Calibre: Long lines from LIT file

Juggle4Evr · 07-25-2009, 11:06 AM

Again a problem with calibre: I try to convert a LIT file to either LRF or EPUB using the latest calibre version.
The problem is that the resulting files have very long lines of text (much longer than the screen is wide). In the calibre preview windows this leads to a horizontal scroll bar but on the device the text is completely out of the screen and not readable.

Do I miss a calibre option to force a line break at the end of each line? Or is the LIT file the problem?

Edit: The file looks ok when open with MS Reader. When converting with ConvertLIT, I can see that the whole file is encoded using the <pre> tag.

kovidgoyal · 07-25-2009, 12:26 PM

<pre> tag is a problem. It is not reflowable. At some point I will add an option to calibre to force the <pre> ta become reflowable. Until then, just edit the HTML and remove the <pre> tag

07-25-2009, 11:06 AM	#1
Juggle4Evr Connoisseur Posts: 58 Karma: 180 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, Cybook Opus	Calibre: Long lines from LIT file Again a problem with calibre: I try to convert a LIT file to either LRF or EPUB using the latest calibre version. The problem is that the resulting files have very long lines of text (much longer than the screen is wide). In the calibre preview windows this leads to a horizontal scroll bar but on the device the text is completely out of the screen and not readable. Do I miss a calibre option to force a line break at the end of each line? Or is the LIT file the problem? Edit: The file looks ok when open with MS Reader. When converting with ConvertLIT, I can see that the whole file is encoded using the <pre> tag. Last edited by Juggle4Evr; 07-25-2009 at 11:18 AM.

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07-25-2009, 12:26 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,356 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	<pre> tag is a problem. It is not reflowable. At some point I will add an option to calibre to force the <pre> ta become reflowable. Until then, just edit the HTML and remove the <pre> tag

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