Now that I have something working on mkiv, I'd like to try ePUB

Gerben Wierda

15 Mar 2015 15 Mar '15

9:12 p.m.

Now that I have my book project basically running on mkiv (the layout probably has a few problems left, the main one currently being extra whitespace after a chapter heading compared to mkii), I’d like to try producing ePUB from it. ConTeXtgarden says I have to add a backend and points me to the info on the standard project structure (which I use), but there I don’t find anything about a backend. The extended example says that starting january 2015, things have changed with ePUB, which probably also applies to me as I only recently started with a fresh download of a current ConTeXt mkiv. So, can someone tell me what I need to do to get a basic ePUB output? And what command do I run to update my separate ConTeXt tree? And which one to find out what version I’m running? G

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Gerben Wierda

17 Mar 17 Mar

2:41 p.m.

Nobody? On 15 Mar 2015, at 22:12, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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Now that I have my book project basically running on mkiv (the layout probably has a few problems left, the main one currently being extra whitespace after a chapter heading compared to mkii), I’d like to try producing ePUB from it.

ConTeXtgarden says I have to add a backend and points me to the info on the standard project structure (which I use), but there I don’t find anything about a backend. The extended example says that starting january 2015, things have changed with ePUB, which probably also applies to me as I only recently started with a fresh download of a current ConTeXt mkiv.

So, can someone tell me what I need to do to get a basic ePUB output?

And what command do I run to update my separate ConTeXt tree?

And which one to find out what version I’m running?

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Hans Hagen

3:51 p.m.

New subject: Now that I have something working on mkiv, I'd like to try ePUB

On 3/17/2015 3:41 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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Nobody?

On 15 Mar 2015, at 22:12, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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Now that I have my book project basically running on mkiv (the layout probably has a few problems left, the main one currently being extra whitespace after a chapter heading compared to mkii), I’d like to try producing ePUB from it.

ConTeXtgarden says I have to add a backend and points me to the info on the standard project structure (which I use), but there I don’t find anything about a backend. The extended example says that starting january 2015, things have changed with ePUB, which probably also applies to me as I only recently started with a fresh download of a current ConTeXt mkiv.

So, can someone tell me what I need to do to get a basic ePUB output?

\setupbackend [export=yes] more on wiki

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And what command do I run to update my separate ConTeXt tree?

just run the first-setup script again

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And which one to find out what version I’m running?

context --version

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Gerben Wierda

9:33 p.m.

On 17 Mar 2015, at 16:51, Hans Hagen wrote:

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On 3/17/2015 3:41 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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Nobody?

On 15 Mar 2015, at 22:12, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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Now that I have my book project basically running on mkiv (the layout probably has a few problems left, the main one currently being extra whitespace after a chapter heading compared to mkii), I’d like to try producing ePUB from it.

ConTeXtgarden says I have to add a backend and points me to the info on the standard project structure (which I use), but there I don’t find anything about a backend. The extended example says that starting january 2015, things have changed with ePUB, which probably also applies to me as I only recently started with a fresh download of a current ConTeXt mkiv.

So, can someone tell me what I need to do to get a basic ePUB output?

\setupbackend [export=yes]

more on wiki

The wiki doesn’t really help. Am I supposed to create another product file in …/products?

Hans Hagen

18 Mar 18 Mar

1:14 a.m.

New subject: Now that I have something working on mkiv, I'd like to try ePUB

On 3/17/2015 10:33 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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On 17 Mar 2015, at 16:51, Hans Hagen wrote:

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On 3/17/2015 3:41 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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Nobody?

On 15 Mar 2015, at 22:12, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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Now that I have my book project basically running on mkiv (the layout probably has a few problems left, the main one currently being extra whitespace after a chapter heading compared to mkii), I’d like to try producing ePUB from it.

ConTeXtgarden says I have to add a backend and points me to the info on the standard project structure (which I use), but there I don’t find anything about a backend. The extended example says that starting january 2015, things have changed with ePUB, which probably also applies to me as I only recently started with a fresh download of a current ConTeXt mkiv.

So, can someone tell me what I need to do to get a basic ePUB output?

