need help with creatign Chinese epub for 505 using Calibre 0.6

[siulayhumga]

I already did a search on this topic but still not able to undertsnad what need to be done.

Source are standard UTF-8 RTF format file.

He is what I have done so far:
1. Created a root directory of the 505 call "fonts" and copy in the standard MSFT mingliu.ttf

2. Created the following css and enter it into Calibre :
@font-face {font-family: "Ming";font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;src: url(res:///Data/fonts/mingliu.ttf);}

body {
font-family: "Ming", serif;
}

3. Use Caliber to convert the RTF fiel into ebpub.


The epub file can be read in PC but it will either: 1. Not show up at the reader menu (so most likely 505 belive the book is bad" . Or 2. All character show up as "????"

Can someone help out?

One of the reason I want to try epub format is the "refotmatting" for LRF file just too painful. I want to see will I get a better performance using epub.

Thanks

[dreams]

bump

Sorry, I don't have any experience with this.

Hopefully, if no one with experience is able to answer in this thread maybe they will point you to the thread where you can get help.

[lovemov]

Looks like a font problem. You need proper fonts to be installed I guess.

[siulayhumga]

Can some one please point me to the right font to be use for Chinese in epub?

Thanks

[dreams]

I found some threads with information on customizing fonts...

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28447 (*VERY* detailed guide on changing default Reader fonts)

Post #162 by Valloric (quoted below) gives information and will send you to the below thread for specific epub embedded fonts..

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36361 (ePub custom Fonts on 700 and 505)

Originally Posted by Valloric

Yes, this guide replace the default fonts, so if you embed a font into the LRF, it will override the default ones (that you replaced).

The LRF renderer and the EPUB renderer have nothing in common. The EPUB renderer has its own default fonts. You should not be replacing those, since embedded fonts for EPUB files are really fast and not slow as hell as for LRF. You can also link to them externally.

There's a really good thread on EPUB and font changing here.

Also I found the below thread on Unicode Font support without flashing

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20644

I haven't done any font changes so have no experience. You do need to read through the threads to catch all the answers.

I hope this helps.

[JSWolf]

Can a moderator please close this thread as it's also posted in a more appropriate forum section.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52586