Book Creation Tutorials - Page 17

Bilbo1967 · 03-26-2009, 05:07 PM

Patricia.

I was pretty sure I did exactly what you described and just to be sure I just tried to insert a picture following exactly the steps you described. Still nothing!

When I drag and drop the picture I don't see the picture in frame or the main BD page, although the src file name is populated with "pRnd_0858090160.jpg" (which isn't what it's actually called but I assume this is some kind of alias?). I then do exactly what you said (align middle and click insert) and nothing happens. I have now tried this a number of times with no joy and am really frustrated!

Patricia · 03-26-2009, 06:33 PM

I'm a bit puzzled too. I can't think of any reason why this shouldn't be working.
Does anyone else have any ideas?

astra · 03-27-2009, 06:57 AM

No idea.
It never happened to me before. I use "insert picture" dialog.

Bilbo1967
Maybe there is something wrong with your picture?
Would it be possible to upload it over here, so we can test it?

HarryT · 03-27-2009, 07:08 AM

Hi Bilbo,

When you drag and drop the picture into BD, are you seeing the "frame" where the picture should be, or is nothing whatsoever appearing in the window?

Can you confirm that you are using BD5? ie you've installed BD4, and then applied the BD5 update to it?

Bilbo1967 · 03-27-2009, 04:52 PM

Harry - in answer to your question - I was getting absolutely nothing, but see below....

....OK - latest update everyone.

I now have the picture in my BD file - just playing around with this in frustration and noticed that both the fields below the 'Keep Ratio' check box were blank. If I put numbers (any numbers) in there, my picture then appears in the file - and can be tweaked to the right size by adjusting those numbers. Is this something I should have known or is it a bit of a glitch?

Having got it in there though it's still a bit weird, i.e. I can't delete the picture (not that I want to, but I'm a software tester by profession and just like to try these things out!), or move the picture, and it doesn't appear in the book when I make it a .lrf file and move it to my Reader. I'm putting this down to the fact that I messed about with this so much I've done something daft somewhere. I'll try a 'fresh' file soon and see what happens.

BTW - as a new member, I'd just like to thank all of you who have given some of your valuable time to help me out with this - THANKS

astra · 03-27-2009, 05:10 PM

At least two points I think I can address.

1. If you double click the pic, it will be "highlighted" and a dialog Insert/Edit Picture (that allows you to insert picture and its size) will appear. There is a button - delete. Click on it.

2. When you use Insert/Edit Picture box to insert a picture, initially almost all fields are empty/void of numbers, however, when you browse for the pic, find it, click on select and it appears in the file line of the Insert/Edit Picture box, then some numbers appear, such as width, height, percentages and true size of the pic in pixels. I usually use insert button next to from clip button.

If the picture is huge, then I would resize it in any picture editor, such as IrfanView.

Didn't have much success with align feature.
Right now it is set to Baseline and there is no tick in in line.

astra · 03-27-2009, 05:11 PM

Oh, and if you think you have messed up some settings and you would like to start from a scratch then don't uninstall BD. Just unpack the update zip file in Book Designer folder and it will rewrite any changes you have made.

kiddjugro · 09-11-2009, 09:57 PM

Not sure if this has been asked before, but is there a tool out there to edit the book's tags without having to go through re-exporting them? In particular, I am looking to standardizing my library to have authors' names listed as <Sunanme>, <Given Name>. This way I can better sort them according to the authors' surnames, just as they are arranged, say, in a bookstore.

Currently, what I do is open their .html0 "source" (I have these saved) and re-export them as LRF, setting the author's name in the above format. This takes some time doing, and I have quite a number of LRF's to modify. Any tool where I can do the modification without re-exporting will definitely be helpful.

orion2001 · 09-27-2009, 03:12 PM

Thanks a lot for the tutorial Harry. I know that I would never have gotten around to actually using BD had it not been for your tutorial. While quirky, it certainly seems to be one of the best tools for making LRF ebooks. Cheers

Patricia · 09-27-2009, 04:00 PM

If you want the author's surname to appear first, then remember to click on the option "book author from last name" on the "options" tab of the "make Sony ebook" pane in BD.

camino real · 01-08-2010, 08:43 PM

I've just used Harry's tutorial and designed my very first HTML file. Thanks Harry it was really helpful.

