epub to pdf: unable to select text after conversion
I'm converting an epub file to a pdf file using ebook-convert. The output is fine but after opening it with acrobat reader I'm unable to select text, it doesn't even recognize word limits. It's as if...
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When I run a simple "insert text" snippet I hit control+j one time and all is well. When I run a snippet that puts text before and after selected text I have to hit control+j an extra time, apparently...
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Question about lang errors in Flight Crew check
I was making some minor changes to an epub and Flight Crew turned up all these lang errors (that I didn't notice before!). See screenshot. There are ten or so errors and they all refer to the same...
View ArticleHow do I get the latest version of Doitsu's Epub check?
Whenever I use it now it says I pass but it tells me there's a version 3.9 available but I don't know how to get it. Thanks.
View ArticleCan Sigil find tricky typos?
I got a book review where the reader said they found some typos. I went over this book mercilessly and could find nothing. When I look in the Sigil list of misspelled words they are just the way I want...
View ArticleHow to insert automatically valid id's in ToC headings?
:welcome: A few hundred of headings I want to make clickable to chapters and back. This (unusual in such a book) possibility of reverting to the ToC is intended to serve a comprehensive understanding...
View ArticleAdding a cover to a book
Hi All I have several ePub format books on my Mac, and I have found an easy way to convert them to MOBI format using Caliber, then using DropBox to get them onto my iPad and opening in Kindle App....
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Calibre + Project Gutenberg - Metadata fetching error
Hi forum! This is my very first posting here, and i am actually quite desperate in this issue. I just started using calibre a few days ago, and now wanted to get some PG books and add them to Calibre....
View ArticleACSM alternative?
I once was able to get ADE to work in WINE. An OS update fixed that for me and the dumb program refuses to download the epub, claiming inability to access the network or a bad URI reference. Of course,...
View ArticleNY Times byline issue
The nyt recipe is really nice, but the last author's last name in the byline is always combined with the month in the bylines. For example RICHARD FAUSSETJan. 26... I don't really think the date...
View ArticleFirst Things magazine
Would anyone be willing to help me get started on a recipe for the print edition of First Things? They do not seem to have RSS for the magazine, only blogs. The page for the magazine is here:...
View Article[Android] Chagne default library location to SD card
I see where I can change the locations for each individual file type. I don't want to have to change the locations for each of a couple of dozen file types. I just want my entire library in a folder...
View ArticleEconomist fetching stopped working for me yesterday
I see the usual failure message for an Economist recipe failure, both with my existing antique Calibre (2.64.0) and with a current 2.78.0. The username and password work with the current Economist...
View ArticleFinancial Times and New York Time
Anyone having problems with Financial Times and New York Time recipe? It is not working for me
View Article"Click to open" links don't work
I'm using Calibre 2.78 on OpenSuse LEAP 42.2. I had a previous install that was part of the distro (version 2.75.1); I removed that version and re-installed from the download link. None of my "Click to...
View ArticleEPUBReader needs your help
Firefox announced massive changes to the Firefox Add-on interface. The result will be, that EPUBReader won't work any longer in a few months. To avoid this, it's necessary to rewrite EPUBReader almost...
View ArticleRegEx-Function and hyphenation problem
Hello to everybody. So first a real big thank-you-all to the community and Kovid. You provide me with so many useful tipps and advices about calibre! I visit the forum since years and learned a lot. In...
View ArticleFetching images from AFP (France24.com)
Hi, does anybody has an idea how to fetch images from http://www.france24.com/en/wires/rss into an ebook through a custom recipe? My recipe fetches text only: Code: import re, string, time from calibre...
View ArticleConversion is not working for .doc format
I sent all of my books I had on Calibre to my Kindle email address. I did a bulk convert before I sent them. There is no place to put "convert" in the email address section to tell Amazon to convert...
View Articlechange email address on connect/share
hello i setup an email address to send an ebook to using one of my email addresses but the person i am sending to has me authorised on a different email address,does anyone please know how i can change...
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