Calibre stripping quotation marks

gxtal · 12-12-2009, 06:19 PM

Hi,

I have an HTML file which loses all the quotation marks when I try to convert it to another format, usually MOBI or EPUB. Separately I can load the HTML file into a browser (Safari) or a basic word processor (TextEdit) and the quotation marks are visible. I even tried saving it as a text file in TextEdit and then loading it, but just got garbage in place of the quotation marks.

Previously I have converted HTML files using Calibre without a problem. I have no idea about HTML formatting, but I assume it is something with the source file that is affecting Calibre.

Any ideas how to fix this, either with Calibre or the source file?

Thanks.

Sabardeyn · 12-12-2009, 08:34 PM

You should probably do a search on "qoutes" or "qoutation marks" here in the calibre forums, as I believe this has been addressed.

The short answer, as I recall, is the encoding of the html page may not be set correctly. Therefore, during conversion, the page is being mis-interpreted. I believe the correction was to set the encoding to UTF-8 (I think), I know calibre has an option in Preferences for this.

Hope this helps.

kovidgoyal · 12-12-2009, 08:38 PM

http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual...r-smart-quotes

gxtal · 12-15-2009, 06:30 AM

Thanks, used windows-1252 which worked.

12-12-2009, 06:19 PM	#1
gxtal Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Cybook Gen 3, iPad, iPhone	Calibre stripping quotation marks Hi, I have an HTML file which loses all the quotation marks when I try to convert it to another format, usually MOBI or EPUB. Separately I can load the HTML file into a browser (Safari) or a basic word processor (TextEdit) and the quotation marks are visible. I even tried saving it as a text file in TextEdit and then loading it, but just got garbage in place of the quotation marks. Previously I have converted HTML files using Calibre without a problem. I have no idea about HTML formatting, but I assume it is something with the source file that is affecting Calibre. Any ideas how to fix this, either with Calibre or the source file? Thanks.

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12-12-2009, 08:34 PM	#2
Sabardeyn Guru Posts: 644 Karma: 1242364 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Right Coast Device: PC (Calibre), Nexus 7 2013 (Moon+ Pro), HTC HD2/Leo (Freda)	You should probably do a search on "qoutes" or "qoutation marks" here in the calibre forums, as I believe this has been addressed. The short answer, as I recall, is the encoding of the html page may not be set correctly. Therefore, during conversion, the page is being mis-interpreted. I believe the correction was to set the encoding to UTF-8 (I think), I know calibre has an option in Preferences for this. Hope this helps.

12-12-2009, 08:38 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,149 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	http://calibre-ebook.com/user_manual...r-smart-quotes

12-15-2009, 06:30 AM	#4
gxtal Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Cybook Gen 3, iPad, iPhone	Thanks, used windows-1252 which worked.

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