BBeB (LRF) generation tools - Page 2

bingle · 11-08-2006, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by scotty1024

BBeBook is focused on creating re-flowable BBeB documents from plain text, HTML and PDF's. It offers full support for all of the Dublin Core meta data and is Unicode clean. It can also rasterize PDF's into "picture" books.

Is there a place other than the Yahoo groups to get the most recent version? I hate dealing with Yahoo's ridiculous sign-in and account management.

Alexander Turcic · 11-11-2006, 06:38 AM

With the consent from the folks who originally uploaded the files to Yahoo, we could host the files here as well. Is anyone in contact with them?

Stingo · 11-22-2006, 10:59 AM

When I download LRF files from the Manybooks online site they flow and apparently are soft hyphenated. I can change the font and the margins align at each size. According to the web site notes they seem to use Makelrf 0.3. I have tried that program and my lrfs do not come out with soft hyphens. Is there any software out there now that will create lrfs with soft hyphens?

NatCh · 11-22-2006, 12:36 PM

Perhaps they replaced all the hyphens in the text with soft hyphens before they ran it through Makelrf? That's just a guess.

fireproof · 11-23-2006, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stingo

When I download LRF files from the Manybooks online site they flow and apparently are soft hyphenated. I can change the font and the margins align at each size. According to the web site notes they seem to use Makelrf 0.3. I have tried that program and my lrfs do not come out with soft hyphens. Is there any software out there now that will create lrfs with soft hyphens?

Seriously, I do use makelrf 0.3! (I just checked my script to be certain).

The text files from PG are converted to an interim HTML, as a first step. That includes reflowing all the linebreaks using "gut".

After that, depending on the output format, extra linefeeds are removed, HTML tags are stripped, and the temp text file is saved as book.txt.

The script makes an info.xml and a image.gif file for makelrf to use, and then runs a command like this:

Code:

makelrf -x info.xml -o outputfile.lrf -i /tmp/image.gif -a "Author Name" /tmp/image.gif -f '/tmp/book.txt'

Perhaps your text files have hard line-breaks at the end of each line?

Stingo · 11-23-2006, 05:48 PM

Your guess was right. The document that I used to test RTF2LRF had hard returns. Have now done several others without a prob. Thanks.

alex_d · 12-13-2006, 03:23 AM

There's so many apps mentioned in this thread and in others. Can we maybe make a wiki that organizes it all? I'm finding myself a bit overwhelmed.

Vienna01 · 01-01-2007, 02:30 PM

I've posted this in threads for other conversion software but I thought it would be useful for Book Designer which I think is and excellent tool. I know that plans "are afoot" to take care of hard CRs. Maybe the following would be appropriate also.
I think would be helpful in ALL the programs that generate file formats that present well on the SONY Reader.

I find reading a bit awkward when one part of the sentence is on one page and one on the next page. I think an orphan control feature would be helpful. Maybe it needs to be more complex than IF SENTENCE DOESN"T FIT GO TO NEW PAGE because with large font size(TR 16-TR18)and small display size , long sentences would leave some pages very short as they are moved to the next page. Maybe for sentences less than ## characters the rule would hold but for other a break in the sentence across pages would be "a necessary evil" <grin>

cmumford · 01-14-2007, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by alex_d

There's so many apps mentioned in this thread and in others. Can we maybe make a wiki that organizes it all? I'm finding myself a bit overwhelmed.

I thought the same thing. I put together a Wiki page on the BBeB Binder site. After I did that I came across this page on the MobileRead Wiki. I like mine better

, but I'm not sure which is most up to date.

RWood · 01-14-2007, 10:04 PM

We are in the process of putting together a new conversion page for the MobileRead Wiki located at https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_conversion

It is still a work in progress and I hope to finish it by Monday night (Eastern US time.) The goal is to incorporate the latest references from within MobileRead and external references for the code where needed.

As always, comments, suggestions, and corrections are welcome (requested, wanted.)

Azayzel · 01-18-2007, 07:29 PM

I've found PDFRastafarian (the latest beta) to be the best convertor so far for PDF's. This program is simply amazing with what it does to the PDF's I have (many just weren't quite readable as they were and this made them fit perfect). I don't really care too much for the auto-margin option, as it hasn't worked as expected (had a few teeny-tiny books as a result; e.g., postage stamp size!).

I've also used lit2lrf-0.5 with pretty good success, though I don't care too much for the way it totally ermoves margins in the resultant lrf (I tend to like a little white space around the edges, as it's easier for me to follow the flow). Still a great product!

I'd like to try BBeBook, but I've yet to find a compiled version and don't want to fiddle with compiling it myself. I checked the Yahoo group and the compiled jar errored out, seemed to be missing a "main class manifest" and the other jar include didn't seem to do anything but open PDF's. Perhaps someone could point me in the right direction to a step-by-step guide, if there is one. If not, perhaps someone could write on up?

These tools are excellent, hopefully more people will rate what their favorites are and what they like/dislike about them to help guide up n00bs.

alex_d · 01-19-2007, 03:47 AM

thanks re pdfrasterfarian. p.s. i've fixed the postage-stamp bug in 2.1.4

Andanzas · 06-15-2007, 10:50 PM

Hello there!

I would like to learn how to create ebooks for my Sony Reader but I have a hard time reading on the screen of my PC... Is there any tutorial easily readable on the Sony Reader?

