ODFToEPub 1.1 has been released

wdonne · 07-09-2010, 03:53 PM

ODFToEPub 1.1 has some new features that provide for more professional e-book making:

- Proportional width handling of images and tables.
- Floating frames and frames that can be centred and left or right aligned.
- Index of tables and illustrations.
- More control over the layout of generated indexes.
- Support for writing-modes (left-to-right and right-to-left).
- Support for Asian and Complex Text Layout ODF-styles.
- Background images for paragraphs.
- Control over what goes into the spine of the book.
- Segmentation control through page breaks.

http://www.pincette.biz/odftoepub/

Best regards,

Werner Donné
Pincette bvba

DJHARKAVY · 07-09-2010, 08:24 PM

Can't you just publish as html and then use Calibre to turn it into an epub?

wdonne · 07-12-2010, 04:30 AM

Hi,

Do the exercise with the following document:

http://www.pincette.biz/odftoepub/Op...1_segments.odt

Best regards,

Werner Donné
Pincette bvba

AlexBell · 07-12-2010, 05:59 AM

Has anyone used this? I've generated HTML files with OpenOffice, and found the markup and stylesheets were unimpressive.

Regards, Alex

GeoffC · 07-12-2010, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexBell

Has anyone used this? I've generated HTML files with OpenOffice, and found the markup and stylesheets were unimpressive.

Regards, Alex

very .....

JvdW · 07-14-2010, 04:58 AM

I had a look at it but I have been testing quite a few converters and I have settled on writer2xhtml which is part of the writer2latex package:
http://writer2latex.sourceforge.net/index.html

I ran the above document through it and I'm actually quite impressed. I don't know if pincette are willing to also publish the epub version but I'm willing to attach it if people want to have a look at what writer2xhtml does (it exports not only to xhtml but also directly to epub)

Regards,

Joop

wdonne · 07-15-2010, 05:38 PM

Hi,

ODFToEPub doesn't rely on the HTML-generation by OpenOffice. It transforms ODF straight into ePub. If you try to generate HTML from the above document you will see it will hang up, while ODFToEPub will be ready in about ten seconds with this 800-page document.

The ePub-file of this document can be downloaded here:

http://www.pincette.biz/odftoepub/Op..._segments.epub

The generated style sheets will always be much larger than the CSS sheets you would write yourself. That is mainly because in ODF there is no selection mechanism as you have in CSS. ODFToEPub will produce about the same amount of CSS entries as there are automatic, global and default styles in an ODF-document combined. There are a bit more of them if Asian and Complex variants are used.

Best regards,

Werner Donné
Pincette bvba

kiermel · 07-18-2010, 05:03 AM

Is there any similar but free? This is very expensive

GeoffC · 07-18-2010, 05:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiermel

Is there any similar but free? This is very expensive

Perhaps similar .... https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48775

roger64 · 07-18-2010, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiermel

Is there any similar but free? This is very expensive

Well, I use this nifty free little extension called writer2epub which has its own thread on this forum. writer here means of course OpenOffice.org Writer.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...t=69636&page=7

It does most of the job correctly and is amazingly quick.

kiermel · 07-18-2010, 05:29 AM

Thanks Geoffc, I know Atlantis. It is only for Windows and I have a Mac. And is not free.
And I'm looking for a extension for OpenOffice (Mac, Linux and Windows).
The only similar that I found is this (free), but still don't create TOC, as far as is inusable for me.

GeoffC · 07-18-2010, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiermel

Thanks Geoffc, I know Atlantis. It is only for Windows and I have a Mac. And is not free.
And I'm looking for a extension for OpenOffice (Mac, Linux and Windows).
The only similar that I found is this (free), but still don't create TOC, as far as is inusable for me.

What do you use at the moment ?

Is there a format that allows you to save and then use Calibre ?

kiermel · 07-18-2010, 06:17 AM

Calibre converts, but don't works fine with TOC for me. Now I use several tools (Sigil and others).

Mi goal is a free Word Processor (OpenOffice) and save or export to ePub.

NOTE: Now I discover than writer to ePub create TOC (0.3.5 version), but Adobe Digital Editions crash when I try to open the file. I repair this with Sigil. I'll will continue in their thread. Thanks for all

JvdW · 07-18-2010, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiermel

Thanks Geoffc, I know Atlantis. It is only for Windows and I have a Mac. And is not free.
And I'm looking for a extension for OpenOffice (Mac, Linux and Windows).
The only similar that I found is this (free), but still don't create TOC, as far as is inusable for me.

