Kobo reader cannot parse html file names with space/apostrophes. Can calibre fix this

Bismar · 05-20-2010, 03:33 AM

So basically, some people have found that the kobo reader seems to have problems (results in content locked message) reading filenames with apostrophes in it, and i myself have found that spaces are a problem too.

Pretty much i was wondering if there was anyway calibre could remove these offending characters from the title of the .html file within a .zip file while converting to epub and change the .opf to reflect this.

Even a way to arbitrarily name all html files within a zip file to index and the .opf link would be great.

Edit:
Ok, i can't get files to consistently fault, so i guess there may be another cause, and this path probably isn't worth looking into to fix it.

kovidgoyal · 05-20-2010, 02:12 PM

It's doable, but it would need development work in the EPUB output plugin, unfortunately, I'm too busy right now to do it.

05-20-2010, 03:33 AM	#1
Bismar Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 928 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Down Under Device: Kobo eReader	Kobo reader cannot parse html file names with space/apostrophes. Can calibre fix this So basically, some people have found that the kobo reader seems to have problems (results in content locked message) reading filenames with apostrophes in it, and i myself have found that spaces are a problem too. Pretty much i was wondering if there was anyway calibre could remove these offending characters from the title of the .html file within a .zip file while converting to epub and change the .opf to reflect this. Even a way to arbitrarily name all html files within a zip file to index and the .opf link would be great. Edit: Ok, i can't get files to consistently fault, so i guess there may be another cause, and this path probably isn't worth looking into to fix it. Last edited by Bismar; 05-21-2010 at 03:25 AM.

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05-20-2010, 02:12 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,566 Karma: 24495948 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	It's doable, but it would need development work in the EPUB output plugin, unfortunately, I'm too busy right now to do it.

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