On Thu, 5 Jun 2014 09:01:11 +0200 Richard Foley <rich.inud at naktiv.net> wrote:
> Hi folks, > > I recall from earlier discussions on the list, > that an epub exporter was planned, but not > integrated, for Scribus. The recommendation at > that time was to export from Scribus to PDF, > and then to use Calibre to go from PDF to epub. > > The problem I have is that while the > Scribus-exported.PDF is spot-on perfect, > printed to hard copy via LSI, etc., the > resulting Calibre-exported.epub is complete > rubbish. I used the following command: > > ebook-convert in.pdf out.epub > --enable-heuristics > > I realize this is not a Calibre support forum, > please bear with me. However, using PDF as the > intermediary, when all the information is > already in Scribus still strikes me as slightly > odd. Perhaps that's because I don't understand > file import/export/conversions, but I was > hoping to go directly from Scribus to epub, and > remove one link in the chain. > > Does anyone have any other suggestions of how > to either improve the epub, or to get directly > to an epub, from Scribus itself? Or perhaps how > to improve the pdf->epub so that it's usable? > All help tips appreciated. > > Cheers. > There is a story about a tourist in Vermont who got lost and asked a farmer how to get to St. Johnsbury, a Vermont town. After several attempts to recommend a route the farmer finally said: "Mister if I wanted to get to St. Johnsbury I sure wouldn't start from here!" If I wanted to create an ePub file, which is more or less based on a version of html, I wouldn't start with the output of Scribus. Instead I would find some in between format and import that into both Scribus and whatever program creates ePub. The Libre Office writer program will create html documents. Given the above facts I would create a document in Libre Office Writer. I would save it in html form. I would convert that document to ePub somehow. Then I would import the original Writer document into Scribus, possibly in ODT format or plain text format and massage as needed. That is the best route to St. Johnsbury. I wouldn't start with Scribus output and try to convert that. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus" available at http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
