Hi :) Blimey! The docs team already gave some feedback and Peter Schofield has already produced a 2nd draft as a result!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/adwaebcgmvymp8o/calibre%20test%20chapter%20-%20Peter%20Schofield.epub This one is probably better to give feedback on Thanks and regards from Tom :) On 12 April 2014 10:50, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi :) > I wondered if anyone here is able to view ePub files? If so you might be > interested in viewing one of our Published Guides and hopefully give the > Docs Team, or just me or Peter some feedback on any problems or other > issues you notice. > > Note that Peter did the work on this guide and has also been one of the > many people testing various ways of producing ePub from ODF files. Whereas > i have just been copy&pasting or forwarding odd bits&bobs between the > various mailing-lists > Regards from > Tom :) > > > On 11 April 2014 11:22, PeeWee <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello >> >> Another sample of an LO chapter in ePub format at the following link to my >> Dropbox: >> >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/xick4zzbzc4peny/test%20chapter.epub >> >> This sample was created as a blank document in LO Writer and using >> standard >> style names where possible, for example Heading 1, Heading 2,Text Body, >> and >> so on. I did create a couple of styles to use for the note and tip that >> are >> in the sample. I then used to eLAIX toolbar in LO Writer when formatting >> the >> text and exporting to ePub format. >> >> There is a couple of points to note if we are going to use ePub format for >> our guides: >> >> 1. The font will change to Times when exporting, but relevant font size >> and >> colour are kept. >> 2. Any figures cannot be placed in LO frames, but have to be inserted >> without a frame to show after ePub conversion. >> 3. You cannot use tables for Notes, Tips, or Cautions because you cannot >> control the width of the table when you export. This is why they appear a >> little different in the sample. >> 4. What you see will depend on your display resolution and size. Also the >> size of the window when you open the sample in an ePub reader will affect >> how it looks. The ePub format is a flexible format that changes to suit >> when >> a reader opens a file. >> 5. Any template for creating an ePub guide is going to have to be very >> simple so that it does run foul of the restricted formatting used when >> creating this type of document. >> >> Does anybody know of an ePub creator that is free and easy to use, that is >> not having to enter HTML code to get the right format to display when you >> create an ePub document. I have tried Sigil, which is not bad, but still >> trying to work out how to use it correctly. >> >> Please let me know what you think. >> >> Regards >> >> PeterS >> >> >> >> ----- >> Peter Schofield >> [email protected] >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Manuals-in-ePub-format-tp4104451p4104915.html >> Sent from the Documentation mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe e-mail to: >> [email protected] >> Problems? >> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >> List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ >> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >> deleted >> >> > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