NatCh · 06-16-2007, 01:19 AM

This oneIsn't formatted for the Reader (too many graphics) but it is only 35 pages, so it's relatively short to print out. That might get you some distance.

Andanzas · 06-16-2007, 03:57 AM

Thanks!

I forgot to mention that I don't have a printer at the moment, but I guess I should print it at my local Kinkos.

PS: Isn't it ironic that none of these tutorials are meant to be read on the Reader?

11-22-2006, 10:59 AM	#18
Stingo Fanatic Posts: 574 Karma: 1334691 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Miami Device: KH2O, KPW2, KDXG, KPW1, K3, S505	Soft hyphen When I download LRF files from the Manybooks online site they flow and apparently are soft hyphenated. I can change the font and the margins align at each size. According to the web site notes they seem to use Makelrf 0.3. I have tried that program and my lrfs do not come out with soft hyphens. Is there any software out there now that will create lrfs with soft hyphens?

01-18-2007, 07:29 PM	#26
Azayzel Cache Ninja! Posts: 643 Karma: 1002300 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: PRS-500, HTC Shift, iPod Touch, iPaq 4150, TC1100, Panasonic WordsGear	I've found PDFRastafarian (the latest beta) to be the best convertor so far for PDF's. This program is simply amazing with what it does to the PDF's I have (many just weren't quite readable as they were and this made them fit perfect). I don't really care too much for the auto-margin option, as it hasn't worked as expected (had a few teeny-tiny books as a result; e.g., postage stamp size!). I've also used lit2lrf-0.5 with pretty good success, though I don't care too much for the way it totally ermoves margins in the resultant lrf (I tend to like a little white space around the edges, as it's easier for me to follow the flow). Still a great product! I'd like to try BBeBook, but I've yet to find a compiled version and don't want to fiddle with compiling it myself. I checked the Yahoo group and the compiled jar errored out, seemed to be missing a "main class manifest" and the other jar include didn't seem to do anything but open PDF's. Perhaps someone could point me in the right direction to a step-by-step guide, if there is one. If not, perhaps someone could write on up? These tools are excellent, hopefully more people will rate what their favorites are and what they like/dislike about them to help guide up n00bs. Last edited by Azayzel; 01-18-2007 at 07:34 PM.

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11-11-2006, 06:38 AM	#17
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	With the consent from the folks who originally uploaded the files to Yahoo, we could host the files here as well. Is anyone in contact with them?

11-22-2006, 12:36 PM	#19
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Perhaps they replaced all the hyphens in the text with soft hyphens before they ran it through Makelrf? That's just a guess.

11-23-2006, 05:48 PM	#21
Stingo Fanatic Posts: 574 Karma: 1334691 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Miami Device: KH2O, KPW2, KDXG, KPW1, K3, S505	Your guess was right. The document that I used to test RTF2LRF had hard returns. Have now done several others without a prob. Thanks.

12-13-2006, 03:23 AM	#22
alex_d Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 187 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony Reader	There's so many apps mentioned in this thread and in others. Can we maybe make a wiki that organizes it all? I'm finding myself a bit overwhelmed.

01-01-2007, 02:30 PM	#23
Vienna01 Old Dog Learns New Tricks Posts: 123 Karma: 142 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maryland USA Device: Sony PRS-500,PocketBook 301, Sony 650	I've posted this in threads for other conversion software but I thought it would be useful for Book Designer which I think is and excellent tool. I know that plans "are afoot" to take care of hard CRs. Maybe the following would be appropriate also. I think would be helpful in ALL the programs that generate file formats that present well on the SONY Reader. I find reading a bit awkward when one part of the sentence is on one page and one on the next page. I think an orphan control feature would be helpful. Maybe it needs to be more complex than IF SENTENCE DOESN"T FIT GO TO NEW PAGE because with large font size(TR 16-TR18)and small display size , long sentences would leave some pages very short as they are moved to the next page. Maybe for sentences less than ## characters the rule would hold but for other a break in the sentence across pages would be "a necessary evil" <grin>

01-14-2007, 10:04 PM	#25
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	We are in the process of putting together a new conversion page for the MobileRead Wiki located at https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_conversion It is still a work in progress and I hope to finish it by Monday night (Eastern US time.) The goal is to incorporate the latest references from within MobileRead and external references for the code where needed. As always, comments, suggestions, and corrections are welcome (requested, wanted.)

01-19-2007, 03:47 AM	#27
alex_d Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 187 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: Sony Reader	thanks re pdfrasterfarian. p.s. i've fixed the postage-stamp bug in 2.1.4

06-15-2007, 10:50 PM	#28
Andanzas Out of print Posts: 487 Karma: 1549538 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Sony PRS-500 (recycled), Pocketbook Inkpad X Pro	Hello there! I would like to learn how to create ebooks for my Sony Reader but I have a hard time reading on the screen of my PC... Is there any tutorial easily readable on the Sony Reader?

06-16-2007, 01:19 AM	#29
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	This oneIsn't formatted for the Reader (too many graphics) but it is only 35 pages, so it's relatively short to print out. That might get you some distance.

06-16-2007, 03:57 AM	#30
Andanzas Out of print Posts: 487 Karma: 1549538 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Sony PRS-500 (recycled), Pocketbook Inkpad X Pro	Thanks! I forgot to mention that I don't have a printer at the moment, but I guess I should print it at my local Kinkos. PS: Isn't it ironic that none of these tutorials are meant to be read on the Reader?

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