PDF to EPUB: How do you keep indention?

odin500 · 01-09-2012, 08:20 AM

How do i get calibre to keep tabbing\indenting when converting from a PDF to epub?

theducks · 01-09-2012, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by odin500

How do i get calibre to keep tabbing\indenting when converting from a PDF to epub?

By not starting with PDF

Did you read the sticky above about PDF questions?

odin500 · 01-09-2012, 04:30 PM

The sticky thread didn't really help me.
Bit mean to laugh at me for asking a question ,but I guess being a cat owner you have an excuse. :P

theducks · 01-09-2012, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by odin500

The sticky thread didn't really help me.
Bit mean to laugh at me for asking a question ,but I guess being a cat owner you have an excuse. :P

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My images/tables/text formatting etc are messed up
Many types of pdf images aren't supported or may convert incorrectly. PDF tables and other specialized text formatting are not supported. In fact, the only 'special' text formatting which is supported are italics and bold - all other text formatting and positioning is eliminated during conversion.

And this does not apply?
Indents messed up?

frostschutz · 01-09-2012, 05:00 PM

PDF does not necessarily have a concept of indentation. Text (every line, or every word, or even every letter) is positioned using x,y coordinates on a page. Visually this is fine as you as a human recognize it, but it's a nightmare when it comes to machine-readability.

Enable the Debug feature in Calibre conversion and check the HTML of the first step (input html). If that is properly indented or at least has any kind of indication of indentation or different formatting for indented lines, then you might be able to convert it by using a HTML editor on the input file and search&replace those indicators. That's what I did with my last PDF file and it worked well.

01-09-2012, 08:20 AM	#1
odin500 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 11516 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	PDF to EPUB: How do you keep indention? How do i get calibre to keep tabbing\indenting when converting from a PDF to epub?

01-09-2012, 04:30 PM	#3
odin500 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 11516 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kobo Touch	Mean Cat Person. The sticky thread didn't really help me. Bit mean to laugh at me for asking a question ,but I guess being a cat owner you have an excuse. :P

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frostschutz Linux User Posts: 2,282 Karma: 6123806 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Device: none	PDF does not necessarily have a concept of indentation. Text (every line, or every word, or even every letter) is positioned using x,y coordinates on a page. Visually this is fine as you as a human recognize it, but it's a nightmare when it comes to machine-readability. Enable the Debug feature in Calibre conversion and check the HTML of the first step (input html). If that is properly indented or at least has any kind of indication of indentation or different formatting for indented lines, then you might be able to convert it by using a HTML editor on the input file and search&replace those indicators. That's what I did with my last PDF file and it worked well.

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