Text box not appearing in epub

Arkadian · 09-06-2014, 11:00 AM

Hi there,

I am trying to convert a docx (from LO, latest version) into EPUB. The layout is a bit messed up, but not much and I am trying to fix it where needed with the ebook editor.

However in my text I have a few text boxes where I have highlighted some important passages, but they are lost in the conversion. I di get the text, but "inline" and not within the box.

Here is an example of what it should look like:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/i826qsa12b...56.40.png?dl=0

Is there anything easy I can do to fix this?

TIA

theducks · 09-06-2014, 12:16 PM

Another case where learning HTML and CSS might make the conversion fight easier

Learn the CSS box model theory:

wrap the block in a <div

that makes use of
Border: (something like black solid 5px)
Set a background-color: silver;
use padding: .5em; to keep the text away from the border

Margin sets the location of the box (not the contents which is inside)

Arkadian · 09-07-2014, 07:05 AM

Well, searching more carefully this forum and using respureces found elsewhere, I have come up with this:

Quote:

which seems to be doing the trick for me.

09-06-2014, 11:00 AM	#1
Arkadian Connoisseur Posts: 96 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: none	Text box not appearing in epub Hi there, I am trying to convert a docx (from LO, latest version) into EPUB. The layout is a bit messed up, but not much and I am trying to fix it where needed with the ebook editor. However in my text I have a few text boxes where I have highlighted some important passages, but they are lost in the conversion. I di get the text, but "inline" and not within the box. Here is an example of what it should look like: https://www.dropbox.com/s/i826qsa12b...56.40.png?dl=0 Is there anything easy I can do to fix this? TIA

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09-06-2014, 12:16 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,792 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Another case where learning HTML and CSS might make the conversion fight easier Learn the CSS box model theory: wrap the block in a <div that makes use of Border: (something like black solid 5px) Set a background-color: silver; use padding: .5em; to keep the text away from the border Margin sets the location of the box (not the contents which is inside)

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