the case of the disappearing page

affa · 04-20-2011, 11:53 PM

I am converting an Epub to Mobi and losing a page in the process.

The 'files' in the Epub go:

1) Cover
2) Title Page
3) Dedication
4) Rest of book

However, when I convert to Mobi and export to my Kindle, the book loses the Title Page entirely. I can see it if I view the mobi file through Calibre, but NOT if I actually use my Kindle. It begins on the Dedication instead and does not let me page back.

Additionally, for some reason, when I select Title Page in the TOC on the kindle, it's underlined like a link but there is no 'hand' letting me click it like other TOC elements.

I have tried various settings during conversion to no avail.

The original epub was created by Indesign, and refined in Sigil. Sigil reports no validation errors.

Here is the code for the first two pages (cover + title).

COVER

Code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"
  "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
  <title>The Book Title</title>
  <link href="../Styles/template.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>

<body style="">
  <div id="the-book-title-by-john-doe">
    <div class="story">
      <h2 id="heading_id_2" title="Title Page"></h2>

      <p class="front-matter"><span class="generated-style"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" src="../Images/COVER.jpg" /></span></span></p>
    </div>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

Title Page (the page that doesn't show up)

Code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"
  "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
  <title>The Book Title by John Doe</title>
  <link href="../Styles/template.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
</head>

<body style="">
  <div id="the-book-title-by-john-doe">
    <div class="story">
      <p class="front-matter"><span class="generated-style">The Book Title</span></p>

      <p class="front-matter"><span class="generated-style">A novel by John Doe</span></p>

      <p class="front-matter"><span class="generated-style"><br /></span></p>

      <p class="front-matter"><span class="generated-style"><br /></span></p>

      <p class="front-matter"><span class="generated-style">Edited by Jane Smith</span></p>

      <p class="front-matter"><br /></p>

      <p class="front-matter"><br /></p>

      <p class="front-matter"><img src="../Images/logo.jpeg" /><br /></p>

      <p class="front-matter"><span class="generated-style">The Press</span></p>

    </div>

    <div class="story"></div>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

Manichean · 04-21-2011, 03:29 AM

Moderator Notice
Moved to correct forum.

kovidgoyal · 04-21-2011, 10:29 AM

You've probably got the missing page marked as a cover in the OPF <guide> section.

affa · 04-21-2011, 01:30 PM

I think I figured it out, but in doing so I found either a significant error with the official Sigil tutorial, or a semi-bug in Sigil, not sure. I just happened to notice it when I was checking this page for replies, and just tested on a new file.

Here's the issue:

When you create the cover based on the tutorial directions for Sigil,
http://code.google.com/p/sigil/wiki/BasicTutorial

The cover page 'steals' the title declaration from your real first page. So, if you notice in the code in the OP, the cover page has a header for 'Title Page'. I never noticed because my title doesn't display.

I'll go report this in the Sigil forum, I guess, once I test it out on the Kindle itself (my wife has it right now).

ldolse · 04-21-2011, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by affa

I'll go report this in the Sigil forum, I guess, once I test it out on the Kindle itself (my wife has it right now).

You can always test on a virtual Kindle. Download the Kindle Previewer:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000234621

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04-21-2011, 03:29 AM	#2
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	Moderator Notice Moved to correct forum.

04-21-2011, 10:29 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You've probably got the missing page marked as a cover in the OPF <guide> section.

04-21-2011, 01:30 PM	#4
affa Connoisseur Posts: 56 Karma: 1234 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: kindle	I think I figured it out, but in doing so I found either a significant error with the official Sigil tutorial, or a semi-bug in Sigil, not sure. I just happened to notice it when I was checking this page for replies, and just tested on a new file. Here's the issue: When you create the cover based on the tutorial directions for Sigil, http://code.google.com/p/sigil/wiki/BasicTutorial The cover page 'steals' the title declaration from your real first page. So, if you notice in the code in the OP, the cover page has a header for 'Title Page'. I never noticed because my title doesn't display. I'll go report this in the Sigil forum, I guess, once I test it out on the Kindle itself (my wife has it right now).

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