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From: Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC] About `org-export-with-\(fixed-width\|tables\)'
Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2014 15:17:49 +0700
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Florian Beck <fb@miszellen.de> writes:

> On 07.01.2014 19:17, Eric S Fraga wrote:
>> Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:
>
>>> Hey, are you actually exporting to an epub? How are you doing that?
>>
>> I'd be curious to know as well.  I export to epub in two ways, both by
>> first exporting to HTML.  Then either use calibre to convert the HTML
>> document or load the HTML document in firefox and use the "dotepub"
>> addon.  I haven't done this enough to say which is better.
>
> If you are copying your file to a device, conversion with calibre is
> the simplest option.
>
>> I would guess that defining an epub exporter, derived from the HTML
>> exporter, may not be that difficult.  If only I had the time :-(
>
>
> (org-export-define-derived-backend 'fb/org-export-epub 'html
>   :menu-entry '(?h 99 ((?p "As epub file" fb/org-export-epub))))

Definitely looks like the simplest option! Would there be any real
advantage to having a native Org exporter? Setting metadata directly is
the only thing I can think of...

E