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JSWolf · 06-07-2009, 10:21 PM

Are there any instructions for using ebook-convert? Without directions, I'm going to have to go back to 0.5.14 and cannot help to beta test.

kovidgoyal · 06-07-2009, 10:31 PM

ebook-convert -h

chorpler · 06-07-2009, 10:38 PM

You get more specific help messages by putting in the file you want to convert from and to, and then -h. At first I couldn't quite figure out how to specify an OEB file, because I wanted to convert from HTML to OEB, but finally I figured out that I could just specify a directory and it would convert to OEB. So I got help converting from HTML to OEB by doing:

ebook-convert infile.html oeb_directory -h

chorpler · 06-07-2009, 10:47 PM

There's a note in the help file that comes up with that -h option that says you can go here for full documentation of the conversion system, but it's not up yet.

Oh, and so far, I'm very much liking the new ebook-convert program; it lets me set the language and rating and ISBN and series name and other metadata that the old html2oeb wouldn't let me specify. (I don't know if the old version of ebook-convert would do that too, since this is the first time I'm using it, but I just wanted to mention that it's pretty cool so far.)

kovidgoyal · 06-07-2009, 10:48 PM

Yeah the documentation is a TODO

chorpler · 06-08-2009, 01:04 AM

Hmmm ... well, I like the options of ebook-convert, but it doesn't seem to be converting HTML to OEB right. For one thing, the images in the HTML file, which used to be stored in content\resources\, are now stored there and then deleted because they aren't in the manifest, it says, and the resulting OEB has no images in the HTML file. Here's an output of an attempt to convert Cory Doctorow's book Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom from HTML to OEB; it has a cover image at the beginning and three navigation arrows which are GIFs at the beginning of each chapter, and the conversion doesn't include them for some reason. I've highlighted the parts where this seems to happen in red:

Code:

1% Converting input to HTML...
InputFormatPlugin: HTML Input running on C:\ebooks\Doctorow_Cory\Magic\Cory_Doctorow_-_Down_and_Out_in_the_Magic_Kingdom.htm
Building file list...
IgnoreFile(u'C:\\ebooks\\Doctorow_Cory\\Magic\\Down_and_Out_cover.jpg is a binary file',)
Found files...
HTMLFile:0:a:C:\ebooks\Doctorow_Cory\Magic\Cory_Doctorow_-_Down_and_Out_in_the_Magic_Kingdom.htm
Parsing all content...
Parsing ../../../../../ebooks/Doctorow_Cory/Magic/Cory_Doctorow_-_Down_and_Out_in_the_Magic_Kingdom.htm ...
Parsing file '../../../../../ebooks/Doctorow_Cory/Magic/Cory_Doctorow_-_Down_and_Out_in_the_Magic_Kingdom.htm' as HTML
Referenced file '../../../../../ebooks/Doctorow_Cory/Magic/Next.gif' not in manifest
Referenced file '../../../../../ebooks/Doctorow_Cory/Magic/Top.gif' not in manifest
Referenced file '../../../../../ebooks/Doctorow_Cory/Magic/Previous.gif' not in manifest
Referenced file '../../../../../ebooks/Doctorow_Cory/Magic/Down_and_Out_cover.jpg' not in manifest
Generating default TOC from spine...
Packaging HTML files...
Rewriting links in OEB documents...
Rewriting links in c:\docume~1\admin\locals~1\temp\calibre_0.6.0b2_isdpmj_plumber\..\..\..\..\..\ebooks\Doctorow_Cory\Magic/Cory_Doctorow_-_Down_and_Out_in_the_Magic_Kingdom.htm
Rewriting links in c:\docume~1\admin\locals~1\temp\calibre_0.6.0b2_isdpmj_plumber\..\..\..\..\..\ebooks\Doctorow_Cory\Magic/Next.gif
Rewriting links in c:\docume~1\admin\locals~1\temp\calibre_0.6.0b2_isdpmj_plumber\..\..\..\..\..\ebooks\Doctorow_Cory\Magic/Down_and_Out_cover.jpg
Rewriting links in c:\docume~1\admin\locals~1\temp\calibre_0.6.0b2_isdpmj_plumber\..\..\..\..\..\ebooks\Doctorow_Cory\Magic/Previous.gif
Rewriting links in c:\docume~1\admin\locals~1\temp\calibre_0.6.0b2_isdpmj_plumber\..\..\..\..\..\ebooks\Doctorow_Cory\Magic/Top.gif
Rewriting links in TOC...
Rewriting links in guide...
34% Running transforms on ebook...
Merging user specified metadata...
Detecting structure...
Detected chapter: A note about this book, February 12, 2004:
Detected chapter: A note about this book, January 9, 2003:
Detected chapter: CHAPTER 1
Detected chapter: CHAPTER 2
Detected chapter: CHAPTER 3
Detected chapter: CHAPTER 4
Detected chapter: CHAPTER 5
Detected chapter: CHAPTER 6
Detected chapter: CHAPTER 7
Detected chapter: CHAPTER 8
Detected chapter: CHAPTER 9
Detected chapter: CHAPTER 10
Detected chapter: Other books by Cory Doctorow:
Auto generated TOC with 13 entries.
Flattening CSS and remapping font sizes...
Source base font size is 12.00000pt
Cleaning up manifest...
Trimming unused files from manifest...
Parsing stylesheet.css ...
Trimming 'content/resources/Next.gif' from manifest
Trimming 'content/resources/Down_and_Out_cover.jpg' from manifest
Trimming 'content/resources/Top.gif' from manifest
Trimming 'content/resources/Previous.gif' from manifest
Creating OEB Output...
67% Creating OEB Output
OEB output written to C:\ebooks\Doctorow_Cory\Magic\opf_output
Output saved to C:\ebooks\Doctorow_Cory\Magic\opf_output

