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theducks · 05-02-2013, 01:09 AM

I think you need to examine your EPUB goal

If you are making a book for (retail) distribution, I believe the CSS route is best as it allows quick, one place, style edits.
Then there is the choice of CSS methodology:
Simple: Style by tag alone. (IMHO never leave a style 'default' or you are at the mercy of the DEVICE. Not all devices give control to the user. I have 6 text sizes. That's it)

h3 {font-size: 18pt } << the down side is ALL H3's are exactly the same
p {margin: 0; text-indent: 1.2em}

or
Full control: using selectors

<p class='nonindent'>

.nonindent{text-indent: 0}

Reverse engineer a few books you like the looks of

05-02-2013, 01:09 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,779 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I think you need to examine your EPUB goal If you are making a book for (retail) distribution, I believe the CSS route is best as it allows quick, one place, style edits. Then there is the choice of CSS methodology: Simple: Style by tag alone. (IMHO never leave a style 'default' or you are at the mercy of the DEVICE. Not all devices give control to the user. I have 6 text sizes. That's it) h3 {font-size: 18pt } << the down side is ALL H3's are exactly the same p {margin: 0; text-indent: 1.2em} or Full control: using selectors <p class='nonindent'> .nonindent{text-indent: 0} Reverse engineer a few books you like the looks of