Try this ebook-convert file.mobi file.txt --linearize-tables --asciize See if that fixes your problem. Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 14:07:24 +0100 Subject: Re: ebook-speaker/UTF-8 long files > Tim, it's ebook-convert from the Calibre package, and yes they are .mobi > format originally, and given I've not found a way to natively read them > on Linux with Orca, I figured okay, I'll convert them. They do display > fine in Pluma however and I can read them that way, but I'd like the > convenience of ebook-speaker really. > > On 20/09/2020 13:30, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > Tim here. You say "It tells me to wait", but it's hard to tell > > whether it's "ebook-converr" or "ebook-speaker" that's giving the > > error. So it's hard to tell whether it's source lines in the > > original ebook that are giving trouble (in which case it would help > > to know which type of ebook: EPUB, Mobi, etc), or the .txt output. > > If it's the former, it sounds like an issue with "ebook-converr" > > which I'm not sure I know how to deal with other than to try a > > different program. If it's successfully producing .txt files but > > they have long lines that choke "ebook-speaker", you might be able to > > use `fmt` or `fold` to re-wrap the lines in the .txt so that they're > > shorter and hopefully don't choke "ebook-speaker". > > > > -tim > > > > On September 20, 2020, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > >> So I just ran into this and was wondering if anyone else has. I've > >> converted ebooks to .txt with ebook-converr and wanted to run them > >> by ebook-speaker. It tells me to wait since it's a UTF-8 file with > >> long phrases and give sme numbers, then does....precisely nothing, > >> boots me back to the terminal with a bell sound... > >> > >> Any ideas? > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Blinux-list mailing list > >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list