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Originally Posted by DNSB
Given that epubs don't have fixed page sizes unless you have one of the few fixed layout/non-reflowable ebooks (possible under the EPUB3 standard but the few samples I've seen are not very usable and have a very poor user experience much like trying to use pdf files on an small eInk screen), showing page numbers in the table of contents would be very, very messy to implement. Even using the Adobe pseudo page number algorithm would be messy since that would require scanning the entire file and then somehow adding the page numbers to the table of contents. Just to add to the complexity, are we talking about an embedded table of contents or the toc.ncx file? You can use either with a Kobo ereader.
Regards,
David
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I was talking about the toc.ncx one, and I'm happy with the pseudo page numbers that it shows in the footer. It has nothing to do with accuracy and has everything to do with my reading habits. I don't like to stop mid-chapter. I know my reading speed so even with the pseudo-numbers I'll know how long it'll take me to get through to the next chapter if I know how many "pages" it is. Since I often read in the situations where I'll need to stop reading in X number of minutes, I currently use next/prev chapter jump to see the page numbers to see if I should start the next chapter or not. Seeing them in the TOC would be more convenient.