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hapax legomenon · 08-18-2008, 01:02 AM

Two things I couldn't quite figure out.

There are sophisticated text processing methods to configure rss output. But if all I want is a simple text output of one feed, all I get is a 0 KB file with nothing in it except a hyperlinked title.

To create a ebook from a simple RSS feed, all I did was create a receipe, enter the

Code:

class AdvancedUserRecipe1219035348(BasicNewsRecipe):
    title          = u'Brad Ideas'
    oldest_article = 30
    max_articles_per_feed = 100
    
    feeds          = [(u'Brad Ideas', u'http://ideas.4brad.com/node/feed')]

It's not clear to me why this isn't working. I'm not against getting my feet wet in python, but I must be missing something obvious.

Second question. I'm trying to understand what calibre does. I have 10 separate chapters in separate html files of a novel. What's the best way to get this done for sony 505? Is calibre the tool for that or is book designer?

Thanks.

08-18-2008, 01:02 AM	#1
hapax legomenon Erotica Writer Posts: 102 Karma: 106 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Device: ipad, Sony Reader PRS 505, Cybook 3	RSS feeds + combining multiple html into ebook? Two things I couldn't quite figure out. There are sophisticated text processing methods to configure rss output. But if all I want is a simple text output of one feed, all I get is a 0 KB file with nothing in it except a hyperlinked title. To create a ebook from a simple RSS feed, all I did was create a receipe, enter the Code: class AdvancedUserRecipe1219035348(BasicNewsRecipe): title = u'Brad Ideas' oldest_article = 30 max_articles_per_feed = 100 feeds = [(u'Brad Ideas', u'http://ideas.4brad.com/node/feed')] It's not clear to me why this isn't working. I'm not against getting my feet wet in python, but I must be missing something obvious. Second question. I'm trying to understand what calibre does. I have 10 separate chapters in separate html files of a novel. What's the best way to get this done for sony 505? Is calibre the tool for that or is book designer? Thanks.