Can Mobi books be 'exploded'

[tompe]

Originally Posted by bwaldron

Yes, that does a better job in getting the complete "package."

Why?

Exactly what is the difference between using mobi2html and then mobigen or MobiPocket creator on the resulting html file and images compared to using calibre?

Since calibre process the files more than mobi2html you will increase the risk of not getting the same result back using calibre based tools.

[bwaldron]

Originally Posted by tompe

Why?

Exactly what is the difference between using mobi2html and then mobigen or MobiPocket creator on the resulting html file and images compared to using calibre?

Since calibre process the files more than mobi2html you will increase the risk of not getting the same result back using calibre based tools.

As I said, getting the complete package (opf & jpg). I use and like both tools.

[tompe]

Originally Posted by bwaldron

As I said, getting the complete package (opf & jpg). I use and like both tools.

What you get is a reconstructed opf file which is not the one used to create the file. Why do you need that file?

mobi2html is complete in the sense that you get all the information that is in the file.

Having said that there is actually a reason to prefer mobi2oeb and that is if you have utf-8 characters in the MobiPocket book (and the book is tagged as utf-8). Then I think that there are still some bugs or limitations in mobi2html. But these books are not so common.

[bwaldron]

Originally Posted by tompe

What you get is a reconstructed opf file which is not the one used to create the file. Why do you need that file?

I've got my entire library of over 1000 ebooks in calibre. Not all of them have full metadata in the original files, but it is all complete in Calibre. I can save to disk from Calibre and then run mobi2oeb with full metadata preserved for Mobipocket Creator by just opening the opf file.

So I don't need it, but it is a convenience factor. I haven't found any significant differences in the regenerated mobi files after editing regardless of whether I use mobi2oeb or mobi2html (which, understand, I am not denigrating).

[tompe]

Originally Posted by bwaldron

I've got my entire library of over 1000 ebooks in calibre. Not all of them have full metadata in the original files, but it is all complete in Calibre. I can save to disk from Calibre and then run mobi2oeb with full metadata preserved for Mobipocket Creator by just opening the opf file.

Ah, I forgot that. I was wrong. I thought I had implemented this functionality but now I remember that I had just planned to to it. For a prc book (not MobiPocket format) without metadata then all information is saved using mobi2html (and since the example starting this thread seemed to be such a book I thought just about this case). It is not saved for a MobiPocket book having metadata.

[EowynCarter]

Well, that one didn't helped me.

I mean that :
http://www.mobipocket.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14952

i converted it to html. But, bad luck, noting to tel the wrong line feed appart from the wrong ones.
Any suggestion ?

[tompe]

Originally Posted by EowynCarter

Well, that one didn't helped me.

I mean that :
http://www.mobipocket.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14952

i converted it to html. But, bad luck, noting to tel the wrong line feed appart from the wrong ones.
Any suggestion ?

Well, you can probably getting it near to correct by removing all line feeds that does not have a "." before it or remove every line feed that is not followed by a word that starts with a capital letter.

[tompe]

Originally Posted by EowynCarter

Well, that one didn't helped me.

I mean that :
http://www.mobipocket.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14952

i converted it to html. But, bad luck, noting to tel the wrong line feed appart from the wrong ones.
Any suggestion ?

Check if the html code has a paragraph division.

[EowynCarter]

acctually, it opens the <p> and don't close it.

Using Capital letters would probably gives some result, but i can't get the regexp right.

[EowynCarter]

That's what i used finnally. Not perfect, but the book gets back to readable.
I whish i needn't to do the editor's job ! I'm Gonna ask for a refund, or a proper prc.

<p height="0"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span><font color="black">(([^a-z])(.)*[.,;:!?"])<o:p></o:p></font></span></font><div height="0"></div>
replace by -> <p>$1</p>

<p height="0"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><i><span><font color="black">(([^a-z])(.)*[.,;:!?"])<o:p></o:p></font></span></i></font><div height="0"></div>
replace by -> <p>$1</p>

<p height="0"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span><font color="black">(([^a-z])(.)*)<o:p></o:p></font></span></font><div height="0"></div>
replace by -> <p>$1

<p height="0"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><i><span><font color="black">(([^a-z])(.)*)<o:p></o:p></font></span></i></font><div height="0"></div>
replace by -> <p>$1

<p height="0"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span><font color="black">((.)*[.,;:!?"])<o:p></o:p></font></span></font><div height="0"></div>
replace by -> $1</p>

<p height="0"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><i><span><font color="black">((.)*[.,;:!?"])<o:p></o:p></font></span></i></font><div height="0"></div>
replace by -> $1</p>

<p height="0"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span><font color="black">((.)*)<o:p></o:p></font></span></font><div height="0"></div>
replace by -> $1

<p height="0"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><i><span><font color="black">((.)*)<o:p></o:p></font></span></i></font><div height="0"></div>
replace by -> $1

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by tompe

Why?

Exactly what is the difference between using mobi2html and then mobigen or MobiPocket creator on the resulting html file and images compared to using calibre?

Since calibre process the files more than mobi2html you will increase the risk of not getting the same result back using calibre based tools.

Mobi2oeb will work if the file is compressed with the higher level of compression. mobi2html won't. That to me is the main difference.

[kevindorsey]

A few of my questions were answered, thanks JSWolf.