01-25-2013, 08:56 AM | #1 |
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[tool] ExplodeImplodeEpub
I've been converting a book to ePub and found myself doing these steps very often:
For the uncompress/compress steps I've first used (un)zip, later changed to ePub Zip/Unzip AppleScript application but still wanted to do it with less keystrokes/clicks. So I've written a small application to do that (ExplodeImplodeEpub). It runs on OS X, Windows and Linux. You can find the download link and how to use it on http://libresque.com/software |
01-25-2013, 11:19 AM | #2 |
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I have not yet had a chance to test this, but it does sound like a very useful tool. Thank you.
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01-25-2013, 03:13 PM | #3 |
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I just use something like 7zip that lets you edit/save files inside the archive directly. No uncompressing/recompressing at all.
I'll definitely check this out, though. Thanks for sharing! |
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Didn't know it. Looks nice.
By reading tweak_epub's docs seems they are pretty similar. tweak_epub have some basic metadata editor, and it gives you a list of the files inside the epub. ExplodeImplodeEpub just presents you the uncompressed folder. But it seems tweak_epub only runs on Windows, though. |
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It requires Java, though, which is a security issue. Java is not on my computer, or likely to be. But then I run Windows.
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That's the inspiration for ExplodeImplodeEpub! I wanted a small application which did just that.
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And that seems strange to me, since the original idea IIRC was to provide a "sandbox" that would provide an environment for running programs in a secure and safe way. I guess that was lost sight of, years ago. |
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My usage so far indicates that it is a useful option for Windows users. |
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There's an update available:
v1.1
Download ExplodeImplodeEpub v1.1 |
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I don't know if iTunesMetadata.plist should be excluded always, maybe someone really wants to keep it on the epub? Perhaps I can add another option, to automatically remove iTunesMetada.plist from the epub (or let the user edit the exclusion list). |
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