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| author | Ciro Mattia Gonano <ciromattia@gmail.com> | 2012-12-17 10:45:24 +0100 |
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| committer | Ciro Mattia Gonano <ciromattia@gmail.com> | 2012-12-17 10:45:24 +0100 |
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| parent | Add basilar script to sync AppleScript droplet. (diff) | |
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Start to work on py2exe/py2app ready code.
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b2236ee..09528e1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,19 +1,18 @@ # KindleComicConverter -`KindleComicConverter` is a Python script wrapped by a MacOS X AppleScript droplet to convert image folders to a comic-type Mobipocket ebook to take advantage of the new Panel View mode on Amazon's Kindle. +`KindleComicConverter` is a Python app which aim is to convert image folders to a comic-type (Mobipocket) ebook to take advantage of the new Panel View mode on Amazon's Kindle. ## REQUIREMENTS -- Python (included in MacOS and Linux, follow the [official documentation](http://www.python.org/getit/windows/) to install on Windows) - `kindlegen` in /usr/local/bin/ +- [unrar](http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm) and [rarfile.py](http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5373&release_id=18844) for `calibre2ebook.py` automatic CBR extracting. -### for standalone `comic2ebook.py` script: -- [unrar](http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm) and [rarfile.py](http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5373&release_id=18844) for `calibre2ebook.py` automatic CBR extracting. - -You are strongly encouraged to get the [Python Imaging Library](http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/) that, altough optional, provides a bunch of comic optimizations like split double pages, resize to optimal resolution, improve contrast and palette, etc. -Please refer to official documentation for installing into your system. +### for compiling/running from source: +- Python 2.7+ (included in MacOS and Linux, follow the [official documentation](http://www.python.org/getit/windows/) to install on Windows) +- You are strongly encouraged to get the [Python Imaging Library](http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/) that, altough optional, provides a bunch of comic optimizations like split double pages, resize to optimal resolution, improve contrast and palette, etc. + Please refer to official documentation for installing into your system. ## USAGE -Drop a folder or a CBZ/CBR file over the droplet, after a while you'll get a comic-type .mobi to sideload on your Kindle. +Drop a folder or a CBZ/CBR file over the app, after a while you'll get a comic-type .mobi to sideload on your Kindle. The script takes care of calling `comic2ebook.py`, `kindlegen` and `kindlestrip.py`. > **WARNING:** at the moment the droplet *ALWAYS* uses the **KHD** profile (*Kindle Paperwhite*). @@ -52,12 +51,12 @@ and installed in `/usr/local/bin/` - 1.20 - Comic optimizations! Split pages not target-oriented (landscape with portrait target or portrait with landscape target), add palette and other image optimizations from Mangle. WARNING: PIL is required for all image mangling! + - 2.00 - GUI! AppleScript is gone and Tk is used to provide cross-platform GUI support. ## TODO - Add gracefully exit for CBR if no rarfile.py and no unrar executable are found - Improve error reporting - Recurse into dirtree for multiple comics - - Create a GUI to allow user control more options - Support pages extraction from PDF files ## COPYRIGHT |