0.4.8.4 htms turn up as zips

Dan23 · 09-20-2008, 12:09 AM

When I add htm files to the new version of calibre, they show up as zip files in calibre.
In the file system they turn up as zip files with the following structure:
metadata.opf
<content>
and then in <content>:
the htm file.htm
<resources>
I would like to know if htm files appearing as zip files are intentional, and if so why?
Htm files that are already in calibre show up as htm files

kovidgoyal · 09-20-2008, 12:11 AM

That's because calibre automatically follows all links in the html files and adds them to the zip file.

Dan23 · 09-20-2008, 01:05 AM

perhaps I am not understanding, but I believe there were no links in the htm files I tried to add. Does this mean there will no longer be solo htm files that aren't zipped up in the file system

kovidgoyal · 09-20-2008, 01:10 AM

yes it does. Even if there are no links a zip file is created from the HTML file.

Dan23 · 09-20-2008, 01:13 AM

Understood. Thanks.

wallcraft · 09-20-2008, 12:06 PM

FBReader recognizes the extension .oebzip for such files (ZIP files containing a single OEB ebook). I'm not sure using a unique filename extension is necessary, but there are an awful lot of different things that could be in a ZIP file.

09-20-2008, 12:09 AM	#1
Dan23 Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 600000 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: Scribe, Paperwhite 6.8"	0.4.8.4 htms turn up as zips When I add htm files to the new version of calibre, they show up as zip files in calibre. In the file system they turn up as zip files with the following structure: metadata.opf <content> and then in <content>: the htm file.htm <resources> I would like to know if htm files appearing as zip files are intentional, and if so why? Htm files that are already in calibre show up as htm files

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09-20-2008, 12:11 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,160 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That's because calibre automatically follows all links in the html files and adds them to the zip file.

09-20-2008, 01:05 AM	#3
Dan23 Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 600000 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: Scribe, Paperwhite 6.8"	perhaps I am not understanding, but I believe there were no links in the htm files I tried to add. Does this mean there will no longer be solo htm files that aren't zipped up in the file system

09-20-2008, 01:10 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,160 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	yes it does. Even if there are no links a zip file is created from the HTML file.

09-20-2008, 01:13 AM	#5
Dan23 Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 600000 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: Scribe, Paperwhite 6.8"	Understood. Thanks.

09-20-2008, 12:06 PM	#6
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	FBReader recognizes the extension .oebzip for such files (ZIP files containing a single OEB ebook). I'm not sure using a unique filename extension is necessary, but there are an awful lot of different things that could be in a ZIP file.

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