Kindegen meta support

San Zamoyski · 01-27-2015, 02:50 PM

Hi!

I'm creating some export for my web page games.
I do sucessfully (PHP) generate complete HTML for kindlegen and it works (via wine, since linux version does not work - shame!).
Now I do know two tags:

Code:

<title></title>
<meta name="author" content="Author" />

and tried many more:

PHP Code:


			
<meta name="dc:rights" content="

                        Copyright © for text game by '. $scenariusz['Autor_txt']. ', '. $scenariusz['Autor_rok']. '.

                        Copyright © for cover by '. $scenariusz['Okladka_aut']. ', '. $scenariusz['Okladka_rok']. '.

                        Copyright © rolegames.tk, '. date("Y"). '

                    " />

                    <meta name="rights" content="

                        Copyright © for text game by '. $scenariusz['Autor_txt']. ', '. $scenariusz['Autor_rok']. '.

                        Copyright © for cover by '. $scenariusz['Okladka_aut']. ', '. $scenariusz['Okladka_rok']. '.

                        Copyright © rolegames.tk, '. date("Y"). '

                    " />

                    <meta name="dc:title" content="'. $scenariusz['Nazwa_gry']. '" />

                    <META name="Generator" content="rolegames.tk" />

                    <meta name="dc:Language" content="pl" />'.

                    '<meta name="dc:Creator" content="rolegames.tk" />'.

                    '<meta name="dc:Publisher" content="rolegames.tk" />'.

                    '<meta name="Language" content="pl" />'.

                    '<meta name="Creator" content="rolegames.tk" />'.

                    '<meta name="Publisher" content="rolegames.tk" />'.

                    //'<meta name="dc:language" content="pl" />'.

                    //'<meta name="dc:language" content="pl" />'.

                    //'<meta name="dc:language" content="pl" />'.

                    //'<meta name="dc:language" content="pl" />'.

                    //'<meta name="dc:language" content="pl" />'.

                    //'<meta name="dc:language" content="pl" />'.

                    /*'<dc:creator>Author</dc:creator>

                    <dc:subject>Keywaords</dc:subject>

                    <dc:description>Description</dc:description>

                    <dc:publisher>Add Publisher Entry</dc:publisher>

                    <dc:date/>

                    <dc:source/>

                    <dc:relation/>

                    <dc:coverage/>

                    <dc:rights>Copyright Notice</dc:rights>

                    <dc:identifier id="bookid">urn:uuid:b54b68dd-6192-0aa0-2309-237e3ab3e059</dc:identifier>

                    <dc:language>pl</dc:language>'.

                    '<meta name="cover" content="'. $scenariusz['Okladka'].'" />'.*/

well, cover works by half... somehow.

Is there any complete list what does work with kindlegen?
Or maybe i am doing something wrong?

eschwartz · 01-27-2015, 03:03 PM

If it works in EPUB it will convert with kindlegen.

Also, kindlegen for linux works fine for me (granted, I haven't checked recently, but then too nothing has changed since then either.)

San Zamoyski · 01-27-2015, 05:12 PM

I generate HTML with php which is converted to mobi.

kindlegen (linux version) does not return any error, but mobi does not work on my friends Kindle. While Windows version does.

eschwartz · 01-27-2015, 06:08 PM

And if you use the meta tags recognized by the EPUB spec, it will work -- regardless of HTML vs. EPUB as your source.

Odd that kindlegen for linux creates an unreadable ebook.

Can calibre read it?
Again, never happened for me.

San Zamoyski · 01-28-2015, 03:17 AM

Now i get it!

Any software i use works, but not my friends Kindle.

eschwartz · 01-28-2015, 10:26 AM

That would tend to do it...

Mystery solved!

(But I wonder why the Windows version works. Maybe your friend's Kindle works for Microsoft.