I'm not sure what the deal is; I suspect I'm just not understanding something. But I don't see anything in the help that tells me why it's complaining about the manifest...

kovidgoyal · 06-08-2009, 01:35 AM

Most likely a windows path related issue. Open a ticket and attach a zip file containing the html and associated image files.

chorpler · 06-08-2009, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Most likely a windows path related issue. Open a ticket and attach a zip file containing the html and associated image files.

OK, done. Thanks!

pars_andy · 06-08-2009, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

post the output from running

calibre-debug -d

at a command prompt with your 505 connected

Here you go!

pars_andy · 06-08-2009, 03:10 AM

Sorry....forgot to attach

pars_andy · 06-08-2009, 03:22 AM

I also get this error on some occasions if I move from epub output to lrf output in the conversion window.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre\gui2\convert\single.pyo", line 152, in setup_pipeline
File "calibre\gui2\convert\single.pyo", line 134, in widget_factory
File "calibre\gui2\convert\lrf_output.pyo", line 39, in __init__
File "calibre\gui2\convert\__init__.pyo", line 52, in initialize_options
File "calibre\gui2\convert\__init__.pyo", line 73, in apply_recommendations
File "calibre\gui2\convert\__init__.pyo", line 123, in set_value
Exception: Can't set value u'' in opt_serif_family

kovidgoyal · 06-08-2009, 04:01 AM

This should be fixed in beta 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by pars_andy

I also get this error on some occasions if I move from epub output to lrf output in the conversion window.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre\gui2\convert\single.pyo", line 152, in setup_pipeline
File "calibre\gui2\convert\single.pyo", line 134, in widget_factory
File "calibre\gui2\convert\lrf_output.pyo", line 39, in __init__
File "calibre\gui2\convert\__init__.pyo", line 52, in initialize_options
File "calibre\gui2\convert\__init__.pyo", line 73, in apply_recommendations
File "calibre\gui2\convert\__init__.pyo", line 123, in set_value
Exception: Can't set value u'' in opt_serif_family

pars_andy · 06-08-2009, 06:21 AM

I'm sure it's beta 2 i'm using. I'll double check when i get home though and report back.

akwant · 06-08-2009, 07:06 AM

I've just tried 0.6b2, my console shows messages like these direct after intall and first run:

08.06.09 12:38:00 kernel Helvetica LT MM/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
08.06.09 12:38:00 kernel Keyboard.dfont/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
08.06.09 12:38:00 kernel LastResort.dfont/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
08.06.09 12:38:00 kernel Times LT MM/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
08.06.09 12:38:00 kernel Times LT MM/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
08.06.09 12:38:04 kernel fonts.dtd/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
08.06.09 12:38:05 kernel fonts.alias/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
08.06.09 12:38:05 kernel fonts.dir/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
08.06.09 12:38:05 kernel fonts.scale/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
08.06.09 12:38:05 kernel fonts.scale/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
08.06.09 12:38:05 kernel fonts.scale/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
08.06.09 12:38:08 kernel fonts.alias/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
08.06.09 12:38:08 kernel fonts.dir/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
08.06.09 12:38:08 kernel fonts.dir/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
08.06.09 12:38:08 kernel fonts.scale/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
08.06.09 12:38:10 kernel rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4
...
08.06.09 12:38:54 [0x0-0xda0da].net.kovidgoyal.calibre[2137] link hasn't been detected!
08.06.09 12:38:54 [0x0-0xda0da].net.kovidgoyal.calibre[2137] link hasn't been detected!
08.06.09 12:38:54 [0x0-0xda0da].net.kovidgoyal.calibre[2137] link hasn't been detected!

not sure if it's important or not.

I'm running an Intel Mac with 10.5.7

PLUS: and it seems that cover are not included into epub output.

pepak · 06-08-2009, 09:44 AM

I am looking at ebook-convert now and have a few questions:

1) Is there any particular reason why input and output filenames must be the first and second arguments in the commandline, respectively? It is usual to enter parameters first and only then the filename(s).

2) Output filename should be optional, and a part of some parameter (e.g. --output=my_book.epub) rather than a required argument; the default output format would be defined in the configuration.

