02-28-2020, 08:53 AM | #1 | |
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Kindle Previewer 3.37 - Link validation
Kindle Previewer version 3.37 is now available with a new link validation feature.
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02-28-2020, 09:21 AM | #2 | |
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And a warning, the new version of KPR includes this message:
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I wonder whether link validation works for anyone. I assume that they tested it before release. |
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I ran File > Run Quality Checks (beta)... seemed to complete fine. None of my books crashed (although I only tested about 8). 1. On a book with working URLs. It popped up a window + output a CSV that said: Quote:
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Checks didn't take long at all... But it seems like it may reach out to a handful (?) of external URLs at a time. (I threw it on the 1500+ URL behemoth... but gave up after it ran for quite a while. ) Probably smart... since Calibre's External Links Checker goes on a mass spree... got me temp banned from a few sites. :P It seems like these checks don't match what you can get dinged for with KQNs though... like some those we discussed in the "Amazon objecting to page breaks" thread. * * * Since I thought my final EPUBs are much too clean, I grabbed an EPUB that was in the process of being cleaned from DOCX... and ran across this bug. 3. I didn't even link the URLs yet, so the EPUB code was this: Code:
<p>https://www.youtube.com/user/misesmedia</p> Spoiler:
On a similar note, I added a broken internal link: Code:
<a href="../Text/Giberish.xhtml">Code</a> I tested a broken footnote... didn't catch it either. epubcheck caught and complained about both busted internal links. Last edited by Tex2002ans; 03-05-2020 at 12:16 AM. |
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Amazon did release a new version of KPR today, 3.39. The release notes only say "Includes stability improvements and bug fixes." I took a look at the software and the changes appear to relate to verification that images meet Amazon's quality standards. |
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05-02-2020, 03:58 PM | #7 |
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I stopped using KIndle Previewer when my computer got blitzed last August, and I lost the last update of KP 2. Since then I've used the online Preview, which is easier on my eyes and has been hugely improved over the old days. Is there any value in KP 3 qua Previewer? (I've never used it for any other purpose.)
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The last time I tried the online Previewer it didn’t have as many options to show how the book will look on different devices with various display settings as compared with the PC/Mac Kindle Previewer software. That may have changed since I used it last.
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05-06-2020, 04:52 PM | #9 |
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It has three generic views: Tablet (the default), Phone, Kindle e-reader. I content myself with the tablet view.
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Amazon has released Kindle Previewer version 3.39.1 for Windows. It has a warning for Windows 7 users that future updates to the program will not be compatible with that OS.
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