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Paula-59 · 02-01-2016, 07:18 PM

Hi:

I've worked through and gotten help with converting my novel from xhtml to epub and mobi. Last thing I'm struggling with: which TOC option do I want to select?

My book is already divided into separate chapters and I have created a page (originally toc.html, renamed index.html) on which I list and link all the pages and chapters in the order they should appear in the flow. This is the page I use when I "add book". Each one has a class of chapter assigned and I now have all the pages and chapters flowing in the right order, etc.

BUT! I'm confused about how many TOC's and how to place them. I understand the devices (and Calibri) create a TOC that can be accessed via menus. That seems to be working.

But I've read different things about having a TOC in the flow, and if so, have in beginning or at end, etc.

So far I haven't checked any of the checkboxes (Force use of auto-generated, do not add detected chapters to the Table of Contents, Allow duplicate Links…).

What I HAVE done is created an XPath expression at level 1 TOC (p with class of chapter) which generates the menu TOC AND a Table of Contents page in the flow of the book, after the Cover and dedication, AND a TOC at the end of the book. So I have three TOC's. I want to understand why I'm getting 3 and how to get 2: the menu TOC and one either in the beginning or end of book, but not both. (The TOC's themselves are all correct, so I've got that down!) And do I do something differently for the mobi version versus the epub?

Finally, should I be marking threads "closed" when I feel my question has been answered? I'm not finding a "mark this thread closed" option anywhere -- I've probably missed it. What is the proper way to close out a thread here?

Thanks!!

02-01-2016, 07:18 PM	#1
Paula-59 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2016 Device: none	Understanding TOC conversion options Hi: I've worked through and gotten help with converting my novel from xhtml to epub and mobi. Last thing I'm struggling with: which TOC option do I want to select? My book is already divided into separate chapters and I have created a page (originally toc.html, renamed index.html) on which I list and link all the pages and chapters in the order they should appear in the flow. This is the page I use when I "add book". Each one has a class of chapter assigned and I now have all the pages and chapters flowing in the right order, etc. BUT! I'm confused about how many TOC's and how to place them. I understand the devices (and Calibri) create a TOC that can be accessed via menus. That seems to be working. But I've read different things about having a TOC in the flow, and if so, have in beginning or at end, etc. So far I haven't checked any of the checkboxes (Force use of auto-generated, do not add detected chapters to the Table of Contents, Allow duplicate Links…). What I HAVE done is created an XPath expression at level 1 TOC (p with class of chapter) which generates the menu TOC AND a Table of Contents page in the flow of the book, after the Cover and dedication, AND a TOC at the end of the book. So I have three TOC's. I want to understand why I'm getting 3 and how to get 2: the menu TOC and one either in the beginning or end of book, but not both. (The TOC's themselves are all correct, so I've got that down!) And do I do something differently for the mobi version versus the epub? Finally, should I be marking threads "closed" when I feel my question has been answered? I'm not finding a "mark this thread closed" option anywhere -- I've probably missed it. What is the proper way to close out a thread here? Thanks!!