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Subject: Re: [dita] EPUB for DITA 1.2 Spec
It's possible I misread the spec, but I understood it to be saying that *nothing* in the EPUB package could be compressed. You're saying it's only the mimetype file? Hmm. Cheers, E. On 8/11/10 5:25 PM, "Dick Hamilton" <rlhamilton@frii.com> wrote: > Eliot, > > Great news. It's impressive that you can process such a large document. > > When you have a copy posted, I'd like to try it out. > > I am a bit confused about your comment about ZIP compression. An epub > file is itself a zip file, and the only uncompressed part is the > mimetype file, so I'm not sure what you mean about epub not allowing zip > compression. > > Best Regards, > Dick Hamilton > --------------------------------- > XML Press > XML for Technical Communicators > http://xmlpress.net > (970) 231-3624 > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Eliot Kimber [mailto:ekimber@reallysi.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 4:01 PM >> To: dita >> Subject: [dita] EPUB for DITA 1.2 Spec >> >> >> I have successfully produced an EPUB from the current source >> of the 1.2 spec >> and loaded it on my iPad and iPhone (and of course can view >> it in Adobe >> Digital Editions. The complete spec comes in at about 64Meg >> (EPUB doesn't >> allow Zip compression, go figure). >> >> This is using the new EPUB Toolkit plugin that I have almost >> 100% working. >> >> I will be packing the plugin properly here over the next few days. >> >> I can post the EPUB somewhere if that's appropriate, but I >> realize that it >> has no official provenance at the moment. >> >> But I was pleased that I was able to process a pretty large doc. >> >> The resulting EPUB passes all epubcheck validation checks >> except for missing >> resources because there are a number of unresolved links >> (which is probably >> a result of bugs in my processor related to key-based links). >> >> It would be nice if we had a cover graphic for this beasty--is that >> something we can do? Does OASIS specify some sort of official >> cover layout? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Eliot >> >> -- >> Eliot Kimber >> Senior Solutions Architect >> "Bringing Strategy, Content, and Technology Together" >> Main: 512.554.9368 >> www.reallysi.com >> www.rsuitecms.com >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that >> generates this mail. Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: >> https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgr >> oups.php >> >> > > -- Eliot Kimber Senior Solutions Architect "Bringing Strategy, Content, and Technology Together" Main: 512.554.9368 www.reallysi.com www.rsuitecms.com
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