after converting to epub, it shows as strange characters?

mhmohamadi · 05-23-2010, 02:25 PM

i have 2 more questions please
there are 2 kinds of arabic books pdfs i have
1- is a pdf with arabic text that are scanned, so the pdf shows the arabic text as images like u said, i.e u cant edit text
2- the other kind of pdf contains the arabic text itself that i can edit the text - however when i convert to epub and put on the ipad it appears as boxes and strange letters
how can i fix that ?
thanks alot

itimpi · 05-23-2010, 03:03 PM

For 2) I would expect that you would need to embed the font to be used into the ePub file as it is probably not present on the iPad.

Embedding fonts is currently a manual process - there are a number of threads in the forum that talk about the steps involved.

I believe that automating the process is on the WishList for inclusion into calibre.

05-23-2010, 02:25 PM	#1
mhmohamadi Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: iPad	after converting to epub, it shows as strange characters? i have 2 more questions please there are 2 kinds of arabic books pdfs i have 1- is a pdf with arabic text that are scanned, so the pdf shows the arabic text as images like u said, i.e u cant edit text 2- the other kind of pdf contains the arabic text itself that i can edit the text - however when i convert to epub and put on the ipad it appears as boxes and strange letters how can i fix that ? thanks alot

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05-23-2010, 03:03 PM	#2
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,552 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	For 2) I would expect that you would need to embed the font to be used into the ePub file as it is probably not present on the iPad. Embedding fonts is currently a manual process - there are a number of threads in the forum that talk about the steps involved. I believe that automating the process is on the WishList for inclusion into calibre.

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