Hi :) To the Docs Team would be best but it's an imperfect world so feel free to comment here or to me or PeeWee. Regards from Tom :)
On 12 April 2014 20:13, Jacqueline Tarleton <[email protected]>wrote: > Viewed epub using samsung s4. Do I respond here or to the team? > On Apr 12, 2014 10:37 AM, "Tom Davies" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > -- > 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 > > -- 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
