Txt->EPUB Conversion Issue

nrich61 · 07-07-2011, 04:15 PM

When i convert, all punctuation (except for periods, comma's, and exclamation's) are removed, tried default and changing a bunch of settings, but no luck :/.

example:

Txt

“Rahl… how are you coming on Tales of the Founders?“ In the light of a spring afternoon, Kian glanced across the workroom toward his younger son, seated behind the battered but spotless oak copying table. The two south windows were glazed and overlarge for the workroom, but the light they provided made the work far easier.

EPUB

Rahl how are you coming on Tales of the Founders? In the light of a spring afternoon, Kian glanced across the workroom toward his younger son, seated behind the battered but spotless oak copying table. The two south windows were glazed and overlarge for the workroom, but the light they provided made the work far easier.

Thank you for any help or suggestions

kovidgoyal · 07-07-2011, 04:25 PM

http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....r-smart-quotes

nrich61 · 07-07-2011, 04:29 PM

thanks for the quick reply!
ok read it, but dont understand how it applies (maybe im just an idiot?).

kovidgoyal · 07-07-2011, 04:30 PM

you need to specify the correct character encoding under Look & Feel in the conversion settings.

nrich61 · 07-07-2011, 04:35 PM

how do i find out which encoding it is? I open in notepad but dont see it anywhere

kovidgoyal · 07-07-2011, 04:43 PM

trial and error

nrich61 · 07-07-2011, 04:56 PM

didnt like that answer :P

so i googled

http://codeftw.blogspot.com/2009/07/...g-of-text.html

thanks for the help

user_none · 07-07-2011, 06:03 PM

They key word in that link are should. Firefox tries to detect the encoding but it is not a 100% accurate process. Calibre also tries to detecte the encoding in TXT files but often it fails. That said Firefox does a better job than calibre with TXT encoding auto detection.

07-07-2011, 04:15 PM	#1
nrich61 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: nook	Txt->EPUB Conversion Issue When i convert, all punctuation (except for periods, comma's, and exclamation's) are removed, tried default and changing a bunch of settings, but no luck :/. example: Txt “Rahl… how are you coming on Tales of the Founders?“ In the light of a spring afternoon, Kian glanced across the workroom toward his younger son, seated behind the battered but spotless oak copying table. The two south windows were glazed and overlarge for the workroom, but the light they provided made the work far easier. EPUB Rahl how are you coming on Tales of the Founders? In the light of a spring afternoon, Kian glanced across the workroom toward his younger son, seated behind the battered but spotless oak copying table. The two south windows were glazed and overlarge for the workroom, but the light they provided made the work far easier. Thank you for any help or suggestions Last edited by nrich61; 07-07-2011 at 04:20 PM.

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07-07-2011, 04:25 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,169 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq....r-smart-quotes

07-07-2011, 04:29 PM	#3
nrich61 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: nook	thanks for the quick reply! ok read it, but dont understand how it applies (maybe im just an idiot?).

07-07-2011, 04:30 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,169 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	you need to specify the correct character encoding under Look & Feel in the conversion settings.

07-07-2011, 04:35 PM	#5
nrich61 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: nook	how do i find out which encoding it is? I open in notepad but dont see it anywhere

07-07-2011, 04:43 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,169 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	trial and error

07-07-2011, 04:56 PM	#7
nrich61 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: nook	didnt like that answer :P so i googled http://codeftw.blogspot.com/2009/07/...g-of-text.html thanks for the help

07-07-2011, 06:03 PM	#8
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,487 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	They key word in that link are should. Firefox tries to detect the encoding but it is not a 100% accurate process. Calibre also tries to detecte the encoding in TXT files but often it fails. That said Firefox does a better job than calibre with TXT encoding auto detection.

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