)

San Zamoyski · 02-01-2015, 08:37 AM

I tried

Code:

<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
					    <dc:title id="title">Kręte Drogi</dc:title> <!-- line 58! -->
					    <meta refines="#title" property="title-type">main</meta>
					    <dc:creator id="creator">Gedeon (Adeptus)</dc:creator>
					    <dc:creator opf:role="aut">Gedeon (Adeptus)</dc:creator>
					    <meta refines="#creator" property="role" scheme="marc:relators">aut</meta>
					    <dc:creator opf:role="ill">Michał Mani Gągała</dc:creator>
					    <meta refines="#creator" property="role" scheme="marc:relators">ill</meta>
					    <dc:creator opf:role="edt">San Zamoyski</dc:creator>
					    <meta refines="#creator" property="role" scheme="marc:relators">edt</meta>
					    <dc:language>pl-PL</dc:language>
					    <dc:publisher>rolegames.tk</dc:publisher>
					    <dc:date>2015-02-01</dc:date>
					    <dc:rights>Niniejsza publikacja nie może być modyfikowana ani odsprzedawana 
    				bez pisemnej zgody zespołu <a href="http://rolegames.tk">rolegames.tk</a>.<br />
    				Dozwolone jest jej kopiowanie, dystrybucja bezpłatna (na licencji freeware) 
    				oraz druk na papierze w dowolnej liczbie egzemplarzy.</dc:rights>
  					</metadata>
                </head>

and with removed dc's.

But i get (from kindlegen):

Code:

Info(prcgen):I1002: Parsing files  0000002

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000058

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29008: Tag rejected due to improper usage: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000060

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000061

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000061

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000062

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000062

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29008: Tag rejected due to improper usage: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000063

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000064

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000064

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29008: Tag rejected due to improper usage: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000065

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000066

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000066

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29008: Tag rejected due to improper usage: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000067

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000068

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000068

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000069

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000069

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000070

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000070

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000071

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000071

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000072

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 


      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000074

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000075

Warning(inputpreprocessor):W29006: Tag rejected: 

      in file: Z:\home\san\www\rpg2\ek8\Krete_Drogi-150201143632-MOBI.html     line: 0000076

What am i doing wrong?

DiapDealer · 02-01-2015, 03:09 PM

dc metadata belongs in an opf file. It'll never work trying to shoehorn it into the head of (x)html files. Create a valid opf file (with all the dc metadata you want) that properly links to all your various resources (html, css, images, ncx, etc) and then feed that opf file to kindlegen/kindle previewer instead of trying to do everything with an html file.

eschwartz · 02-01-2015, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

dc metadata belongs in an opf file. It'll never work trying to shoehorn it into the head of (x)html files. Create a valid opf file (with all the dc metadata you want) that properly links to all your various resources (html, css, images, ncx, etc) and then feed that opf file to kindlegen/kindle previewer instead of trying to do everything with an html file.

Why so it is (in the HTML)!

No wonder it wasn't working...

How did I not notice that?

San Zamoyski · 02-01-2015, 05:28 PM

Quote:

How did I not notice that?

Becose You are magician. (?)

It seems that creating very simple opf file:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
            <package xmlns:xx="http://saxon.sf.net/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/metadata/dublin_core" 
                unique-identifier="BookId" version="2.0">

            	<metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:opf="http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf">
            		<!-- Fixed Layout, Region Magnificaiton & Children\'s Content -->
            		<meta name="fixed-layout" content="true"/>
            		<meta name="book-type" content="gra paragrafowa"/>
            		<dc-metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/metadata/dublin_core" xmlns:oebpackage="http://openbook.org/namespaces/oeb-package/1.0/"> 
            			<dc:title>'. $scenariusz['Nazwa_gry']. '</dc:title>
            			<dc:language>pl</dc:language>
            			<dc:creator>'. $scenariusz['Autor_txt']. '</dc:creator>
            			<dc:publisher>rolegames.tk</dc:publisher>
            			<dc:date>'. $scenariusz['Autor_rok']. '</dc:date>
            		</dc-metadata>
            	</metadata>
    
    	        <manifest>
                    <item id="book" href="'. $nazwa_pliku. '-MOBI.html" media-type="application/xhtml+xml"/>
                </manifest>
    
            	<spine toc="ncx">
            		<itemref idref="book"/>
            	</spine>

            </package>'

...ignoring fact, that there are some additional fonts and images, works.
Many thanks DD!

eschwartz · 02-01-2015, 05:52 PM

I am very nearly positive I haven't cast any invisibility sprogs today...

Or wait...

Did I? Or didn't I? Perhaps a memory spell would be in order.

