Hello
As part of our workflow we convert our EPUB files to Word docx to send to our reviewers for updating.
We have been using Calibre to do this. However, we changed our image format to SVG last year and now the text in the images appears in single lines rather than in text boxes, when converting to DOCX.
It looks like Calibre converts the SVG images to PNG during the conversion process.
Is there a way to prevent Calibre from converting images?
I have attached the EPUB file, the converted DOCX file, a screen shot showing the problem image in Word and a copy of the original SVG file.
Here is the conversion log:
Many thanks
As part of our workflow we convert our EPUB files to Word docx to send to our reviewers for updating.
We have been using Calibre to do this. However, we changed our image format to SVG last year and now the text in the images appears in single lines rather than in text boxes, when converting to DOCX.
It looks like Calibre converts the SVG images to PNG during the conversion process.
Is there a way to prevent Calibre from converting images?
I have attached the EPUB file, the converted DOCX file, a screen shot showing the problem image in Word and a copy of the original SVG file.
Here is the conversion log:
Spoiler:
Convert book 1 of 1 (SVG and MathML tests)
Conversion options changed from defaults:
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I did not change any of the conversion options.Convert book 1 of 1 (SVG and MathML tests)
Conversion options changed from defaults:
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Many thanks