05-13-2011, 09:33 PM | #16 |
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Multiple files sent to the Kindle conversion email service will not magically become one. Mobipocket Creator is the way to go.
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05-14-2011, 02:53 PM | #17 | |
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TOC Error message: Object doesn't support this action
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TOC Error message: Object doesn't support this action Greetings, I am trying to create an ebook with html. mc accepts all html pages until toc the only toc entry i want to track is H1 but when i start the toc processing i get the following error: <<Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/5.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; .NET4.0C)0 Line: 94 Character: 3 Code: 0 Message: Object doesn't support this action Url: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/Mobipocket.com/Mobipocket%20Creator/rsrc/html/table_of_contents.html>> My default browser is Chrome. If that's the prob, how can i tell mc to use IE instead? Thanks...vmars |
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05-15-2011, 03:48 AM | #18 |
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I need to find an html editor. Sigil is fine when I'm doing an epub, but for Mobipocket C, I would rather work with an html document and not a doc file. But I can't figure out how to open the html file I created FROM my doc and edit out the errors that I'm sure sneak in when my back is turned. Where would I find an html editor (and validator) which would let me edit and save the changes so I can use the file to convert to prc?
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05-15-2011, 01:03 PM | #20 |
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If you're looking for a text editor (as opposed to a WYSIWYG authoring tool), I would recommend Microsoft's Visual Web Developer Express, which is a free download from Microsoft.
It's mainly intended for people who are happy to type HTML (or CSS) by hand, but it gives a lot of assistance. For example, if you type <a, it assumes you are starting a link, so it pops up a little menu from where you can choose items such as "href", etc. Similarly, if you type any opening tag, it automatically inserts the corresponding closing tag. Plus it uses colour coding so that you can see at a glance which are tags and which are text. There are many similar (free) tools available. VWD is the one I use most |
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05-15-2011, 06:12 PM | #21 | |
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Anyways, I own/use siteSpinnerPro, Antenna, webPlusX4(best one), when I don't want to actually code it myself. There are free versions of the above, siteSpinner/webDwarf, webPlus. But when I need to do some actual html coding the best (wysiwyg) by far (and free) is Matizha Sublime 3.2 . Download here: http://www.matizha.com/sublime/ Lots of the other freewares out there come with extra covert little phishing and advertisizement pgms. Even some of the ones from cnet. So beware...hth...vmars |
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05-16-2011, 08:04 PM | #22 |
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Convert Tutorial from .html to .mobi
Greets,
Well, I tried to convert my Tutorial from .html to .mobi tried many freeware types 'auto kindle', calibre, mobiCreator, 'Pdf/Html to eBook', and several more, including KindleGen. The ones that did the best job (best 1st) were 1) KindleGen, 2) mobiCreator, 3) autoKindle. But still can only do one page, no TOC linking. I even tried jutoh ($39, awesome GUI), but am still awaiting output. Next I'll try .html internal links. If that works out then maybe, I'll try putting all .html pages into one .html file. Ugly, but maybe workable. ...vmars |
05-16-2011, 08:40 PM | #23 | |
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You're not a cynic. So stick with it. I use word format for all my kindle books. That's the format recommended by most publishers. Smashwords suggests you to use word format. All the best.
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05-20-2011, 02:35 AM | #24 |
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I made it one long document (my understanding is you cannot link pages for ebooks) and if felt really bizarre to do it. MS word seemed more civilized.
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05-20-2011, 06:20 AM | #25 |
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What do you mean when you say "you can't link pages for e-books"? When you create a Mobipocket book, you can have as many separate source documents as you wish. It's very common to make each chapter a separate file, for example.
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05-28-2011, 03:06 AM | #26 |
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one doc html
My understanding is that kindle won't accept but one html doc (along with jpgs)
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05-28-2011, 10:23 AM | #27 |
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That may be true if you send your file directly to Amazon, but why would you create a book that way? Using "Mobipocket Creator" (or "Kindlegen") gives you far more flexibility, and allows you to split your HTML files up however you wish.
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05-30-2011, 10:39 PM | #30 |
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I've been using Notepad++ for a few years now and it's a great program for any text editing / basic coding. Best of all it's completely free so there's no harm in trying it out if you decide you don't like it. http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ |
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