Difficulty with conversion of HTML

ficbot · 03-21-2009, 10:57 PM

I have some documents I converted to HTML for putting into Calibre and making an LRF file. Everything looks fine in my web browser on preview, but when I convert it and put it onto my Sony, the lines are all centered. Any tips as to what's going on here and how to fix it?

FizzyWater · 03-22-2009, 12:15 AM

That appears to be happening to my ... uh ... liberated eReader books (but not Mobipocket). I swear, this was answered by Kovid in one of those million other threads ... but I haven't been able to find the reply, now that I need it!

Interestingly, if you convert the same HTML file to ePub, no centering.

I'll be watching this thread to see if someone else actually remembers what Kovid's previous answer was.

kovidgoyal · 03-22-2009, 12:17 AM

convert it to epub first and then to lrf

FizzyWater · 03-22-2009, 12:34 AM

So, that's why Calibre asks which edition you want to convert from, when there's a zip and an ePub...

ficbot · 03-22-2009, 01:08 AM

Thank you, worked like a charm

ficbot · 03-23-2009, 01:32 AM

One more question, Kovid---a small handful of the books seem to have the quotation marks and apostrophes missing. There is just a space where they should be. But this did not happen with all the books, only a few...

kovidgoyal · 03-23-2009, 02:51 AM

Encoding problems most likely. Easiest way to fix is to edit the html and do a search replace

smurphy · 03-23-2009, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Encoding problems most likely. Easiest way to fix is to edit the html and do a search replace

I usually do that with tidy. Very nice fixing the encoding etc. !

ficbot · 03-23-2009, 09:34 AM

Thanks. These are all from the same source (all right, I confess, they are 'liberated' eReader files) and while the vast majority of them look fine, there are a handful with weird issues. There is another one which goes great until page 50 or so, then the font goes huge for no reason

03-21-2009, 10:57 PM	#1
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Difficulty with conversion of HTML I have some documents I converted to HTML for putting into Calibre and making an LRF file. Everything looks fine in my web browser on preview, but when I convert it and put it onto my Sony, the lines are all centered. Any tips as to what's going on here and how to fix it?

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03-22-2009, 12:15 AM	#2
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	That appears to be happening to my ... uh ... liberated eReader books (but not Mobipocket). I swear, this was answered by Kovid in one of those million other threads ... but I haven't been able to find the reply, now that I need it! Interestingly, if you convert the same HTML file to ePub, no centering. I'll be watching this thread to see if someone else actually remembers what Kovid's previous answer was.

03-22-2009, 12:17 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,149 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	convert it to epub first and then to lrf

03-22-2009, 12:34 AM	#4
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	So, that's why Calibre asks which edition you want to convert from, when there's a zip and an ePub...

03-22-2009, 01:08 AM	#5
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Thank you, worked like a charm

03-23-2009, 01:32 AM	#6
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	One more question, Kovid---a small handful of the books seem to have the quotation marks and apostrophes missing. There is just a space where they should be. But this did not happen with all the books, only a few...

03-23-2009, 02:51 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,149 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Encoding problems most likely. Easiest way to fix is to edit the html and do a search replace

03-23-2009, 09:34 AM	#9
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Thanks. These are all from the same source (all right, I confess, they are 'liberated' eReader files) and while the vast majority of them look fine, there are a handful with weird issues. There is another one which goes great until page 50 or so, then the font goes huge for no reason