Trying to convert html to lrf in BD

drogo · 10-25-2007, 12:14 AM

I'm trying to use Book Designer to convert an HTML web site I downloaded to an LRF. HTML2LRF works pretty well, but there are a bunch of tables in the site that seem to be causing some issues. When I try to use BD, it only converts the first page, which is the TOC. All the subsequent pages get ignored, and I get errors about the links being empty. Same thing when using libprs500 and converting it there.

Any tips/ideas on what to do to get BD to recognize the other pages?

Thanks!

JSWolf · 10-25-2007, 12:17 AM

What's the URL for the site so I can have a go. I'll give html2lrf a try.

Book Designer does not (at present) support tables. So html2lrf is your best bet.

RWood · 10-25-2007, 12:20 AM

Maybe vvv, Jon, or Harry have some ideas; but, I have always lost all HTML tables (and RTF tables) that are imported to BD. You can create a table manually within BD.

As for the links, BD does not load anything that is not in the file. The only exception that I know of is graphics from another place on your hard drive. All links must be to a location within the same file.

I hope this helps.

Jon posted while I was typing this.

drogo · 10-25-2007, 09:32 AM

Ahh, ok. That explains a lot.

The site is www.av8n.com/how, but I used wget to download a local copy. When I was using my PDA with a browser it worked fine, but now I think I might need to figure something else out. It looks good and the links work in Word, so I might start from there to try and make it into a single page. Actually, I'll talk to one of our web designers here at work about it also. See what he thinks.

Thanks again!

vvv · 10-25-2007, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RWood

Maybe vvv, Jon, or Harry have some ideas; but, I have always lost all HTML tables (and RTF tables) that are imported to BD.

Is "Settings -> input file settings -> convert tables to html" checked?

vvv · 10-25-2007, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drogo

Any tips/ideas on what to do to get BD to recognize the other pages?

Download all the pages, then try to use "Tools -> Join books"

10-25-2007, 12:14 AM	#1
drogo Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 321 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: PRS-500	Trying to convert html to lrf in BD I'm trying to use Book Designer to convert an HTML web site I downloaded to an LRF. HTML2LRF works pretty well, but there are a bunch of tables in the site that seem to be causing some issues. When I try to use BD, it only converts the first page, which is the TOC. All the subsequent pages get ignored, and I get errors about the links being empty. Same thing when using libprs500 and converting it there. Any tips/ideas on what to do to get BD to recognize the other pages? Thanks!

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10-25-2007, 12:17 AM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,001 Karma: 144284074 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	What's the URL for the site so I can have a go. I'll give html2lrf a try. Book Designer does not (at present) support tables. So html2lrf is your best bet.

10-25-2007, 12:20 AM	#3
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Maybe vvv, Jon, or Harry have some ideas; but, I have always lost all HTML tables (and RTF tables) that are imported to BD. You can create a table manually within BD. As for the links, BD does not load anything that is not in the file. The only exception that I know of is graphics from another place on your hard drive. All links must be to a location within the same file. I hope this helps. Jon posted while I was typing this.

10-25-2007, 09:32 AM	#4
drogo Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 321 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: PRS-500	Ahh, ok. That explains a lot. The site is www.av8n.com/how, but I used wget to download a local copy. When I was using my PDA with a browser it worked fine, but now I think I might need to figure something else out. It looks good and the links work in Word, so I might start from there to try and make it into a single page. Actually, I'll talk to one of our web designers here at work about it also. See what he thinks. Thanks again!

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