thought I had succeeded awhile back in generating a toy fixed layout ePub with InDesign that had these properties, but just tried it again, and the text is searchable, but not selectable.

The only fixed layout ePubs I have laying around are those generated for comics/manga, so I don't know what I should be expecting.

06-23-2024, 08:19 PM	#709
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,968 Karma: 27060153 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	So I finally worked out how to install the necessary components to be able to decode and import KFX using Kindle Classic on macOS. I have been just doing AZW3 download, but that doesn't work for Print Replica, and I have some number of these in my Kindle Library. So thank you for your work! (Now I just need to find the rest of them so I can add those to calibre as well) So I have a functional KFX, and have converted to PDF and fixed layout ePub using From KFX. A couple of questions: The PDF has no table of contents (PDF outline items or Bookmarks). I have to reproduce them manually. 'It would be nice' if KFX Input could add these. It looks like you are using PyPDF, which I believe can do this. The fixed layout ePub has a table of contents, but the text is not searchable or selectable. I thought I had succeeded awhile back in generating a toy fixed layout ePub with InDesign that had these properties, but just tried it again, and the text is searchable, but not selectable. The only fixed layout ePubs I have laying around are those generated for comics/manga, so I don't know what I should be expecting. Last edited by tomsem; 06-23-2024 at 08:24 PM.