Chapter Positioning

JaBagCali598 · 03-26-2012, 12:51 PM

Help please!

I'm in the process of generating a new ebook for publication on Kindle.

I've got the general alignment how I want, (no indent on first paras), and a working TOC with subsections. So much for the good news.

Each new chapter starts at the top of a new page. I would like to be able to place each new chapter so it starts 1/3 of the way down the page. Does anyone know a (simple) way to do this? (I'm not too conversant with html, or xml.)

I have tried just adding extra lines to the epub version in Sigil, then retransferring back as mobi, but when I load it on the kindle, the chapter heading shoots back to the top of the page.

Cheers,

James

jackie_w · 03-26-2012, 06:31 PM

You can do it by adding a large margin-top to the css for the tag/class you are using for your chapters e.g.

If you view the code in Sigil and your chapter heading look like

Code:

<h2>Chapter 1</h2>

then edit the css file to have something like the following (make the 6em bigger/smaller to taste).

Code:

h2 {margin-top: 6em;}

If the chapter headings are more like

Code:

<h2 class="chaphdg">Chapter 1</h2>

then edit the css file to have something like

Code:

.chaphdg {margin-top: 6em;}

or perhaps

Code:

h2.chaphdg {margin-top: 6em;}

JaBagCali598 · 03-27-2012, 12:46 PM

Jackie - Thanks so much for such a wonderfully clear answer! It works perfectly!

03-26-2012, 12:51 PM	#1
JaBagCali598 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: kindle	Chapter Positioning Help please! I'm in the process of generating a new ebook for publication on Kindle. I've got the general alignment how I want, (no indent on first paras), and a working TOC with subsections. So much for the good news. Each new chapter starts at the top of a new page. I would like to be able to place each new chapter so it starts 1/3 of the way down the page. Does anyone know a (simple) way to do this? (I'm not too conversant with html, or xml.) I have tried just adding extra lines to the epub version in Sigil, then retransferring back as mobi, but when I load it on the kindle, the chapter heading shoots back to the top of the page. Cheers, James

03-26-2012, 06:31 PM	#2
jackie_w Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,212 Karma: 16534894 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK Device: Kobo: KA1, ClaraHD, Forma, Libra2, Clara2E. PocketBook: TouchHD3	You can do it by adding a large margin-top to the css for the tag/class you are using for your chapters e.g. If you view the code in Sigil and your chapter heading look like Code: <h2>Chapter 1</h2> then edit the css file to have something like the following (make the 6em bigger/smaller to taste). Code: h2 {margin-top: 6em;} If the chapter headings are more like Code: <h2 class="chaphdg">Chapter 1</h2> then edit the css file to have something like Code: .chaphdg {margin-top: 6em;} or perhaps Code: h2.chaphdg {margin-top: 6em;}

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03-27-2012, 12:46 PM	#3
JaBagCali598 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: kindle	Jackie - Thanks so much for such a wonderfully clear answer! It works perfectly!