Just have a look at my post with link about writer2latex. It includes 2 export filters one for xhtml, in a couple of variations, and one for epub.

I had a look at the epub from pincette but I personally like the conversion of writer2latex better.

Regards,

Joop

kiermel · 07-18-2010, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JvdW

Just have a look at my post with link about writer2latex. It includes 2 export filters one for xhtml, in a couple of variations, and one for epub.

I had a look at the epub from pincette but I personally like the conversion of writer2latex better.

Regards,

Joop

Where is the link? I don't find writer2latex
Thanks

07-09-2010, 03:53 PM	#1
wdonne ISV Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Belgium Device: iPhone	ODFToEPub 1.1 has been released ODFToEPub 1.1 has some new features that provide for more professional e-book making: - Proportional width handling of images and tables. - Floating frames and frames that can be centred and left or right aligned. - Index of tables and illustrations. - More control over the layout of generated indexes. - Support for writing-modes (left-to-right and right-to-left). - Support for Asian and Complex Text Layout ODF-styles. - Background images for paragraphs. - Control over what goes into the spine of the book. - Segmentation control through page breaks. http://www.pincette.biz/odftoepub/ Best regards, Werner Donné Pincette bvba

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07-09-2010, 08:24 PM	#2
DJHARKAVY Addict Posts: 280 Karma: 13444 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Blackberry, jetbook lite	Can't you just publish as html and then use Calibre to turn it into an epub?

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wdonne ISV Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Belgium Device: iPhone	Hi, Do the exercise with the following document: http://www.pincette.biz/odftoepub/Op...1_segments.odt Best regards, Werner Donné Pincette bvba

07-12-2010, 05:59 AM	#4
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	Has anyone used this? I've generated HTML files with OpenOffice, and found the markup and stylesheets were unimpressive. Regards, Alex

07-14-2010, 04:58 AM	#6
JvdW Zealot Posts: 115 Karma: 150 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands Veenendaal Device: Palm T5, Sony PRS-505, Nook Color	I had a look at it but I have been testing quite a few converters and I have settled on writer2xhtml which is part of the writer2latex package: http://writer2latex.sourceforge.net/index.html I ran the above document through it and I'm actually quite impressed. I don't know if pincette are willing to also publish the epub version but I'm willing to attach it if people want to have a look at what writer2xhtml does (it exports not only to xhtml but also directly to epub) Regards, Joop

07-15-2010, 05:38 PM	#7
wdonne ISV Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Belgium Device: iPhone	Hi, ODFToEPub doesn't rely on the HTML-generation by OpenOffice. It transforms ODF straight into ePub. If you try to generate HTML from the above document you will see it will hang up, while ODFToEPub will be ready in about ten seconds with this 800-page document. The ePub-file of this document can be downloaded here: http://www.pincette.biz/odftoepub/Op..._segments.epub The generated style sheets will always be much larger than the CSS sheets you would write yourself. That is mainly because in ODF there is no selection mechanism as you have in CSS. ODFToEPub will produce about the same amount of CSS entries as there are automatic, global and default styles in an ODF-document combined. There are a bit more of them if Asian and Complex variants are used. Best regards, Werner Donné Pincette bvba

07-18-2010, 05:03 AM	#8
kiermel Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaga - Spain Device: Kindle Touch, iPad, iPhone	Is there any similar but free? This is very expensive

07-18-2010, 05:29 AM	#11
kiermel Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaga - Spain Device: Kindle Touch, iPad, iPhone	Thanks Geoffc, I know Atlantis. It is only for Windows and I have a Mac. And is not free. And I'm looking for a extension for OpenOffice (Mac, Linux and Windows). The only similar that I found is this (free), but still don't create TOC, as far as is inusable for me.

07-18-2010, 06:17 AM	#13
kiermel Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaga - Spain Device: Kindle Touch, iPad, iPhone	Calibre converts, but don't works fine with TOC for me. Now I use several tools (Sigil and others). Mi goal is a free Word Processor (OpenOffice) and save or export to ePub. NOTE: Now I discover than writer to ePub create TOC (0.3.5 version), but Adobe Digital Editions crash when I try to open the file. I repair this with Sigil. I'll will continue in their thread. Thanks for all