Conversion of txt tabfile to mobi

[Owl_]

Hi. Does anyone know how to modify the txt tabfile to obtain a good html file for mobipocket creator? (I'm going to obtail a mobi dictionary starting from the tabfile. Unfortunately mobipocket creator gave me until now a normal ebook)

Any idea o suggestion it's welcome
thanks

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by Owl_

Does anyone know how to modify the txt tabfile to obtain a good html file for mobipocket creator?

Make sure to save it as a UTF8 file with a BOM (byte order mark).

Also there are several different versions of tab2opf.py floating around.

Try this version of tab2opf.py with the -utf parameter. E.g.

python tab2opf.py -utf mytabfile.txt

You also might want to use KindleGen instead of Mobipocket Creator.

Also double-check that the .opf file contains the following section:

<x-metadata>
<output encoding="utf-8"></output>
<DictionaryInLanguage>en</DictionaryInLanguage>
<DictionaryOutLanguage>it</DictionaryOutLanguage>
</x-metadata>

(You'll need to manually change the language codes generated by tab2opf.py.)

[Owl_]

Originally Posted by Doitsu

Make sure to save it as a UTF8 file with a BOM (byte order mark).

Also there are several different versions of tab2opf.py floating around.

Try this version of tab2opf.py with the -utf parameter. E.g.

python tab2opf.py -utf mytabfile.txt

You also might want to use KindleGen instead of Mobipocket Creator.

Also double-check that the .opf file contains the following section:

<x-metadata>
<output encoding="utf-8"></output>
<DictionaryInLanguage>en</DictionaryInLanguage>
<DictionaryOutLanguage>it</DictionaryOutLanguage>
</x-metadata>

(You'll need to manually change the language codes generated by tab2opf.py.)

Ok the tab2opf.py works well. Do you think that it's possible to modify the tab2opf.py file in order to customize the text in the popup windows (I mean the n° pt of the the entries' font and of the following text, the type of font. And if it's possible, to align the text with the entries)

[Owl_]