Text file formatting - line feeds and spaces

Fallingwater · 07-02-2011, 11:36 PM

The epubs I have on my Opus are ordered by author, but while I can remember the titles, I have problems remembering who wrote what. Since their number is quite high, I used a directory listing program to make a text file containing everything, so I can open it in the reader and instantly see the book titles related to each author.
Problem is, the text file reads just fine on my computer, but it comes out as a jumbled mess on the reader. The line feeds aren't there, spaces longer than one character get reduced to one... it's an unreadable mess.
Why, and how can I prevent this?

I uploaded the file here, in case it's needed. As you can see, the browser renders it perfectly. *sigh*

Ransom · 07-03-2011, 12:05 AM

1) Open the file in your web browser
2) Select "all" to highlight the entire page
3) copy
4) Paste into Notepad (assuming you're on a Windows machine)
5) Save
6) Use this new file for you reader

Fallingwater · 07-03-2011, 09:52 AM

Tried that already. Didn't work.

Ransom · 07-03-2011, 11:06 AM

Hmm...worked fine for me. Are you saving as ANSI text? You might want to try a couple of different encoding formats. I don't know what else it could be.

susan_cassidy · 07-03-2011, 01:50 PM

Does your reader claim to support .txt files?

Fallingwater · 07-03-2011, 05:27 PM

It does.
I tried saving in all three .txt formats that Notepad/Wordpad allow, and no change.

Faster · 07-04-2011, 02:42 PM

Copy the list into Sigil (Book View). Go to Code View. Copy everything from <html> downwards. Save in Notebook. Change file extension to .html. Load into your reader. Or simply save as .epub from Sigil.

07-02-2011, 11:36 PM	#1
Fallingwater Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 4132 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Bookeen Cybook Opus	Text file formatting - line feeds and spaces The epubs I have on my Opus are ordered by author, but while I can remember the titles, I have problems remembering who wrote what. Since their number is quite high, I used a directory listing program to make a text file containing everything, so I can open it in the reader and instantly see the book titles related to each author. Problem is, the text file reads just fine on my computer, but it comes out as a jumbled mess on the reader. The line feeds aren't there, spaces longer than one character get reduced to one... it's an unreadable mess. Why, and how can I prevent this? I uploaded the file here, in case it's needed. As you can see, the browser renders it perfectly. sigh

07-03-2011, 01:50 PM	#5
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	Does your reader claim to support .txt files? Last edited by susan_cassidy; 07-03-2011 at 06:58 PM.

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07-03-2011, 12:05 AM	#2
Ransom Banned Posts: 242 Karma: 51054 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belleville, IL Device: Kindle-3	1) Open the file in your web browser 2) Select "all" to highlight the entire page 3) copy 4) Paste into Notepad (assuming you're on a Windows machine) 5) Save 6) Use this new file for you reader

07-03-2011, 09:52 AM	#3
Fallingwater Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 4132 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Bookeen Cybook Opus	Tried that already. Didn't work.

07-03-2011, 11:06 AM	#4
Ransom Banned Posts: 242 Karma: 51054 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belleville, IL Device: Kindle-3	Hmm...worked fine for me. Are you saving as ANSI text? You might want to try a couple of different encoding formats. I don't know what else it could be.

07-03-2011, 05:27 PM	#6
Fallingwater Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 4132 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Bookeen Cybook Opus	It does. I tried saving in all three .txt formats that Notepad/Wordpad allow, and no change.

07-04-2011, 02:42 PM	#7
Faster Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 12096 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tasmania Device: Sony PRS 650	Copy the list into Sigil (Book View). Go to Code View. Copy everything from <html> downwards. Save in Notebook. Change file extension to .html. Load into your reader. Or simply save as .epub from Sigil.