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Moonraker · 01-23-2007, 04:59 PM

I don't care much for ABC's Amber Lit converter. I find it does strange things, loses a lot of formatting and often will add spaces in the wrong places. Sometimes thousand's of spaces which is tiresome to correct.

I prefer ConvertLit GUI. I don't know if it will handle smart quotes but it's worth a try.

Get it here:

http://dukelupus.pri.ee/

I think how successful the conversion is depends on how the lit file was created originally. If the Lit file was made with a Microsoft HTML coded file then this can cause problems and also increases the file size. I have found that a better lit is created using the MS "Filtered" HTML or MS RTF format. At least, I find that these convert back much nicer with little or no editing to do.

01-23-2007, 04:59 PM	#8
Moonraker Addict Posts: 314 Karma: 1002965 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Device: ILiad. Gen 3, PocketBook 360, Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Oasis 2	I don't care much for ABC's Amber Lit converter. I find it does strange things, loses a lot of formatting and often will add spaces in the wrong places. Sometimes thousand's of spaces which is tiresome to correct. I prefer ConvertLit GUI. I don't know if it will handle smart quotes but it's worth a try. Get it here: http://dukelupus.pri.ee/ I think how successful the conversion is depends on how the lit file was created originally. If the Lit file was made with a Microsoft HTML coded file then this can cause problems and also increases the file size. I have found that a better lit is created using the MS "Filtered" HTML or MS RTF format. At least, I find that these convert back much nicer with little or no editing to do. Last edited by Moonraker; 01-23-2007 at 05:14 PM.