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FatDog · 04-12-2011, 05:25 PM

Here is my basic technique for converting text to epub:

Open file in basic text editor (MultiEdit, Zeus, EditPlus, JEdit).
Select all the text I want for the final epub file at one time into the clipboard.
Create a new file in Sigil.
Paste the text into 1 HTML file.
Save.
(You can now cut/paste more to the end.)
Now add in the stylesheet if any. Save.
Scroll through the first HTML file to find chapter breaks. Use the "Insert Chapter Break" menu item to create a second HTML file.
Highlight the "Chapter NN" and use the combo-box to make it a heading for the table of contents.
Repeat until all the chapters are defined.
Save

I like Zeuse (I paid $25 for it) but a co-worker loves JEdit because it works on PC, Mac and Linux which we bounce between.

http://www.zeusedit.com/

http://www.jedit.org/

http://www.editplus.com/

04-12-2011, 05:25 PM	#17
FatDog Witless protection Agent Posts: 290 Karma: 1002898 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kindle	Here is my basic technique for converting text to epub: Open file in basic text editor (MultiEdit, Zeus, EditPlus, JEdit). Select all the text I want for the final epub file at one time into the clipboard. Create a new file in Sigil. Paste the text into 1 HTML file. Save. (You can now cut/paste more to the end.) Now add in the stylesheet if any. Save. Scroll through the first HTML file to find chapter breaks. Use the "Insert Chapter Break" menu item to create a second HTML file. Highlight the "Chapter NN" and use the combo-box to make it a heading for the table of contents. Repeat until all the chapters are defined. Save I like Zeuse (I paid $25 for it) but a co-worker loves JEdit because it works on PC, Mac and Linux which we bounce between. http://www.zeusedit.com/ http://www.jedit.org/ http://www.editplus.com/ Last edited by FatDog; 04-12-2011 at 05:29 PM.