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Originally Posted by Solitaire1
JSWolf wrote the following as part of a post:
I wouldn't mind if something as basic as an RTF file would make a good source for an EPUB as long as it converts properly.
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The docx is best. I've tried all the possibilities. It's nearly perfect if the docx is properly created (even if it's a converted LibreOffice ODT). Only Save As a docx for Calibre and only edit odt on LO Writer as it otherwise converts on every import.
You might have to use the Edit Tool bag (Spans & Divs) to change <p to <h for headings if the style name was not Heading1, Heading2 etc, but as the class name will be unique to headings that's a simple change.
The CSS of Images width & height will need edited in Calibre too unless they are small ones
The default units must be pt in LO or MS Word, not cm or inches as that only works for paper / pdfs.
You might need to change margin-top to padding-top for any heading at the start of a new page.
Only have one page style, no registration, headers, footers. All that is for POD / PDF / Paper.
Don't use lists, simulate with regular paragraph styles and manually enter the list prefix because lists using HTML are poorly supported on ereaders.
No columns or logical frames and tables are tricky. You can have enclosing line styles on a paragraph style for visual frames (any or all of the 4 sides), but no curve on corners.