Converting txt to epub, chapter heading contains number

NMinker · 09-18-2011, 04:34 PM

I'm sure this has been asked before, but using Google got me dead ends.

I'm using calibre to convert a txt to epub. And the chapter headings are just the chapter numbers (i.e. One, Two, Ten, Twenty-Three, etc).

I'm using this code to detect chapters:

Code:

//*[((name()='p') and re:test(., 'chapter', 'i'))]

The current detection code doesn't detect chapters properly.

I need help to improve the code to work for my means, so I don't have to painfully add every chapter to the ToC.

Thanks ahead for any help.

user_none · 09-18-2011, 05:59 PM

The xpath you're using looks for p tags which have the word chapter in them. This isn't going to work in your case because you're chapter headings are all numbers.

Try enabling Heuristic processing and only set the unformatted detect chapter heading option. It may be able to detect the heading due to the line length.

JohnnyNonsense · 11-01-2011, 11:30 AM

You've probably figured out a solution by now, but one possible solution is to first annotate your text file with Markdown. This may be as simple as putting a single "#" before your title (to place it in an h1 tag), and a "##" before each chapter to put them in h2 tags.

09-18-2011, 04:34 PM	#1
NMinker Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: iTouch	Converting txt to epub, chapter heading contains number I'm sure this has been asked before, but using Google got me dead ends. I'm using calibre to convert a txt to epub. And the chapter headings are just the chapter numbers (i.e. One, Two, Ten, Twenty-Three, etc). I'm using this code to detect chapters: Code: //*[((name()='p') and re:test(., 'chapter', 'i'))] The current detection code doesn't detect chapters properly. I need help to improve the code to work for my means, so I don't have to painfully add every chapter to the ToC. Thanks ahead for any help.

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09-18-2011, 05:59 PM	#2
user_none Sigil & calibre developer Posts: 2,488 Karma: 1063785 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida, USA Device: Nook STR	The xpath you're using looks for p tags which have the word chapter in them. This isn't going to work in your case because you're chapter headings are all numbers. Try enabling Heuristic processing and only set the unformatted detect chapter heading option. It may be able to detect the heading due to the line length.

11-01-2011, 11:30 AM	#3
JohnnyNonsense Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: none	You've probably figured out a solution by now, but one possible solution is to first annotate your text file with Markdown. This may be as simple as putting a single "#" before your title (to place it in an h1 tag), and a "##" before each chapter to put them in h2 tags.