\setupbackend [export=yes]

more on wiki

The wiki doesn’t really help. Am I supposed to create another product file in …/products?

no, just enable it ... export files end up in a subpath ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

Gerben Wierda

6:34 a.m.

On 18 Mar 2015, at 02:14, Hans Hagen wrote:

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On 3/17/2015 10:33 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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On 17 Mar 2015, at 16:51, Hans Hagen wrote:

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On 3/17/2015 3:41 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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Nobody?

On 15 Mar 2015, at 22:12, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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Now that I have my book project basically running on mkiv (the layout probably has a few problems left, the main one currently being extra whitespace after a chapter heading compared to mkii), I’d like to try producing ePUB from it.

ConTeXtgarden says I have to add a backend and points me to the info on the standard project structure (which I use), but there I don’t find anything about a backend. The extended example says that starting january 2015, things have changed with ePUB, which probably also applies to me as I only recently started with a fresh download of a current ConTeXt mkiv.

So, can someone tell me what I need to do to get a basic ePUB output?

\setupbackend [export=yes]

more on wiki

The wiki doesn’t really help. Am I supposed to create another product file in …/products?

no, just enable it ... export files end up in a subpath

I did add this to the environment file and tried to create an ePub for the whole book and for an individual chapter, but no success yet: luna-wifi:chapters gerben$ (. /usr/local/src/ConTeXt/tex/setuptex && mtxrun --script epub --make c_loosely.specification) Setting "/usr/local/src/ConTeXt/tex" as ConTeXt root. mtx-epub | unknown specificaton file 'c_loosely.specification-export/c_loosely.specification-pub' for 'c_loosely.specification' luna-wifi:chapters gerben$ (. /usr/local/src/ConTeXt/tex/setuptex && mtxrun --script epub --make prd_book.specification) Setting "/usr/local/src/ConTeXt/tex" as ConTeXt root. mtx-epub | unknown specificaton file 'prd_book.specification-export/prd_book.specification-pub' for 'prd_book.specification' What am I missing? What is a specification file?

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Hans Hagen

7:46 a.m.

New subject: Now that I have something working on mkiv, I'd like to try ePUB

On 3/18/2015 7:34 AM, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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On 18 Mar 2015, at 02:14, Hans Hagen mailto:pragma@wxs.nl> wrote:

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On 3/17/2015 10:33 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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On 17 Mar 2015, at 16:51, Hans Hagen mailto:pragma@wxs.nl> wrote:

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On 3/17/2015 3:41 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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Nobody?

On 15 Mar 2015, at 22:12, Gerben Wierda mailto:Gerben.Wierda@rna.nl> wrote:

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Now that I have my book project basically running on mkiv (the layout probably has a few problems left, the main one currently being extra whitespace after a chapter heading compared to mkii), I’d like to try producing ePUB from it.

ConTeXtgarden says I have to add a backend and points me to the info on the standard project structure (which I use), but there I don’t find anything about a backend. The extended example says that starting january 2015, things have changed with ePUB, which probably also applies to me as I only recently started with a fresh download of a current ConTeXt mkiv.

So, can someone tell me what I need to do to get a basic ePUB output?

\setupbackend [export=yes]

more on wiki

The wiki doesn’t really help. Am I supposed to create another product file in …/products?

no, just enable it ... export files end up in a subpath

I did add this to the environment file and tried to create an ePub for the whole book and for an individual chapter, but no success yet:

luna-wifi:chapters gerben$ (. /usr/local/src/ConTeXt/tex/setuptex && mtxrun --script epub --make c_loosely.specification) Setting "/usr/local/src/ConTeXt/tex" as ConTeXt root.

mtx-epub | unknown specificaton file 'c_loosely.specification-export/c_loosely.specification-pub' for 'c_loosely.specification' luna-wifi:chapters gerben$ (. /usr/local/src/ConTeXt/tex/setuptex && mtxrun --script epub --make prd_book.specification) Setting "/usr/local/src/ConTeXt/tex" as ConTeXt root.

mtx-epub | unknown specificaton file 'prd_book.specification-export/prd_book.specification-pub' for 'prd_book.specification'

What am I missing? What is a specification file?

you process the tex file as normal .. that will produce a specification file that will be used if you use mtxrun --script epub later (the call is mentioned at the end of a tex run that has the export enabled) Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

Gerben Wierda

11:11 a.m.

