Including additional files

[Gambit]

Hi!

Question: Can I include a specific file into the epub using Atlantis? I would like add an OFL (Open Font License) file for the embedded font.

[admin]

Atlantis Word Processor cannot be used to modify existing EPUB files.

Our free tweak_epub utility can be used to do just this. Its present version cannot be used to add new files to EPUBs. But its new version will allow to add files/folders to EPUBs, remove files/folders, rename files, modify files with any appropriate application, etc.

I will have more details in the next few days.

[Gambit]

Atlantis Word Processor cannot be used to modify existing EPUB files.

Excuse me, my question wasn't clear. After editing an rtf document with Atlantis, I want to convert it into an epub. Since I use special fonts - and want to embed them -, I would like to add the OFL as well. But will check the tweak_epub utility, ty.

[Robert]

Hi,
Those of you interested in font embedding and open-licensed fonts in EPUB files might want to have a look at the following Web pages:

How to embed fonts in ePub files

Add fonts to the package, manifest and CSS

Fonts

Here is an excerpt from the above Fonts page:

When you include a font in an epub file, you’re including the entire font file. So, technically, you’re redistributing the font (unlike in PDF, where only a subset of the font is embedded in the file). For most fonts, this is illegal.

So, use open-licensed fonts, such as those from the Open Fonts Library. Their licences do not restrict distributing the fonts in the epub file. For instance, fonts that carry an SIL Open Font Licence can be freely redistributed.

The trick is finding an open font with the quality of, say, a Garamond Pro.

Good options for text fonts are Linux Libertine, Gentium, and Droid Serif.

There are some lovely fonts with open licences at the League of Movable Type.

There are several excellent open-licensed fonts on FontSquirrel. Though be sure the font has an open licence that allows you to redistribute it, sometimes this isn’t absolutely clear. ‘Reuse’ is not the same as ‘redistribute’.

Note: don’t confuse Opentype (a file format) with open-licensed (a legal issue). They have nothing to do with each other.

HTH.
Cheers,
Robert

[admin]

Excuse me, my question wasn't clear. After editing an rtf document with Atlantis, I want to convert it into an epub. Since I use special fonts - and want to embed them -, I would like to add the OFL as well. But will check the tweak_epub utility, ty.

You could add any file to the EPUB eBook with the tweak_epub utility. Please click here for details.