HTML to ePub - including comments in meta tags?

skb · 03-16-2018, 06:40 PM

Just what it says on the tin.

When I convert HTML to epub via Calibre I include:

Code:

<meta name="author" content="John Doe">

to get the author's name field, but it'd be awesome if there was a meta tag for comments so that'd populate that meta data when I import the HTML file.

Is this possible? Does my question even make sense?

Thanks!

BetterRed · 03-16-2018, 07:12 PM

@skb - try 'description', that's the DC tag for what calibre calls 'comments'.

BR

kovidgoyal · 03-17-2018, 01:47 AM

THe list is here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...44&postcount=9

skb · 03-17-2018, 03:18 AM

Thanks BR & Kovid!

So close. I can't get Calibre to use the Description (I tried all three).

On the bright side, I am getting the published date to work.

I've attached my test crash dummy HTML (as a TXT file, because I can't attach HTML to a post, apparently).

Am I doing something wrong?

Edited: Oh snap. When I view the txt file it has stripped out the HTML. Sigh.

How about this:

Spoiler:

kovidgoyal · 03-17-2018, 04:34 AM

Try

Code:

<meta name="comments" value="xxx">

skb · 03-17-2018, 05:00 PM

Thanks Kovid, but it didn't work either.

I must be doing something wrong.

kovidgoyal · 03-17-2018, 11:46 PM

Works for me with:

Code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<meta name="author" content="John Doe">
<meta name="dc.description" content="Sed at sapien tempus, facilisis justo ac, tristique tortor. Quisque leo erat, laoreet in erat in, iaculis vulputate eros." />
<meta name="DC.date.published" content="2000-01-01" />
<title>Boing</title>
</head>

<body>

  <p>In sodales lectus at cursus lacinia. Integer porttitor metus sit amet aliquet porta. Sed at sapien tempus, facilisis justo ac, tristique tortor. Quisque leo erat, laoreet in erat in, iaculis vulputate eros. Ut quis orci eu ipsum ullamcorper vestibulum. Proin malesuada nunc eu varius pulvinar. Nam elementum dictum massa placerat pretium. Nullam neque ante, faucibus non vulputate quis, suscipit gravida enim.</p>
  <p>Donec dolor lorem, volutpat quis tellus in, congue efficitur purus. Proin accumsan, dolor ut porta vulputate, mi ipsum luctus ipsum, eget viverra risus elit nec neque. In ac ex libero. Nam facilisis mauris risus, at placerat augue mattis a. Fusce cursus est in blandit faucibus. Mauris ut leo purus. Sed non tempor metus. Duis et eros blandit lorem posuere iaculis at ac turpis. Maecenas porta volutpat ex, sed vehicula risus finibus quis. Vivamus elit sapien, tristique et leo vel, gravida maximus enim. Cras varius suscipit odio, id venenatis eros euismod sed. Etiam finibus augue sit amet dapibus posuere. Sed sed velit arcu. Maecenas in lorem aliquet, rhoncus augue vitae, aliquet mauris. Nullam volutpat venenatis lectus ac condimentum. Cras neque diam, faucibus non maximus sit amet, laoreet aliquam ante.</p>

Code:

ebook-meta file.html
Title               : Boing
Author(s)           : John Doe
Published           : 1999-12-31T18:30:00+00:00
Comments            : Sed at sapien tempus, facilisis justo ac, tristique tortor. Quisque leo erat, laoreet in erat in, iaculis vulputate eros.

skb · 03-18-2018, 09:01 PM

Thanks again, Kovid.

I have got to be doing something wrong.

I checked my preferences:

Adding Books: "Read metadata from file contents rather than file name" is checked (I didn't even know it was there).

I'm not sure where I'm going wrong.

skb · 05-05-2018, 07:16 PM

I was doing something wrong!

My DocType was XHTML 1.0 Transitional (what the??) for some reason. So I tried HTML 4.01 Transitional and walla!

I am ridiculously excited by this discovery.

Thanks again Kovid and BR.

03-16-2018, 06:40 PM	#1
skb Evangelist Posts: 401 Karma: 1597305 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Ipod G4, MacOS 10.12, Calibre, Pocketbook Touch HD 3	HTML to ePub - including comments in meta tags? Just what it says on the tin. When I convert HTML to epub via Calibre I include: Code: <meta name="author" content="John Doe"> to get the author's name field, but it'd be awesome if there was a meta tag for comments so that'd populate that meta data when I import the HTML file. Is this possible? Does my question even make sense? Thanks!

03-17-2018, 04:34 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,246 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Try Code: <meta name="comments" value="xxx">

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03-16-2018, 07:12 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,658 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@skb - try 'description', that's the DC tag for what calibre calls 'comments'. BR

03-17-2018, 01:47 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,246 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	THe list is here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...44&postcount=9

03-17-2018, 05:00 PM	#6
skb Evangelist Posts: 401 Karma: 1597305 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Ipod G4, MacOS 10.12, Calibre, Pocketbook Touch HD 3	Thanks Kovid, but it didn't work either. I must be doing something wrong.

03-18-2018, 09:01 PM	#8
skb Evangelist Posts: 401 Karma: 1597305 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Ipod G4, MacOS 10.12, Calibre, Pocketbook Touch HD 3	Thanks again, Kovid. I have got to be doing something wrong. I checked my preferences: Adding Books: "Read metadata from file contents rather than file name" is checked (I didn't even know it was there). I'm not sure where I'm going wrong.

05-05-2018, 07:16 PM	#9
skb Evangelist Posts: 401 Karma: 1597305 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Ipod G4, MacOS 10.12, Calibre, Pocketbook Touch HD 3	I was doing something wrong! My DocType was XHTML 1.0 Transitional (what the??) for some reason. So I tried HTML 4.01 Transitional and walla! I am ridiculously excited by this discovery. Thanks again Kovid and BR.

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