Calibre now includes MS LIT converter: lit2lrf - Page 14

kovidgoyal · 12-04-2007, 07:47 PM

You cant use both simultaneously, windows limitation. Books, both the original and the converted copy are stored in a database library1.db that should be under documents and settings. Making the db location configurable is on my TODO list.

urseus · 12-05-2007, 01:47 AM

Ok silly question.

Ive downloaded this and think it looks great an easy.

When you convert PDFs (any maybe other files ) with say pictures with the text, do the pictures get converted over as well, or just text?

Oh and does it convert Secure PDFs at all?

kovidgoyal · 12-05-2007, 01:51 AM

No it doesn't convert secure PDFs and whether images are converted is highly PDF dependent, works beautifully for some files and not at all for others.

It supports images in HTML, LIT and RTF (except WMV images)

Linda · 12-05-2007, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

That's a DRMed LIT file. You have to use the convertlit software to first remove the DRM.

Thank you. I actually converted a .lit book. But the book title came up on the 505 as C: documents and settings/ etc. What did I do wrong - why didn't the title of the book appear first.

kovidgoyal · 12-05-2007, 02:45 PM

I'm not sure, perhaps the lit file did not have metadata in it, in which case the filename is used as the default title.

AnemicOak · 12-05-2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

I'm not sure, perhaps the lit file did not have metadata in it, in which case the filename is used as the default title.

All my LIT files have imported into libprs500 for the last couple versions. It's no biggie though, it's easy enough to change.

kovidgoyal · 12-05-2007, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

All my LIT files have imported into libprs500 for the last couple versions. It's no biggie though, it's easy enough to change.

You mean the metadata from them is not being read correctly?

AnemicOak · 12-05-2007, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

You mean the metadata from them is not being read correctly?

Shrugs

I guess. Where I used to get a title of some sort in the title field I now get a full path to the file as the name. Maybe it has something to do with what ConvertLit does to the file. I'm not complaining about it or anything, like I said easy enough to fix the title, I just mentioned it since it sounds like what Linda is mentioning.

kovidgoyal · 12-05-2007, 03:31 PM

Ah a regression, will be fixed in next release.

Linda · 12-05-2007, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Shrugs

I guess. Where I used to get a title of some sort in the title field I now get a full path to the file as the name. Maybe it has something to do with what ConvertLit does to the file. I'm not complaining about it or anything, like I said easy enough to fix the title, I just mentioned it since it sounds like what Linda is mentioning.

Easy for you to say.

How do you change a title after the path is the title on the 505? I am not complaining about the software it is wonderful. I just follow the directions and "like a miracle" I get the book on my 505.

kovidgoyal · 12-05-2007, 05:02 PM

Click on the reader icon, then double click on the title you want to change, change the title, and you're done. But in anycase, this is a bug that should be fixed in the next version of libprs500

urseus · 12-05-2007, 05:51 PM

This works great with the defaults. The font is nice and i love that it fits more text onto the page, all the way to the edges of the screen.

I cant get the chapters to work quite right, but i know its not the program but the pdfs im getting it from.
Thanks so much for this. Opens up alot more options for me in Australia.

Just quickly, is there an easy way to grab an RSS feed from a site that isnt listed in your program?

gwynevans · 12-06-2007, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by urseus

Just quickly, is there an easy way to grab an RSS feed from a site that isnt listed in your program?

That depends upon your definition of "easy"...
See this wiki page on Kovid's site for details.

stustaff · 12-06-2007, 05:34 PM

I struggled with this for a while but now just use fedbooks.com! paste the RSS URL in and it generates a PDF ready for use on the 505, its very neat.

JTravers · 12-06-2007, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by stustaff

I struggled with this for a while but now just use fedbooks.com! paste the RSS URL in and it generates a PDF ready for use on the 505, its very neat.

The only problem with Feedbooks.com is that the RSS functionality is only useful for sites that include the full content in their RSS feeds. Partial/summary content feeds work much better with libprs500's web2lrf tool.

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12-04-2007, 07:47 PM	#196
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You cant use both simultaneously, windows limitation. Books, both the original and the converted copy are stored in a database library1.db that should be under documents and settings. Making the db location configurable is on my TODO list.

12-05-2007, 01:47 AM	#197
urseus Member Posts: 24 Karma: 22 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Reader	Ok silly question. Ive downloaded this and think it looks great an easy. When you convert PDFs (any maybe other files ) with say pictures with the text, do the pictures get converted over as well, or just text? Oh and does it convert Secure PDFs at all?

12-05-2007, 01:51 AM	#198
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No it doesn't convert secure PDFs and whether images are converted is highly PDF dependent, works beautifully for some files and not at all for others. It supports images in HTML, LIT and RTF (except WMV images)

12-05-2007, 02:45 PM	#200
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I'm not sure, perhaps the lit file did not have metadata in it, in which case the filename is used as the default title.

12-05-2007, 03:31 PM	#204
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Ah a regression, will be fixed in next release.

12-05-2007, 05:02 PM	#206
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,609 Karma: 28549044 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Click on the reader icon, then double click on the title you want to change, change the title, and you're done. But in anycase, this is a bug that should be fixed in the next version of libprs500

12-05-2007, 05:51 PM	#207
urseus Member Posts: 24 Karma: 22 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Reader	This works great with the defaults. The font is nice and i love that it fits more text onto the page, all the way to the edges of the screen. I cant get the chapters to work quite right, but i know its not the program but the pdfs im getting it from. Thanks so much for this. Opens up alot more options for me in Australia. Just quickly, is there an easy way to grab an RSS feed from a site that isnt listed in your program?

12-06-2007, 05:34 PM	#209
stustaff Wizard Posts: 1,055 Karma: 2110 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Derbyshire UK Device: sony reader PRS505 and 600	I struggled with this for a while but now just use fedbooks.com! paste the RSS URL in and it generates a PDF ready for use on the 505, its very neat.