On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Seth Woodworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If the material currently exists in a PDF that's fine. But if at all > possible an ebook should be in html, and a pdf should be converted into > html.
Is that a documented decision or an opinion? I know of a number of ebooks in PDF format in Sugar distributions, and none in HTML. > On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Diane Serley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> This works if the page is HTML, but not if its a PDF, etc. Or should all >> e-books should be HTML/XML? There's nothing that explains what >> standards/type/format to use to create e-book collections. >> >> Diane >> >> On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 1:41 AM, Seth Woodworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Fonts should be unformatted and in HTML, that way they are: >>> >>> a) Reusuable >>> b) Extensible and the formatting can be viewed via View-source >>> c) Fonts can be set by the user ala about:config >>> d) Reflowed on screen rotation >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Mel Chua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Diane asked a great question today that I didn't know the answer to: >>>> >>>> Is there a preferred/recommended font size (or for that matter, font and >>>> formatting) for ebooks being packaged for the XO? She's converting some >>>> public domain stuff for the library, and wants to have the optimal >>>> reading ratio if possible. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> -a curious mel >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Library mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/library >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Library mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/library >>> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Library mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/library > > -- Edward Cherlin End Poverty at a Profit by teaching children business http://www.EarthTreasury.org/ "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."--Alan Kay _______________________________________________ Library mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/library
