Tom, I will only be creating (through Lulu) ePubs for the full books, not the individual chapters. Of course, others can do whatever they want if they have a tool to do a decent job.
--Jean On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 19:15, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi :) > It is excellent and looks tidy too!! Thanks Jean! Being able to read a guide > on one screen while doing work on another is a good step forwards. I have a > different system but i can imagine people really liking this as it greatly > increases flexibility. > > I think the 1st paragraph on that page needs to be re-written. I was > thinking about addign a paragraph or bullet-point list to explain the crucial > differences between the formats we offer. ie > * Pdf - clickable links from the Table of Contents. Always looks the same > on any display. > * Odt - allows you to edit and personalise. > * ePub - for iPad and other mobile devices > > Then we could have lines more like > 4 Getting Started with Writer Odt, Pdf or ePub 32pages 16 Dec > 2010 > > The columns are ready for the 3.4.x guides to be added alongside the 3.3.x > guides but once they are almost all added i might switch them around so that > the 3.4.x branch is first. Just trying to avoid blatant gaps. > Regards from > Tom :) > > > --- On Fri, 25/11/11, Ian Leyton <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Ian Leyton <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: GS with LibO in ePub on Lulu.com > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, 25 November, 2011, 4:49 > > On 25/11/11 2:31 PM, Jean Weber wrote: >> Latest info: >> I have uploaded the Getting Started ePub to this wiki page: >> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications >> >> Here is a direct link: >> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/6/6c/0100GS3-GettingStartedLibO.epub >> >> It's about 22MB. I've not tested downloading it from the wiki to see >> if it's okay. >> >> I've found some info on transferring files to the iPad or other >> devices (Android etc). For iPad one can go through iTunes (manually >> adding the file to Books in iTunes) or -- especially for those on >> Linux -- in other ways, including (I think) using Stanza or other >> programs to download the file directly. >> >> Here are some links for those using Calibre on their computer: >> >> Calibre + Apple iDevices: Start here >> http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118559 >> >> Calibre Device Integration >> http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#device-integration >> >> As I collect more info, I'll add it to this thread. >> >> --Jean >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 08:07, Jean Weber<[email protected]> wrote: >>> Further info... >>> >>> The same file, viewed in Calibre on the Mac, displays MUCH better than >>> in ADR. The Tip/Note/Caution tables still look silly, but the bullets >>> and numbers are aligned and display correctly. The print and copy >>> functions work fine in Calibre. (Note: I have not recreated the file; >>> I am simply viewing it using Calibre's viewer.) >>> >>> As the publisher of these books, I can download the ePub without using >>> ADR. Therefore, I can upload it to our wiki and/or to Alfresco, so >>> people can get it for free and without going through Lulu.com and ADR. >>> I'll do that later today. >>> >>> I haven't tested this file yet in any other ePub readers, so if others >>> have a chance to do so (once I get the file uploaded where you can get >>> it), that would be useful. We can then write up a little "how to" to >>> help people view the file, copy it to their mobile devices, etc. I can >>> see a blog post coming on! >>> >>> What excites me most about this is having Lulu.com do the conversion work. >>> ;-) >>> >>> --Jean >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 21:05, Jean Weber<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> FYI... >>>> >>>> Lulu.com has converted our "Getting Started with LibreOffice 3" book >>>> to ePub format. I finally got around to downloading the ePub to see >>>> what it looked like. (For newcomers to this list: printed copies of >>>> the LibO user guides are made available through Lulu.com.) >>>> >>>> The good news is that the ePub is not nearly as bad as I expected from >>>> my own trial conversions of OOo books over a year ago; the text is >>>> readable and the figures are in place and sized reasonably. >>>> >>>> There is a lot of bad news, however. First, the layout has suffered. >>>> For example, the Tip/Note/Caution tables look both wrong and silly (a >>>> box with the Tip/Note/Caution words as a sort of heading, then a big >>>> gap, and then the text). Another example: The bullets and numbers on >>>> lists are offset into what would be the left-hand margin, but there >>>> really isn't a margin on the left, so they fall off the edge of the >>>> "page". At some magnifications, two "columns" or "pages" appear >>>> side-by-side, so numbers and bullets on lists in the right-hand column >>>> are visible. There are other conspicuous problems as well. Most or all >>>> can probably be solved by making some changes in our styles and >>>> template, if we decide that's worth doing at some point in the future >>>> -- and when someone works out what needs to be done. >>>> >>>> Another problem is that Lulu is using a form of DRM that requires use >>>> of Adobe Digital Reader to download the ePub from Lulu's website, and >>>> they didn't tell me that until after I had purchased the book. I >>>> object to this in principle, especially given the CC-BY license on the >>>> books, and the fact that ADR apparently doesn't run on Linux. I may >>>> pull the ePub from Lulu because of that, and try producing our own >>>> (DRM-free) ePubs for distribution through our own website. >>>> >>>> The Adobe website says that one can move (copy?) ePubs from ADR to >>>> various ebook readers, including iPads, but I haven't attempted to do >>>> that yet. >>>> >>>> --Jean >>>> > Jean > > It downloads ok and works in Calibre(version 0.8.27) on a Mac OS. Only > thing is when you first open it. It jumps to 157/564 rather than the > first page. 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