EPUB output - Page 5

kovidgoyal · 09-24-2008, 07:53 PM

1) The viewer in calibre doesn't view EPUB files. It's probably viewing the LRF version.
2) If both LRF and EPUB formats are present for a book, the GUI preferentially transfers the EPUB file to the reader

Probably you're trying to read the LRF file? You can delete the LRF version of the book using the edit metadata dialog.

Mitchll · 09-24-2008, 08:20 PM

Is it possible that the viewer in calibre is using my stanza installation to view the epub?

Issue really is that the sony reader won't read the epub file when it is transfered by calibre (Mac osx) to the reader!

Mitch

kovidgoyal · 09-24-2008, 08:39 PM

oh yeah if you have some other epub reaing capable software then calibre will launch that to view the epub file. I can't think of any reason that would cause invalid epub files to be produces only on OS X. Can you attach one of these files, or send it to me (alongwith the source file so I can test).

pilotbob · 09-24-2008, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitchll

Issue really is that the sony reader won't read the epub file when it is transfered by calibre (Mac osx) to the reader!

Do you have the 505 with the updated firmware?

BOb

Mitchll · 09-24-2008, 09:20 PM

Updated 505 reader. Although my computer seems to be acting strange with this stuff the last few days. I corrected the .86 issue by reinstalling. I'm going to shut it all down, erase the epub books and try again. If the same issue, I will send book to Kovid.
Thanks
mitch

Amalthia · 09-25-2008, 12:13 AM

I made a epub file but it added a paragraph break between each paragraph. I kind of liked the way the LRF files had the indents. All my html source files have for each paragraph because for converting to LRF that would indent each paragraph but not add a paragraph break between them. I didn't really look forward to changing the html code if I don't have to. So I'd really appreciate any and all help to get the epub files to look like the my LRF versions.

kovidgoyal · 09-25-2008, 12:43 AM

html2epub doesn't actually change the HTML code more than is strictly neccessary. What does the html that generates the blank lines look like?

Amalthia · 09-25-2008, 01:09 AM

sentence here
next sentence

with LRF each made an indent for new paragraph but with EPUB this is what happens.

sentence here

next sentence

kovidgoyal · 09-25-2008, 01:20 AM

Code:

--override-css "p {margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt; text-indent:20pt}"

You may need to play with the numbers a little.

Amalthia · 09-25-2008, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Code:

--override-css "p {margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt; text-indent:20pt}"

You may need to play with the numbers a little.

testing this out now.

Thanks!

Amalthia · 09-25-2008, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Code:

--override-css "p {margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt; text-indent:20pt}"

You may need to play with the numbers a little.

That did the trick.

Thanks for your help.

Amalthia · 09-25-2008, 01:38 AM

I had a question about the metadata. In Calibre, I have the author field filled in but in the adobe editions viewing program it shows author "unknown"

should I try another epub viewer? or is the metadata really there but Adobe Editions just won't display it?

Peto · 09-25-2008, 04:33 AM

Hello there Kovid,

Some feedback:
Converted a 0,5 MB homemade Reader-customized PDF. The result was an epub that had lost all format, font, font size, paragraph...

It had also added number pages (which I had not) in strange little squares in the middle of the text, where the page turn had been.

Last but not least, the pages show medium grey instead of white. Not just a little darker.
The book cover was OK.

kovidgoyal · 09-25-2008, 05:10 AM

you can check the metadata in a aprticular epub file by running the command

Code:

epub-meta filename.epub

on the file.

kovidgoyal · 09-25-2008, 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peto

Hello there Kovid,

Some feedback:
Converted a 0,5 MB homemade Reader-customized PDF. The result was an epub that had lost all format, font, font size, paragraph...

It had also added number pages (which I had not) in strange little squares in the middle of the text, where the page turn had been.

Last but not least, the pages show medium grey instead of white. Not just a little darker.
The book cover was OK.

