ebook-convert (docx->html) inserting too many page breaks

xanguera · 07-31-2015, 12:08 PM

Hi,
I am converting a docx document to html with the command line tool (calibre version 2.31.0). In my docx document I have both page breaks as well as section breaks (that continue in the next page).
When performing the conversion I find that a new page is created for both cases, when I would expect for it only to happen at the page breaks.
Is this the expected behavior? if so, do I have anyway around it? I really need to have these section breaks.

thanks.

kovidgoyal · 07-31-2015, 03:58 PM

Anything that renders as a page break in print mode in the docx will become a page break in the output file. If you're saying that you're seeing something different, then attach a sample docx file showing the problem.

xanguera · 07-31-2015, 04:23 PM

Exactly, I am seeing this behaviour, but I would not have expected to have a page break when inserting a section break.
Anyway, if I understand it correctly you are not considering the docx XML tags but (somehow) the rendered output, right? if so, I will definitely have to look for another workaround as section breaks are rendered exactly as page breaks, they are just treated with another XML tag and have some other properties.

Out of curiosity, is calibre using its own rendering engine? getting the right pagination is one of the things that keep me awake at night and being able to access this step would be wonderful.

Thanks.

kovidgoyal · 07-31-2015, 08:05 PM

No calibre uses the XML, but it converts the XML in the same way as word would render it, as far as possible. Since word renders <sectPr> with a page break, the docx plugin does the same thing, anything else would be very surprising to most users. If you dont want that behavior your best bet is to run from source and comment out line 410 in docx/styles.py

07-31-2015, 12:08 PM	#1
xanguera Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: ipad3	ebook-convert (docx->html) inserting too many page breaks Hi, I am converting a docx document to html with the command line tool (calibre version 2.31.0). In my docx document I have both page breaks as well as section breaks (that continue in the next page). When performing the conversion I find that a new page is created for both cases, when I would expect for it only to happen at the page breaks. Is this the expected behavior? if so, do I have anyway around it? I really need to have these section breaks. thanks.

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07-31-2015, 03:58 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,251 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Anything that renders as a page break in print mode in the docx will become a page break in the output file. If you're saying that you're seeing something different, then attach a sample docx file showing the problem.

07-31-2015, 04:23 PM	#3
xanguera Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: ipad3	Exactly, I am seeing this behaviour, but I would not have expected to have a page break when inserting a section break. Anyway, if I understand it correctly you are not considering the docx XML tags but (somehow) the rendered output, right? if so, I will definitely have to look for another workaround as section breaks are rendered exactly as page breaks, they are just treated with another XML tag and have some other properties. Out of curiosity, is calibre using its own rendering engine? getting the right pagination is one of the things that keep me awake at night and being able to access this step would be wonderful. Thanks.

07-31-2015, 08:05 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,251 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No calibre uses the XML, but it converts the XML in the same way as word would render it, as far as possible. Since word renders <sectPr> with a page break, the docx plugin does the same thing, anything else would be very surprising to most users. If you dont want that behavior your best bet is to run from source and comment out line 410 in docx/styles.py

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