Cannot apply edited changes to actual ebook

Sioux · 09-08-2024, 10:09 AM

Hello
Maybe this question has already been asked and answered a thousand times before, but I am new to this forum so I'm going to ask it again.
I have managed to edit an epub book converted with Calibre.
I have changed a few lines in the Editor's stylesheet.css.
I saved the changes in the editor.
The changes show as they are intended to show in the Edit preview side-panel and also in the View with Calibre e-book viewer.

But. The converted book looks exactly as before the changes.
So, my question is: How do I render the CSS changes into the actual book? How to make final the changes which rightly show in the preview and in the viewer?
Thanks to whoever will reply.

Foozle · 09-08-2024, 11:06 AM

What I've personally found, the best way is to remove the original book from the list, then re-add the new / edited book.

theducks · 09-08-2024, 11:14 AM

Check in the (main GU) Metadata Editor: Formats section.
Do you have an Original_(xyz) listed?

This Tweak controls those:

ID: save_original_format (IIRC true is the default)

When calibre does a conversion from the same format to the same format, for example, from EPUB to EPUB, the original file is saved, so that in case the conversion is poor, you can tweak the settings and run it again. By setting this to False you can prevent calibre from saving the original file. Similarly, by setting save_original_format_when_polishing to False you can prevent calibre from saving the original file when polishing.

It is there to 'save you' if you did not have an external Original and you really messed up the Library copy.

I almost never use EPUB-> EPUB conversion, so I have it False and I also archive my real Original off system.

09-08-2024, 10:09 AM	#1
Sioux Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2024 Device: none	Cannot apply edited changes to actual ebook Hello Maybe this question has already been asked and answered a thousand times before, but I am new to this forum so I'm going to ask it again. I have managed to edit an epub book converted with Calibre. I have changed a few lines in the Editor's stylesheet.css. I saved the changes in the editor. The changes show as they are intended to show in the Edit preview side-panel and also in the View with Calibre e-book viewer. But. The converted book looks exactly as before the changes. So, my question is: How do I render the CSS changes into the actual book? How to make final the changes which rightly show in the preview and in the viewer? Thanks to whoever will reply.

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09-08-2024, 11:06 AM	#2
Foozle Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 221034 Join Date: May 2021 Device: None	What I've personally found, the best way is to remove the original book from the list, then re-add the new / edited book.

09-08-2024, 11:14 AM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,451 Karma: 58055868 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Check in the (main GU) Metadata Editor: Formats section. Do you have an Original_(xyz) listed? This Tweak controls those: ID: save_original_format (IIRC true is the default) When calibre does a conversion from the same format to the same format, for example, from EPUB to EPUB, the original file is saved, so that in case the conversion is poor, you can tweak the settings and run it again. By setting this to False you can prevent calibre from saving the original file. Similarly, by setting save_original_format_when_polishing to False you can prevent calibre from saving the original file when polishing. It is there to 'save you' if you did not have an external Original and you really messed up the Library copy. I almost never use EPUB-> EPUB conversion, so I have it False and I also archive my real Original off system.

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