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stumped · 07-25-2023, 01:26 AM

thanks all
after much searching, i mostly did it manually folliowng this 2014 post. use regex to get numbers from ID tags...
( i skipped trying to hide chapter numbers behind a picture and instead i replaced the pictures with numbers
[QUOTE=Doitsu;2933379]Unfortunately, Sigil only adds ids to heading tags, if there are multiple heading tags in a file.

@Keeth: You'll have to outsmart Sigil and make it add sequential ids to each heading tag. Assuming that each chapter is a separate .html file and contains only one heading tag at the beginning of the file, for example <h3>Chapter</h3> do the following:

1. Replace all <h3>Chapter</h3> with <h3>Chapter</h3><h4>Chapter</h4>.

2. Regenerate the TOC. You should end up with: <h3>Chapter</h3><h4 id="sigil_toc_id_1">Chapter</h4> for the first chapter.

3. Replace all <h3>Chapter</h3> with nothing. I.e. delete them.

07-25-2023, 01:26 AM	#5
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	thanks all after much searching, i mostly did it manually folliowng this 2014 post. use regex to get numbers from ID tags... ( i skipped trying to hide chapter numbers behind a picture and instead i replaced the pictures with numbers [QUOTE=Doitsu;2933379]Unfortunately, Sigil only adds ids to heading tags, if there are multiple heading tags in a file. @Keeth: You'll have to outsmart Sigil and make it add sequential ids to each heading tag. Assuming that each chapter is a separate .html file and contains only one heading tag at the beginning of the file, for example <h3>Chapter</h3> do the following: 1. Replace all <h3>Chapter</h3> with <h3>Chapter</h3><h4>Chapter</h4>. 2. Regenerate the TOC. You should end up with: <h3>Chapter</h3><h4 id="sigil_toc_id_1">Chapter</h4> for the first chapter. 3. Replace all <h3>Chapter</h3> with nothing. I.e. delete them.