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tobiasj · 02-20-2008, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwynevans

I did flag this back in post #120, guys...

You are right you did, somehow when reading through the thread, I saw that post but it didn't click at the time. I apologize for missing it. (not that I am removing my thanks to JSWOLF for slapping me in the head to make it stick as well...)

Thanks for pointing out what was happening and how to fix it. I am about half way through my 'repair' now.

I like the way that Acrobat Pro (8 at least) outputs the HTML. I just wish BD handled the conversion of it better.... It mangles the images and looses the TOC at least for me it does..

-John

carandol · 02-20-2008, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonnyred

Has anyone from the UK recieved a reply from Tor Books? I registered a few days ago but have so far got no reply.

Yes, I did.

JSWolf · 02-20-2008, 10:12 AM

When BD imports a PDF, it loses the attributes and graphics. I cannot say how it handles the paragraphs as I don't use it to convert PDF.

Acrobat 8 did a pretty good job with the paragraphs, but still it id mangle at least a few spots. So check for them and you will see.

But the good news is next time we'll get an HTML file as well and can deal with that a lot easier.

tobiasj · 02-20-2008, 11:01 AM

I will keep an eye out for that JSWolf, thanks...

The one thing that drives me insane and I don't know if it is in the conversion, the original or in BD is FULL JUSTIFICATION.

I hate when I am reading along and all of a sudden half the words are miles apart. For me it just destroys any rhythm I have reading through the book. How can I get BD to left justify without destroying all the other formatting? I tried highlighting the section that bothered me first and then selecting FORMAT->Other Formatting-> Left Justify and it looks OK in BD but when the LRF is made it is still Full Justified.

Same goes for line spacing, err, page spacing.. well anyway, I want a page to look like this

title

Sub title

Text info

and in BD is does, however in the LRF it is all run together

Title
Sub Title
Text info

I have tried CRLF's and BR's and nothing seems to work in the final LRF. any suggestions?

-John

gwynevans · 02-20-2008, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobiasj

How can I get BD to left justify without destroying all the other formatting?

Not sure if you can - if you take a look at "Make Sony Reader File"/styles/"paragraph"/align, it looks as if that's all it allows...

DaleDe · 02-20-2008, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwynevans

Not sure if you can - if you take a look at "Make Sony Reader File"/styles/"paragraph"/align, it looks as if that's all it allows...

It is possible for IMP file output to edit the HTML0 file and add CSS statements to the body element to set left justify. I am not sure about other outputs. It depends on the device driver in use.

Dael

JSWolf · 02-20-2008, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobiasj

I will keep an eye out for that JSWolf, thanks...

The one thing that drives me insane and I don't know if it is in the conversion, the original or in BD is FULL JUSTIFICATION.

I hate when I am reading along and all of a sudden half the words are miles apart. For me it just destroys any rhythm I have reading through the book. How can I get BD to left justify without destroying all the other formatting? I tried highlighting the section that bothered me first and then selecting FORMAT->Other Formatting-> Left Justify and it looks OK in BD but when the LRF is made it is still Full Justified.

Same goes for line spacing, err, page spacing.. well anyway, I want a page to look like this

title

Sub title

Text info

and in BD is does, however in the LRF it is all run together

Title
Sub Title
Text info

I have tried CRLF's and BR's and nothing seems to work in the final LRF. any suggestions?

-John

You can only get full justification. But what I found works in most cases is to cases is to change the word spacing. I use 12 and it works very well. Wordspacing is found in the make Sony dialog. Also, when I want spacing I cannot get with returns, I use a blank graphic that I size as appropriate.

SpiderMatt · 02-20-2008, 11:41 AM

I still have not received an email. Is anyone else just not getting an email? Or has anyone else resolved this issue?

JSWolf · 02-20-2008, 11:44 AM

I got two email messages from TOR as I signed up twice.

DMcCunney · 02-20-2008, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobiasj

I will keep an eye out for that JSWolf, thanks...

The one thing that drives me insane and I don't know if it is in the conversion, the original or in BD is FULL JUSTIFICATION.

That's a BD annoyance. To fix it, you have to edit the HTML source after you have used BD, and remove all "align=justify" statements.

See HarryT's Book Designer tutorial, stickied elsewhere on MobileRead, for details.
______
Dennis

DMcCunney · 02-20-2008, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I got two email messages from TOR as I signed up twice.

I got another, as they resent it fixed to display the graphic properly in GMail. Looks like someone was paying attention...
______
Dennis

DMcCunney · 02-20-2008, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But the good news is next time we'll get an HTML file as well and can deal with that a lot easier.

Per an email from Patrick Neilsen-Hayden at Tor:

> Hi, Dennis. As I wrote to someone else just yesterday: In fact, the
> plan was to offer both PDF and HTML, and the HTML version got dropped
> at the last minute for technical reasons that have now been fixed.
> Subsequent releases will be available in both PDF and HTML, and we're
> actually looking into MobiPocket, among other formats. Anyone who
> wants a copy of MISTBORN in HTML need only ask.
______
Dennis

JSWolf · 02-20-2008, 11:56 AM

I would ask for the HTML, but I've already done the conversion.

tobiasj · 02-20-2008, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Per an email from Patrick Neilsen-Hayden at Tor:

> Hi, Dennis. As I wrote to someone else just yesterday: In fact, the
> plan was to offer both PDF and HTML, and the HTML version got dropped
> at the last minute for technical reasons that have now been fixed.
> Subsequent releases will be available in both PDF and HTML, and we're
> actually looking into MobiPocket, among other formats. Anyone who
> wants a copy of MISTBORN in HTML need only ask.
______
Dennis

um, ask who? and how? I am only about half way through the conversion and I would start over to get a clean beginning...

-John

Dave Berk · 02-20-2008, 01:36 PM

I'm asking, nicely. Please?

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02-20-2008, 10:12 AM	#153
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,796 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	When BD imports a PDF, it loses the attributes and graphics. I cannot say how it handles the paragraphs as I don't use it to convert PDF. Acrobat 8 did a pretty good job with the paragraphs, but still it id mangle at least a few spots. So check for them and you will see. But the good news is next time we'll get an HTML file as well and can deal with that a lot easier.

02-20-2008, 11:01 AM	#154
tobiasj surrounded by books Posts: 40 Karma: 11 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle HDX, PRS-500, PRS-505, Rocket e-book	I will keep an eye out for that JSWolf, thanks... The one thing that drives me insane and I don't know if it is in the conversion, the original or in BD is FULL JUSTIFICATION. I hate when I am reading along and all of a sudden half the words are miles apart. For me it just destroys any rhythm I have reading through the book. How can I get BD to left justify without destroying all the other formatting? I tried highlighting the section that bothered me first and then selecting FORMAT->Other Formatting-> Left Justify and it looks OK in BD but when the LRF is made it is still Full Justified. Same goes for line spacing, err, page spacing.. well anyway, I want a page to look like this title Sub title Text info and in BD is does, however in the LRF it is all run together Title Sub Title Text info I have tried CRLF's and BR's and nothing seems to work in the final LRF. any suggestions? -John

02-20-2008, 11:41 AM	#158
SpiderMatt Grand Arbiter Posts: 447 Karma: 1574837 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Arizona Device: iPod Touch, Amazon Kindle, Motorola Droid	I still have not received an email. Is anyone else just not getting an email? Or has anyone else resolved this issue?

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02-20-2008, 11:56 AM	#163
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02-20-2008, 01:36 PM	#165
Dave Berk Fanatic Posts: 574 Karma: 138556 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PRS505	I'm asking, nicely. Please?

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