LRFTools. Convert LRF to EPUB, HTML, PDF and RTF - Page 16

Sonist · 07-25-2009, 06:15 PM

What is wrong with this command:

java -Xms200M -Xmx300M -jar LRFTools-v0-1.9.211.jar convert -LRFTools/TenderistheNight.lrf -HTML -noo

Trying it on a Mac, but I keep getting the Actions list when I run it.

When I tried the second version of the GUI, I can see it start, but then it just closes.

P.S. Ah, well. I ran the gui in Vista, and it worked (on my Mac it doesn't.)

The conversion was decent, but the TOC didn't work (the chapters lost their tags.)

Thanks for a very useful tool, though!

LRF is a real b*tch of a format....

afv011 · 08-08-2009, 01:34 PM

Hi,

this is a very nice tool, thanks for the effort.

I have converted a LRF book to EPUB and HTML, and the result is good, with the exception that there are no paragraph breaks. Is this a known problem? I attach a screenshot to show the two formats.

JSWolf · 08-08-2009, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by afv011

Hi,

this is a very nice tool, thanks for the effort.

I have converted a LRF book to EPUB and HTML, and the result is good, with the exception that there are no paragraph breaks. Is this a known problem? I attach a screenshot to show the two formats.

The screenshot of message I am quoting needs to be deleted. It's showing an illegal book. Original Star Trek novels do not have straight quotes.

As to the problem, just go into the CSS of the ePub and you can fix the problems.

pilotbob · 08-08-2009, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The screenshot of message I am quoting needs to be deleted. It's showing an illegal book. Original Star Trek novels do not have straight quotes.

I really think this falls under fair use.

BOb

afv011 · 08-08-2009, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

As to the problem, just go into the CSS of the ePub and you can fix the problems.

Thanks for the tip. I have done something different, I have searched/replaced the beginning and end of each paragraph to add a <p> and </p>, it seemed easier that updating the CSS. The LRFTool does a good job of detecting paragraphs as each paragraph is marked with a <div> tag, so my thought was that it should be fairly simple to update it to include a <p> and </p> to have a clear division between paragraphs.

JSWolf · 08-08-2009, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I really think this falls under fair use.

BOb

Fair use would be if it was a legal eBook. This is not a legal eBook so it cannot be fair use.

Nate the great · 08-08-2009, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The screenshot of message I am quoting needs to be deleted. It's showing an illegal book. Original Star Trek novels do not have straight quotes.

As to the problem, just go into the CSS of the ePub and you can fix the problems.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Fair use would be if it was a legal eBook. This is not a legal eBook so it cannot be fair use.

The book might not be fair use (I disagree), but the image is becuase it is only a small part, was posted for noncommercial purposes, and does not detract from the sales of the book.

Whether the book is a illicit copy is not relevant, IMO.

pilotbob · 08-08-2009, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

The book might not be fair use (I disagree), but the image is becuase it is only a small part, was posted for noncommercial purposes, and does not detract from the sales of the book.

that's what I meant.. showing an image with part of a page of a book is fair use....

As far as the book, it is entirely possible the book was scanned and OCRed or the person lives in a country where copying the book is legal... I have no idea.

BOb

elinares · 08-12-2009, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by afv011

Thanks for the tip. I have done something different, I have searched/replaced the beginning and end of each paragraph to add a <p> and </p>, it seemed easier that updating the CSS. The LRFTool does a good job of detecting paragraphs as each paragraph is marked with a <div> tag, so my thought was that it should be fairly simple to update it to include a <p> and </p> to have a clear division between paragraphs.

Some people has made the same comment before. I'm at the beach now, answering with my phone; next week i'll take a look at this...
Happy holidays.

afv011 · 08-13-2009, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elinares

Some people has made the same comment before. I'm at the beach now, answering with my phone; next week i'll take a look at this...
Happy holidays.

Thanks for your reply; I look forward to your LRFTool update, and enjoy your holiday!

elinares · 08-14-2009, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonist

What is wrong with this command:

java -Xms200M -Xmx300M -jar LRFTools-v0-1.9.211.jar convert -LRFTools/TenderistheNight.lrf -HTML -noo

Trying it on a Mac, but I keep getting the Actions list when I run it.

When I tried the second version of the GUI, I can see it start, but then it just closes.

P.S. Ah, well. I ran the gui in Vista, and it worked (on my Mac it doesn't.)

The conversion was decent, but the TOC didn't work (the chapters lost their tags.)