3) Parameter -h or --help doesn't work as expected - it requires that input and output filenames be defined and valid before a help is displayed! E.g. to show help I need to do something like ebook-convert.exe c:\somewhere\existing\book.htm x --help

06-07-2009, 10:21 PM	#46
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,227 Karma: 145488788 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Are there any instructions for using ebook-convert? Without directions, I'm going to have to go back to 0.5.14 and cannot help to beta test. Last edited by JSWolf; 06-07-2009 at 10:26 PM.

06-07-2009, 10:47 PM	#49
chorpler Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 278 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Kindle; PRS-500; MobiPocket on Windows Mobile	There's a note in the help file that comes up with that -h option that says you can go here for full documentation of the conversion system, but it's not up yet. Oh, and so far, I'm very much liking the new ebook-convert program; it lets me set the language and rating and ISBN and series name and other metadata that the old html2oeb wouldn't let me specify. (I don't know if the old version of ebook-convert would do that too, since this is the first time I'm using it, but I just wanted to mention that it's pretty cool so far.) Last edited by chorpler; 06-07-2009 at 10:54 PM. Reason: Added parenthetical comment

06-08-2009, 03:10 AM	#55
pars_andy Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Sony PRS505	Sorry....forgot to attach Attached Thumbnails

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06-07-2009, 10:31 PM	#47
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,210 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	ebook-convert -h

06-07-2009, 10:38 PM	#48
chorpler Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 278 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Kindle; PRS-500; MobiPocket on Windows Mobile	You get more specific help messages by putting in the file you want to convert from and to, and then -h. At first I couldn't quite figure out how to specify an OEB file, because I wanted to convert from HTML to OEB, but finally I figured out that I could just specify a directory and it would convert to OEB. So I got help converting from HTML to OEB by doing: ebook-convert infile.html oeb_directory -h

06-07-2009, 10:48 PM	#50
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,210 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Yeah the documentation is a TODO

06-08-2009, 01:35 AM	#52
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,210 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Most likely a windows path related issue. Open a ticket and attach a zip file containing the html and associated image files.

06-08-2009, 03:22 AM	#56
pars_andy Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Sony PRS505	I also get this error on some occasions if I move from epub output to lrf output in the conversion window. Traceback (most recent call last): File "calibre\gui2\convert\single.pyo", line 152, in setup_pipeline File "calibre\gui2\convert\single.pyo", line 134, in widget_factory File "calibre\gui2\convert\lrf_output.pyo", line 39, in __init__ File "calibre\gui2\convert\__init__.pyo", line 52, in initialize_options File "calibre\gui2\convert\__init__.pyo", line 73, in apply_recommendations File "calibre\gui2\convert\__init__.pyo", line 123, in set_value Exception: Can't set value u'' in opt_serif_family

06-08-2009, 06:21 AM	#58
pars_andy Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Sony PRS505	I'm sure it's beta 2 i'm using. I'll double check when i get home though and report back.

06-08-2009, 07:06 AM	#59
akwant closed Posts: 116 Karma: 278 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: ---	I've just tried 0.6b2, my console shows messages like these direct after intall and first run: 08.06.09 12:38:00 kernel Helvetica LT MM/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 08.06.09 12:38:00 kernel Keyboard.dfont/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 08.06.09 12:38:00 kernel LastResort.dfont/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 08.06.09 12:38:00 kernel Times LT MM/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 08.06.09 12:38:00 kernel Times LT MM/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 08.06.09 12:38:04 kernel fonts.dtd/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 08.06.09 12:38:05 kernel fonts.alias/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 08.06.09 12:38:05 kernel fonts.dir/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 08.06.09 12:38:05 kernel fonts.scale/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 08.06.09 12:38:05 kernel fonts.scale/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 08.06.09 12:38:05 kernel fonts.scale/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 08.06.09 12:38:08 kernel fonts.alias/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 08.06.09 12:38:08 kernel fonts.dir/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 08.06.09 12:38:08 kernel fonts.dir/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 08.06.09 12:38:08 kernel fonts.scale/rsrc: file access by '/rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 08.06.09 12:38:10 kernel rsrc' was deprecated in 10.4 ... 08.06.09 12:38:54 [0x0-0xda0da].net.kovidgoyal.calibre[2137] link hasn't been detected! 08.06.09 12:38:54 [0x0-0xda0da].net.kovidgoyal.calibre[2137] link hasn't been detected! 08.06.09 12:38:54 [0x0-0xda0da].net.kovidgoyal.calibre[2137] link hasn't been detected! not sure if it's important or not. I'm running an Intel Mac with 10.5.7 PLUS: and it seems that cover are not included into epub output.

06-08-2009, 09:44 AM	#60
pepak Guru Posts: 610 Karma: 4150 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T3, Kobo Libra H2O	I am looking at ebook-convert now and have a few questions: 1) Is there any particular reason why input and output filenames must be the first and second arguments in the commandline, respectively? It is usual to enter parameters first and only then the filename(s). 2) Output filename should be optional, and a part of some parameter (e.g. --output=my_book.epub) rather than a required argument; the default output format would be defined in the configuration. 3) Parameter -h or --help doesn't work as expected - it requires that input and output filenames be defined and valid before a help is displayed! E.g. to show help I need to do something like ebook-convert.exe c:\somewhere\existing\book.htm x --help