07-13-2010, 07:33 PM | #1 |
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Maintaining scene breaks
I have a simple question which I suspect does not have a simple answer/implementation.
I'm trying to convert ebooks of various formats to epub format. Doing this usually creates an epub with spacing between paragraphs which are unindented. Ok so I choose the "Remove spacing between paragraphs" option which works wonderfully, except that it also removes scene breaks (as they are generally just spaces between paragraphs). All I want to do is create an epub that has unspaced, indented paragraphs and scene breaks. Is there any simple or automated way to accomplish this? |
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Have you tried Sigil? You can use CSS to get the indented paragraphs, and use the Codeview S&R to insert the correct styling, without killing yourself. Write a second style for the scene break paras and use it, to have a greater top margin. Save the epub and you're good to go. Are you familiar with CSS? It's not hard to use...
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I just want to post to say that after converting some more books it appears that calibre maintains scene breaks just fine. In cases where scene breaks are lost when using the "remove spacing between paragraphs" option, the problem seems to be poorly formatted sources.
Definitely want to do this. Can you recommend some resources for learning css with an eye to ebook formatting? |
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