htmlz editor

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Because HTMLZ is not ePub.

This comment adds to the conversation how?

So instead of Tweak ePub it would be Tweak HTMLZ, seems like a reasonable idea to me.

[sherman]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Because HTMLZ is not ePub.

I realise that, but it seems to me that the basic functionally required to "edit" htmlz in the way the OP was asking already exists in the "tweak epub" feature, and I assume (I could be wrong) that it could be extended to other zipped formats if the devs so desired.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by sherman

I realise that, but it seems to me that the basic functionally required to "edit" htmlz in the way the OP was asking already exists in the "tweak epub" feature, and I assume (I could be wrong) that it could be extended to other zipped formats if the devs so desired.

Tweak EPUB has some very specific placement tasks to do when reassembling EPUB.

WinRAR will unzip any file it can if you use Open With (explorer) or File Open with explicit name.ext and rezip on file add

[sherman]

Originally Posted by theducks

Tweak EPUB has some very specific placement tasks to do when reassembling EPUB.

WinRAR will unzip any file it can if you use Open With (explorer) or File Open with explicit name.ext and rezip on file add

Fair enough on the tweak epub doing some specific tasks.

I know htmlz can be unzipped with most (all?) zip programs (I use 7-zip myself), but saving out the file, opening/extracting the file, making any adjustments, re-zipping the file and adding back into calibre is a rather tedious way of making a small tweak. Which is why I feel some sort of "tweak htmlz" function could be quite useful.

[user_none]

Originally Posted by PocketGoddess

Because some of my books come to me as HTMLZ files.

Interesting. The HTMLZ format as implemented by calibre is my own creation. I originally made it because of the number of people asking for the ability to assemble ePub files into a single editable HTML file. Due to images being external to an HTML file I put them in a zip container to keep everything together. HTMLZ also includes an OPF file for metadata so you won't lose anything going from ePub to HTMLZ.

Originally Posted by PocketGoddess

Ironically enough, I'm also a big fan of simplicity, so it's frustrating to me that I can click just once on any other book in calibre and have it open up right away, but that doesn't work with HTMLZ books. Now I know to just convert them all to epub when I first import them, and that frustration disappears.

If opening a book within calibre that is in the HTMLZ format is opening in something other than the calibre viewer all you need to do is go to Preferences -> Behavior -> under the use internal viewer area, check HTMLZ. This will cause calibre to open HTMLZ files in it's viewer.

If you're opening HTMLZ files outside of calibre (on your desktop for example) and you use Windows (assuming) you can right click on them and I think under properties change the file association to use calibre's viewer instead of what ever they're opening with. I apologize I can't be more specific about this, I don't use Windows.

Originally Posted by sherman

Why don't the calibre devs look at extending the "Tweak Epub" feature to handle htmlz as well?

HTMLZ is easy to edit. Assembling an ePub so it is valid is not easy. Also, the whole calibre is not an editor bit.

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by theducks

Tweak EPUB has some very specific placement tasks to do when reassembling EPUB.

So you agree, it would be even easier to use the base of the tweak epub feature code to create a similar tweak htmlz feature.

Originally Posted by user_none

Interesting. The HTMLZ format as implemented by calibre is my own creation. I originally made it because of the number of people asking for the ability to assemble ePub files into a single editable HTML file. Due to images being external to an HTML file I put them in a zip container to keep everything together. HTMLZ also includes an OPF file for metadata so you won't lose anything going from ePub to HTMLZ.

I found this interesting as well. Amazing how fast it has found its way to someone's computer as the defacto choice for the base format.

[PeterT]

Actually folks, if you check the source, Kovid has created a patch to change ePub Tweak to Book Tweak, and for it to handle both ePub AND HTMLZ.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by PeterT

Actually folks, if you check the source, Kovid has created a patch to change ePub Tweak to Book Tweak, and for it to handle both ePub AND HTMLZ.

I see it happened today.
I would bet 99% of the visitors to this forum group have never looked at the Source

[PeterT]

I agree; but that is why I thought I would let people know!

[sherman]

Thank you for letting us know that PeterT. I'm sure the added functionality will be most useful.

[kovidgoyal]

I forgot to post here about it. But yes, in the next release you will be able to tweak htmlz and epub. If you have both in a single book then epub is preferred, to maintain currentl behavior for most people. You can change this via Preferences->Tweaks.