09-30-2009, 08:32 PM | #1 |
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Epub to Mobi & TOC
Does anyone know how I can tell calibre to incorporate the table of contents that's in the Epub into the Mobipocket file? It does not do it by default.
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10-01-2009, 06:00 AM | #2 |
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In the .opf file, add this section:
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<guide> G |
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10-01-2009, 07:18 AM | #3 |
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Yeah, no. I'm not going to do that for 500 books. Besides, the Epub toc isn't a html file; it's the toc.ncx file. What you suggest isn't going to help.
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10-01-2009, 07:55 AM | #4 |
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Shouldn't it include the TOC by default?
--no-inline-toc Don't add Table of Contents to end of book. Useful if the book has its own table of contents. There doesn't seem to be a reverse option, maybe you have --no-inline-toc in your default settings somewhere? |
10-01-2009, 08:11 AM | #5 |
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Sorry if I misunderstood your objective. Adding the <guide> section makes an existing TOC accessible in a MOBI file. For example, with the Kindle, it enables the 'Table of Contents' feature when you press 'Menu' in a book. Calibre uses the TOC.NCX file to specify where the chapter breaks will occur on the Kindle.
Generating the actual TOC content is a different matter. Your question suggested that you wanted to use an existing TOC. G |
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10-01-2009, 08:16 AM | #6 |
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I'm using the GUI. The only thing I had checkboxed was "don't add detected chapters to the toc". I left that unchecked when I converted several titles last night and it had no effect. And just to be clear, I know that the Epubs had a toc. I looked.
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10-01-2009, 08:19 AM | #7 |
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Are any of the ePubs in question able to be posted here so we can take a look?
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10-01-2009, 09:19 AM | #8 |
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One other thing to check ...
Is the toc.html file listed in the manifest and spine sections of the OPF file? G |
10-01-2009, 09:53 AM | #9 |
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I'm not talking about a html file, or an inline toc. But if I were, I said that I knew the TOC was in the Epub. That means I saw it. If the inline toc is in the Epub, then it is obviously named in the OPF file.
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10-01-2009, 02:04 PM | #12 |
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I filed a bug report. Kovid said not to use "Kindle" as an output setting, which didn't help because I wasn't using it. I tried other settings like "Cybook G3" and "Mobipocket Books". Neither Mobi had a toc.
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I just converted the following two ePubs to Mobi and they both came out fine.
The Secret Adversary https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53913 The Mysterious Affair at Styles https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54721 The only thing that didn't convert well was the SVG cover used in The Mysterious Affair at Styles. |
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