Creating spaces around hyphens (or dashes).

wallflowerface · 01-03-2014, 05:32 PM

Hey,

I'm new to Calibre. Today I downloaded a PDF copy of Rich Dad Poor Dad, and I used Calibre to convert it and put it onto my Kobo Mini. It worked, although the version I have seems to have no spaces around dashes and it's very annoying.

The problem is that is there are words that will probably include proper dashes such as "19-year-old" or similar things... Those wouldn't need changing.

Does anybody have any solutions for this?
Maybe I should try to download a different version?

Adoby · 01-04-2014, 08:57 AM

Calibre now has a built in ebook editor for epub books. You can convert to epub and then edit as you please, including using search, search-and-replace and regular expressions. Afterwards you can convert to a suitable format for your device.

But you would most likely benefit from starting with some format other than PDF. PDF is most likely the worst possible format to download if you intend to convert to another format. It is even possible that the problem goes away if you start with some other format.

pdurrant · 01-04-2014, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallflowerface

Does anybody have any solutions for this?
Maybe I should try to download a different version?

My assumption that this was an unauthorised copy may be wrong. It has been pointed out to me that the book is available as a download from the US Navy Digital Library, and so a downloaded PDF may well be a legitimate copy.

I apologise to wallflowerface for jumping to a conclusion.

As Adoby says, your best option is to get a different original format than PDF, which is the worst ebook format for conversions. I note that the US Navy Digital Library also has it available in Kindle format.

unboggling · 01-04-2014, 04:43 PM

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I agree, avoid PDF formats when at all possible.

BetterRed · 01-04-2014, 06:42 PM

This probably belongs in the Conversion sub-forum

@wallflowerface - have you read this ==>> https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=118605

BR

01-03-2014, 05:32 PM	#1
wallflowerface Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2014 Device: Kobo Mini	Creating spaces around hyphens (or dashes). Hey, I'm new to Calibre. Today I downloaded a PDF copy of Rich Dad Poor Dad, and I used Calibre to convert it and put it onto my Kobo Mini. It worked, although the version I have seems to have no spaces around dashes and it's very annoying. The problem is that is there are words that will probably include proper dashes such as "19-year-old" or similar things... Those wouldn't need changing. Does anybody have any solutions for this? Maybe I should try to download a different version?

01-04-2014, 04:43 PM	#4
unboggling Wizard Posts: 1,065 Karma: 858115 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kobo Clara, Kindle Paperwhite 10	(Former content deleted.) I agree, avoid PDF formats when at all possible. Last edited by unboggling; 01-04-2014 at 04:48 PM.

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01-04-2014, 08:57 AM	#2
Adoby Handy Elephant Posts: 1,737 Karma: 26785684 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern Sweden, far out in the quiet woods Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra	Calibre now has a built in ebook editor for epub books. You can convert to epub and then edit as you please, including using search, search-and-replace and regular expressions. Afterwards you can convert to a suitable format for your device. But you would most likely benefit from starting with some format other than PDF. PDF is most likely the worst possible format to download if you intend to convert to another format. It is even possible that the problem goes away if you start with some other format.

01-04-2014, 06:42 PM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,677 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	This probably belongs in the Conversion sub-forum @wallflowerface - have you read this ==>> https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=118605 BR

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