Re: pandoc markdown to epub conversion - customize EPUB/text/cover.xhtml

[John MacFarlane <jgm-TVLZxgkOlNX2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org>]

One more tip: you'll want to suppress the body
variable when coverpage is set, since that's
what is usually populated by the current
div/img structure.

John MacFarlane <jgm-TVLZxgkOlNX2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org> writes:

> The cover page uses the default.epub3 (or .epub2)
> template, but with the coverpage variable set to
> true.  So you can use a custom template that
> changes what is inserted when that variable is set.
>
> The template variable epub-cover-image should
> contain the image file name.
>
>
> Sal Migondis <salmig99-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:
>
>> Is there any way I can customize the generated EPUB/text/cover.xhtml file 
>> created by pandoc?
>>
>> Basically I would need to replace the default:
>>
>> <div id="cover-image">
>>> <img src="../media/cover.png" alt="cover image" />
>>> </div>
>>>
>>>
>> By something like this:
>>
>> <div id="cover-image">
>>> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" 
>>> xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="1.1" width="100%" 
>>> height="100%" viewBox="0 0 900 1200" preserveAspectRatio="none">
>>> <image width="900" height="1200" xlink:href="../media/cover.png"/>
>>> </svg>
>>> </div>
>>>
>>>
>> The idea is to wrap the cover image in an <svg> </svg> tag so that it 
>> scales to the dimensions of the e-reader.
>>
>> Note that 900x1200 just happens to be the dimensions of the default covers 
>> I generate on my system.
>>
>> I am having a problem where my covers are not correctly displayed on the 
>> e-reader I use (ancient Kobo glo' with 758x1024 screen). 
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> SM
>>
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