hybook - Hyper Book (H8)
hybook gem - hypertext book generator
- home :: github.com/hybook/hybook
- bugs :: github.com/hybook/hybook/issues
- gem :: rubygems.org/gems/hybook
- rdoc :: rubydoc.info/gems/hybook
Usage
Hyper Book (H8) generates pages from plain text wiki-style templates for a hypertext book in two versions, that is, a single-page version and a multi-page version.
Goals
Hyper Book offers book models / structs (e.g. Book, Part, Chapter, Appendix) and types (Album, Slide Show, etc.).
Hyper Book offers template packs and plugins.
Hyper Book offers a template pack and plugin manager (e.g.
hybook install almanac
,hybook install table
, etc.).
Non-Goals
Hyper Book is NOT a static site generator / server. => Use your static site generator of choice (e.g. Jekyll and friends) to convert the generated pages into a complete hypertext book or web site.
Hyper Book is NOT a HTML to PDF converter. => Use your HTML to PDF converter of choice (e.g. print ot PDF,
wkhtmltopdf
, etc.).Hyper Book is NOT a EPUB generator or checker. => Use your EPUB generator or checker of choice.
Hyper Book is NOT a MOBI generator. => Use your MOBI generator of choice (e.g.
kindlegen
, etc.).
Building Blocks
textutils
gem -- Text filters n helpersmarkdown
gem -- Markdown helperspakman
gem -- Template Pack(age) managerprops
gem -- Setting Hierachies (Commandline, User, Home, Defaults, etc.)
- Jekyll -- static site generator
kramdown
-- Markdown converter
Hypertext Markup (HTML) to PDF Conversion Options
- Use Google Chrome (Print to PDF)
wkhtmltopdf
phantom.js
Renderer
Real World Book Examples
Alternatives
EPUB, MOBI (Kindle) Book Generator
Ruby
- kitabu gem - EPUB, MOBI, PDF
- bookshop gem - EPUB, MOBI, PDF
- eeepub, eeepub-with-cover-support - by jugyo
- git-scribe - by Scott Chacon (aka schacon)
- review - by Kenshi Muto (aka kmuto)
- gepub - by Satoshi Kojima (aka skoji)
- peregrin - by Joseph Pearson
- bookie gem - by Gregory Brown (aka sandal); experimental
- penny - by Peter Cooper (aka peterc); experimental
- eeepub3 - by Sergey (aka bubaz)
Haskell
License
The hybook
scripts are dedicated to the public domain.
Use it as you please with no restrictions whatsoever.
Questions? Comments?
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