Mobipocket Reader for GNU/Linux, Mac, all! - Page 3

danx · 10-05-2007, 01:37 PM

I don't know. I was just surprised it worked at all under Wine and I use it in background batch mode. For a TOC, you may need to use Mobipocket Creator 4.0 Home Edition, which might also work with Wine (as a GUI application).

JSWolf · 10-05-2007, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danx

I don't know. I was just surprised it worked at all under Wine and I use it in background batch mode. For a TOC, you may need to use Mobipocket Creator 4.0 Home Edition, which might also work with Wine (as a GUI application).

I've tried it. But found the place where you have to define the ToC confusing. What do I have to put in the HTML and there to make it all match so it works? What I am hoping is maybe I can get an HTML file that I can use with Mobipocket Creator and html2lrf in the same file. That would be fine.

wallcraft · 10-05-2007, 03:56 PM

I think the standard usage for non-secure .mobi (.prc) files must be

Code:

mobigen.exe your-source-file.html -c1 -s0

I base this on FBReader failing to read "-c2" files (but working on all non-secure MobiPocket files from the major sites I have tried).

The way to get a TOC into the .mobi file is to give it an .opf file as input, i.e. give it an OEB e-book. I tried this with an OEB e-book "exploded" by ConvertLIT from a MS Reader .lit file, and this worked very well. Unfortunately, even though many e-books formats (including .lit and .mobi) are based on OEB, there are very few native OEB tools available.

JSWolf · 10-05-2007, 04:50 PM

What about getting page breaks at chapter heads?

ciel-bleu · 06-27-2008, 04:34 AM

I think on linux, wine a win32 version mobipocket reader is possible and not bad to use.

10-05-2007, 03:56 PM	#33
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	I think the standard usage for non-secure .mobi (.prc) files must be Code: mobigen.exe your-source-file.html -c1 -s0 I base this on FBReader failing to read "-c2" files (but working on all non-secure MobiPocket files from the major sites I have tried). The way to get a TOC into the .mobi file is to give it an .opf file as input, i.e. give it an OEB e-book. I tried this with an OEB e-book "exploded" by ConvertLIT from a MS Reader .lit file, and this worked very well. Unfortunately, even though many e-books formats (including .lit and .mobi) are based on OEB, there are very few native OEB tools available.

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10-05-2007, 01:37 PM	#31
danx Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Diego, CA, US Device: Palm Pilot m130	I don't know. I was just surprised it worked at all under Wine and I use it in background batch mode. For a TOC, you may need to use Mobipocket Creator 4.0 Home Edition, which might also work with Wine (as a GUI application).

10-05-2007, 04:50 PM	#34
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	What about getting page breaks at chapter heads?

06-27-2008, 04:34 AM	#35
ciel-bleu Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: iRex iLiad Book Edition	I think on linux, wine a win32 version mobipocket reader is possible and not bad to use.

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