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[REQ] Compress folders to EPUB format #1545

Open Lululalu opened 1 day ago

Lululalu commented 1 day ago

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe

I want to turn folders back to epub format after editing them.

Describe the solution you'd like

I can, with a few clicks, turn folders into epub files.

Describe alternatives you've considered

I tried to convert to zip, and then renaming the file extension to epub. But it doesn’t work. Apple Books can’t read the file.

Additional context

Keka can already decompress epub files, so compressing it back to epub, would make sense IMO.

gingerbeardman commented 1 day ago

I tried to convert to zip, and then renaming the file extension to epub. But it doesn’t work. Apple Books can’t read the file.

This should work, so I would suggest you check your zip settings.

Also, you can try it using default macOS zip creation (Archive Utility) to confirm.

Then at least we will have a solid foundation of knowledge to start from.

aonez commented 1 day ago

@Lululalu be sure you're compressing the epub contents without any intermediate folder.

Lululalu commented 1 day ago

@Lululalu be sure you're compressing the epub contents without any intermediate folder.

That’s what was preventing it from working. I was compressing the folder that Keka created, instead of the internal folders and files. Thanks for your help.

Now thinking about the UX, I believe that, recompressing the epub could be made easier, with less clicks and renaming. So, other people would not make the same mistake that I made.

Lululalu commented 1 day ago

I tried to convert to zip, and then renaming the file extension to epub. But it doesn’t work. Apple Books can’t read the file.

This should work, so I would suggest you check your zip settings.

Also, you can try it using default macOS zip creation (Archive Utility) to confirm.

Then at least we will have a solid foundation of knowledge to start from.

Please, check my other comment above.