On 18 Mar 2015, at 08:46, Hans Hagen wrote:

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On 3/18/2015 7:34 AM, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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On 18 Mar 2015, at 02:14, Hans Hagen mailto:pragma@wxs.nl> wrote:

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On 3/17/2015 10:33 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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On 17 Mar 2015, at 16:51, Hans Hagen mailto:pragma@wxs.nl> wrote:

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On 3/17/2015 3:41 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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Nobody?

On 15 Mar 2015, at 22:12, Gerben Wierda mailto:Gerben.Wierda@rna.nl> wrote:

> Now that I have my book project basically running on mkiv (the > layout probably has a few problems left, the main one currently > being extra whitespace after a chapter heading compared to mkii), > I’d like to try producing ePUB from it. > > ConTeXtgarden says I have to add a backend and points me to the > info on the standard project structure (which I use), but there I > don’t find anything about a backend. The extended example says > that starting january 2015, things have changed with ePUB, which > probably also applies to me as I only recently started with a > fresh download of a current ConTeXt mkiv. > > So, can someone tell me what I need to do to get a basic ePUB output?

\setupbackend [export=yes]

more on wiki

The wiki doesn’t really help. Am I supposed to create another product file in …/products?

no, just enable it ... export files end up in a subpath

I did add this to the environment file and tried to create an ePub for the whole book and for an individual chapter, but no success yet:

luna-wifi:chapters gerben$ (. /usr/local/src/ConTeXt/tex/setuptex && mtxrun --script epub --make c_loosely.specification) Setting "/usr/local/src/ConTeXt/tex" as ConTeXt root.

mtx-epub | unknown specificaton file 'c_loosely.specification-export/c_loosely.specification-pub' for 'c_loosely.specification' luna-wifi:chapters gerben$ (. /usr/local/src/ConTeXt/tex/setuptex && mtxrun --script epub --make prd_book.specification) Setting "/usr/local/src/ConTeXt/tex" as ConTeXt root.

mtx-epub | unknown specificaton file 'prd_book.specification-export/prd_book.specification-pub' for 'prd_book.specification'

What am I missing? What is a specification file?

you process the tex file as normal .. that will produce a specification file that will be used if you use mtxrun --script epub later (the call is mentioned at the end of a tex run that has the export enabled)

Ha, I’ve got my first ePUB! (. /usr/local/src/ConTeXt/tex/setuptex && context --mode=editor ../products/prd_book.tex) (. /usr/local/src/ConTeXt/tex/setuptex && mtxrun --script epub --make "prd_book") Now, it’s time to see how I can tweak the ePUB. Things I would like to do: - The quotes that now appear on the LHS page facing the first page of a chapter should instead appear on the top of the RHS new chapter page above the heading - manage footnotes. Probably best is to have them at the end of the chapter when producing for ePub. Basically, I need to know what to do if the structure of my document differs between PDF and ePUB. - manage the index (empty now) - manage bibliographic references (empty now) And of course I need to look into CSS and stuff to create a nice ePUB G

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Hans

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Procházka Lukáš Ing. - Pontex s. r. o.

17 Mar 17 Mar

3:54 p.m.

New subject: Now that I have something working on mkiv, I'd like to try ePUB

Hello, there are some ePUB and XML conversion/processing questions time to time here in the forum. Try to search or to ask directly someone who asked for ePUB conversion. (I have no experience with ePUB.) Lukas On Sun, 15 Mar 2015 22:12:33 +0100, Gerben Wierda wrote:

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Now that I have my book project basically running on mkiv (the layout probably has a few problems left, the main one currently being extra whitespace after a chapter heading compared to mkii), I’d like to try producing ePUB from it.

ConTeXtgarden says I have to add a backend and points me to the info on the standard project structure (which I use), but there I don’t find anything about a backend. The extended example says that starting january 2015, things have changed with ePUB, which probably also applies to me as I only recently started with a fresh download of a current ConTeXt mkiv.

So, can someone tell me what I need to do to get a basic ePUB output?

And what command do I run to update my separate ConTeXt tree?

And which one to find out what version I’m running?

G

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