What I want to do is tidy up some awful lit to lrf file conversions that have broken sentences and other awkward problems. However BD doesn't seem to want to upload those lrf files. Should I rename them or is their another way that I can get these books into BD.

Thanks very much for any help you can give.

Madam Broshkina · 01-08-2010, 09:53 PM

BD will not load LRF files. You can try ABC Amber Sony Converter.

You will probably lose some formatting but it is free.

http://www.processtext.com/abcsonylrf.html

Quote:

ABC Amber Sony Converter is an advanced utility which converts your LRF (Sony) files to any format you wish (PDF, HTML, CHM, RTF, HLP, DOC, TXT, and more) easily and quickly. The software supports a batch conversion, a run from command line, more than 50 languages. Batch conversion ability allows you to convert a unlimited number of LRF files at a time.

HarryT · 01-09-2010, 04:29 AM

You'll lose ALL the formatting - it comes out as plain text. If you have the original LIT files, the best thing to do is to use "ConvertLIT" to expand it to HTML, and then edit that.

camino real · 01-09-2010, 05:23 AM

Thank you both. Most useful. I need to practice a bit more with BD so I'll find another sort story from PG and do that before tackling a bigger project.

carried_away · 03-25-2010, 12:55 AM

I have the same problem as below with bookdesigner, windows 7, and graphics. I have followed the instructions on the wiki and get the same results as Bilbo1967. I have also noted that when I run regsvr32 GflAx.dll I get a message with error code 0x80020009. Any ideas why? I have been using bookdesigner to format my LRF files for a while on winxp and really want to continue using it on my new win7 laptop. I'm wondering if the original developer has any plans to release a newer english version. Does anyone know?

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Harry - in answer to your question - I was getting absolutely nothing, but see below....

....OK - latest update everyone.

I now have the picture in my BD file - just playing around with this in frustration and noticed that both the fields below the 'Keep Ratio' check box were blank. If I put numbers (any numbers) in there, my picture then appears in the file - and can be tweaked to the right size by adjusting those numbers. Is this something I should have known or is it a bit of a glitch?

Having got it in there though it's still a bit weird, i.e. I can't delete the picture (not that I want to, but I'm a software tester by profession and just like to try these things out!), or move the picture, and it doesn't appear in the book when I make it a .lrf file and move it to my Reader. I'm putting this down to the fact that I messed about with this so much I've done something daft somewhere. I'll try a 'fresh' file soon and see what happens.

BTW - as a new member, I'd just like to thank all of you who have given some of your valuable time to help me out with this - THANKS

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03-26-2009, 05:07 PM	#241
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Patricia. I was pretty sure I did exactly what you described and just to be sure I just tried to insert a picture following exactly the steps you described. Still nothing! When I drag and drop the picture I don't see the picture in frame or the main BD page, although the src file name is populated with "pRnd_0858090160.jpg" (which isn't what it's actually called but I assume this is some kind of alias?). I then do exactly what you said (align middle and click insert) and nothing happens. I have now tried this a number of times with no joy and am really frustrated!

03-26-2009, 06:33 PM	#242
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	I'm a bit puzzled too. I can't think of any reason why this shouldn't be working. Does anyone else have any ideas?

03-27-2009, 06:57 AM	#243
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	No idea. It never happened to me before. I use "insert picture" dialog. Bilbo1967 Maybe there is something wrong with your picture? Would it be possible to upload it over here, so we can test it?

03-27-2009, 07:08 AM	#244
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Hi Bilbo, When you drag and drop the picture into BD, are you seeing the "frame" where the picture should be, or is nothing whatsoever appearing in the window? Can you confirm that you are using BD5? ie you've installed BD4, and then applied the BD5 update to it?

