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Showing results 1 to 25 of 34 - Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: SeaCanary
Forum: Sigil 05-15-2014, 04:11 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,433
Posted By SeaCanary
:offtopic: I am very new at this. Three...

:offtopic:

I am very new at this. Three questions:

What would I use to generate a .mobi file?
Where do I get or get access to the Kindle Previewer?
What forum should I post these questions...
Forum: Sigil 05-14-2014, 01:58 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,433
Posted By SeaCanary
BINGO !!! :thumbsup: The path was wrong. I...

BINGO !!! :thumbsup:

The path was wrong. I corrected that and eliminated spaces in all the file names and now I can see the illustrations.

Thank you very much!
Forum: Sigil 05-13-2014, 05:41 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,433
Posted By SeaCanary
Image Not Visible - Using SVG

I can't get the images that display perfectly in Sigil to display at all on my Nook Basic.

I tried a method I found here (http://tinyurl.com/n93hrlu) to no avail. Here is my code:
...
Forum: Sigil 02-23-2014, 06:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,795
Posted By SeaCanary
What does one have to do to accomplish what I...

What does one have to do to accomplish what I want?
Forum: Sigil 02-23-2014, 08:57 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,795
Posted By SeaCanary
Or a Cybook Orizon?

Or a Cybook Orizon?
Forum: Sigil 02-23-2014, 08:56 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,795
Posted By SeaCanary
I think I understand why. Have you tested your...

I think I understand why. Have you tested your solution on a Nook?
Forum: Sigil 02-23-2014, 08:35 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,795
Posted By SeaCanary
Thank you. I came up with a solution using both...

Thank you. I came up with a solution using both <div> and <p>.
<div class="verse">
<p>There lived a lady in Scotland,</p>
<div class="ILC">Hey my love and ho my joy</div>
<p>There...
Forum: Sigil 02-23-2014, 01:18 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,795
Posted By SeaCanary
I scanned thru the Poetry section of EPUBS. There...

I scanned thru the Poetry section of EPUBS. There are a few examples that include the use of <br/> like Kalevala.epub. The use of <br/> is counter indicated. I'd much rather do this using CSS and...
Forum: Sigil 02-22-2014, 11:21 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,795
Posted By SeaCanary
Sorry for the confusion. I'm quite happy to use...

Sorry for the confusion. I'm quite happy to use HTML code along with CSS.
Forum: Sigil 02-22-2014, 10:01 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,795
Posted By SeaCanary
Combining Class IDs In CSS to Control Left-Indent

I want to accomplish this:
There lived a lady in Scotland,
Hey my love and ho my joy
There lived a lady in Scotland,
Who dearly loved me
There lived a lady in Scotland,
An she's...
Forum: Sigil 02-22-2014, 09:41 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,286
Posted By SeaCanary
I suspect it would depend on what other code is...

I suspect it would depend on what other code is in the CSS. Give me some more of your code and maybe I can test it on my Nook.
Forum: Sigil 02-09-2014, 06:52 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 950
Posted By SeaCanary
Combining Italics And Normal Text In One Line Via CSS

I want to accomplish this...

Bonney Light Horseman

... without having to do this.
<b>B<i>onney </i>L<i>ight </i>H<i>orseman</i>

Can what I want to accomplish be done entirely within CSS?
Forum: Sigil 02-09-2014, 06:35 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,286
Posted By SeaCanary
For the record, when I did this ... .verse { ...

For the record, when I did this ...
.verse {
margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}
.verse p {
margin: 0;
margin-left: 1em;
text-indent:-1em;
}
.chorus p {
Forum: ePub 02-02-2014, 04:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,044
Posted By SeaCanary
I explicitly defined the margins in my CSS code,...

I explicitly defined the margins in my CSS code, as the thread suggested, and that fixed the problem.

Thanks!
Forum: ePub 02-01-2014, 05:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,044
Posted By SeaCanary
Where to Post Question About Differences between Sigil & Nook

I have written some CSS code and HTML code that works in Sigil and doesn't work on my Nook.

What is the proper forum to find help in resolving this?
Forum: Sigil 02-01-2014, 11:10 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,286
Posted By SeaCanary
Is there an editor like Sigil that tests for...

Is there an editor like Sigil that tests for different devices?

QT? :blink:
Forum: Sigil 01-31-2014, 08:48 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,286
Posted By SeaCanary
Thumbs up BINGO!!!

I hadn't properly linked my test XHTML to my CSS file. I fixed that and now it works!!

Thank you, everyone! :thanks:
Forum: Sigil 01-31-2014, 06:30 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,286
Posted By SeaCanary
Not possible. See #15, above. Perhaps Sigil...

Not possible. See #15, above.
Perhaps Sigil does. What are you using?
Forum: Sigil 01-31-2014, 06:25 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,286
Posted By SeaCanary
Not possible because I built a new file with just...

Not possible because I built a new file with just the CSS code I showed you and some dummy verse and chorus lines and got the same result. There are no definitions in the XHTML file. (FWIW I'm using...
Forum: Sigil 01-31-2014, 09:43 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,286
Posted By SeaCanary
When I tried this I found that every verse and...

When I tried this I found that every verse and chorus line had a blank line before and after it. I even built a new file with just this CSS code and some dummy verse and chorus lines and got the same...
Forum: Sigil 01-30-2014, 10:09 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,286
Posted By SeaCanary
I see what you mean. In this file I don't have...

I see what you mean. In this file I don't have any regular text. I changed it to the following.
<div class="verse">
<p>Ease the bowspring,</p>
<p>Gently set the foresheets on the...
Forum: Sigil 01-30-2014, 12:51 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,286
Posted By SeaCanary
I like this though I found a way to simplify the...

I like this though I found a way to simplify the code. :idea:

HTML code Note how I nested one <div> within another as you suggested.
<div class="verse">
<div class="line">
<p>Now Boney's...
Forum: Sigil 01-29-2014, 08:03 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,286
Posted By SeaCanary
Thank you for suggesting this, but I thought we...

Thank you for suggesting this, but I thought we (or at least me as a noob) are discouraged from using <br /> and encouraged to use only CSS. Also it doesn't work when the lines are too long for the...
Forum: Sigil 01-29-2014, 02:06 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,286
Posted By SeaCanary
Managing Blank Lines Following <p> Using CSS

Is there a "better" way to achieve the result I'm getting using only CSS?

This is the result I'm getting:



Using this code:

<p class="versebody">Now Boney's away from his warring and...
Forum: Workshop 01-28-2014, 09:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 772
Posted By SeaCanary
Never knew it existed. Thank you!

Never knew it existed. Thank you!
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