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Aurum2836C · 04-08-2018, 02:15 PM

My stuff:
- Kobo Glo HD (FW 4.3.9084)
- transferring epubs to the device through calibre & the KoboUtilities plugin
- using the reading settings to display progress for current chapter

Some books will display the chapter title/number in the footer, some do not.

I've read a thread that said kepubs need to have 1 file per chapter to enable chapters to display in the footer on a kobo...but what else?

Is there something specific in the html or css like a special id tag that gets picked up? It doesn't seem to be the <title> tag in the <head> & many of the id tags don't match what's displayed when a chapter title is displayed.

Does it take it from the TOC? If so, does it have to be from an html TOC or maybe from the toc.ncx? Most of the displayed chapter titles do seem to match the html TOC versus the toc.ncx file.

Does it have something to do with Adobe Page Templates?

I'd appreciate any insight into this. Thank you.

04-08-2018, 02:15 PM	#1
Aurum2836C Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Device: kobo glo hd	What exactly is required in the book files for chapters to display? My stuff: - Kobo Glo HD (FW 4.3.9084) - transferring epubs to the device through calibre & the KoboUtilities plugin - using the reading settings to display progress for current chapter Some books will display the chapter title/number in the footer, some do not. I've read a thread that said kepubs need to have 1 file per chapter to enable chapters to display in the footer on a kobo...but what else? Is there something specific in the html or css like a special id tag that gets picked up? It doesn't seem to be the <title> tag in the <head> & many of the id tags don't match what's displayed when a chapter title is displayed. Does it take it from the TOC? If so, does it have to be from an html TOC or maybe from the toc.ncx? Most of the displayed chapter titles do seem to match the html TOC versus the toc.ncx file. Does it have something to do with Adobe Page Templates? I'd appreciate any insight into this. Thank you.