Formatting ePubs

dynabook · 09-22-2008, 05:54 PM

I am working on a project for moving a large document to an electronic medium for reading purposes. I started with iSilo on a Palm and was getting pretty good results but the document was so large and the Palm was so small I got tired of the conversion process.

I have since gotten a Sony Reader and with the advent of ePub capabilities have been drawn back to this project to try and produce an ePub version. I basically have html which needs a lot of formatting. I am working on a chapter at a time.

The results so far are pretty good but I can't seem to get page breaks where I want them. I would like the top of the page to start right after the break. I am using the following statement:

<br clear="all" style='page-break-before:always' />

Should I add the style to my Chapter title? How do I add multiple styles since the chapter title is already style='text-align:center'? span tag?

Sorry for the newbie html questions but this is annoying.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-22-2008, 06:35 PM

i believe epub uses an external stylesheet, which will allow you to add whatever (as many) css styles you like.

it might be helpful to look at a finished epub document : you could try formatting a sample document using the wysiwyg editor on feedbooks.com, then just download the preview rather than publishing the document. an epub file can be opened using winzip or winrar to see the different files that compose it. you could also use this editor to make your entire book. books in progress are saved between sessions.

Hadrien · 09-22-2008, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dynabook

I am working on a project for moving a large document to an electronic medium for reading purposes. I started with iSilo on a Palm and was getting pretty good results but the document was so large and the Palm was so small I got tired of the conversion process.

I have since gotten a Sony Reader and with the advent of ePub capabilities have been drawn back to this project to try and produce an ePub version. I basically have html which needs a lot of formatting. I am working on a chapter at a time.

The results so far are pretty good but I can't seem to get page breaks where I want them. I would like the top of the page to start right after the break. I am using the following statement:

<br clear="all" style='page-break-before:always' />

Should I add the style to my Chapter title? How do I add multiple styles since the chapter title is already style='text-align:center'? span tag?

Sorry for the newbie html questions but this is annoying.

I'm not sure that you're allowed this CSS property here. Try the same thing on a div, it'll probably work.

kovidgoyal · 09-22-2008, 08:24 PM

<h2 style="page-break-before: always">Chapter title</h2>

And you can use html2epub to create epubs for the sony.

EDIT; And you can always force a page break by splitting the HTML file into two separate files.

09-22-2008, 05:54 PM	#1
dynabook Techno-geek Posts: 150 Karma: 1000613 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: PRS-T1 (Black)	Formatting ePubs I am working on a project for moving a large document to an electronic medium for reading purposes. I started with iSilo on a Palm and was getting pretty good results but the document was so large and the Palm was so small I got tired of the conversion process. I have since gotten a Sony Reader and with the advent of ePub capabilities have been drawn back to this project to try and produce an ePub version. I basically have html which needs a lot of formatting. I am working on a chapter at a time. The results so far are pretty good but I can't seem to get page breaks where I want them. I would like the top of the page to start right after the break. I am using the following statement: <br clear="all" style='page-break-before:always' /> Should I add the style to my Chapter title? How do I add multiple styles since the chapter title is already style='text-align:center'? span tag? Sorry for the newbie html questions but this is annoying.

09-22-2008, 06:35 PM	#2
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,828 Karma: 908606 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i believe epub uses an external stylesheet, which will allow you to add whatever (as many) css styles you like. it might be helpful to look at a finished epub document : you could try formatting a sample document using the wysiwyg editor on feedbooks.com, then just download the preview rather than publishing the document. an epub file can be opened using winzip or winrar to see the different files that compose it. you could also use this editor to make your entire book. books in progress are saved between sessions. __________________ blog.ex-elibris.fr : les liseuses, les ebooks, nos lectures, la technologie… I don't want none of that mischief on my eels! - pdurrant since i would never want to disappoint wde and vr, we are thrilled to present the next exciting avatar in zelda's wardrobe, by vivaldirules himself.

09-22-2008, 08:24 PM	#4
kovidgoyal Creator of calibre Posts: 22,657 Karma: 3473290 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	<h2 style="page-break-before: always">Chapter title</h2> And you can use html2epub to create epubs for the sony. EDIT; And you can always force a page break by splitting the HTML file into two separate files. Last edited by kovidgoyal; 09-22-2008 at 08:41 PM.

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