epub → pdf conversion: remove a section

dma_k · 08-03-2016, 08:24 PM

Dear all,
I am trying to master EPUB → PDF possibilities of Calibre and I hope that somebody can help me.

Original epub contains the section "Notes" with the following contents:

Code:

<body name="notes">
 <title>
  <p>Примечания</p>
 </title>
 <section id="n_1">
  <title>
   <p>1</p>
  </title>
  <p>Неофициальное название Лондонского Сити.</p>
 </section>
</body>

The given note is referred from text as following:

Code:

<a l:href="#n_1" type="note">[1]</a>

Problem: I would like the given note to be rendered as end-of-page note (in page footer). If that is not possible, then how can I remove this whole section from processing (as it results a separate page for each note, which do not look nice)?

Another question related to i18n of PDF output: when I enable "Add a printable Table of Contents at the end", Calibre generates a nice table of contents but with title "Table of Contents". How to customize it so the title reads "Оглавление"?

In general I wonder where I can read more about HTML classes used for PDF conversion? Few (e.g. .calibre-pdf-toc) are mentioned in Printable Table of Contents but I think there are more. As far as I can see, HTMLZ does not use such (or similar) classes. Are they all documented somewhere?

kovidgoyal · 08-04-2016, 12:29 AM

Use extra css

#n_1 { display: none }

And the option nam,e Title for ToC in the PDF output section of the conversion dialog

NullNix · 08-04-2016, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dma_k

In general I wonder where I can read more about HTML classes used for PDF conversion? Few (e.g. .calibre-pdf-toc) are mentioned in Printable Table of Contents but I think there are more. As far as I can see, HTMLZ does not use such (or similar) classes. Are they all documented somewhere?

You can figure out which are used by running "ebook-convert --debug-pipeline" and looking at the intermediate pipeline stages. (In general this is a very useful way to figure out what's going on in conversion without diving into the Calibre source code.)

dma_k · 08-04-2016, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

#n_1 { display: none }

Not very practical if I have 30 of them. And it did not work.
No way to render them at the bottom of the page?

Quote:

Originally Posted by NullNix

You can figure out which are used by running "ebook-convert --debug-pipeline" and looking at the intermediate pipeline stages.

Is it possible to get intermediate HTML that way?

Quote:

How to customize it so the title reads "Оглавление"?

I have found this configuration option myself: PDF Output → "Title for ToC".

kovidgoyal · 08-04-2016, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dma_k

Not very practical if I have 30 of them. And it did not work.

Then you did not use it right. And if you have many of them, then you need to identify some pattern they follow and use that pattern with either search and replace or a more sophisticated css selector.

dma_k · 08-19-2016, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Then you did not use it right. And if you have many of them, then you need to identify some pattern they follow and use that pattern with either search and replace or a more sophisticated css selector.

I would be happy if you tell me where I am wrong. Take sample book in FB2 and use #n_1, #n_2, #n_3 { display: none } or body[name="notes"] { display: none; } as "Common Options → Look&Feel → Styling" and do conversion to PDF. I got this, basically, CSS has no effect.

kovidgoyal · 08-19-2016, 11:18 PM

Works fine for me. As I said you are doing something wrong. Most likely you dont realize that re-converting a previously converted book uses the settings from the previous conversion over the global preferences. http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/conv...for-conversion

dma_k · 08-28-2016, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Most likely you dont realize that re-converting a previously converted book uses the settings from the previous conversion over the global preferences.

You're right. It seems like I have missed that point – thanks for noting that. Indeed, there is an effect if I use CSS #n_1, #n_2, #n_3 { display: none; }. But I still see the section "Примечания" – I would like to hide it together with entry in TOC. I tried CSS body[name="notes"] { display: none; } but it didn't work out. What I did wrong?

dma_k · 08-31-2016, 05:40 PM

I think there is something wrong there. I have removed the books from the list – I believe the per-book conversion options should be removed. I have selected FB2 file(s) and pressed "Convert books → Bulk convert". "Notes" section is still there after conversion. kovidgoyal, could you please share the PDF file that you've got and CSS which you have applied?

08-03-2016, 08:24 PM	#1
dma_k Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Sony PRS-T2	epub → pdf conversion: remove a section Dear all, I am trying to master EPUB → PDF possibilities of Calibre and I hope that somebody can help me. Original epub contains the section "Notes" with the following contents: Code: <body name="notes"> <title> <p>Примечания</p> </title> <section id="n_1"> <title> <p>1</p> </title> <p>Неофициальное название Лондонского Сити.</p> </section> </body> The given note is referred from text as following: Code: <a l:href="#n_1" type="note">[1]</a> Problem: I would like the given note to be rendered as end-of-page note (in page footer). If that is not possible, then how can I remove this whole section from processing (as it results a separate page for each note, which do not look nice)? Another question related to i18n of PDF output: when I enable "Add a printable Table of Contents at the end", Calibre generates a nice table of contents but with title "Table of Contents". How to customize it so the title reads "Оглавление"? In general I wonder where I can read more about HTML classes used for PDF conversion? Few (e.g. .calibre-pdf-toc) are mentioned in Printable Table of Contents but I think there are more. As far as I can see, HTMLZ does not use such (or similar) classes. Are they all documented somewhere?

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08-04-2016, 12:29 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,255 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Use extra css #n_1 { display: none } And the option nam,e Title for ToC in the PDF output section of the conversion dialog

08-19-2016, 11:18 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,255 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Works fine for me. As I said you are doing something wrong. Most likely you dont realize that re-converting a previously converted book uses the settings from the previous conversion over the global preferences. http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/conv...for-conversion

08-31-2016, 05:40 PM	#9
dma_k Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Sony PRS-T2	I think there is something wrong there. I have removed the books from the list – I believe the per-book conversion options should be removed. I have selected FB2 file(s) and pressed "Convert books → Bulk convert". "Notes" section is still there after conversion. kovidgoyal, could you please share the PDF file that you've got and CSS which you have applied?

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