Re: [docbook-apps] epub3 beta 3

2011-10-05 Thread Jirka Kosek
On 5.10.2011 1:27, Keith Fahlgren wrote: > I feel *very* strongly that the DocBook-XSL EPUB 3 output that Bob is > working on (with support from O'Reilly Media) should not be limited by > either kindlegen or calibre. I do not feel that criticisms based on > kindlegen or calibre are constructive at

Re: [docbook-apps] epub3 beta 3

2011-10-04 Thread Richard Hamilton
Keith, I agree with you that the output should not be tailored for an intermediate converter. The converters ought to be set up to work with clean epub. Of course, at this point, it's unfair to expect these epub2 converters to do a good job on epub3, although, Calibre did a surprisingly good jo

Re: [docbook-apps] epub3 beta 3

2011-10-04 Thread Keith Fahlgren
Hi, Thank you for providing clear testing results, Dick. (Speaking only for myself...) I feel *very* strongly that the DocBook-XSL EPUB 3 output that Bob is working on (with support from O'Reilly Media) should not be limited by either kindlegen or calibre. I do not feel that criticisms based on

[docbook-apps] epub3 beta 3

2011-10-04 Thread Richard Hamilton
Bob, I just tried the epub3 beta 3 transform and was able to successfully process a 250+ page book with toc, index, figures, tables, etc. I then fed the book to Calibre, converted it to mobi, and tried both mobi and epub on my iphone. While I haven't (yet) extensively tested the files, both lo