Pdf to mobi Greek - Page 3

Fermthe · 02-04-2009, 08:08 PM

Well if its so difficult il stick with pdf but i remember that my prs 500 was reading greek in lrf format it feels a bit strange that iliad cannot. And to lilac_jive dont bother with modern greek it does not have anything to contribute. Ancient to modern greek is like day and night

HarryT · 02-05-2009, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Fermthe

Well if its so difficult il stick with pdf but i remember that my prs 500 was reading greek in lrf format it feels a bit strange that iliad cannot.

That's because LRF files allow you to "embed" a font in a book, so the required font comes along with it. Unfortunately MobiPocket books do not have this capability.

Shaggy · 02-05-2009, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Fermthe

Well if its so difficult il stick with pdf but i remember that my prs 500 was reading greek in lrf format it feels a bit strange that iliad cannot. And to lilac_jive dont bother with modern greek it does not have anything to contribute. Ancient to modern greek is like day and night

The iLiad can, you just need to use the right format. LRF on the PRS-500 embeds the Greek font into the document just like PDF on the iLiad can. Mobipocket doesn't do that. In this case it's a problem with the format you want to use, not which device you have.

tesa · 02-08-2009, 06:00 PM

Hi,
Sorry for the late reply. I haven't checked the forum for the past few days. I also read greek btw and in a few occasions I have converted text files (html/rtf) to prc using Mobipocket creator and I am able to read the outcome on the Iliad without any issues at all. I have created a sample file from a webpage which I can read on the Iliad. (It s a web page that I ve grabed from the web just now) Since mobipocket for iliad displays greek characters I suspect the problem is in the pdf conversion. I am attaching the prc for you to check.

Fermthe · 02-09-2009, 08:37 AM

Hello tessa. Thank you very much for your help. Im very glad that i found anothe r person that reads greek too. I have tried your file and it works great. No problem at all with my iliad. Maybe is the font that the book had. Im going to attach the file and if you like you can try it.

tesa · 02-09-2009, 03:17 PM

Hi Fermthe,
I ve tried your file on my pc mobipocket reader and it doesn't look ok either. The accented vowels ά, έ, ό etc are presented as blank squares. I tried to read the prc on stanza and I got chinese instead of greek. I believe that your problem occurs during the conversion of the file from pdf. If you can send me a a page of a pdf file you have tried to convert unsuccesfully I can try converting it for you and hopefully provide you with a method of doing it yourself. (I use mainly free conversion tools btw)

Fermthe · 02-09-2009, 06:53 PM

Hello again Tessa. Its easier for me to send you the whole book in pdf if its ok with you and dont bother you very much

again

HarryT · 02-10-2009, 03:13 AM

Please can you confirm that this book is free from copyright? I have disabled the attachment until you do!

tesa · 02-10-2009, 03:28 PM

Fermthe,
the reason that I have asked for one page only of the pdf was not because it is an extra burden to convert the entire book but to avoid possible copyright issues as HarryT has mentioned. If the book in question is not copyrighted then confirm this to HarryT so he can enable your pdf attachment for me to download. If it is not then next time attach only a page or two which I beleve is not a problem.

HarryT,
are you OK with Fermthe posting only 1-2 pages of the document, regardless its copyright status so I can check if there is a problem converting it?

Fermthe · 02-10-2009, 05:00 PM

Yes you re right im realy sorry i totaly forgot. Let me find a way to detach 1-2 pages and im going to attach them very soon.

Fermthe · 02-10-2009, 05:15 PM

Ok ifound a way to make a doc of two pages that gives the same result. If its ok Tesa could try it ? Harry sould i delete my post with the full book or you can do it for me ?

tesa · 02-22-2009, 09:07 AM

Hi Fermthe,
I think I ve found what the problem is. You are trying to convert from Greek Polytonic text. I have never tried that before.
I have managed to do it somehow but the outcome can be read only with Stanza and not with mobipocket reader or fbreader. You 'd better convert your texts to monotonic.
If you are not sure how PM me.

Fermthe · 02-22-2009, 07:41 PM

Hello Tesa Thank you very much for your help. You where very helpful. Now i know what to do.

02-04-2009, 08:08 PM	#31
Fermthe Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 28 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Device: Prs-500/Iliad v2	fbreader Well if its so difficult il stick with pdf but i remember that my prs 500 was reading greek in lrf format it feels a bit strange that iliad cannot. And to lilac_jive dont bother with modern greek it does not have anything to contribute. Ancient to modern greek is like day and night

02-09-2009, 06:53 PM	#37
Fermthe Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 28 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Device: Prs-500/Iliad v2	Hello again Tessa. Its easier for me to send you the whole book in pdf if its ok with you and dont bother you very much again Last edited by Fermthe; 02-11-2009 at 02:24 PM.

02-22-2009, 09:07 AM	#42
tesa Ebook Addict Posts: 16 Karma: 29 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Device: Iliad/HP ipaq 5550/Nokia N95	Hi Fermthe, I think I ve found what the problem is. You are trying to convert from Greek Polytonic text. I have never tried that before. I have managed to do it somehow but the outcome can be read only with Stanza and not with mobipocket reader or fbreader. You 'd better convert your texts to monotonic. If you are not sure how PM me. Last edited by tesa; 02-22-2009 at 09:08 AM. Reason: spelling mistakes

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tesa Ebook Addict Posts: 16 Karma: 29 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Device: Iliad/HP ipaq 5550/Nokia N95	Hi Fermthe, I ve tried your file on my pc mobipocket reader and it doesn't look ok either. The accented vowels ά, έ, ό etc are presented as blank squares. I tried to read the prc on stanza and I got chinese instead of greek. I believe that your problem occurs during the conversion of the file from pdf. If you can send me a a page of a pdf file you have tried to convert unsuccesfully I can try converting it for you and hopefully provide you with a method of doing it yourself. (I use mainly free conversion tools btw)

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Please can you confirm that this book is free from copyright? I have disabled the attachment until you do!

02-10-2009, 03:28 PM	#39
tesa Ebook Addict Posts: 16 Karma: 29 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Device: Iliad/HP ipaq 5550/Nokia N95	Fermthe, the reason that I have asked for one page only of the pdf was not because it is an extra burden to convert the entire book but to avoid possible copyright issues as HarryT has mentioned. If the book in question is not copyrighted then confirm this to HarryT so he can enable your pdf attachment for me to download. If it is not then next time attach only a page or two which I beleve is not a problem. HarryT, are you OK with Fermthe posting only 1-2 pages of the document, regardless its copyright status so I can check if there is a problem converting it?

02-10-2009, 05:00 PM	#40
Fermthe Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 28 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Device: Prs-500/Iliad v2	Yes you re right im realy sorry i totaly forgot. Let me find a way to detach 1-2 pages and im going to attach them very soon.

02-22-2009, 07:41 PM	#43
Fermthe Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 28 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Device: Prs-500/Iliad v2	Hello Tesa Thank you very much for your help. You where very helpful. Now i know what to do.

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