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joseph harris · 04-27-2015, 07:56 AM

Turtle91 and the ducks,

Thank you both for your further comments. I see I have not been clear enough.
1. the images are numbered according to their order in the book
2. they were added to the Sigil list, and then, via "+", to the epub in the order they appear in the book.

But, neither in the internal Sigil list, nor in the subsequent images folder that is visible in the left window of Sigil, are they in the order one would logically expect.

Here are the first half dozen as they appear:
Sheppard-10 lower leads.gif
Sheppard-12 to Mr Bird's roof.jpg
Sheppard-13 into Mr Bird's house.gif
Sheppard-14 Thornhill plus.gif
Sheppard-2 escape from condemned hold.gif
Sheppard-3 blueskin cuts wild's throat-150.jpg
Sheppard-6 door with bolt.gif

Even if it were raw computer logic one would expect "1" at the top and "11", "15" and "16" in the top batch. And niether "4" or "5" appear in place. The problem is not in the html, since they are in the desired order in that file, "content.opf".

I am one of those that does open the images folder in the Sigil Window - which is how I have my epub and other ebook (except pdf) mostly open. I had noticed the lack of order in other books, and put it down to adding pics randomly and not correcting.

This time it is sensible to have them in the right order in the Sigil left window. None of the things we have so far covered achieves that. My biggest surprise is that a list correctly ordered in the html appears in a different order on screen.

04-27-2015, 07:56 AM	#14
joseph harris Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: none	Turtle91 and the ducks, Thank you both for your further comments. I see I have not been clear enough. 1. the images are numbered according to their order in the book 2. they were added to the Sigil list, and then, via "+", to the epub in the order they appear in the book. But, neither in the internal Sigil list, nor in the subsequent images folder that is visible in the left window of Sigil, are they in the order one would logically expect. Here are the first half dozen as they appear: Sheppard-10 lower leads.gif Sheppard-12 to Mr Bird's roof.jpg Sheppard-13 into Mr Bird's house.gif Sheppard-14 Thornhill plus.gif Sheppard-2 escape from condemned hold.gif Sheppard-3 blueskin cuts wild's throat-150.jpg Sheppard-6 door with bolt.gif Even if it were raw computer logic one would expect "1" at the top and "11", "15" and "16" in the top batch. And niether "4" or "5" appear in place. The problem is not in the html, since they are in the desired order in that file, "content.opf". I am one of those that does open the images folder in the Sigil Window - which is how I have my epub and other ebook (except pdf) mostly open. I had noticed the lack of order in other books, and put it down to adding pics randomly and not correcting. This time it is sensible to have them in the right order in the Sigil left window. None of the things we have so far covered achieves that. My biggest surprise is that a list correctly ordered in the html appears in a different order on screen.