What is Calibre's 'internal' format?

rogue_ronin · 06-06-2009, 09:31 PM

What does Calibre use as an intermediary format when converting? I assume xhtml, or xml or somesuch, but...

Reason I ask: I'm hoping at some point to see an internal editor -- open a book to edit, fix some things, restore/convert, etc.

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sirbruce · 06-06-2009, 09:56 PM

It's EPUB (XHTML) I believe.

kovidgoyal · 06-06-2009, 10:08 PM

It's OEB (basically an unzipped EPUB). And yeah there will be a touch up editor in the future.

rogue_ronin · 06-07-2009, 01:08 AM

Cool. Pre- or post-division? (Calibre divides ePubs into chunks, right?)

Good to know on the touch-up editor.

Thanks for your remarkable work.

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kovidgoyal · 06-07-2009, 01:53 AM

calibre only divides epubs if you don't tell it not too

The dividing won't happen in the touch up editor, only during conversion. So you can use the editor with a divided or an undivided EPUB

pars_andy · 06-07-2009, 06:50 AM

Would this touch up editor allow us to manually identify chapters? That would simply be awesome.

kovidgoyal · 06-07-2009, 11:07 AM

Most probably, though since it is right now only an idea with no code, I don't want to commit myself to anything.

06-06-2009, 09:31 PM	#1
rogue_ronin Banned Posts: 475 Karma: 796 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Honolulu Device: Nokia 770 (fbreader)	What is Calibre's 'internal' format? What does Calibre use as an intermediary format when converting? I assume xhtml, or xml or somesuch, but... Reason I ask: I'm hoping at some point to see an internal editor -- open a book to edit, fix some things, restore/convert, etc. m a r

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06-06-2009, 09:56 PM	#2
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	It's EPUB (XHTML) I believe.

06-06-2009, 10:08 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,182 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It's OEB (basically an unzipped EPUB). And yeah there will be a touch up editor in the future.

06-07-2009, 01:08 AM	#4
rogue_ronin Banned Posts: 475 Karma: 796 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Honolulu Device: Nokia 770 (fbreader)	Cool. Pre- or post-division? (Calibre divides ePubs into chunks, right?) Good to know on the touch-up editor. Thanks for your remarkable work. m a r

06-07-2009, 01:53 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,182 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibre only divides epubs if you don't tell it not too The dividing won't happen in the touch up editor, only during conversion. So you can use the editor with a divided or an undivided EPUB

06-07-2009, 06:50 AM	#6
pars_andy Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Sony PRS505	Would this touch up editor allow us to manually identify chapters? That would simply be awesome.

06-07-2009, 11:07 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,182 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Most probably, though since it is right now only an idea with no code, I don't want to commit myself to anything.

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