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Turtle91 · 11-25-2024, 07:32 AM

I replace all headers on all html files as a matter of course using Sigil’s “Tools/Add Cover” and then regex.

- Add a new cover, this puts the correct header for the type of ePub (version 2 or 3). You can also set a template file (“cover-template2.xhtml” or “cover-template3.xhtml”) with any special coding that you like into Sigil’s preferences folder that will be used by Sigil. (See the users manual)

- I then link the stylesheet to that new cover file.

- I choose to put the title of the book in the <title> tag but it is preferable to put more detailed info to meet accessibility standards - I usually do this as one of the last steps in the production.

- I then use a basic regex to replace all the headers with the one from the new cover page. First, highlight and copy (ctrl-c) the entire header from the beginning to, and including, the </head> tag. Then use the following regex:

Code:

Find: .*?</head>
Replace: paste (ctrl-v) the header you copied here.

Make sure you have regex mode, “All HTML Files”, and “Dot All” selected in the Regex Options.

I set the find code as a clip in Sigil so I don’t have to type it every time. This all takes a couple of seconds for each book.

11-25-2024, 07:32 AM	#245
Turtle91 A Hairy Wizard Posts: 3,369 Karma: 20212733 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Charleston, SC today Device: iPhone 15/11/X/6/iPad 1,2,Air & Air Pro/Surface Pro/Kindle PW & Fire	I replace all headers on all html files as a matter of course using Sigil’s “Tools/Add Cover” and then regex. - Add a new cover, this puts the correct header for the type of ePub (version 2 or 3). You can also set a template file (“cover-template2.xhtml” or “cover-template3.xhtml”) with any special coding that you like into Sigil’s preferences folder that will be used by Sigil. (See the users manual) - I then link the stylesheet to that new cover file. - I choose to put the title of the book in the <title> tag but it is preferable to put more detailed info to meet accessibility standards - I usually do this as one of the last steps in the production. - I then use a basic regex to replace all the headers with the one from the new cover page. First, highlight and copy (ctrl-c) the entire header from the beginning to, and including, the </head> tag. Then use the following regex: Code: Find: .*?</head> Replace: paste (ctrl-v) the header you copied here. Make sure you have regex mode, “All HTML Files”, and “Dot All” selected in the Regex Options. I set the find code as a clip in Sigil so I don’t have to type it every time. This all takes a couple of seconds for each book.