03-27-2009, 04:52 PM	#245
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Harry - in answer to your question - I was getting absolutely nothing, but see below.... ....OK - latest update everyone. I now have the picture in my BD file - just playing around with this in frustration and noticed that both the fields below the 'Keep Ratio' check box were blank. If I put numbers (any numbers) in there, my picture then appears in the file - and can be tweaked to the right size by adjusting those numbers. Is this something I should have known or is it a bit of a glitch? Having got it in there though it's still a bit weird, i.e. I can't delete the picture (not that I want to, but I'm a software tester by profession and just like to try these things out!), or move the picture, and it doesn't appear in the book when I make it a .lrf file and move it to my Reader. I'm putting this down to the fact that I messed about with this so much I've done something daft somewhere. I'll try a 'fresh' file soon and see what happens. BTW - as a new member, I'd just like to thank all of you who have given some of your valuable time to help me out with this - THANKS

03-27-2009, 05:10 PM	#246
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	At least two points I think I can address. 1. If you double click the pic, it will be "highlighted" and a dialog Insert/Edit Picture (that allows you to insert picture and its size) will appear. There is a button - delete. Click on it. 2. When you use Insert/Edit Picture box to insert a picture, initially almost all fields are empty/void of numbers, however, when you browse for the pic, find it, click on select and it appears in the file line of the Insert/Edit Picture box, then some numbers appear, such as width, height, percentages and true size of the pic in pixels. I usually use insert button next to from clip button. If the picture is huge, then I would resize it in any picture editor, such as IrfanView. Didn't have much success with align feature. Right now it is set to Baseline and there is no tick in in line.

03-27-2009, 05:11 PM	#247
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Oh, and if you think you have messed up some settings and you would like to start from a scratch then don't uninstall BD. Just unpack the update zip file in Book Designer folder and it will rewrite any changes you have made.

09-11-2009, 09:57 PM	#248
kiddjugro Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Philippines Device: Sony PRS-505	Not sure if this has been asked before, but is there a tool out there to edit the book's tags without having to go through re-exporting them? In particular, I am looking to standardizing my library to have authors' names listed as <Sunanme>, <Given Name>. This way I can better sort them according to the authors' surnames, just as they are arranged, say, in a bookstore. Currently, what I do is open their .html0 "source" (I have these saved) and re-export them as LRF, setting the author's name in the above format. This takes some time doing, and I have quite a number of LRF's to modify. Any tool where I can do the modification without re-exporting will definitely be helpful.

09-27-2009, 03:12 PM	#249
orion2001 Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 24658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505	Thanks a lot for the tutorial Harry. I know that I would never have gotten around to actually using BD had it not been for your tutorial. While quirky, it certainly seems to be one of the best tools for making LRF ebooks. Cheers

09-27-2009, 04:00 PM	#250
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	If you want the author's surname to appear first, then remember to click on the option "book author from last name" on the "options" tab of the "make Sony ebook" pane in BD.

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01-08-2010, 08:43 PM	#251
camino real Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 58 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Manchester, UK Device: Sony PRS-300	I've just used Harry's tutorial and designed my very first HTML file. Thanks Harry it was really helpful. What I want to do is tidy up some awful lit to lrf file conversions that have broken sentences and other awkward problems. However BD doesn't seem to want to upload those lrf files. Should I rename them or is their another way that I can get these books into BD. Thanks very much for any help you can give.

01-09-2010, 04:29 AM	#253
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	You'll lose ALL the formatting - it comes out as plain text. If you have the original LIT files, the best thing to do is to use "ConvertLIT" to expand it to HTML, and then edit that.

01-09-2010, 05:23 AM	#254
camino real Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 58 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Manchester, UK Device: Sony PRS-300	Thank you both. Most useful. I need to practice a bit more with BD so I'll find another sort story from PG and do that before tackling a bigger project.