Release Notes ODFToEPub 1.1.1
26 July 2010
1. Requirements
You need OpenOffice 3.2 or higher to use the ePub extension. You may also run
it as a stand-alone program. Either double-click the JAR-file or write the
following on the command-line:
> java -jar odf_to_epub.jar
The supported platforms are Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
2. Installation
Install the extension with the extension manager, which is behind the menu item
Tools->Extension Manager.
3. Changes
3.1 Changes Since Version 1.1
Bug fixes
- An Asian CSS style is not generated if there is only the "font-weight-asian"
property.
- If a "span" element has a style without a language code (directly or
indirectly through the parent style), the language code of the surrounding
element should be used.
- Missing Asian Unicode blocks.
- Language code "zxx" and country code "none" are not interpreted correctly.
- Exception while building the spine when the highest outline level is lower
than 1.
- The property "text-line-through-style" with value "none" is translated to
"line-through" instead of "none".
3.2 Changes Since Version 1.0.1
Bug fixes
- The "text-underline-style(-type)" and "text-line-through-style(-type)"
properties are not converted correctly when the value "none" is involved.
- A list style is not applied to the list labels.
- The Dublin Core language element should always be added to the meta data.
- An XHTML part must not have an empty body.
- A computer username with non-ASCII characters prevents the installation of
the license file.
New features
- Support for writing-modes (left-to-right and right-to-left).
- Support for Asian and Complex Text Layout ODF-styles.
- Index of tables.
- Index of illustrations.
- More control over the layout of the generated table of contents, index of
tables, index of illustrations and the alphabetical index.
- Frames can be floated, centered and left or right aligned.
- Improved frame handling. The width of a frame is now proportional to the
width of the surrounding frame or the page gallery.
- Improved image handling. The width of an image is now proportional to the
width of the surrounding frame.
- Improved table handling. The width of an outer table is now proportional to
the width of the page gallery. The column widths have the same proportions as
in the source document.
- Background images for paragraphs.
- Control over what goes into the spine of the book.
- Segmentation control through page breaks.
3.3 Changes Since Version 1.0
Bug fixes
- Generate the "xml:lang" attribute instead of "lang".
- Avoid gaps in the playOrder of the NCX-file.
- Take into account the anchor-type of a frame.
- Work around duplicate index mark ids in OpenOffice.
- Use "id" attribute instead of "name" on the "a" element.
- Generate a default "tbody" when there is no table row group in a table.
- Correct references to pictures in the OPF-file.
- Generate nested anchor elements for nested reference marks.
- Replace illegal characters when converting a reference name to an XML-id.
4. Contact Information
Comments and bug reports can be sent to support@pincette.biz. Information about
the application is available at http://www.pincette.biz/odftoepub/.