07-31-2012, 06:07 PM | #1 |
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Keeping stuff together
When I registered I warned you I'm a total beginner and I'd be needing some very basic help, so here's Question 1:
How do I make sure that the source of a quote remains attached to the quote? e.g. If I wanted to set out something like this: "Red hair, sir, in my opinion, is dangerous." P.G. Wodehouse At the moment, depending on whether or not I maximise the page, the source sometimes appears on its own on the following page. Many thanks. |
07-31-2012, 08:27 PM | #2 | |
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08-01-2012, 01:08 AM | #3 |
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in Css you can have properties like
page-break-before: avoid page-break-after: avoid |
08-01-2012, 06:41 AM | #4 |
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Thank you both for your suggestions. Perhaps I should have made it clear that I have half a dozen of these quotes on the same page.
Hitch, I don't have a device. At the moment I'm simply using Sigil to convert to e-pub and looking at it on Adobe Digital Editions which I've downloaded to this laptop. Time to get to grips with CSS methinks! Thanks again. |
08-01-2012, 07:23 AM | #5 |
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If you really MUST make sure they stay together make a graphic image of it.
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08-01-2012, 08:37 AM | #6 |
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If you have something like:
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<blockquote> <p>"Red hair, sir, in my opinion, is dangerous."</p> <div class="attribution">P.G. Wodehouse</div> </blockquote> If you don't, maybe you should. |
08-01-2012, 04:48 PM | #7 | |
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I won't get into a device recommendation here--that would be like a declaration of war, trust me, and it's irrelevant to Sigil--but having a device is VERY helpful. (You can find used Nooks, etc., cheaply on Craigslist, methinks.) I'm always surprised by new stuff on devices (like the time with very, very unhappy surprise hyphenation issues on Nooks.) HTH, Hitch |
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08-01-2012, 09:14 PM | #8 |
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Theducks learned his CSS the same way as Hitch.
Find books you like the look of and steal (borrow heavily ) the CSS ideas, trowing in your own twists. Ducks learned about reverse engineering while on the bench. |
08-02-2012, 12:45 AM | #9 | |
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PS I've used it in <p... styles also, does not have to be in a <div. & I learnt it my inspecting CSS in other books then googling. |
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08-06-2012, 01:53 PM | #10 |
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Thank you all very much for sharing your wisdom.
Time for some action, not words (or rather, time for action on words!) Thanks again. |
09-03-2012, 08:33 AM | #11 |
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It's quite ridiculous that every wp or dtp program doesn't have a function "Export as EPUB" that actually creates code that works on any device!
But, while readers continue to be quirky, I can continue to make a few pennies from knowing the tricks of eBook conversion! :-) |
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Don't I WISH! However, anyone who is competent in Word's styles can use Jutoh to produce perfectly serviceable basic ePUBs and MOBIs for their own eBook production (like DIY authors, etc.). Hitch |
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09-05-2012, 09:25 AM | #13 |
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Occam's Razor:
"Red hair, sir, in my opinion, is dangerous." (P.G. Wodehouse) |
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