So much code for each section - is this normal?

Alda · 01-23-2011, 05:37 PM

Hello,

I'm testing out Sigil and trying to figure everything out. It's going reasonably well, but I'm puzzled by the huge amount of code for each section. I've got around 50 sections in my eBook and for each one there's around 2,000 lines of code before I actually get to the body text.

Is this normal? Or does it have something to do with the text being created in Word and saved as html??

Thanks!

Alda

theducks · 01-23-2011, 07:43 PM

Word creates 1000's of lines of kruft.
Try filtered HTML

You might try Open Office and writer2epub (next forum down)

I have converted DOC to EPUB with little touch-up

Toxaris · 01-24-2011, 04:08 AM

I agree, it is not the fault of Sigil, but of your source file. BTW, most of the crap can be removed without much problems. That will result in much cleaner files.

Alda · 01-24-2011, 10:13 AM

Thanks.

Yes, I figured most of the gunk would come from Word.

So can I go ahead and clean that out without all my hard work in Sigil going down the toilet?

cybmole · 01-24-2011, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alda

Thanks.

Yes, I figured most of the gunk would come from Word.

So can I go ahead and clean that out without all my hard work in Sigil going down the toilet?

probably - but a wise man makes a backup before deleting what he thinks is irrelevant junk!

Toxaris · 01-24-2011, 02:24 PM

Oh, everything will work. But perhaps not as you would like. If you have special formatting in mind, you need either a CSS stylesheet or do some makeup in the book view of Sigil. Keep a good look on the span tags, they can usually be removed without much problems.

The font part you can delete without problems. I would recommend getting Liz Castro's book, EPUB straight to the point. It is intended for iPad, but there are some good things in there. There is a chapter of how to create a nice epub from the Word junk.

Alda · 01-24-2011, 02:47 PM

Thank you. Actually I uploaded a different version of the book, exported from InDesign, and it's MUCH cleaner. So I working with that now.

Best - Alda

Carl314 · 01-25-2011, 04:22 PM

You've solved your problem, but one thing I find works well is an epub to epub conversion in calibre - it removes all of that unused css in each file and consolidates what is used into one stylesheet.

01-23-2011, 05:37 PM	#1
Alda Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 22 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: none	So much code for each section - is this normal? Hello, I'm testing out Sigil and trying to figure everything out. It's going reasonably well, but I'm puzzled by the huge amount of code for each section. I've got around 50 sections in my eBook and for each one there's around 2,000 lines of code before I actually get to the body text. Is this normal? Or does it have something to do with the text being created in Word and saved as html?? Thanks! Alda

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01-23-2011, 07:43 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,807 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Word creates 1000's of lines of kruft. Try filtered HTML You might try Open Office and writer2epub (next forum down) I have converted DOC to EPUB with little touch-up

01-24-2011, 04:08 AM	#3
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	I agree, it is not the fault of Sigil, but of your source file. BTW, most of the crap can be removed without much problems. That will result in much cleaner files.

01-24-2011, 10:13 AM	#4
Alda Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 22 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: none	Thanks. Yes, I figured most of the gunk would come from Word. So can I go ahead and clean that out without all my hard work in Sigil going down the toilet?

01-24-2011, 02:24 PM	#6
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Oh, everything will work. But perhaps not as you would like. If you have special formatting in mind, you need either a CSS stylesheet or do some makeup in the book view of Sigil. Keep a good look on the span tags, they can usually be removed without much problems. The font part you can delete without problems. I would recommend getting Liz Castro's book, EPUB straight to the point. It is intended for iPad, but there are some good things in there. There is a chapter of how to create a nice epub from the Word junk.

01-24-2011, 02:47 PM	#7
Alda Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 22 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: none	Thank you. Actually I uploaded a different version of the book, exported from InDesign, and it's MUCH cleaner. So I working with that now. Best - Alda

01-25-2011, 04:22 PM	#8
Carl314 Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 3, Motorola Droid with Aldiko	You've solved your problem, but one thing I find works well is an epub to epub conversion in calibre - it removes all of that unused css in each file and consolidates what is used into one stylesheet.