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--- name: bilingual-reader-maker description: Use when the user asks to make bilingual reading materials, bilingual PDFs, Chinese-English study editions, mobile-readable HTML/PDF readers, or to turn an English PDF/article into a polished bilingual reader. license: CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 --- <!-- workbuddy-install: pending; slug: bilingual-reader-maker --> ## 在 WorkBuddy 中找到并安装 **Skill slug：`bilingual-reader-maker`** 在 WorkBuddy 新会话粘贴： ```text 请按 https://skillhub.cn/install/skillhub.md 检查 SkillHub，搜索 `bilingual-reader-maker`；仅在 slug 完全一致时安装到 `~/.workbuddy/skills/`。安装后读取 `~/.workbuddy/skills/bilingual-reader-maker/SKILL.md`，核对 name、version 和实际路径，然后新开会话触发该 Skill。 ``` 也可以打开左侧「技能」→「添加技能 / 查找技能」，搜索 `bilingual-reader-maker` 后安装；界面文字可能随 WorkBuddy 版本变化。 # Bilingual Reader Maker Produce polished bilingual reading materials from English source PDFs or long articles. Default output: - Real-text HTML for editing, copying, searching, parsing, and mobile reading. - PDF exported from that HTML for sharing. - English source paragraph first, Simplified Chinese translation immediately below. ## Workspace Create one project folder per source: ```text <workspace>/<semantic-slug>/ ├── source/ # source PDF/article/assets, preserve originals ├── intermediate/ # extracted text, translation cache, page samples ├── output/ # final HTML/PDF and copied assets ├── qa/ # screenshots/thumbnails/render checks └── scripts/ # project-specific generation scripts ``` If the user already has a project folder, work inside it. Do not create duplicates. ## Production Standard - Preserve the source's visual identity where appropriate: cover, chapter art, color palette, logos, icons, and typographic mood. - Do not force the original layout if it hurts learning. For phone-friendly reading, prefer normal single-column flow. - Structure each reading unit as: 1. English source paragraph 2. Chinese translation 3. Light divider - Use real text HTML, not a screenshot-only artifact. - Export PDF from the HTML using Chrome headless when available. - Add attribution only if the user wants it. Keep it subtle and place it in a final colophon, not on the cover. Suggested colophon pattern: ```text This bilingual study edition was prepared for learning, reading, and discussion. Prepared by: <name or organization> ``` For Chinese-facing editions: ```text 本中英双语学习版基于原英文材料整理制作，仅用于学习、阅读与交流。 整理制作：<name or organization> ``` Avoid aggressive calls to follow, QR codes, sales language, or cover branding unless explicitly requested. ## Workflow 1. Bootstrap: - Locate source file(s) and project folder. - Preserve the original source file. - Check for local project instructions such as `AGENTS.md` or `CLAUDE.md`. 2. Extract and inspect: - Extract text with `pypdf` first. - If text extraction is poor, render pages and consider OCR. - Render representative original pages into `qa/original/` to inspect real colors, cover, chapter art, icons, and layout. 3. Translate: - Translate by coherent paragraph/segment, not whole-page blobs. - Preserve the English source text. - Keep a translation cache in `intermediate/translation_cache.json`. - Verify there are no missing translations, empty translations, or placeholder strings. 4. Design HTML: - Use original visual assets for cover/chapter pages when possible and legally appropriate. - Use single-column mobile-readable body layout by default. - Use calm editorial typography: serif for English headings/body when it fits; readable Chinese fonts for translation. - Keep the HTML source clear enough to modify later. 5. Export and QA: - Export PDF from HTML. - Capture screenshots for cover, table of contents, a chapter/section page, a body page, and one narrow mobile viewport. - Check for horizontal overflow, clipped text, missing assets, old copy, missing translations, and unreadable density. - Open/reveal final artifacts or provide direct paths/links. ## Useful Commands Chrome PDF export: ```bash "/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome" \ --headless=new --disable-gpu --no-sandbox \ --print-to-pdf="$PDF" --print-to-pdf-no-header "$HTML_URL" ``` Phone-width screenshot: ```bash "/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome" \ --headless=new --disable-gpu --no-sandbox \ --window-size=430,1200 --screenshot="$SHOT" "$HTML_URL" ``` ## Naming Use descriptive output names: - `<source>_bilingual-mobile-reader.html` - `<source>_bilingual-mobile-reader.pdf` For Chinese-facing editions: - `<source>_中英双语移动阅读版.html` - `<source>_中英双语移动阅读版.pdf`