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dash. · 11-10-2014, 04:35 PM

Just tried to convert a StarDict to Kobo-Format under Win7(ger), but failed.

The html files were created and zipped, but with messed up filenames:
(Ã¤ instead of Ä and etc.)

Code:

11.html
Ã*a.html
Ã¤a.html
Ã¤b.html
Ã¤c.html
...
...
zÃ¤.html
zÃ¶.html
zÃ¼.html
...
zz.html

Looks like UTF8/Latin-1 mixup. Any suggestions?

my batch file:

Code:

SET DictFilename=Custom_German_English_dictionary

cd C:\Python27\_ConvertKobo

"C:\Python27\python.exe" "C:\Python27\penelope_v2.0.0\penelope.py" -p "%DictFilename%" -f de -t en --output-kobo
pause

Soft used:
Win7 (GER) 64bit + penelope v2.0.0 + marisa v0.2.4 + pyglossary v2011.06.16 + python v2.7.8

UPDATE/EDIT:
just tested the created zip file with those "messed up filenames" on my Kobo H2O and it worked. So apparently misnamed html files do work too.
Kudos Alberto for creating this great tool.

11-10-2014, 04:35 PM	#39
dash. Member Posts: 10 Karma: 13126 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: Sony PRS-T2, Kobo H2O	Just tried to convert a StarDict to Kobo-Format under Win7(ger), but failed. The html files were created and zipped, but with messed up filenames: (Ã¤ instead of Ä and etc.) Code: 11.html Ãa.html Ã¤a.html Ã¤b.html Ã¤c.html ... ... zÃ¤.html zÃ¶.html zÃ¼.html ... zz.html Looks like UTF8/Latin-1 mixup. Any suggestions? my batch file: Code: SET DictFilename=Custom_German_English_dictionary cd C:\Python27\_ConvertKobo "C:\Python27\python.exe" "C:\Python27\penelope_v2.0.0\penelope.py" -p "%DictFilename%" -f de -t en --output-kobo pause Soft used: Win7 (GER) 64bit + penelope v2.0.0 + marisa v0.2.4 + pyglossary v2011.06.16 + python v2.7.8 UPDATE/EDIT:* just tested the created zip file with those "messed up filenames" on my Kobo H2O and it worked. So apparently misnamed html files do work too. Kudos Alberto for creating this great tool. Last edited by dash.; 11-14-2014 at 03:21 PM.