Easy way to create a single inline html file?

Doidel · 03-13-2019, 10:11 AM

I'm new to calibre, and I've researched that I could create a single inline html file like this (I'm using the command line):

ebook-convert demo.docx demo.htmlz --htmlz-css-type=inline
Unzip htmlz
Trim all tags surrounding the actual content (html, body, div) manually
Copy/paste the html files together

This works. But is there an easier way? Have I missed a --single-html-output-file command or something alike?

Thanks for your help!

kovidgoyal · 03-13-2019, 11:35 AM

there is no such output as ebooks typically contain resources such as fonts images that cannot be inlined in HTML (at least not efficiently)

Doidel · 03-13-2019, 02:15 PM

Thank you very much for your answer!
Yes, agreed. I wasn't talking about the images and the fonts, just about the html. The way I understood it, it can happen that the htmlz output contains multiple html documents. And also, each html document has the surrounding tags which I don't need (html, head, body, div). So I want to a) make sure I always get a single html file and b) get just the content, without the surrounding elements.
As a result, I would have 1 html file (which e.g. starts directly with <p> with inline styles), accompanied with images and fonts.

kovidgoyal · 03-14-2019, 02:30 AM

Yes, I know what you are saying, I'm saying there is no such output format. HTMLZ always contains a single HTML file, but it will have the containing markup.

Doidel · 03-14-2019, 03:56 AM

Alright, understood, many thanks for your replies!
And also, many thanks for Calibre

I'm using its conversion feature for my website, it's been great to work with it! And I appreciate the extensive documentation, it helps a lot!
Have a nice day!

03-13-2019, 10:11 AM	#1
Doidel Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: code	Easy way to create a single inline html file? I'm new to calibre, and I've researched that I could create a single inline html file like this (I'm using the command line): ebook-convert demo.docx demo.htmlz --htmlz-css-type=inline Unzip htmlz Trim all tags surrounding the actual content (html, body, div) manually Copy/paste the html files together This works. But is there an easier way? Have I missed a --single-html-output-file command or something alike? Thanks for your help!

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03-13-2019, 11:35 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,276 Karma: 27111060 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	there is no such output as ebooks typically contain resources such as fonts images that cannot be inlined in HTML (at least not efficiently)

03-13-2019, 02:15 PM	#3
Doidel Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: code	Thank you very much for your answer! Yes, agreed. I wasn't talking about the images and the fonts, just about the html. The way I understood it, it can happen that the htmlz output contains multiple html documents. And also, each html document has the surrounding tags which I don't need (html, head, body, div). So I want to a) make sure I always get a single html file and b) get just the content, without the surrounding elements. As a result, I would have 1 html file (which e.g. starts directly with <p> with inline styles), accompanied with images and fonts.

03-14-2019, 02:30 AM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,276 Karma: 27111060 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Yes, I know what you are saying, I'm saying there is no such output format. HTMLZ always contains a single HTML file, but it will have the containing markup.

03-14-2019, 03:56 AM	#5
Doidel Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2019 Device: code	Alright, understood, many thanks for your replies! And also, many thanks for Calibre I'm using its conversion feature for my website, it's been great to work with it! And I appreciate the extensive documentation, it helps a lot! Have a nice day!