How to convert to an Epub file without css and class?

[The_book]

I hope that the converted epub file does not contain any format other than html tags, that is, no class and css. What should I do?

[theducks]

Just Convert and see
Most browsers (book viewers) have built in defaults for common tags.

If you don't like what you see, then add a CSS to put your spin on the tag.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by theducks

Just Convert and see
Most browsers (book viewers) have built in defaults for common tags.

If you don't like what you see, then add a CSS to put your spin on the tag.

If the eBook has inline styles, then those will be converted to CSS and can be edited from there as needed.

[The_book]

Originally Posted by theducks

Just Convert and see
Most browsers (book viewers) have built in defaults for common tags.

If you don't like what you see, then add a CSS to put your spin on the tag.

What I mean is, for example, when I convert a txt/markdown file to Epub by Calibre, class and css will be added by Calibre. Is there a opinion in Calibre that I can use to convert to a Epub without css and class?

[JSWolf]

Why do you want an ePub with no CSS? The defaults are not all good. You do need CSS to fix up some of the defaults.

You really should not be trying to do ePub with no CSS. It just isn't a good idea.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by The_book

What I mean is, for example, when I convert a txt/markdown file to Epub by Calibre, class and css will be added by Calibre. Is there a opinion in Calibre that I can use to convert to a Epub without css and class?

Why bother converting then? The use of classes and stylesheets is what makes epub worthwhile.

[hobnail]

Originally Posted by The_book

What I mean is, for example, when I convert a txt/markdown file to Epub by Calibre, class and css will be added by Calibre. Is there a opinion in Calibre that I can use to convert to a Epub without css and class?

If necessary you could open the epub in Calibre's editor and delete the css file. There might be class= stuff in the html but they won't have any effect since there isn't a css file.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by hobnail

If necessary you could open the epub in Calibre's editor and delete the css file. There might be class= stuff in the html but they won't have any effect since there isn't a css file.

You do know that you can define classes in the html files? Not to mention some people's unnatural love for in-line styles? The code block is a sample from a Randy Penguin ebook's next read blurb.

  <style>
			@font-face {font-family: 'Shift Light'; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; src: url('../Fonts/Shift-Bold.otf');}
			@font-face {font-family: 'Shift Light'; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; src: url('../Fonts/Shift-BoldItalic.otf');}
			div {margin: 0; padding: 0; line-height: inherit; text-indent: 0;}
			h1 {font-size: 1.5em; text-align: center; margin: 0 0 1em 0; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; line-height: inherit; text-indent: 0; font-family: 'Shift Light', Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', 'Palatino LT STD', 'Book Antiqua', Georgia, serif;}
			p {text-align: center; text-indent: 0; margin: 1em 0 0 0; font-family: 'Shift Light', Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', 'Palatino LT STD', 'Book Antiqua', Georgia, serif;}
			.center{text-align: center;}
			.x-small {font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; margin: 0; padding: 0;}
			.image_h12{font-size: 1em; height: 12em; max-width: 100%;}
			a, a:link, a:visited, a:hover, a:active {font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.2em; color: #fa6400; text-decoration: underline;}
			.rule {font-size: 1em; margin: 1.2em 5% 0 5%; border-top: 1px solid #636363;}
		</style>

[JSWolf]

What's the point of an ePub with no CSS?

[retiredbiker]

Saved searches - I actually use all these on some files:

<div.*?> replace with nothing
<span.*?> replace with nothing
<a.*?> replace with nothing
id=".*?" replace with nothing
<p.*?> replace with <p>

That gives you a pretty unstyled document in a few seconds.

[hobnail]

Originally Posted by DNSB

You do know that you can define classes in the html files? Not to mention some people's unnatural love for in-line styles?

Urk, how could I forget those monstrosities?

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by DNSB

You do know that you can define classes in the html files? Not to mention some people's unnatural love for in-line styles? The code block is a sample from a Randy Penguin ebook's next read blurb.

  <style>
			@font-face {font-family: 'Shift Light'; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; src: url('../Fonts/Shift-Bold.otf');}
			@font-face {font-family: 'Shift Light'; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; src: url('../Fonts/Shift-BoldItalic.otf');}
			div {margin: 0; padding: 0; line-height: inherit; text-indent: 0;}
			h1 {font-size: 1.5em; text-align: center; margin: 0 0 1em 0; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; line-height: inherit; text-indent: 0; font-family: 'Shift Light', Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', 'Palatino LT STD', 'Book Antiqua', Georgia, serif;}
			p {text-align: center; text-indent: 0; margin: 1em 0 0 0; font-family: 'Shift Light', Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', 'Palatino LT STD', 'Book Antiqua', Georgia, serif;}
			.center{text-align: center;}
			.x-small {font-weight: bold; font-size: 1em; margin: 0; padding: 0;}
			.image_h12{font-size: 1em; height: 12em; max-width: 100%;}
			a, a:link, a:visited, a:hover, a:active {font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.2em; color: #fa6400; text-decoration: underline;}
			.rule {font-size: 1em; margin: 1.2em 5% 0 5%; border-top: 1px solid #636363;}
		</style>

That mess is not a problem at all. I just delete the HTML file as I don't need or want it.

[The_book]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Why bother converting then? The use of classes and stylesheets is what makes epub worthwhile.

Because I want the toc in the Epub.

pure txt do not have toc.

markdown support toc, but I haven't find a book reader support reading markdown files

[hobnail]

Originally Posted by DNSB

You do know that you can define classes in the html files? Not to mention some people's unnatural love for in-line styles?

There's also the thing where you can have css in the head. But the OP said he's converting from text/markdown with calibre. Does Calibre add in-line styles inside the resulting html/xhtml files?

[davidfor]

Originally Posted by The_book

Because I want the toc in the Epub.

pure txt do not have toc.

markdown support toc, but I haven't find a book reader support reading markdown files

So why don't you want any CSS in the epub? Calibre won't convert a book without generating a basic CSS. But, you can remove or replace it. If you remove it, you are completely dependent on how what you are reading it with decides to style the tags.