01-27-2015, 02:50 PM	#1
San Zamoyski Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 41612 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Poland, Warsaw Device: Kindle 3G	Kindegen meta support Hi! I'm creating some export for my web page games. I do sucessfully (PHP) generate complete HTML for kindlegen and it works (via wine, since linux version does not work - shame!). Now I do know two tags: Code: <title></title> <meta name="author" content="Author" /> and tried many more: PHP Code: <meta name="dc:rights" content=" Copyright © for text game by '. $scenariusz['Autor_txt']. ', '. $scenariusz['Autor_rok']. '. Copyright © for cover by '. $scenariusz['Okladka_aut']. ', '. $scenariusz['Okladka_rok']. '. Copyright © rolegames.tk, '. date("Y"). ' " /> <meta name="rights" content=" Copyright © for text game by '. $scenariusz['Autor_txt']. ', '. $scenariusz['Autor_rok']. '. Copyright © for cover by '. $scenariusz['Okladka_aut']. ', '. $scenariusz['Okladka_rok']. '. Copyright © rolegames.tk, '. date("Y"). ' " /> <meta name="dc:title" content="'. $scenariusz['Nazwa_gry']. '" /> <META name="Generator" content="rolegames.tk" /> <meta name="dc:Language" content="pl" />'. '<meta name="dc:Creator" content="rolegames.tk" />'. '<meta name="dc:Publisher" content="rolegames.tk" />'. '<meta name="Language" content="pl" />'. '<meta name="Creator" content="rolegames.tk" />'. '<meta name="Publisher" content="rolegames.tk" />'. //'<meta name="dc:language" content="pl" />'. //'<meta name="dc:language" content="pl" />'. //'<meta name="dc:language" content="pl" />'. //'<meta name="dc:language" content="pl" />'. //'<meta name="dc:language" content="pl" />'. //'<meta name="dc:language" content="pl" />'. /'<dc:creator>Author</dc:creator> <dc:subject>Keywaords</dc:subject> <dc:description>Description</dc:description> <dc:publisher>Add Publisher Entry</dc:publisher> <dc:date/> <dc:source/> <dc:relation/> <dc:coverage/> <dc:rights>Copyright Notice</dc:rights> <dc:identifier id="bookid">urn:uuid:b54b68dd-6192-0aa0-2309-237e3ab3e059</dc:identifier> <dc:language>pl</dc:language>'. '<meta name="cover" content="'. $scenariusz['Okladka'].'" />'./ well, cover works by half... somehow. Is there any complete list what does work with kindlegen? Or maybe i am doing something wrong?

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01-27-2015, 03:03 PM	#2
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	If it works in EPUB it will convert with kindlegen. Also, kindlegen for linux works fine for me (granted, I haven't checked recently, but then too nothing has changed since then either.)

01-27-2015, 05:12 PM	#3
San Zamoyski Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 41612 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Poland, Warsaw Device: Kindle 3G	I generate HTML with php which is converted to mobi. kindlegen (linux version) does not return any error, but mobi does not work on my friends Kindle. While Windows version does.

01-27-2015, 06:08 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	And if you use the meta tags recognized by the EPUB spec, it will work -- regardless of HTML vs. EPUB as your source. Odd that kindlegen for linux creates an unreadable ebook. Can calibre read it? Again, never happened for me.

01-28-2015, 03:17 AM	#5
San Zamoyski Enthusiast Posts: 48 Karma: 41612 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Poland, Warsaw Device: Kindle 3G	Now i get it! Any software i use works, but not my friends Kindle.

01-28-2015, 10:26 AM	#6
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	That would tend to do it... Mystery solved! (But I wonder why the Windows version works. Maybe your friend's Kindle works for Microsoft. )

02-01-2015, 03:09 PM	#8
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,774 Karma: 206758686 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	dc metadata belongs in an opf file. It'll never work trying to shoehorn it into the head of (x)html files. Create a valid opf file (with all the dc metadata you want) that properly links to all your various resources (html, css, images, ncx, etc) and then feed that opf file to kindlegen/kindle previewer instead of trying to do everything with an html file.

02-01-2015, 05:52 PM	#11
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I am very nearly positive I haven't cast any invisibility sprogs today... Or wait... Did I? Or didn't I? Perhaps a memory spell would be in order.