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  • Re: ePub or mobi from LaTeX or PDF? (was PDF editors)

    From Bret Busby@21:1/5 to Van Snyder on Mon Jun 24 23:00:01 2024
    On 25/6/24 04:01, Van Snyder wrote:
    I composed a book in LaTeX because I wanted the equations to be set
    correctly -- and because I've been using LaTeX for decades and am most comfortable using it.

    How do I create an ePub (or mobi) from LaTeX or PDF?

    I tried latex2ebook, which is based on latex2html. It crashes a few
    pages in.

    I tried calibre. I tried pdf2ebook. They just make a mess of equations
    and tables. I didn't scroll through the mess to check how well included graphics were done.


    Why not simply publish it as a PDF file?

    ..
    Bret Busby
    Armadale
    West Australia
    (UTC+0800)
    ..............

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  • From David@21:1/5 to Russell L. Harris on Tue Jun 25 01:00:01 2024
    On Mon, 2024-06-24 at 22:42 +0000, Russell L. Harris wrote:
    tex4ht may be of use to you.  I love the package.

    That's what Texmaker employs to translate LaTeX to HTML.

    Cheers!

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  • From Russell L. Harris@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jun 25 01:00:01 2024
    tex4ht may be of use to you. I love the package.

    RLH

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  • From Curt@21:1/5 to Van Snyder on Tue Jun 25 15:30:01 2024
    On 2024-06-24, Van Snyder <[email protected]> wrote:

    I composed a book in LaTeX because I wanted the equations to be set
    correctly -- and because I've been using LaTeX for decades and am most comfortable using it.


    All I know is if I send a pdf file to my Kindle with the word "convert"
    in the subject line (without the quotes), the file is converted to the
    Kindle format. I gleaned this *astuce* sometime, somewhere, that has
    since been forgotten.

    I haven't performed this maneuver in a fairly long while, though, so
    things may have changed. Sometimes you are required to run as fast as you
    as you can in order to remain in the same place.

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  • From Van Snyder@21:1/5 to Curt on Thu Jun 27 01:50:01 2024
    On Tue, 2024-06-25 at 13:26 +0000, Curt wrote:
    On 2024-06-24, Van Snyder <[email protected]> wrote:

    I composed a book in LaTeX because I wanted the equations to be set correctly -- and because I've been using LaTeX for decades and am
    most
    comfortable using it.


    All I know is if I send a pdf file to my Kindle with the word
    "convert"
    in the subject line (without the quotes), the file is converted to
    the
    Kindle format. I gleaned this *astuce* sometime, somewhere, that has
    since been forgotten.

    I haven't performed this maneuver in a fairly long while, though, so
    things may have changed. Sometimes you are required to run as fast as
    you
    as you can in order to remain in the same place.

    The file was indeed sent to my Kindle, and it didn't land as a PDF. I
    can read it in the Kindle reader. The table of contents is a mess.
    Tables are a mess.

    I downloaded everything with the same base name as I sent -- a file and
    a directory. LibreOffice can't read any of it. Calibre can't read any
    of it, either in the download or in the mounted Kindle. "file" has no
    idea what any of the files are.



    <html><head></head><body><div>On Tue, 2024-06-25 at 13:26 +0000, Curt wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>On 2024-06-24, Van Snyder &lt;<a href="mailto:van.snyder@sbcglobal.
    net">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><br></div><div>I composed a book in LaTeX because I wanted the equations to be set<br></div><div>
    correctly -- and because I've been using LaTeX for decades and am most<br></div><div>comfortable using it.<br></div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>All I know is if I send a pdf file to my Kindle with the word "convert"<br></div><div>in
    the subject line (without the quotes), the file is converted to the<br></div><div>Kindle format. I gleaned this *astuce* sometime, somewhere, that has<br></div><div>since been forgotten.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I haven't performed this maneuver in a
    fairly long while, though, so<br></div><div>things may have changed. Sometimes you are required to run as fast as you<br></div><div>as you can in order to remain in the same place.</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>The file was indeed sent to my
    Kindle, and it didn't land as a PDF. I can read it in the Kindle reader. The table of contents is a mess. Tables are a mess.</div><div><br></div><div>I downloaded everything with the same base name as I sent -- a file and a directory. LibreOffice can't
    read any of it. Calibre can't read any of it, either in the download or in the mounted Kindle. "file" has no idea what any of the files are.</div><blockquote type="cite" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1ex"></
    blockquote><div><br></div><div><span></span></div></body></html>

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to Richard on Thu Jun 27 14:50:01 2024
    On 6/27/24 04:02, Richard wrote:
    Am Do., 27. Juni 2024 um 06:33 Uhr schrieb Van Snyder < [email protected]>:

    "file" has no idea what
    any of the files are.

    Otherwise, what exactly does "file" or better "file -i" say?

    I think you missed that.

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  • From Curt@21:1/5 to Van Snyder on Thu Jun 27 16:00:01 2024
    On 2024-06-26, Van Snyder <[email protected]> wrote:

    I downloaded everything with the same base name as I sent -- a file and
    a directory. LibreOffice can't read any of it. Calibre can't read any
    of it, either in the download or in the mounted Kindle. "file" has no
    idea what any of the files are.


    This is indeed a regrettable outcome to a good-faith suggestion.

    One is led to wonder at times why you technical (the term used quite
    loosely in your case) people prove to be so often such intolerable
    asswipes, but I'm not losing much sleep over it, though the higher
    echelons of your generally uncultured ilk seem to be ruling what's left
    of the world.

    I'm sure, though, that the latter will continue on despite everything,
    while the former will lie sooner or later permanently horizontal.

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  • From Curt@21:1/5 to Richard on Thu Jun 27 17:00:02 2024
    On 2024-06-27, Richard <[email protected]> wrote:

    Have you completely lost it? You should leave this and any other mailing lists before you are being sued and kicked out for what you write. And
    trust me, this message of yours is more than enough reason for that.


    I'm confident I'll be sued for your rudeness and ineptitude, and pass
    the rest of my days in some prison devised in your tiny and
    ineffectual mind.

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