dynamic content manipulation

maze · 02-15-2013, 11:56 AM

Hi there,

I'm just new with the topic of epub and ebook publishing but I was asking myself, if its possible to change a page dynamically during reading.

Example:
Page 1 has a button implemented. (to change the color of an rectangle)
Page 2 has the rectangle implemented.
Would it be possible to change the rectangle color on Page 2 by pressing the button on page 1 or is it
impossible because of the ebook reader loading/rendering every page when a page is flipped?

thanks for any advice.

dgatwood · 02-15-2013, 11:01 PM

If you're willing to limit yourself to only a small percentage of readers, then EPUB 3 readers support scripting; most readers, however, don't support any scripting.

Within that narrow context, as long as pages 1 and 2 fall within the same HTML file, I would expect it to work. Be aware, however, that the contents of page 2 would likely go back to their initial state when the user changes chapters.

02-15-2013, 11:56 AM	#1
maze Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: iPad	dynamic content manipulation Hi there, I'm just new with the topic of epub and ebook publishing but I was asking myself, if its possible to change a page dynamically during reading. Example: Page 1 has a button implemented. (to change the color of an rectangle) Page 2 has the rectangle implemented. Would it be possible to change the rectangle color on Page 2 by pressing the button on page 1 or is it impossible because of the ebook reader loading/rendering every page when a page is flipped? thanks for any advice.

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02-15-2013, 11:01 PM	#2
dgatwood Curmudgeon Posts: 629 Karma: 1623086 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: iPad, iPhone, Nook Simple Touch	If you're willing to limit yourself to only a small percentage of readers, then EPUB 3 readers support scripting; most readers, however, don't support any scripting. Within that narrow context, as long as pages 1 and 2 fall within the same HTML file, I would expect it to work. Be aware, however, that the contents of page 2 would likely go back to their initial state when the user changes chapters.

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