Converting odt to ePub - Page 2

Gregg Bell · 10-29-2019, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

If you have MS Word 2007 or later you can use Toxaris's eBook add-in for Word to create ePub 2 files with nothing in between.

Calibre always flattens the CSS, including those from WP styles in DOCXes.

The Mammoth tool (the Sigil plugin is a Mammoth wrapper) requires mapping of DOCX styles to CSS entries, which means inheritance (cascade), and style names can be preserved. If you don't provide the mapping you'll lose most of the styling - which can be useful at times.

BR

Thanks Red.

BobC · 10-30-2019, 05:33 AM

With Libreoffice 4 I have long used the Writer2xthml export extension (part of Writer2Latex - http://writer2latex.sourceforge.net/ ) which produces decent Epubs with footnote links and styles which follow the names used in the ODT.

I don't know if it works with LO 6 but worth giving it a try. (Just checked - it appears to be o.k. with LO up to 6.1 - https://extensions.libreoffice.org/e...s/writer2xhtml )

BobC

Quoth · 10-30-2019, 11:22 AM

I tried LO4, and LO5 with plugins and the built in epub in LO6.x
All inferior to editing in odt and Save As "docx", then import to Calibre.

Seems a pity they have dropped 32bit on LO 6.x now. Also no 32bit Waterfox or Viber.

I like to keep my expensive 64bit linux laptop in the house and take out the old 32bit laptop which runs KATE, LO 5.x, Firefox, DOS box and 32 bit WINE (i've no 64 windows sw at all) all fine.

10-30-2019, 05:33 AM	#17
BobC Guru Posts: 691 Karma: 3026110 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Lancashire, U.K. Device: BeBook 1, BeBook Pure, Kobo Glo, (and HD),Energy Sistem EReader Pro +	With Libreoffice 4 I have long used the Writer2xthml export extension (part of Writer2Latex - http://writer2latex.sourceforge.net/ ) which produces decent Epubs with footnote links and styles which follow the names used in the ODT. I don't know if it works with LO 6 but worth giving it a try. (Just checked - it appears to be o.k. with LO up to 6.1 - https://extensions.libreoffice.org/e...s/writer2xhtml ) BobC Last edited by BobC; 10-30-2019 at 06:30 AM.

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Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 11,158 Karma: 85874891 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	I tried LO4, and LO5 with plugins and the built in epub in LO6.x All inferior to editing in odt and Save As "docx", then import to Calibre. Seems a pity they have dropped 32bit on LO 6.x now. Also no 32bit Waterfox or Viber. I like to keep my expensive 64bit linux laptop in the house and take out the old 32bit laptop which runs KATE, LO 5.x, Firefox, DOS box and 32 bit WINE (i've no 64 windows sw at all) all fine.