> Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 18:14:47 +0100
> From: "Shabaz Dar" <shabaz_at_tiscali.co.uk>
> Subject: [NTLK] Using NScape and Works to change book formatting
>
>
> Thanks to the pointers by Anton Balaban and Laurent, I have reformatted
> a book with NewtScape, to take advantage of the 2x00 screen. Here's how
> it's done, if anyone's interested. Any improvements welcomed.
>
> 1 open the book, hit the routing button and choose Save To Works. Change
> the range if necessary.
>
> 2 In Works change the width and justification if necessary. Go to tools,
> choose Save As HTML.
>
> 3 In NewtScape, dismiss the default page. The default page interferes wit=
> h
> the first page of the book when it's imported. Go to File, choose Open Ne=
> wtWorks
> then tap the book title which appears on a small slip. The book is displa=
> yed
> in NewtScape. If you want to change the size of the text, go to i/Appeara=
> nce
> and select the "P" tag which controls the text size. Then quit out of New=
> tScape
> and reload to effect the changes. Go to file then select Save as Package.=
>
> But is there a way to cut out either Works or NewtScape?
I don't know of other tools that extract book contents.
if the book isn't too gigantic and you don't need to edit the HTML, you
could save to Notes instead of NewtWorks.
>Also, is there
> a way of making the text size changes in NS take effect on the current bo=
> ok,
> instead of having to reload the book? This can be done on the desktop of
> course, but it's not as green...
books are basically "compiled/paginated" which freezes things like font
size, page layout & breaks, etc. if you don't like having to rebuild a
book to change formatting, you could use something else like Paperback.
> If there is a better way of doing it please let me know.
>
> Thanks
> Shabaz
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