Thread: Inline TOC from toc.ncx
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Old 03-25-2011, 12:56 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
If you forget the internal ToC, Calibre still generates a ToC from the NCX file that is used in the menu for the Mobipocket eBook. So really, an internal ToC in an ePub is redundant and silly.
Are you sure about that? I always thought Calibre generated the inline TOC from the headers, or whatever you specify in the "Table of Contents" tab. Not the toc.ncx file.

And another thing: Calibre puts the TOC at the end of the book, whereas most publishers that I'm aware of want it earlier -- usually just after the copyright page. This SHOULD be irrelevant, since you usually navigate to and from the TOC via menu options in the various mobipocket or kindle readers. But if there is offered a free sample of the first x% of the book, it would be more likely to include the up-front TOC, thus informing readers of the contents of the rest of the book. This would be desirable in some cases.

But, desirable or not, silly or not, if the boss wants it after the copyright page, that's where it is going to go.
Last edited by st_albert; 03-25-2011 at 12:59 PM. Reason: corrected mistake re calibre settings info
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