LRF output - Page 11

astra · 05-24-2007, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FangornUK

The HTML2LRF utility is a command line tool and doesn't have any GUI. People seem to be afraid of Command Line tools unfortunately even though a utility like this is dead easy to use. Don't be put off!

Easy to explain.
When you have gui, you just walk around, click with a mouse and find what you want. However, with command line you have to read instructions and it takes time and effort

Plus sometimes explanation of syntax for specific command might be confusing

astra · 05-24-2007, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Actually atleast on windows there should be an icon installed to both the Start menu and the desktop. But the GUI right now doesn't have a component for html2lrf...that will come in version 0.4.0

Thank you. Then I am going to wait for 0.4.0

kovidgoyal · 05-24-2007, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra_lestat

Thank you. Then I am going to wait for 0.4.0

That's cool...I'd just like to say that while it's true that GUI's are easier to use (for simple tasks) the little bit of extra effort it takes to learn a CLI usually more than justifies itself over the long term.

In other news released 0.3.40 with more refinements to the table algorithm.

RWood · 05-24-2007, 02:35 PM

I am working on A Child's Garden of Verses and have switched the formatting from BookDesigner to GoLive for use with html2lrf since the graphics implementation in the former is lacking and the graphics in the book are a major part of the enjoyment.

I have also started to use the libprs500 as my main index program for the hard disk collection. It has a lot of features not found in other systems.

kovidgoyal · 05-24-2007, 02:40 PM

That's good to hear. Let me know when you have the conversion done, I'd be interested in seeing the results.

kovidgoyal · 05-26-2007, 12:13 PM

v0.3.42 with bug fixes.

shawn · 05-27-2007, 12:34 PM

kovidgoyal, I use AVG antivirus and it detected prs500-gui.exe as a trojan horse virus. I'm 100% sure its a false positive but just wanted to let you guys know.

PS. the newest avg update fixes this false positive

kovidgoyal · 05-27-2007, 12:45 PM

Wow that's annoying. Can someone with some other AV virus software scan prs500-gui.exe and see what it has to say? I don't use AV myself.

EDIT: Ah glad to hear the latest update fixes it.

Fauve · 05-29-2007, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pode

I just want to add a quick line, the batch command to convert quickly a whole directory of HTML files in Windows is the following one :

for %f in (*.html *.htm) do html2lrf %f

I have forgottent how to do proper batch scripts, and I needed to google it, so I suppose this could help someone else...

It did!

Thanks! And a huge thank-you to you, Kovid, for making this great tool!

One thing I did notice is that when I batch-convert to LRF, I don't have authors on the converted books. Where does html2lrf look in the html file for author information?

kovidgoyal · 05-29-2007, 12:55 PM

It doesn't you have to specify author information via the commandline option -a

Pode · 05-29-2007, 05:27 PM

I post another quick message. I just realised my previous solution for batch conversion doesn't work with long filenames under windows xp. So here's the corrected version :

for %f in (*.html *.htm) do html2lrf "%f"

(It's all in those tricky => ""...

JSWolf · 05-30-2007, 04:41 PM

I did use html2lrf for formatting Doctor Dolittle's Garden because of all the graphics and it was so much easier to deal with then Book Designer.

kovidgoyal · 05-30-2007, 04:46 PM

Cool thanks.

kovidgoyal · 06-06-2007, 02:10 PM

Released v0.3.46:
1) Support for setting page margins
2) Bug fixes

dsyzling · 06-07-2007, 04:22 AM

I raised an issue in ticket #99 trying to convert some html saved as filtered from Office 2007. I've seen this a few times so thought I'd upload the file and raise a case.

I'll also try the new release to see if this resolves the issue and the margin support is welcomed.

Regards
Darren

05-27-2007, 12:34 PM	#157
shawn Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2007	kovidgoyal, I use AVG antivirus and it detected prs500-gui.exe as a trojan horse virus. I'm 100% sure its a false positive but just wanted to let you guys know. PS. the newest avg update fixes this false positive Last edited by shawn; 05-27-2007 at 12:42 PM.

05-27-2007, 12:45 PM	#158
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,355 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Wow that's annoying. Can someone with some other AV virus software scan prs500-gui.exe and see what it has to say? I don't use AV myself. EDIT: Ah glad to hear the latest update fixes it. Last edited by kovidgoyal; 05-27-2007 at 01:09 PM.

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05-24-2007, 02:35 PM	#154
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	I am working on A Child's Garden of Verses and have switched the formatting from BookDesigner to GoLive for use with html2lrf since the graphics implementation in the former is lacking and the graphics in the book are a major part of the enjoyment. I have also started to use the libprs500 as my main index program for the hard disk collection. It has a lot of features not found in other systems.

05-24-2007, 02:40 PM	#155
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,355 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That's good to hear. Let me know when you have the conversion done, I'd be interested in seeing the results.

05-26-2007, 12:13 PM	#156
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,355 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	v0.3.42 with bug fixes.

05-29-2007, 12:55 PM	#160
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,355 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It doesn't you have to specify author information via the commandline option -a

05-29-2007, 05:27 PM	#161
Pode Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: France Device: Sony Reader	I post another quick message. I just realised my previous solution for batch conversion doesn't work with long filenames under windows xp. So here's the corrected version : for %f in (.html .htm) do html2lrf "%f" (It's all in those tricky => ""...

05-30-2007, 04:41 PM	#162
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,757 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I did use html2lrf for formatting Doctor Dolittle's Garden because of all the graphics and it was so much easier to deal with then Book Designer.

05-30-2007, 04:46 PM	#163
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,355 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Cool thanks.

06-06-2007, 02:10 PM	#164
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,355 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Released v0.3.46: 1) Support for setting page margins 2) Bug fixes

06-07-2007, 04:22 AM	#165
dsyzling Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony Reader	I raised an issue in ticket #99 trying to convert some html saved as filtered from Office 2007. I've seen this a few times so thought I'd upload the file and raise a case. I'll also try the new release to see if this resolves the issue and the margin support is welcomed. Regards Darren

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