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Forum: Sigil 06-21-2016, 02:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,591
Posted By Alda
Thanks DiapDealer. I figured out about five...

Thanks DiapDealer. I figured out about five minutes after I posted this question that this likely had to do with the name of the cover. I deleted it, and uploaded a new cover without spaces in the...
Forum: Sigil 06-21-2016, 02:11 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,591
Posted By Alda
An error occurred while parsing the CSS & one other

Hello,

I uploaded an ebook to Smashwords' premium catalog, which initially passed, but then came back with the following errors:

File: [OEBPS/Text/cover.xhtml], Line: [12] Position: [48]...
Forum: Sigil 05-20-2015, 06:51 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,662
Posted By Alda
Thanks PeterT, I was thinking about that very...

Thanks PeterT, I was thinking about that very tutorial yesterday - I couldn't remember where to find it. So thanks for the link!
Forum: Sigil 05-19-2015, 06:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,662
Posted By Alda
Thanks, all, for your responses. I used...

Thanks, all, for your responses.

I used Arios's solution and it worked like a charm.

:)
Forum: Sigil 05-19-2015, 11:49 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,662
Posted By Alda
Overriding style sheet for one paragraph

Hello,

I have my stylesheet set so that each paragraph of my book is indented, but I want a handful of paragraphs NOT to be that way. I've tried going into the code and adding this tag to the...
Forum: ePub 02-12-2015, 08:12 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,566
Posted By Alda
Thank you so much for that link Toxaris - very...

Thank you so much for that link Toxaris - very useful! I feel enlightened. :)

And ... well, I'm embarrassed to say this but I figured out that the problems above were largely caused by a glaring...
Forum: ePub 02-10-2015, 01:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,566
Posted By Alda
Thank you all for the replies. I've replaced...

Thank you all for the replies.

I've replaced "name" by "id" so that's ok, and I've added the "title" metadata.

As for the <language> metadata ... this book is written in Polish. When I look at...
Forum: ePub 02-09-2015, 06:05 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,566
Posted By Alda
Hi Toxaris and thanks for the reply. My...

Hi Toxaris and thanks for the reply.

My apologies for posting those ... the book was created in Sigil actually but since the Sigil error messages wouldn't copy (and paste) I stupidly and...
Forum: ePub 02-09-2015, 02:34 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,566
Posted By Alda
A bunch of error messages in ePub - help?

Hello,

I've been trying to upload an ebook in Polish to Smashwords (it's a translation of one of my books) and while Smashwords does include Polish as a language, I get these error messages:


...
Forum: Sigil 02-01-2015, 09:09 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,851
Posted By Alda
Thank you all so much for your help - much...

Thank you all so much for your help - much appreciated! :)
Forum: Sigil 01-31-2015, 06:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,851
Posted By Alda
Aha. Thanks so much DiapDealer. That fixed that...

Aha. Thanks so much DiapDealer. That fixed that particular error.

However, I am still left with this:



Can anyone help with that?
Forum: Sigil 01-31-2015, 05:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,851
Posted By Alda
Thank you for the advice Toxaris. That's just...

Thank you for the advice Toxaris. That's just what I was wondering about.

I have no particular investment in that font for the ePub. The file was exported from InDesign because a print book was...
Forum: Sigil 01-31-2015, 02:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,851
Posted By Alda
Problems with fonts

Hello,

I've validated my ePub with Flight Crew and get the following message:



This is in reference to three fonts that are not embedded in the file but which are referred to in the ePub...
Forum: Sigil 01-30-2015, 09:36 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,157
Posted By Alda
Thank you! And just FYI for anyone with the...

Thank you!

And just FYI for anyone with the same question - I uploaded the ePub to Smashwords before fixing this, and no issues were found, i.e. the file was not rejected.
Forum: Sigil 01-30-2015, 08:45 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,157
Posted By Alda
Thank you for the quick reply. So does that...

Thank you for the quick reply.

So does that mean that this



should become this:
Forum: Sigil 01-30-2015, 08:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,157
Posted By Alda
Attribute 'target' is not declared for element 'a'

Hello,

I have just validated my epub with Flight Crew and get the message: Attribute 'target' is not declared for element 'a'

Can anyone tell me what that means, and what I need to do to fix...
Forum: Sigil 11-06-2014, 01:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 968
Posted By Alda
Easy way to remove carriage returns between paragraphs?

Hi,

I have a manuscript that I'm converting to ebook format using Sigil. The original was written in block paragraph style, i.e. with a return between each paragraph. I would prefer a regular...
Forum: Sigil 06-22-2014, 08:46 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,683
Posted By Alda
Thanks for the explanation. I've been immersed in...

Thanks for the explanation. I've been immersed in tweaking the last few hours and totally get what you mean. However, I'm too much of a novice to be able to strip it the way you describe above, so...
Forum: Sigil 06-20-2014, 09:47 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,683
Posted By Alda
Nope, I had no idea. This is my first time doing...

Nope, I had no idea. This is my first time doing this.

Can you be more specific re. InDesign clutter?

Thanks.
Forum: Sigil 06-20-2014, 07:58 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,683
Posted By Alda
Ok, answered my own question. When I tinkered...

Ok, answered my own question. When I tinkered with the "override" code I managed to get it the way I wanted.
Forum: Sigil 06-20-2014, 07:56 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,999
Posted By Alda
Precisely the issue I was having. I did set the...

Precisely the issue I was having. I did set the "text" semantic as instructed but it made no difference to KDP - it was still opening in the middle of the TOC until I converted to mobi.

But...
Forum: Sigil 06-20-2014, 07:37 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,683
Posted By Alda
Headings appearing huge with Indesign stylesheet

Hi,

I'm trying to tweak a book that was designed in InDesign and exported as ePub. I love the look of it when I upload to KDP, except for one problem - the headings (H1) appear HUGE. I've tried...
Forum: Sigil 06-20-2014, 06:36 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,589
Posted By Alda
Many thanks Notjohn. That's very helpful.

Many thanks Notjohn. That's very helpful.
Forum: Sigil 06-19-2014, 09:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,589
Posted By Alda
Delightful. Do you speak to people that way in...

Delightful. Do you speak to people that way in real life too, or is that sort of dripping sarcasm reserved for strangers on the internet?
Forum: Sigil 06-19-2014, 08:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,589
Posted By Alda
CSS to indent paragraphs and remove spaces

Hi,

I had formatted my book in Word to upload to Kindle, but it wasn't doing what I had hoped so I ran it through word2cleanhtml. With that, however, all the work I did on paragraph indents etc....
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