0.6.x Images in Mobi

jmcphail · 08-03-2009, 07:29 PM

My apologies if this has been covered somewhere, I've been looking but haven't found it.

I have a couple of OS X machines that I use Calibre on, a late-model Intel Mini and a Macbook Pro ( first hardware version ), and I've been keeping up with the new versions. I really like the improved UI features! I am using a Kindle 2.

I discovered this weekend that with the .6 series of Calibre I'd lost the ability to include images in my latest .mobi project. Thinking I just had a syntax problem or had reached a limit with my images, I tried to recreate a .mobi from a zip file that worked in 0.5.14, and it didn't work either. In the internal viewer there are broken image icons where the images should be, and they're missing when viewed on my reader.

I reinstalled 0.5.14 and was able to create .mobi files of both the old zip that worked before and with the latest project.

I use ascii text files and png images, and use <img src="foo.png"> syntax for images, as illustrated in the text-demo files I downloaded from the Wiki. I experimented with single quotes, Markdown image syntax, and jpg files instead of png, none of which worked. The same syntax and source files that used to work in 0.5.14 just won't work for .6.x.

My source files are in Markdown syntax, using single and double-asterisks, right angle brace for indent, pound signs, etc., with the exception of the img tags.

I've temporarily reverted to 0.5.14 to regain the ability to include images in my .mobi files, but I'm wondering, has anyone else experienced the same problem I have? I've been looking around in the changelogs and posts here trying to find a reason, maybe a syntax change or something, but haven't found anything.

Thanks for reading, I'm looking forward to any clues I can get!

JSWolf · 08-03-2009, 08:44 PM

Go to the Calibre website, open a ticket, and attach a RAR or ZIP of the files that do not work so they issue can be fixed.

kovidgoyal · 08-03-2009, 08:44 PM

There shouldn't be any difference as far as including images is concerned. Probably a regression, open a ticket and attach a test case.

jmcphail · 08-03-2009, 10:10 PM

Done, ticket #3067.

http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/ticket/3067

jmcphail · 08-06-2009, 09:43 PM

I noticed the ticket updated, but didn't see anyway to say thanks on the Trac ticket.

THANK YOU !

kovidgoyal · 08-07-2009, 12:00 PM

You can post comments on a ticket when it has been closed, but you're welcome

08-03-2009, 07:29 PM	#1
jmcphail Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kindle 2	0.6.x Images in Mobi My apologies if this has been covered somewhere, I've been looking but haven't found it. I have a couple of OS X machines that I use Calibre on, a late-model Intel Mini and a Macbook Pro ( first hardware version ), and I've been keeping up with the new versions. I really like the improved UI features! I am using a Kindle 2. I discovered this weekend that with the .6 series of Calibre I'd lost the ability to include images in my latest .mobi project. Thinking I just had a syntax problem or had reached a limit with my images, I tried to recreate a .mobi from a zip file that worked in 0.5.14, and it didn't work either. In the internal viewer there are broken image icons where the images should be, and they're missing when viewed on my reader. I reinstalled 0.5.14 and was able to create .mobi files of both the old zip that worked before and with the latest project. I use ascii text files and png images, and use <img src="foo.png"> syntax for images, as illustrated in the text-demo files I downloaded from the Wiki. I experimented with single quotes, Markdown image syntax, and jpg files instead of png, none of which worked. The same syntax and source files that used to work in 0.5.14 just won't work for .6.x. My source files are in Markdown syntax, using single and double-asterisks, right angle brace for indent, pound signs, etc., with the exception of the img tags. I've temporarily reverted to 0.5.14 to regain the ability to include images in my .mobi files, but I'm wondering, has anyone else experienced the same problem I have? I've been looking around in the changelogs and posts here trying to find a reason, maybe a syntax change or something, but haven't found anything. Thanks for reading, I'm looking forward to any clues I can get!

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08-03-2009, 08:44 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,976 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Go to the Calibre website, open a ticket, and attach a RAR or ZIP of the files that do not work so they issue can be fixed.

08-03-2009, 08:44 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	There shouldn't be any difference as far as including images is concerned. Probably a regression, open a ticket and attach a test case.

08-03-2009, 10:10 PM	#4
jmcphail Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kindle 2	Done, ticket #3067. http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/ticket/3067

08-06-2009, 09:43 PM	#5
jmcphail Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kindle 2	I noticed the ticket updated, but didn't see anyway to say thanks on the Trac ticket. THANK YOU !

08-07-2009, 12:00 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can post comments on a ticket when it has been closed, but you're welcome

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