Hi all, I'm making this thread in hopes that everyone who knows something on the subject will add something, and at the end we'll all know how to go from LyX to Kindle.
I'm quickly coming to the conclusion that the best way to do it is to write a post-processor for Alex's HTML. Simple, modular, and I can do it myself (and obviously make it free software). The post-processor might need to read the LyX file itself to get a few bits of information not in Alex's HTML file. So far I've discovered that LyX pagebreaks don't translate to Kindle page breaks (start at top of reader). Therefore, to every <h1> should be added the property style="page-break-before: always;". That way every chapter starts at the top of the reader. I assume the official interpreter of the LyX project is Python, and if that assumption's true I'll make the postprocessor in Python. This post processing will be a heck of a lot easier if someone can point me to a good XML or HTML parser for Python, so I can look at nodes and attributes instead of trying to parse tags. I've noticed Alex's HTML appears very standard, with matching start and end tags and the like. This should theoretically make my job easier. So anyone have any suggestions for HTML or XML parsers for Python? Other things I've noticed: 1) The LyX table of contents, when translated to HTML and then to Kindle format, crashes the Kindle previewer, so it must be removed from the HTML file and used to create an NCX TOC. 2) With the Kindle you probably don't want the title page, so there should be a post-processor option to capture the author, title and date, and then remove everything from the Title or Author environmented text to the next <h1>. Hopefully this thread will serve as an accumulation of knowledge resulting in a post-processor. The post processor may simply serve as a stepping stone to a "real conversion". I've found that often the best specification for the right solution is obtained by implementing and evaluating a quick and dirty solution. Thanks StevET Steve Litt Author: The Key to Everyday Excellence http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/key_excellence.htm Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt
