very true in deed. it's useful for users to understand the methods, functions and outputs of scripting for specific purposes and there's nothing better than listening to apple script lol.
lew On 25 Apr 2012, at 21:43, sandi sørensen wrote: > Lew, but honestly, who the heck would wanna use anything else than > bash for things like that? > Fine it is not perfect but as a certain person says in star wars… it > got it where it counts, you could blame that we have many users who > might find it a little too geeky, but we surely have geeks enough too > be able too explain the proper operation of the program for these who > needs more help:) > and aint that what the life is about if you are a geek helping others? :) > > > On 4/25/12, sandi sørensen <sandi1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> hi annie, nope i thought about that when i wrote it , since i can see >> what is on the monitor now. I turned the monitor off so i was sure >> that the instructions i gave you would work with voiceover. >> If it is too geeky for you i might be able too make a script for you >> so you can say stand in your "download" folder and just have the books >> made there, instead of coding and copying the files too the other >> location like i did in the last mail, but if you have any problems let >> me know and i will happily help you. >> Note, it seems that epub files are split into chapters where mobi >> files are just one huge html file. >> here is a better example, and if you follow that it should work, >> however if it don't, you are welcome too mail again. >> in this example i am assuming that your books are in your download folder >> 1: stand in your books folder with the epub file or mobi file and type >> the following. >> cp file.mobi /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS >> 2: type ebook-convert file and a name of the folder for the book. >> ebook-convert file.mobi sandi >> Okay that was the hard part, of course now i am not sure how much bash >> or as it is called on a mac terminal you are used to use, but this is >> relatively easy, i believe i have made it so if all goes wrong and you >> are suffering from an anxiety attack you can just paste the commands >> in. :) >> at least that is my intention by writing it as i do. >> I have used it on 2 books so far and it seems to work okay, to be >> really honest i was about to find a hack so i could extract the files >> from the books i have bought before i read about the program on >> google, so thank you for getting me a kick where it counted:) >> but again write if it don't work, if you want me to explain it in >> danish just write me privately and ill happily do so. :) >> >> >> >> /sandi who is not in the least a geek just cause she got 8 macs in >> one huge cluster. >> >> >> On 4/25/12, Annie Skov Nielsen <annieskovniel...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi Sandi. >>> >>> Great. Will you not need sighted assistance to turn on the command line >>> in >>> calibre? >>> >>> Best regards Annie. >>> >>> Den Apr 25, 2012 kl. 1:14 PM skrev sandi sørensen: >>> >>>> hey, thanks works :) >>>> to annie >>>> see my example below for instructions . >>>> jadzias-MacBook-Air:MacOS jadzia$ ./ebook-convert test.mobi sandi >>>> 1% Converting input to HTML... >>>> InputFormatPlugin: MOBI Input running >>>> on /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/test.mobi >>>> Parsing all content... >>>> Forcing test.html into XHTML namespace >>>> Referenced file 'images/00007use.jpg' not found >>>> 34% Running transforms on ebook... >>>> Merging user specified metadata... >>>> Detecting structure... >>>> Flattening CSS and remapping font sizes... >>>> Source base font size is 12.00000pt >>>> Removing fake margins... >>>> Cleaning up manifest... >>>> Trimming unused files from manifest... >>>> Trimming u'images/00016.jpg' from manifest >>>> Trimming u'images/00015.jpg' from manifest >>>> Creating OEB Output... >>>> 67% Creating OEB Output >>>> The cover image has an id != "cover". Renaming to work around bug in >>>> Nook >>>> Color >>>> OEB output written to /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/sandi >>>> Output saved to /Applications/calibre.app/Contents/MacOS/sandi >>>> jadzias-MacBook-Air:MacOS jadzia$ >>>> >>>> >>>> On 4/24/12, Tyler Spivey <tspi...@pcdesk.net> wrote: >>>>> None of you found ebook-convert which comes with calibre? >>>>> I don't have a mac, but this should work: go to your terminal, cd to >>>>> the >>>>> right place, and do: >>>>> ebook-convert file.mobi .epub >>>>> If your shell can't find it, just specify its path. Once done, it'll >>>>> put >>>>> an epub in the same place you ran it from. >>>>> Obviously, this won't work with drm infested mobi files. >>>>> >>>>> On 4/24/2012 1:14 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: >>>>>> Hi. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have tried calibre, it is not accessible. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best regards Annie. >>>>>> Den Apr 24, 2012 kl. 1:27 AM skrev sandi sørensen: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hey. >>>>>>> The answer too your ebooks needs seems to be a program called >>>>>>> calibre. >>>>>>> Not sure if we can use it yet, but just curled it, will write more if >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> works. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> /sandi >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 4/22/12, Annie Skov Nielsen <annieskovniel...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> Hi. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Do any of you know an application for the mac, that can convert mobi >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> epub, html text or rtf. I have tried stanza, but it will not work >>>>>>>> very >>>>>>>> well. >>>>>>>> I have played a little with calibre, but it is inaccessible. 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