Question about ePub for Screenplays

sachinwalia · 12-12-2009, 09:37 PM

Hi I am wondering if there is a possibility to convert all the text format screenplays available online into ePub format so that it maintains the layout based on reading device. I believe it might need some sort of css specific for this format. Anyone have any thoughts, ideas?

JSWolf · 12-13-2009, 09:39 AM

Should work fine. Not sure if the CSS will need tweaking or not. Probably depends on the source.

sircastor · 12-18-2009, 02:30 PM

I don't think it'd be too difficult. You could set up some simple CSS rules to cover different formats within the script. You should give it a shot and see what you come up with.

A lot of this will be largely dependent how the text is formatted. Text documents are very simplistic, so they lack a lot of the formatting specifics of more advanced formats.

12-12-2009, 09:37 PM	#1
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12-13-2009, 09:39 AM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,740 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Should work fine. Not sure if the CSS will need tweaking or not. Probably depends on the source.

12-18-2009, 02:30 PM	#3
sircastor Reader Posts: 85 Karma: 6124 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: PRS-505	I don't think it'd be too difficult. You could set up some simple CSS rules to cover different formats within the script. You should give it a shot and see what you come up with. A lot of this will be largely dependent how the text is formatted. Text documents are very simplistic, so they lack a lot of the formatting specifics of more advanced formats.

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