[Conversion Plugin] KFX Input

[yoshi]

I'm trying to upload 1 zip file and 2 epubs.

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by yoshi

I got the book from Amazon Japan. The ASIN is B01EUC17SW.

Unfortunately that books is not available in my country.

Originally Posted by yoshi

I changed "margin-bottom" to "margin-left" and "margin-top" to "margin-right". After these changes, the EPUB was displayed correctly.

I would still need to see the KFX file in order to look into this further.


EDIT: I see you were able to post some files. I will take at look at them and respond.

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by yoshi

I changed "margin-bottom" to "margin-left" and "margin-top" to "margin-right". After these changes, the EPUB was displayed correctly.

I found where the incorrect margins are being generated for vertical text. This will be fixed in the next release of the plugin.

[yoshi]

Thank you for your quick response.

[jhowell]

Version 2.17.0 - 08 Nov 2024

Handle invalid characters in links to external content. (Fixes "ValueError: Invalid IPv6 URL")

Fix incorrect margins in vertical text paragraphs.

[tomsem]

A few Change requests for From KFX and comic/manga KFX:

- have separate Split landscape images options for PDF and CBZ (I only like to split for PDF)

- convert to ePub: set spine <itemref> properties attribute to 'page-spread-center' when it is empty. I think it looks better in two page view if the reader supports it.

- convert to PDF: find first page with 'page-spread-left' (or 'page-spread-right' for manga) property and add a blank page after 'cover' (first page) when the number of previous pages is even. This will put spread pages on the correct side when pdf viewer is in two-page display mode with 'show cover page' set (this would probably be another option).

Some comics won't have spreads, in which case convert to ePub and PDF should not do anything special.

[Calm6315]

Is it possible to make batch processing possible for the "from KFX" GUI, currently if multiple KFX books were selected the EPUB conversion is greyed out. So the only option is to convert one by one.

[bustacap]

Originally Posted by tomsem

A few Change requests for From KFX and comic/manga KFX:

- convert to ePub: set spine <itemref> properties attribute to 'page-spread-center' when it is empty. I think it looks better in two page view if the reader supports it.

only if its a spread (aka wide image)?
otherwise i would disagree

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by tomsem

A few Change requests for From KFX and comic/manga KFX:

I do not have much free time at the moment so it will be a while before the next plugin update.

Originally Posted by tomsem

- have separate Split landscape images options for PDF and CBZ (I only like to split for PDF)

Since that feature was added specifically for you I will change it to only apply to PDF and not to CBZ.

Originally Posted by tomsem

- convert to ePub: set spine <itemref> properties attribute to 'page-spread-center' when it is empty. I think it looks better in two page view if the reader supports it.

I can add that as an optional feature that can be set by those who desire it. If set it will apply the property page-spread-center to any comic page that does not have a page spread indicated.

Originally Posted by bustacap

only if its a spread (aka wide image)?
otherwise i would disagree

That would be more effort to implement. The change won't effect anyone who does not enable it.

Originally Posted by tomsem

- convert to PDF: find first page with 'page-spread-left' (or 'page-spread-right' for manga) property and add a blank page after 'cover' (first page) when the number of previous pages is even. This will put spread pages on the correct side when pdf viewer is in two-page display mode with 'show cover page' set (this would probably be another option).

The code that converts to PDF does not currently have access to page spread information. Changing that would require more effort than I am willing to put into this project at the moment.

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by Calm6315

Is it possible to make batch processing possible for the "from KFX" GUI, currently if multiple KFX books were selected the EPUB conversion is greyed out. So the only option is to convert one by one.

It is technically possible, but not something that I have the free time to work on at the moment. Possibly next year.

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by bustacap

only if its a spread (aka wide image)?
otherwise i would disagree

It does not apply to comics without any spreads, where it doesn't matter which side a page is on.

With comics/manga with spreads, it usually only applies to the first couple of pages in the dozens I have looked at, which are untagged and are placed on left or right depending on page reading order. After that all the pages are tagged left, right, or center.

Kindle Create previewer displays pages with page type 'single page' centered when in landscape orientation (facing pages mode). That's how it will look on a Kindle. I just want it to be the same with ePub reader that supports 2 page view (most e-readers do not, at least my Kobo and PocketBook readers don't).

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by jhowell

I do not have much free time at the moment so it will be a while before the next plugin update.



Since that feature was added specifically for you I will change it to only apply to PDF and not to CBZ.



The code that converts to PDF does not currently have access to page spread information. Changing that would require more effort than I am willing to put into this project at the moment.

Thanks, it is already pretty perfect as it is.

I think KCC can split CBZ spread pages if anyone wants to do that, and adding a page to PDF when desired is easy enough to do manually.

[miss_p1nky]

The newest version caused my Calibre to froze, conversion not responding, then it closes by itself.
Win 10
Calibre 7.21
I guess I will roll back. How can I provide what's happening to you?
Where can I find the older versions please? Thank you in advance.

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by miss_p1nky

The newest version caused my Calibre to froze, conversion not responding, then it closes by itself.
Win 10
Calibre 7.21
I guess I will roll back. How can I provide what's happening to you?
Where can I find the older versions please? Thank you in advance.

I will make an older version of the plugin available if necessary, but I would first like to diagnose and correct the problem. Please provide more detail.

Is your PC running 32 or 64 bit Windows?
Which book are you working on?
What steps are you performing that lead to the crash?

[miss_p1nky]

Originally Posted by jhowell

I will make an older version of the plugin available if necessary, but I would first like to diagnose and correct the problem. Please provide more detail.

Is your PC running 32 or 64 bit Windows?
Which book are you working on?
What steps are you performing that lead to the crash?

64 bit.
Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1_ Cre - S.T. Bende.kfx (440 MB)
Just clicking the KFX Input, my computer started to slow down (mouse pointer becomes "heavy" to move). The KFX Input has a dialogue pop-up saying 'Conversion' (it didn't use to in the past but maybe it's the new feature of it?)
Then it becomes 'not responding', Calibre also becomes whiten out, freezing, then Windows dialogue saying Calibre not responding and whether I want to wait it out or close it now. I tried it 3 times before deciding to uninstall this.
I guess since the file has been de-DRM-ed I can send it to you for testing. Please check your PM.