04-12-2022, 12:43 PM | #1 |
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odt to epub conversion why are images not centered?
I have converted an ODT text manuscript with images to an epub file
When viewed on Kindle Previewer 3 the images appear left indented not centered as they appeared in the original manuscript. Is it possible to have them viewed in the center of the space between two paragraphs when converted to epub file? |
04-12-2022, 12:55 PM | #2 |
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Edit in in odt format but do an extra Save As in docx. Then convert docx. No problem with centred images. Use of paragraph styles is important and images work in more ereaders if in their own paragraph anchored as character, with appropriate text paragraph style and graphics style. Only ever open a doc or docx from Word, to convert. Never open the extra docx saved from LO Writer. Only edit the odt. Use Calibre & "tablet" page format for conversion. |
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04-12-2022, 12:58 PM | #3 |
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A text file doesn’t really have any formatting, or ‘styling’, information. In an ePub you need to provide the styling using a style sheet. CSS (cascading style sheet) contains all the styling information for your book which makes it all pretty when you link it to the html files.
Your code should look something like this: <p>This is a normal paragraph.</p> <p>This is a normal paragraph.</p> <div class=“image”><img alt=“” src=“../Images/touring.jpg”/></div> <p>This is a normal paragraph.</p> <p>This is a normal paragraph.</p> With a styles.css something like this: p {margin:0; text-indent:1.2em; text-align:left} div.image {margin:2em auto; width:50%} |
04-13-2022, 06:07 AM | #4 |
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The odt format isn't a text format.
There is no need to edit the CSS & HTML. If a properly styled & formatted odt has an extra "Save As" in docx and that is converted in Calibre the epub CSS & HTML are perfect. |
04-15-2022, 04:08 AM | #5 | |
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p.center { text-align: center; } Use the above style within HTML images like this: Code:
<p class='center'> <img alt="img01" src="../Images/Title_Image.jpg"> </p> Last edited by slowsmile; 04-15-2022 at 04:12 AM. |
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04-15-2022, 06:28 AM | #6 |
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No, doc is poor, export (Save As) an extra copy as docx
It's also easier to convert docx to epub in Calibre. Sigil is better for experts handcrafting an ebook. It's not needed for this and the styles, formatting & centring should always be done in the wordprocessor, not in Sigil or Calibre, unless you only have an ebook and no wordprocessor source, Properly done styles editing an odt with an extra docx "Save As" will automatically create that sort of HTML and CSS. |
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p { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 1.2em; } .center { text-align: center; text-indent: 0; } Last edited by JSWolf; 04-15-2022 at 11:57 AM. |
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