prc to mobi help!

LisaRealWriter · 01-27-2012, 03:52 PM

When converting a prc file to a mobi file (trust me, I have reasons for this), I'm able to fix the paragraph indent problem with the 'remove paragraph spacing' option in Look & Feel. (A negative entry in 'indent' doesn't revert to the formatting from the original, as it's supposed to, but I can live with new indents.) However . . . how can I get back my formatting for block paragraphs, i.e. when I want NO indents?

nickredding · 01-27-2012, 10:05 PM

.prc and .mobii are the same, all you have to do is change .prc to .mobi in the file name

HarryT · 01-28-2012, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by nickredding

.prc and .mobii are the same, all you have to do is change .prc to .mobi in the file name

Yes, exactly. Don't try and do it in Calibre, though. Do a "Save to Disk" on the PRC file, then delete the book from Calibre. Use Windows Explorer to rename the file from ".prc" to ".mobi", then re-add it to Calibre.

Jeff L · 01-28-2012, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LisaRealWriter

When converting a prc file to a mobi file (trust me, I have reasons for this)...

As you declined to explain why you're doing this, the above posters have declined to answer your specific question, responding instead to what they take to be your error.

I'll speculate that you're trying to change the formatting, using only the limited options within Calibre. If this is so, I would suggest that you try converting to either HTMLZ or epub where you have better control over changes.

Edit the HTMLZ or epub source as needed then convert back to mobi.

LisaRealWriter · 01-29-2012, 02:24 PM

Update: I figured it out. The “select no spacing between paragraphs” and a negative indent does work, except I had to make a lot of adjustments to the format in the html file.

For inquiring minds: I am trying to create a Kindle book. I use Mobipocket Creator, since that inserts the “start” guide. But it condenses the size of the cover to under 63kb, and the color result is terrible. I tried replacing the cover by feeding it along with the created opf file into Kindlegen, but even though the program is not supposed to condense a cover that’s under 127kb, it does resample it using the lowest quality, and the cover comes out distorted. (Same thing for Mobi2mobi.) I tried feeding the mobi file into Calibre and then replacing the cover, but the format gets wrecked beyond repair and I get that extra toc at the end of the book no matter what I select. After fiddling around with the html format, I found that feeding the Mobipocket-created prc file into Calibre works perfectly. The cover is great, all the guides work, the ncx navigation is perfect, and only my internal toc is included. (Plus, now I don’t have to fiddle with the files in the Mobipocket stage to get the ncx file working, since Calibre does it all.) The result is great. Now aren’t you sorry you asked? ;-)

Jeff L · 01-30-2012, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by LisaRealWriter

... the cover comes out distorted. (Same thing for Mobi2mobi.)

Didn't know Mobi2mobi did that. I haven't noticed a degradation.

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... and I get that extra toc at the end of the book no matter what I select.

As of ver 0.8.37 released Jan 27, 2012, Calibre won't add an additional TOC if 1) you already have an inline TOC, 2) it's properly referenced in your OPF Guide section, and 3) you specify "Do not add Table of Contents to book."

Caveat: The TOC reference in the Guide must be in a manner that Calibre can handle.

01-27-2012, 03:52 PM	#1
LisaRealWriter Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: none	prc to mobi help! When converting a prc file to a mobi file (trust me, I have reasons for this), I'm able to fix the paragraph indent problem with the 'remove paragraph spacing' option in Look & Feel. (A negative entry in 'indent' doesn't revert to the formatting from the original, as it's supposed to, but I can live with new indents.) However . . . how can I get back my formatting for block paragraphs, i.e. when I want NO indents?

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01-27-2012, 10:05 PM	#2
nickredding onlinenewsreader.net Posts: 332 Karma: 10143 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ & Victoria, BC Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, IPad3, iPhone4, Playbook, HTC Inspire	.prc and .mobii are the same, all you have to do is change .prc to .mobi in the file name

01-29-2012, 02:24 PM	#5
LisaRealWriter Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: none	Update: I figured it out. The “select no spacing between paragraphs” and a negative indent does work, except I had to make a lot of adjustments to the format in the html file. For inquiring minds: I am trying to create a Kindle book. I use Mobipocket Creator, since that inserts the “start” guide. But it condenses the size of the cover to under 63kb, and the color result is terrible. I tried replacing the cover by feeding it along with the created opf file into Kindlegen, but even though the program is not supposed to condense a cover that’s under 127kb, it does resample it using the lowest quality, and the cover comes out distorted. (Same thing for Mobi2mobi.) I tried feeding the mobi file into Calibre and then replacing the cover, but the format gets wrecked beyond repair and I get that extra toc at the end of the book no matter what I select. After fiddling around with the html format, I found that feeding the Mobipocket-created prc file into Calibre works perfectly. The cover is great, all the guides work, the ncx navigation is perfect, and only my internal toc is included. (Plus, now I don’t have to fiddle with the files in the Mobipocket stage to get the ncx file working, since Calibre does it all.) The result is great. Now aren’t you sorry you asked? ;-)