Thanks for a very useful tool, though!

LRF is a real b*tch of a format....

The command must be convertLRF (this was changed on recent versions). About TOC, well, I'm not sure what you mean 'lost their tags'...

drenthe · 08-19-2009, 04:25 PM

For Mac Leopard:
change Java 1.5 to 1.6 in "Java Preferences" application located in (/Applications/Utilities/Java) or (/Applications/Utilities)

then try something like:
java -Xms200M -Xmx300M -jar LRFTools/LRFTools-v0.9.211.jar convertLRF "LRFTools/Convert" -HTML -noo

1 - dont forget quotes
2 - here: LRFTools-v0.9.211.jar in folder "LRFTools" in "home"
3 - here: lrf-files in folder "LRFTools" in folder "Convert"

Demented · 08-30-2009, 12:49 PM

I'm only familiar with Java development and I can't seem to make a change to the source of the html converter. Anyone else have any experience? I'm trying to redo the output style from <div><span> to <p>. I'm not having trouble with the code, it's compiling it once I've made my changes to the emitter.java file of src/lrf/html folder.

elinares · 09-01-2009, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demented

I'm only familiar with Java development and I can't seem to make a change to the source of the html converter. Anyone else have any experience? I'm trying to redo the output style from <div><span> to <p>. I'm not having trouble with the code, it's compiling it once I've made my changes to the emitter.java file of src/lrf/html folder.

Well, this class is only used to convert from PDF to EPUB. Actually, conversion from LRF to EPUB is handled via iText libraries. These libraries do not let me change anything. I could post-process output from them (with a flag) to change <div> to <p>... is this enough?

Demented · 09-01-2009, 09:49 AM

That would be nice. I've actually been looking at it and I think the best solution would be to remove the divs entirely and then replace the <span> tags with <p> tags. I can't wait to have line breaks again

Thanks for your hard work on this project.

07-25-2009, 06:15 PM	#226
Sonist Apeist Posts: 2,126 Karma: 381090 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The sunny part of California Device: Generic virtual reality story-experiential device	What is wrong with this command: java -Xms200M -Xmx300M -jar LRFTools-v0-1.9.211.jar convert -LRFTools/TenderistheNight.lrf -HTML -noo Trying it on a Mac, but I keep getting the Actions list when I run it. When I tried the second version of the GUI, I can see it start, but then it just closes. P.S. Ah, well. I ran the gui in Vista, and it worked (on my Mac it doesn't.) The conversion was decent, but the TOC didn't work (the chapters lost their tags.) Thanks for a very useful tool, though! LRF is a real btch of a format.... Last edited by Sonist; 07-26-2009 at 04:10 AM.*

08-08-2009, 01:34 PM	#227
afv011 Captain Penguin Posts: 2,950 Karma: 2079575093 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: Kobo Libra 2, Nook Glowlight	Hi, this is a very nice tool, thanks for the effort. I have converted a LRF book to EPUB and HTML, and the result is good, with the exception that there are no paragraph breaks. Is this a known problem? I attach a screenshot to show the two formats. Last edited by afv011; 08-08-2009 at 03:44 PM.

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08-19-2009, 04:25 PM	#237
drenthe Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 24 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: rocket ebook	For Mac Leopard: change Java 1.5 to 1.6 in "Java Preferences" application located in (/Applications/Utilities/Java) or (/Applications/Utilities) then try something like: java -Xms200M -Xmx300M -jar LRFTools/LRFTools-v0.9.211.jar convertLRF "LRFTools/Convert" -HTML -noo 1 - dont forget quotes 2 - here: LRFTools-v0.9.211.jar in folder "LRFTools" in "home" 3 - here: lrf-files in folder "LRFTools" in folder "Convert"

08-30-2009, 12:49 PM	#238
Demented Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Baton Rouge Device: DR800SG, Nook, Cybook Original	I'm only familiar with Java development and I can't seem to make a change to the source of the html converter. Anyone else have any experience? I'm trying to redo the output style from <div><span> to <p>. I'm not having trouble with the code, it's compiling it once I've made my changes to the emitter.java file of src/lrf/html folder.

09-01-2009, 09:49 AM	#240
Demented Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Baton Rouge Device: DR800SG, Nook, Cybook Original	That would be nice. I've actually been looking at it and I think the best solution would be to remove the divs entirely and then replace the <span> tags with <p> tags. I can't wait to have line breaks again Thanks for your hard work on this project.

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