ToC doesn't work on my Kindle

BeccaPrice · 10-31-2011, 06:14 PM

I created a file, and built the table of contents in Sigil. I converted to mobi with Calibre. The go to>table of contents menu item works, and when I tab through my toc the cursor indicates that it's an active toc, but when I click on any item, it always takes me to the first page of the document.

Is this a Calibre question or a Sigil question? or a Kindle question? What am I doing wrong?

(I'm very much a neophyte in this, and still don't know what I'm doing in a lot of ways)

ETA: I'm on a K3. I've read the ToC sticky at the top of the forum. It didn't seem to help.

speakingtohe · 10-31-2011, 06:19 PM

You don't say whether the TOC worked completely before conversion?

Helen

BeccaPrice · 10-31-2011, 06:24 PM

it seemed to work in Sigil. I didn't try it in Calibre. I used the "generate ToC button in Sigil to create the Toc based on heading levels.

theducks · 10-31-2011, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

it seemed to work in Sigil. I didn't try it in Calibre. I used the "generate ToC button in Sigil to create the Toc based on heading levels.

Caliber and Sigil tend to agree when rendering an EPUB.
ADE might not render the document the same as Sigil, but the TOC should work on either.

BTW in case you did not notice. In 4.0, the TOC is active. Double click a item and it opens at the correct (anchor) point

BeccaPrice · 10-31-2011, 10:33 PM

I went back to the epub file in Sigil and rebuilt the ToC - checked it to make sure it worked. Re-imported to Calibre and the ToC worked in the Viewer. Put the new file on my Kindle... and now the ToC works. go figure.

I've decided that all technology is basically magic, and all I have to do to get it to work is to ask my question of experts, and bang! I don't have to do anything, it'll just suddenly work right. Same thing happened with my Word 2010 table of contents in another document. *sigh*

Thanks all for helping.

10-31-2011, 06:14 PM	#1
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	ToC doesn't work on my Kindle I created a file, and built the table of contents in Sigil. I converted to mobi with Calibre. The go to>table of contents menu item works, and when I tab through my toc the cursor indicates that it's an active toc, but when I click on any item, it always takes me to the first page of the document. Is this a Calibre question or a Sigil question? or a Kindle question? What am I doing wrong? (I'm very much a neophyte in this, and still don't know what I'm doing in a lot of ways) ETA: I'm on a K3. I've read the ToC sticky at the top of the forum. It didn't seem to help. Last edited by BeccaPrice; 10-31-2011 at 06:19 PM. Reason: adding new information

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10-31-2011, 06:19 PM	#2
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	You don't say whether the TOC worked completely before conversion? Helen

10-31-2011, 06:24 PM	#3
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	it seemed to work in Sigil. I didn't try it in Calibre. I used the "generate ToC button in Sigil to create the Toc based on heading levels.

10-31-2011, 10:33 PM	#5
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	I went back to the epub file in Sigil and rebuilt the ToC - checked it to make sure it worked. Re-imported to Calibre and the ToC worked in the Viewer. Put the new file on my Kindle... and now the ToC works. go figure. I've decided that all technology is basically magic, and all I have to do to get it to work is to ask my question of experts, and bang! I don't have to do anything, it'll just suddenly work right. Same thing happened with my Word 2010 table of contents in another document. sigh Thanks all for helping.

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