txt > epub conversion question

ownedbycats · 04-27-2023, 10:40 PM

I had this problem before:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=348081

I have some saved walkthroughs from GameFAQs and Neoseeker and other sites. Here's a few examples: [1] [2] [3].

These often have ASCII art and specific fixed-width alignment which causes them to misbehave if I open them directly in ebook-viewer.

If I convert them to ePub, the fixed-width alignment also tends to get messed up (I've tried different paragraph & formatting styles but had no luck).

So instead, here's what I do:

1. Convert to ePub. (Unlike 'add an empty file,' this generates structure and OPF data.) Open in ebook-editor.

2. Replace this to stylesheet.css:

Code:

pre {
   font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace;
   font-size: 10px;
   white-space: pre-wrap;

3. Go to index.html. Remove everything from between the body tags. Replace it with this:

Code:

  <body>
    <pre>
[the text copied from the original .txt]
    </pre>
  </body>

It ends up looking as expected, and I can use ebook-viewer's search:

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Name: 2023-04-27 22_47_07-Morrowind Scroll FAQ [EPUB] — E-book viewer.png
Views: 157
Size: 36.5 KB
ID: 201324

But this isn't really the proper way and I can't do things like add a ToC. Does anybody else have a suggestion of what to do?

Martinoptic · 04-28-2023, 07:15 AM

Have you tried txt>docx>epub with appropriate headings in docx to generate TOC?

ownedbycats · 04-28-2023, 07:33 AM

That's not what I meant. I wanted to manually create the ToC, but since there isn't any proper line breaks with my method, it doesn't know where to put them.

04-27-2023, 10:40 PM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,388 Karma: 79699999 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	txt > epub conversion question I had this problem before: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=348081 I have some saved walkthroughs from GameFAQs and Neoseeker and other sites. Here's a few examples: [1] [2] [3]. These often have ASCII art and specific fixed-width alignment which causes them to misbehave if I open them directly in ebook-viewer. If I convert them to ePub, the fixed-width alignment also tends to get messed up (I've tried different paragraph & formatting styles but had no luck). So instead, here's what I do: 1. Convert to ePub. (Unlike 'add an empty file,' this generates structure and OPF data.) Open in ebook-editor. 2. Replace this to stylesheet.css: Code: pre { font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre-wrap; 3. Go to index.html. Remove everything from between the body tags. Replace it with this: Code: <body> <pre> [the text copied from the original .txt] </pre> </body> It ends up looking as expected, and I can use ebook-viewer's search: But this isn't really the proper way and I can't do things like add a ToC. Does anybody else have a suggestion of what to do? Last edited by ownedbycats; 04-27-2023 at 10:53 PM.

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04-28-2023, 07:15 AM	#2
Martinoptic Bibliophist Posts: 7,661 Karma: 7318592 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: England Device: none	Have you tried txt>docx>epub with appropriate headings in docx to generate TOC?

04-28-2023, 07:33 AM	#3
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,388 Karma: 79699999 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	That's not what I meant. I wanted to manually create the ToC, but since there isn't any proper line breaks with my method, it doesn't know where to put them.

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