06-30-2009, 09:06 PM | #1 |
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BookCreator 3.0 Beta
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I've been working hard developing and testing BC 3.0. The product is looking ready for beta release. New features in BC 3.0 (beta): * Integration with calibre 0.6.0 * One eBook Builder dialog box: * Users can build multiple formats from one dialog box by checking the desired formats. * More target formats supported (eReader(PDB), ePUB, IMP,LIT, LRF, MOBI, PDF ) Notes: In order to create eBook, BookCreator requires calibre 0.6 and eBook Technologies (IMP) . Known Issues: * ePUB created from Calibre 0.6/BC 3.0 are not properly formatted, margins are too large. * PDF is ignoring the "Page size" setting and is using the "output" format to determine the size. Make sure the correct "output" format is set in the Page Layout settings. (e.g. If you are building for sony make sure to select "Sony" as the output format NOTE: For 2007 Users try djgreedo's Office2007 template. (Thank you djgreedo) Sincerely, =X= Last edited by =X=; 10-05-2009 at 02:55 PM. |
06-30-2009, 09:50 PM | #2 |
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Looks very sleek and integrated! Like one-stop shopping...
BTW, for .imp creation, I couldn't get it to generate a GEB 1200 .imp (I'm partial to REB 1200 ). In it's place, it seems to always produce a EBW 1150 .imp. Same thing for .rb and .oeb! formats. I'm using MS Word 2003. EDIT: Possible solution... It looks like in ImpBuilder, you have the format hard-coded. I changed that and the IMP option selection code to be: Code:
FrmCalibreAllFormat Private Sub opt1150_Click() If opt1150.value = True Then gDeviceType = 2 setImpDeviceType gDeviceType End If End Sub Private Sub opt1200_Click() If opt1200.value = True Then gDeviceType = 1 setImpDeviceType gDeviceType End If End Sub Private Sub opt1100_Click() If opt1100.value = True Then gDeviceType = 3 setImpDeviceType gDeviceType End If End Sub Private Sub optOEB_Click() If optOEB.value = True Then gDeviceType = 0 setImpDeviceType gDeviceType End If End Sub ImpBuilder oImpBuild.TargetDevice = iBuildTarget oImpBuild.BuildFromWordDoc szInput, szBookFileName Last edited by nrapallo; 06-30-2009 at 10:50 PM. Reason: suggested a fix |
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very cool nrapallo! I guess I don't have to mention which IMP I'm partial to .
Anyhow I'll include your solution shortly. =X= |
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I did not realize eBookTechnologies made ePUB. Is it an updated version. Also is it in the API? =X= |
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BTW, the ETI .epubs are not split to adhere to the ADE 300K limitation used for Sony .epubs, so you're best to stick to calibre for .epub creation. Actually, in my GuteBook program, I also use calibre to prepare a "master" / "source" .epub without any splits or size chunk limitations. This is so that the .epub may be used as an archival copy of the source files. Care to add another output format option to BC? |
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Not working
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The beta doesn't seem to work for me on Windows 7 / Word 2007. When I click 'Create eBook I get an error: Can't find project or library. This line is highlighted yellow: In Public Function bcFormatAuthorName(szAuthor As String) As String and also the "Trim" command in this line is highlighted blue (i.e. selected): aName = Split(Trim(szAuthor), " ") I also get an error running the author name macro. Otherwise thanks for the template, it's been very useful to me in turning crappy PDFs into perfect ebooks for my reader. p.s. Do you have any plans to create a Word 2007 custom ribbon tab for this template? If you don't mind me tinkering with the template I could create a ribbon tab including all the BookCreator macros. Last edited by djgreedo; 07-18-2009 at 10:09 PM. Reason: added details |
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However the problem you are having seems to be related to not having ePubisher installed. There is a link on the first post 1) Install ePublisher from their site (download link) This tool is required for creating IMP. I've yet to figure out how to dynamically load OCX project in a Word Template so folks have to still install this tool even if they have no intention of making IMP files. Quote:
Quite contrary I would very much appreciate any contribution to the BookCreator tool. I've bought into the open source model years ago and believe the best tool are those where the users contribute. |
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Ahh...I ignored the ePublisher thing because I only create LRFs! Silly me
I'll whip up a quick ribbon tab for the beta. I'm just not sure how Word 2003 treats it. The file has to be in the .dotm format to have custom ribbons, and Word 2003 would have to open it in compatibility mode. I don't have 2003 to test it on (I have 2007 at home and work). I recommend Word 2007 if you can get it...there's a learning curve but it's actually much better than the old versions once you're used to it. |
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I think upgrading to 2007 is a good suggestion, however most of my co-workers are using OfficeXP. IT will only support OfficeXP, I asked for 2003 and with some reluctance they installed it for me. =X= |
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As far as I know, the 2007 template should work in 2003 in compatibility mode. I'm pretty sure you can still edit the macros inside (but you might not be able to save it in the Word 2007 format). You just won't see the tab. Worst case scenario is that there will have to be two template versions - one for 2007 and one for older versions, but they can both have the same macros inside. I'll upload the template when I get home from work (it's not finished, but many of the icons are there and some of them work). |
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Here is a link to a Word 2007 version of the BookCreator template. Not all of the buttons on the ribbon are set up yet, so clicking them will achieve nothing. I just need to map the buttons to the relevant macros, which I haven't had a chance to do yet.
So this is just a 'proof of concept' template to see how it acts with Word 2003. I've tried to find the best icons for each macro from the built-in Office icons, but if someone wants to create some better icons they can be easily included in the template. http://cid-b7a2d2defc887e52.skydrive...okCreator.dotm |
07-22-2009, 11:25 AM | #15 |
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Thanks djgreedo, I'll try this out tonight
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