Hmm it shouldn't be doing that. Can you convert to HTML first (using the command

Code:

pdftohtml -enc 'UTF-8'  '-noframes'  '-p'  -nomerge pathtopdf

That's what calibre uses. Probably the HTML being generated is losing that information (an alternative way to test this is to use pdf2lrf)

09-25-2008, 12:13 AM	#66
Amalthia Wizard Posts: 1,190 Karma: 32370 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Anchorage, AK Device: Sony Reader PRS-505, PRS-650, PRS-T3, Pocketbook HD2	I made a epub file but it added a paragraph break between each paragraph. I kind of liked the way the LRF files had the indents. All my html source files have <p> for each paragraph because for converting to LRF that would indent each paragraph but not add a paragraph break between them. I didn't really look forward to changing the html code if I don't have to. So I'd really appreciate any and all help to get the epub files to look like the my LRF versions.

09-25-2008, 01:09 AM	#68
Amalthia Wizard Posts: 1,190 Karma: 32370 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Anchorage, AK Device: Sony Reader PRS-505, PRS-650, PRS-T3, Pocketbook HD2	<p>sentence here</p> <p>next sentence</p> with LRF each <p> made an indent for new paragraph but with EPUB this is what happens. <p>sentence here</p> <p>next sentence</p>

09-25-2008, 01:20 AM	#69
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Code: --override-css "p {margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt; text-indent:20pt}" You may need to play with the numbers a little.

09-25-2008, 05:10 AM	#74
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	you can check the metadata in a aprticular epub file by running the command Code: epub-meta filename.epub on the file.

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09-24-2008, 07:53 PM	#61
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	1) The viewer in calibre doesn't view EPUB files. It's probably viewing the LRF version. 2) If both LRF and EPUB formats are present for a book, the GUI preferentially transfers the EPUB file to the reader Probably you're trying to read the LRF file? You can delete the LRF version of the book using the edit metadata dialog.

09-24-2008, 08:20 PM	#62
Mitchll Cave Dweller Posts: 220 Karma: 1986 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Ipad Sony reader prs-505 prs-900	Is it possible that the viewer in calibre is using my stanza installation to view the epub? Issue really is that the sony reader won't read the epub file when it is transfered by calibre (Mac osx) to the reader! Mitch

09-24-2008, 08:39 PM	#63
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	oh yeah if you have some other epub reaing capable software then calibre will launch that to view the epub file. I can't think of any reason that would cause invalid epub files to be produces only on OS X. Can you attach one of these files, or send it to me (alongwith the source file so I can test).

09-24-2008, 09:20 PM	#65
Mitchll Cave Dweller Posts: 220 Karma: 1986 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Ipad Sony reader prs-505 prs-900	Updated 505 reader. Although my computer seems to be acting strange with this stuff the last few days. I corrected the .86 issue by reinstalling. I'm going to shut it all down, erase the epub books and try again. If the same issue, I will send book to Kovid. Thanks mitch

09-25-2008, 12:43 AM	#67
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	html2epub doesn't actually change the HTML code more than is strictly neccessary. What does the html that generates the blank lines look like?

09-25-2008, 01:38 AM	#72
Amalthia Wizard Posts: 1,190 Karma: 32370 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Anchorage, AK Device: Sony Reader PRS-505, PRS-650, PRS-T3, Pocketbook HD2	I had a question about the metadata. In Calibre, I have the author field filled in but in the adobe editions viewing program it shows author "unknown" should I try another epub viewer? or is the metadata really there but Adobe Editions just won't display it?

09-25-2008, 04:33 AM	#73
Peto Legal Alien Posts: 288 Karma: 105 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505/T1/Kindle PW2	Hello there Kovid, Some feedback: Converted a 0,5 MB homemade Reader-customized PDF. The result was an epub that had lost all format, font, font size, paragraph... It had also added number pages (which I had not) in strange little squares in the middle of the text, where the page turn had been. Last but not least, the pages show medium grey instead of white. Not just a little darker. The book cover was OK.

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