Open Text file loses paragraphs.

[bigcloudsmiling]

I converted an .odt file from libreoffice to a UT-8 text file. (.txt)

When I open the file in notepad it has kept all its returns.

But when I open it in sigil it has reduced 2 returns to one and one to none.

?

[theducks]

Originally Posted by bigcloudsmiling

I converted form libreoffcie to UT-8 text file.

When i open the file in notepad it has kept all its returns.

But when i opne it in sigil it has reduced 2 returns to one and one to none.

?

Try the Writer2Epub PI for Libre Office (see next forum down) fo a direct EPUB out

BTW many browsers discard 'doubles' of the white space kind or empty returns.

A Paragraph has only 1 return (an a margin-botom or margin-top to set space between P's)

[bigcloudsmiling]

Ok thanks, maybe i will look at that another time.

It is the normal paragraphs with one returns that are lost, anyone know why / how to fix ?

[bigcloudsmiling]

I found out why it doesn't work in the manual:

Text Files

It is not strictly necessary to convert text files to HTML. Sigil can directly open .txt files.

Text files must have a blank line between paragraphs so that Sigil can split them into separate paragraphs.

Text files are not an ideal source, but they can still be better than some formats as they will have fewer unnecessary HTML tags. They may be worth using if you have lots of issues with other formats. Sometimes it is faster to add styles to a clean document than to try to clean up a converted file.

It sounded like you were recommending that other program instead of sigil but maybe you mean use it to get a file ready for sigil.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by bigcloudsmiling

I found out why it doesn't work in the manual:



It sounded like you were recommending that other program instead of sigil but maybe you mean use it to get a file ready for sigil.

Writer2epub does a pretty good job by itself in making a EPUB with the basic Metadata.

It does not cost a bundle to try, so why not?

[bigcloudsmiling]

Sigil is well documented and a good choice to learn a bit more than the basics.
And like i said i may try it some time.

[st_albert]

I use either the writer2epub or writer2xhtml plugins to produce a basic epub from LibreOffice.

If the .odt document is well-formated (i.e. use of styles rather than "direct formatting") the above will produce an epub container with relatively clean xhtml code inside. By itself it is usually good enough for home use, if you're not too picky. I wouldn't offer it for sale as is, though.

Then I use sigil to tweak and polish the epub into the final form I want. (E.g. adding the cover, extensive metadata, an in-line TOC, variants for kindlegen conversion, etc.)

In other words, use LibreOffice to produce the input to sigil, not to replace sigil.

Albert