Where is the stylesheet.css?

roger64 · 03-22-2010, 04:53 AM

I follow on my slow trials with Sigil using xhtml files exported from OpenOffice.

I took several steps to try to improve the quality of my html file (xhtml in fact) and I have been rewarded with better and better results with Sigil. I hope to provide you with a test file and some comments soon, including images.

One thing surprises me though: when Sigil creates an EPUB, it seems it does not provide a stylesheet.css file. If I hand this epub to calibre, and let him do a conversion from epub to epub, it provides me with a stylesheet.css file.

Due to my cleaning work, I can see that this file is now quite short and handy to work on.

Question
So where could I find the stylesheet.css in the first epub from Sigil?

Valloric · 03-22-2010, 12:31 PM

If your original file had a CSS stylesheet, it will have one when you open it in Sigil. If it doesn't, it won't.

Creating a new CSS file is easy. Right-click the "Styles" folder in the Book Browser, and choose "Add new item...". Don't forget to link to that CSS file in the <head> section of the XHTML files, like so:

Code:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="../Styles/Style0001.css" type="text/css" />

Admittedly, that last part is a pain. In a future version, Sigil will ask you from which XHTML files do you want the new stylesheet to be automatically linked.

roger64 · 03-23-2010, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valloric

In a future version, Sigil will ask you from which XHTML files do you want the new stylesheet to be automatically linked.

This will be very handy. Thanks for your explanations.

I just completed my low-level report here

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paulpeer · 03-23-2010, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valloric

Code:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="../Styles/Style0001.css" type="test/css" />

.

But instead of test/css you'd better use text/css, Valloric!

For one of my books I copied your link, and spent two hours to find out where the error was. At last, Mikel, the developer of EPUBReader, found it for me!

Valloric · 03-23-2010, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulpeer

But instead of test/css you'd better use text/css, Valloric!

It's a typo, I've fixed it now. Sorry

03-22-2010, 04:53 AM	#1
roger64 Wizard Posts: 1,045 Karma: 416729 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: KoboGlo	Where is the stylesheet.css? I follow on my slow trials with Sigil using xhtml files exported from OpenOffice. I took several steps to try to improve the quality of my html file (xhtml in fact) and I have been rewarded with better and better results with Sigil. I hope to provide you with a test file and some comments soon, including images. One thing surprises me though: when Sigil creates an EPUB, it seems it does not provide a stylesheet.css file. If I hand this epub to calibre, and let him do a conversion from epub to epub, it provides me with a stylesheet.css file. Due to my cleaning work, I can see that this file is now quite short and handy to work on. Question So where could I find the stylesheet.css in the first epub from Sigil?

03-22-2010, 12:31 PM	#2
Valloric Created Sigil, FlightCrew Posts: 1,975 Karma: 348069 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS 505	If your original file had a CSS stylesheet, it will have one when you open it in Sigil. If it doesn't, it won't. Creating a new CSS file is easy. Right-click the "Styles" folder in the Book Browser, and choose "Add new item...". Don't forget to link to that CSS file in the <head> section of the XHTML files, like so: Code: <link rel="stylesheet" href="../Styles/Style0001.css" type="text/css" /> Admittedly, that last part is a pain. In a future version, Sigil will ask you from which XHTML files do you want the new stylesheet to be automatically linked. __________________ Try Sigil, the free and open source ebook editor Try FlightCrew, the superior open source epub validator Last edited by Valloric; 03-23-2010 at 02:11 PM. Reason: typo fix

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