On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 14:10:03 +0100 Wolfgang Engelmann <engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de> wrote:
> There were attempts to create an export from lyx to epub. I wonder > what the current state of it is. > Wolfgang Wolfgang, I'm starting a project to quickly author books, exportable to *any* form, including PDF and ePub, by writing fairly simple exporters. Until/unless LyX becomes 100% well formed XML, any HTML (and therefore ePub) export will be filled with deprecated stuff and dumb stuff like turning <h1> into a <div>. And this pidgeon HTML makes ePubs with disfunctional HTML or device TOCs, aparently double pages when moving backward, and many other viewer visible problems. The file format of my project is text, with surprisingly few tags, and those tags are quick and easy to type. My project even has aliases, so you can specify a paragraph as paragraph style ":st:", run fix -a on it, and that is expanded to ":story:". It respects and keeps multiple blank lines, for speedier navigation within the editor. It's all about authoring speed. It can be written using any text editor that can wordwrap (actually, that wouldn't be a requirement, but long lines would slow authoring). I waited years for LyX to develop a high quality HTML/ePub export, and finally gave up and began writing my own. Anyone wanting to discuss this new project with me, please go to #golug on Freenode, and talk to stevelitt. SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance
