HTML2ePub conversion (question mark instead single quote)

mikij · 07-13-2010, 08:04 PM

Hello,

I tried to convert an ebook from html to epub for my SONY PRS-600. However, instead of single quotes, I have question marks. Q.m. appear also sometimes even if there is no single quote in the original text (OK I think I'll fix it by replacing — by -).

In Calibre, I see single quotes correctly, but not on my reader.
What to do?
Thanks.

P.S. It seems fine now after replacing replacing "—" by " - ". Maybe it'll help somebody else.

Poppa1956 · 07-13-2010, 09:23 PM

On my WinXP I've been entering single and double curly quote in Sigil using Alt+0145 for ‘ and Alt+0146 for ’, double quotes (an em-dash is Alt+0151, or you can put "—" in the code view) I've done that with some PDFs converted to epub using Calibre (which conversions were probably done sloppily because I have yet to read the manual.)

DoctorOhh · 07-13-2010, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikij

I tried to convert an ebook from html to epub for my SONY PRS-600. However, instead of single quotes, I have question marks. Q.m. appear also sometimes even if there is no single quote in the original text (OK I think I'll fix it by replacing — by -).

This FAQ section explains how to get around this without mass editing. Pay particular attention to part 2.

I use trial and error when specifying the encoding, I start with calibre's default (which works fine for me most of the time). If I run into a problem I try the below character encodings one at a time.

cp1252
cp1251
latin1
utf-8
ascii

This has to be specified before adding the html book to calibre. The problem you're seeing is before conversion, it happens when the html book is added to calibre.

mikij · 07-30-2010, 10:35 AM

I got a couple of Eiji Yoshikawa's books in English, but they contain several Japanese characters , like special "o" in shōgun. They are also replaced by a question mark. Anybody have an idea which character set should I use to see these characters correctly on my Sony? In Calibre view and in HTML (ePub), they are correct.

Thanks,
Mike

kovidgoyal · 07-30-2010, 10:57 AM

The SONY probably doesn't have the fonts needed to display those characters. Either hack your sony to install needed fonts or use the extra css to point to appropriate font files on the sony. Search these forums for instructions on how to do either.

mikij · 08-07-2010, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

The SONY probably doesn't have the fonts needed to display those characters. Either hack your sony to install needed fonts or use the extra css to point to appropriate font files on the sony. Search these forums for instructions on how to do either.

Today I discovered where to put the fonts in my reader and I had some scripts CSS I tried - it worked seamlessly.

Thanks.

07-13-2010, 08:04 PM	#1
mikij Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 161 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Quebec, Canada Device: PRS-600	HTML2ePub conversion (question mark instead single quote) Hello, I tried to convert an ebook from html to epub for my SONY PRS-600. However, instead of single quotes, I have question marks. Q.m. appear also sometimes even if there is no single quote in the original text (OK I think I'll fix it by replacing — by -). In Calibre, I see single quotes correctly, but not on my reader. What to do? Thanks. P.S. It seems fine now after replacing replacing "—" by " - ". Maybe it'll help somebody else. Last edited by mikij; 07-13-2010 at 08:28 PM.

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07-13-2010, 09:23 PM	#2
Poppa1956 Evangelist Posts: 487 Karma: 344188 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon, USA Device: Verizon Ellipsis Tablit w/Kindle and Nook apps.	On my WinXP I've been entering single and double curly quote in Sigil using Alt+0145 for ‘ and Alt+0146 for ’, double quotes (an em-dash is Alt+0151, or you can put "—" in the code view) I've done that with some PDFs converted to epub using Calibre (which conversions were probably done sloppily because I have yet to read the manual.)

07-30-2010, 10:35 AM	#4
mikij Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 161 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Quebec, Canada Device: PRS-600	I got a couple of Eiji Yoshikawa's books in English, but they contain several Japanese characters , like special "o" in shōgun. They are also replaced by a question mark. Anybody have an idea which character set should I use to see these characters correctly on my Sony? In Calibre view and in HTML (ePub), they are correct. Thanks, Mike

07-30-2010, 10:57 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,164 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	The SONY probably doesn't have the fonts needed to display those characters. Either hack your sony to install needed fonts or use the extra css to point to appropriate font files on the sony. Search these forums for instructions on how to do either.

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