Quote:
Originally Posted by oecherprinte
Apparently, I did not grasp the power of calibre. Is there a good tutorial for:
- converting html to mobi
- converting pdf to mobi
|
I don't use mobi formats, but many here do. The user guide is where I'd point you. Then ask questions here.
Quote:
|
with emphasis on how to create a decent toc
|
This is in the Preferences | Conversion | Common Options |TOC area. XPath is used to build the TOC. There's a wizard to help.
Quote:
|
and how to influence the ordering of html subpages within a site?
|
This is controlled by the site or your scraper, not Calibre.
Quote:
|
Currently, I download a site using wget or htttrack or convert pdf to html. Then I look into the html code with firebug and try to identify chapter section borders and insert tags manually (automatic recursive replace) into the html code.
|
XPath in Calibre will find existing tags, whatever they are, and use them for TOC creation, assuming there are tags at the right spots.
Quote:
Then I generate a prc using Mobipocket Creator using the manually inserted tags to create a toc. Then I go onto calibre and convert the prc into mobi to be able to navigate through chapters using the 4 way button. Here, again I have to enter the html chapter tags so I do not loose the toc hierarchy.
Quite an elaborate process. I am happy about any suggestions for speeding up this process. I suspect calibre could handle that in an efficient way, if I would just be able to use it properly.
|
Perhaps someone else can make suggestions. I know there are some oddities about Kindle and TOC, but I'm not familiar with them.