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Jellby · 07-06-2009, 05:15 AM

Hello,

I have a mobipocket file that has every paragraph with hard-coded left alignment, and I'd like to change it and remove the explicit alignment. I don't want to change anything else in the file (metadata, etc.). What would be the best way to achieve this?

After trying unsuccessfully with MobiPerl I managed to install Calibre, and tried with mobi2oeb, edit the .html, and oeb2mobi, but something is not fine here:

1. The original .mobi file is 2.6MB, the converted one is 1.6MB

2. The converted file adds vertical space above every paragraph. Indeed, when I convert again this new file to oeb, the .html file has "margin-top: 1em" for every paragraph, which was not present initially.

3. The original language (according to mobi-meta) is ENGLISH, the language of the converted file is NEUTRAL

So, suggestions or advice for altering only the text in the mobipocket file and in a controlled way?

EDIT: I've tried with version 0.5.11, by the way.

07-06-2009, 05:15 AM	#1
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,546 Karma: 19001583 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Mobi -> Mobi "conversion" Hello, I have a mobipocket file that has every paragraph with hard-coded left alignment, and I'd like to change it and remove the explicit alignment. I don't want to change anything else in the file (metadata, etc.). What would be the best way to achieve this? After trying unsuccessfully with MobiPerl I managed to install Calibre, and tried with mobi2oeb, edit the .html, and oeb2mobi, but something is not fine here: 1. The original .mobi file is 2.6MB, the converted one is 1.6MB 2. The converted file adds vertical space above every paragraph. Indeed, when I convert again this new file to oeb, the .html file has "margin-top: 1em" for every paragraph, which was not present initially. 3. The original language (according to mobi-meta) is ENGLISH, the language of the converted file is NEUTRAL So, suggestions or advice for altering only the text in the mobipocket file and in a controlled way? EDIT: I've tried with version 0.5.11, by the way. Last edited by Jellby; 07-06-2009 at 06:06 AM.