Converting to ePub for iBooks

AppleTard · 08-26-2011, 10:10 AM

This is driving me crazy:

When I converted my HTML files to epub, for use with iBooks, I'd a problem: All chapter titles which are in the TOC are blue.

I create the HTML out of a Word file (using the filtered HTML option). Has anyone ever encountered this problem? Does anyone have a solution?

(Apparently iBooks is rendering anchors as links. If so, is there a way to prevent Word from creating anchors?)

Manichean · 08-26-2011, 10:51 AM

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kovidgoyal · 08-26-2011, 11:13 AM

Add

a { color: black }
a:visited { color: black }

a[href] { color: blue; }

to extra css

HarryT · 08-26-2011, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AppleTard

(Apparently iBooks is rendering anchors as links. If so, is there a way to prevent Word from creating anchors?)

Anchors are the things that links jump to. An anchor is not a link, and absolutely cannot be rendered as one.

JSWolf · 08-26-2011, 11:27 AM

You've got your chapter headers linked back to an internal ToC. This is very bad form for an ePub. ePub's ToC should be in the file toc.ncx. There's no need for an internal ToC.

AppleTard · 08-26-2011, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Add

a { color: black }
a:visited { color: black }

a[href] { color: blue; }

to extra css

Still didn't work. Chapter titles are still blue, even after adding your code to extra css. Thanks for trying to help anyway.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

You've got your chapter headers linked back to an internal ToC. This is very bad form for an ePub. ePub's ToC should be in the file toc.ncx. There's no need for an internal ToC.

Apparently I'd made a bad design decision. I removed the Word-generated ToC before converting to HTML, and now my ePubs are flawless. No need to have a redundant ToC, anyway.

Thanks a lot!

08-26-2011, 10:10 AM	#1
AppleTard Member Posts: 24 Karma: 1839286 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: iPad	Converting to ePub for iBooks This is driving me crazy: When I converted my HTML files to epub, for use with iBooks, I'd a problem: All chapter titles which are in the TOC are blue. I create the HTML out of a Word file (using the filtered HTML option). Has anyone ever encountered this problem? Does anyone have a solution? (Apparently iBooks is rendering anchors as links. If so, is there a way to prevent Word from creating anchors?)

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kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Add a { color: black } a:visited { color: black } a[href] { color: blue; } to extra css

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,942 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	You've got your chapter headers linked back to an internal ToC. This is very bad form for an ePub. ePub's ToC should be in the file toc.ncx. There's no need for an internal ToC.

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