LRF output

[kovidgoyal]

Adding a encoding='latin1' should take care of it

[jackhammer]

how does libprs500 handle External Css pages ?

I am working on a html book and it has an external css page that seems to be ignored. if I put the html file and cover jpg and css page in a zip file will libprs know what to do with it ?

thx

[kovidgoyal]

If you put it in a zip file and the src attribute of the <link> tag is the filename, it will be picked up.

[Deputy-Dawg]

Kovid,
I have found an anomaly in html2lrf that is somewhat troublesome for me. I create a large number of files in some of my projects, like the bible projects. I then will produce from them some specialized PDF files because of the need for hierarchical TOCs which are not suppoted in the BBeB format. I will also produce "single" books in the BBeB format from the same files.

In order to use the "tags" feature in Acrobat I will frequently use the following in my style declaration or in my style sheet:

H3
	{font-size:0.1pt;
	color:white;}

So that when I want, for example, an invisible chapter mark i insert into the data stream

<h3>Chapter 1</h3>

html2lrf ignores the declared style of the h3 tag and actually inserts the chapter mark. This means that I have to do a re-edit for it. Have I missed something? Can it be fixed? Would you like for me to open a ticket on this?

[kovidgoyal]

THe corresct way to acheive no display for an HTML element is the set
style="display:none" of style="visibility:hidden"

[Deputy-Dawg]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

THe corresct way to acheive no display for an HTML element is the set
style="display:none" of style="visibility:hidden"

Thanks I've added that to my notes

[Deputy-Dawg]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

THe corresct way to acheive no display for an HTML element is the set
style="display:none" of style="visibility:hidden"

No doubt that is the "correct" way of doing it. Certainly any HTML element set with such styles is not displayed or is invisible in a browser (I am using Safari and FireFox for testing). It is also a fact that such un-displayed or invisible elements are not seen by Adobe Acrobat Pro V8. The only way that I have found that lets me use the tags in PDF is the kludge I have come up with. What truly surprises me is that the font-size is ignored. Color, well, color of typescript is not as widely supported as size.

[kovidgoyal]

I'd suggest using the --override-css option of html2lrf

Something like

--override-css "h3{display:none}"

[Deputy-Dawg]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

I'd suggest using the --override-css option of html2lrf

Something like

--override-css "h3{display:none}"

I'll try that. I had not realized that you could override a single item in the CSS, I assumed it was an all or nothing - don't know why, I just did.

[kovidgoyal]

Originally Posted by Deputy-Dawg

I'll try that. I had not realized that you could override a single item in the CSS, I assumed it was an all or nothing - don't know why, I just did.

A natural assumption, but no, it only overrides what you ask it to

[Deputy-Dawg]

On to another issue. I want to try embedding some fonts to see if it gives any advantage. When i go to select the font I want to embed in the lbprs500 GUI interface I do not see the font I want in the drop down menu. What is even stranger I see several fonts which I do not believe are installed let alone activated on my computer. I use a font management program, Suitcase. What and how does lbprs500 and html2lrf determine what fonts are avilable?

[kovidgoyal]

http://libprs500.kovidgoyal.net/user....html#osxfonts

[bkilian]

Hey Kovid, quick technical question on the BBEB format, if you include multuiple references to the same image, does it do the smart thing, or does it embed the image multiple times?

[kovidgoyal]

It can do either. What it does depends on the tool you use to generate it. html2lrf includes an image at a particular path only once.

[bkilian]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

It can do either. What it does depends on the tool you use to generate it. html2lrf includes an image at a particular path only once.

Excellent, thanks. Now a html2lrf question:
I have a 590x790 image, and then right after it, a H3 with "Chapter 12" in it. When I put that through html2lrf I get the image, a blank page and then the H3. I'm wondering where the extra blank page came from, and how I could make it go away.
Also, what do you figure is the perfect size for a full page graphic? I'd prefer for the book or html2lrf to not have to resize it for me.