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sueneu · 07-09-2010, 04:28 PM

Hi all!
My client would like their ebook to start at the first chapter, but if the back arrow is pushed, the Dedication and Table of Contents would display.
I've tried taking the Dedication and TOC out of the playOrder in the toc.ncx file, and setting the item ref to linear="no" in the content.opf file, but then the Kindle puts the Dedication and Table of Contents at the end of the book.
I read about the "start" attribute. I understand that the book will then ALWAYS open to the first chapter, not what we want.
Is there a way to do what my client asks? To bypass the Dedication and Table of Contents when the book is first opened, but have them 1st and 2nd in the item order thereafter?
Thanks!

07-09-2010, 04:28 PM	#1
sueneu eBook Designer Posts: 29 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: ipad, nook, kindle	Can you bypass first two items in TOC.ncx? Hi all! My client would like their ebook to start at the first chapter, but if the back arrow is pushed, the Dedication and Table of Contents would display. I've tried taking the Dedication and TOC out of the playOrder in the toc.ncx file, and setting the item ref to linear="no" in the content.opf file, but then the Kindle puts the Dedication and Table of Contents at the end of the book. I read about the "start" attribute. I understand that the book will then ALWAYS open to the first chapter, not what we want. Is there a way to do what my client asks? To bypass the Dedication and Table of Contents when the book is first opened, but have them 1st and 2nd in the item order thereafter? Thanks!