Does'nt display whole htm

Sven72 · 10-10-2012, 04:42 AM

Hi,

it would be very kind, if anybody could help me: Sigil (for mac) does not display the whole .htm document – only a fragment of it. This is, what I have done: I converted the word.doc into a htm.doc. Then I imported it into Sigil. When I open it there, only a fragment of the htm.doc is displayed. Did anyone has an idea, what may cause this?

Thanks for helping,

Sven

Perkin · 10-10-2012, 06:14 AM

Look at where the document ends in sigil, then open the original *.htm file in a text editor and find the corresponding place, that may give a hint... Illegal tag, missing closing tag, etc..

theducks · 10-10-2012, 06:25 AM

I think Perkin is on the right track

There is maybe a misplaced closing Legal tag (</html> or </body>)

or
the style block is set to 'hidden'

Toxaris · 10-10-2012, 09:46 AM

Use the scrollbar?

Sven72 · 10-10-2012, 12:17 PM

Thaaank you, very much…

It helped. Some bulletpoints in my word.doc has made it impossible to convert it into .htm.

But some 10.000 Words father, some proble – but no bullets, only plain text. But Sigil stopped displaying this part.

Did you have any idea, why?

Best,

Sven

st_albert · 10-10-2012, 01:30 PM

Besides repeating the analysis others above have recommended, what I do in similar situations is to note the last visible line in Book View, then switch to Code view and look at the same place, noting any anomalies in the code in that vicinity. Sometimes it's as simple as a misplaced > or <, or a mis-spelled entity code.

Another approach would be to expand the epub, and run the .htm file through a browser to note whether the same problem exists. The Qt rendering engine used by Sigil is sometimes more finicky than a typical browser rendering engine, or so I've found.

HTH

exaltedwombat · 10-10-2012, 08:15 PM

Is HTML Tidy turned on? It can be very destructive. I'm sure it has its uses, but I haven't discovered them yet :-)

Toxaris · 10-11-2012, 01:18 AM

Change your conversion process. The HTML output from Word is cumbersome to say the least. Further more, try to avoid lists. If you can't, use simple lists and not with complicated symbols or nested.

elibrarian · 10-11-2012, 03:43 AM

Or you might try to run the HTML-file through a validation service like the W3C Validator

It's quite amazing, what it can find

)

Regards,

Kim

Sven72 · 10-11-2012, 04:10 AM

Many thanks, again –*it works now!

Best,

Sven

theducks · 10-11-2012, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sven72

Many thanks, again –*it works now!

Best,

Sven

So?

What was it that you found?

10-10-2012, 04:42 AM	#1
Sven72 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindl	Does'nt display whole htm Hi, it would be very kind, if anybody could help me: Sigil (for mac) does not display the whole .htm document – only a fragment of it. This is, what I have done: I converted the word.doc into a htm.doc. Then I imported it into Sigil. When I open it there, only a fragment of the htm.doc is displayed. Did anyone has an idea, what may cause this? Thanks for helping, Sven

10-10-2012, 06:25 AM	#3
theducks Staff to 4 Cats Posts: 10,737 Karma: 2485850 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The (original) Silicon Valley, USA Device: Galaxy Tab 2,Black Astak PEz, K4NT(now Wifes)	I think Perkin is on the right track There is maybe a misplaced closing Legal tag (</html> or </body>) or the style block is set to 'hidden' __________________ Using: Ubuntu(32 bit):Oneric,Precise and XPpro SP3, W7HP(64)- - Libre Office w/Writer2EPUB

10-10-2012, 09:46 AM	#4
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 2,113 Karma: 958803 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-300, PRS-T1	Use the scrollbar? __________________ Creator and maintainer of the e-Book Tools Word add-in. Creator and maintainer of the Clean HTML macro for MS Word.

10-11-2012, 01:18 AM	#8
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 2,113 Karma: 958803 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-300, PRS-T1	Change your conversion process. The HTML output from Word is cumbersome to say the least. Further more, try to avoid lists. If you can't, use simple lists and not with complicated symbols or nested. __________________ Creator and maintainer of the e-Book Tools Word add-in. Creator and maintainer of the Clean HTML macro for MS Word.

10-11-2012, 03:43 AM	#9
elibrarian Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 1110 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ølstykke, Denmark Device: Sony PRS-T1, iPad	Or you might try to run the HTML-file through a validation service like the W3C Validator It's quite amazing, what it can find ) Regards, Kim __________________ eBooks in Danish since 2002 www.ebib1800.dk

10-10-2012, 06:14 AM	#2
Perkin Fanatic Posts: 552 Karma: 23783 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kent, England, Sol 3, ZZ9 plural Z Alpha Device: Sony PRS-300	Look at where the document ends in sigil, then open the original *.htm file in a text editor and find the corresponding place, that may give a hint... Illegal tag, missing closing tag, etc..

10-10-2012, 12:17 PM	#5
Sven72 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindl	Thaaank you, very much… It helped. Some bulletpoints in my word.doc has made it impossible to convert it into .htm. But some 10.000 Words father, some proble – but no bullets, only plain text. But Sigil stopped displaying this part. Did you have any idea, why? Best, Sven

10-10-2012, 01:30 PM	#6
st_albert Evangelist Posts: 432 Karma: 22676 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	Besides repeating the analysis others above have recommended, what I do in similar situations is to note the last visible line in Book View, then switch to Code view and look at the same place, noting any anomalies in the code in that vicinity. Sometimes it's as simple as a misplaced > or <, or a mis-spelled entity code. Another approach would be to expand the epub, and run the .htm file through a browser to note whether the same problem exists. The Qt rendering engine used by Sigil is sometimes more finicky than a typical browser rendering engine, or so I've found. HTH

10-10-2012, 08:15 PM	#7
exaltedwombat Addict Posts: 309 Karma: 1489094 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	Is HTML Tidy turned on? It can be very destructive. I'm sure it has its uses, but I haven't discovered them yet :-)

10-11-2012, 04:10 AM	#10
Sven72 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindl	Many thanks, again –*it works now! Best, Sven

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