Simple Esperanto ePub conversion script?

amuzulo · 04-10-2009, 02:51 PM

I recently noticed that the Sony Reader PRS-505 does not support the following Esperanto characters: ĉĝĥĵŝŭĈĜĤĴŜŬ. They just show up as question marks!

Anyway I'd like to have a script to be able to auto-convert these letters either by adding h to them, so ĉ would become ch, ĝ -> gh, and ŭ -> u. What would be the easiest way to write a script to do this? Could I write a plug-in for Calibre? Is there an easy way to load an ePub file into a free [Mac] editor and just run a global search and replace on the entire file? I'm really frustrated the PRS-505 doesn't have true unicode support.

Thanks for any direction you can give me into how to go about this!

Jellby · 04-10-2009, 03:26 PM

That's probably missing characters in the default font (Unicode is huge, don't expect any font to support all Unicode characters). I believe you can change the font in the Sony, that would be better than modifying the text.

By the way, modifying the text once the contents of the ePUB are unzipped would be fairly easy with any text editor or unix utilities such as tr.

gwynevans · 04-10-2009, 06:37 PM

If the book's an un DRMed ePub, it's relatively trivial to set it to use alternative fonts via CSS.

amuzulo · 04-10-2009, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwynevans

If the book's an un DRMed ePub, it's relatively trivial to set it to use alternative fonts via CSS.

It has no DRM on it, but how can I edit the CSS? Whenever I try to open an ePub file in a text editor, I just see garbage.

gwynevans · 04-10-2009, 08:20 PM

Azardi V2 or eCub. See here for the CSS, etc.

Jellby · 04-11-2009, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amuzulo

It has no DRM on it, but how can I edit the CSS? Whenever I try to open an ePub file in a text editor, I just see garbage.

ePUB files are just zip files. Unzip it with Winzip or similar and you'll see the contents. When zipping back the files (if you do that) the only thing you have to consider is that the "mimetype" file has to be first in the archive, and stored with no compression.

HarryT · 04-11-2009, 05:25 AM

If these files are just for personal use, your other option would be to change the fonts on your Sony Reader for fonts which do include the "central European" characters that Esperanto uses. Instructions for doing that are in the Sony Reader forum.

JSWolf · 04-11-2009, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

If these files are just for personal use, your other option would be to change the fonts on your Sony Reader for fonts which do include the "central European" characters that Esperanto uses. Instructions for doing that are in the Sony Reader forum.

Actually, the thread for changing the fonts in ePub for the 505/700 is a sticky in the ePub forum section.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36361

HarryT · 04-11-2009, 05:51 AM

Thank you, Jon.

JSWolf · 04-11-2009, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Thank you, Jon.

You're very welcome.

paulpeer · 03-06-2010, 03:54 PM

Have you already solved your problem? I've made many ePubs in Esperanto, and probably will be able to help you. Bonvenon!

04-10-2009, 02:51 PM	#1
amuzulo Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: Sony PRS-505	Simple Esperanto ePub conversion script? I recently noticed that the Sony Reader PRS-505 does not support the following Esperanto characters: ĉĝĥĵŝŭĈĜĤĴŜŬ. They just show up as question marks! Anyway I'd like to have a script to be able to auto-convert these letters either by adding h to them, so ĉ would become ch, ĝ -> gh, and ŭ -> u. What would be the easiest way to write a script to do this? Could I write a plug-in for Calibre? Is there an easy way to load an ePub file into a free [Mac] editor and just run a global search and replace on the entire file? I'm really frustrated the PRS-505 doesn't have true unicode support. Thanks for any direction you can give me into how to go about this!

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Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,536 Karma: 19000001 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	That's probably missing characters in the default font (Unicode is huge, don't expect any font to support all Unicode characters). I believe you can change the font in the Sony, that would be better than modifying the text. By the way, modifying the text once the contents of the ePUB are unzipped would be fairly easy with any text editor or unix utilities such as tr.

04-10-2009, 06:37 PM	#3
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	If the book's an un DRMed ePub, it's relatively trivial to set it to use alternative fonts via CSS.

04-10-2009, 08:20 PM	#5
gwynevans Wizzard Posts: 1,402 Karma: 2000000 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: iPad 2, iPhone 6s, Kindle Voyage & Kindle PaperWhite	Azardi V2 or eCub. See here for the CSS, etc.

04-11-2009, 05:25 AM	#7
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	If these files are just for personal use, your other option would be to change the fonts on your Sony Reader for fonts which do include the "central European" characters that Esperanto uses. Instructions for doing that are in the Sony Reader forum.

04-11-2009, 05:51 AM	#9
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Thank you, Jon.

03-06-2010, 03:54 PM	#11
paulpeer Zealot Posts: 147 Karma: 56 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Antwerpen Device: iPhone, Sony PRS-505, EPUBreader	Have you already solved your problem? I've made many ePubs in Esperanto, and probably will be able to help you. Bonvenon!

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