Any Reason a Cover Image won't work?

rosshalde · 11-10-2014, 12:52 PM

Hello,

I also posted this in the Kobo forum in case it is a Kobo questions.

I have created 6 epubs using Sigil and have been viewing them on my Kobo Touch. As far as I can tell, I did the same thing to insert each Cover image.

For some reason, only 5 or the 6 covers default as the thumbnail on the front page of my kobo.

The 6th image is present, but I need to scroll backwards once I open the book to view it. I would like it to display as the thumbnail and open to the cover as it has nice graphics.

I have deleted the cover and reinserted it to see if I made a mistake, but this didn't work either. I have checked on other devices and the cover displays (even on iBook which sometimes drives me nuts).

Any ideas why this isn't working on Kobo?

rosshalde · 11-10-2014, 01:12 PM

Here are some things I already tried.

1) deleting the file off of Kobo and then reloading it. Just in case it was storing an old version that I had looked at during the editing process.

2) deleting and re-adding the image in Sigil.
3) One former post in these forums mentioned that the name must be cover.jpg, but none of my other cover images are named that and they display just fine.

Here is the code for my cover page-this was created by Sigil and I compared it to a cover page that is working fine and I don't see an issue.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Cover</title>
</head>

<body>
<div style="text-align: center; padding: 0pt; margin: 0pt;">
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="100%" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 1040 1477" width="100%" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<image height="1477" width="1040" xlink:href="../Images/Misericordia%20Readers%20Second%20Cover%20copy.jpg "></image>
</svg>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Toxaris · 11-10-2014, 02:47 PM

Have you identified both the cover page and the cover image as cover in the semantics? Right click on these files in the book browser in Sigil and ensure they are identified as cover.

PeterT · 11-10-2014, 02:52 PM

Also I'd suggest not double posting; its frowned on by the mods.

BetterRed · 11-10-2014, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

Also I'd suggest not double posting; its frowned on by the mods.

Not to mention the folks who volunteer their time and knowledge in the interests of helping others.

BR

theducks · 11-10-2014, 06:09 PM

If you decide a post is in the wrong place, PM the current section/ or board (greenies) Mods, they can MOVE it.

rosshalde · 11-10-2014, 07:45 PM

sorry about the double post. I just wasn't sure where to put it.

I checked and it is labeled as cover in semantics.

I checked some old posts with similar problems and they ran the epub through calibre and had success. I did an epub to epub via calibre and this worked somehow. That being said, it doesn't tell me what the problem is....just that I have a strange way to fix it if it happens.

Thanks for your time and let me know if you have any other ideas.

11-10-2014, 12:52 PM	#1
rosshalde Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: nook	Any Reason a Cover Image won't work? Hello, I also posted this in the Kobo forum in case it is a Kobo questions. I have created 6 epubs using Sigil and have been viewing them on my Kobo Touch. As far as I can tell, I did the same thing to insert each Cover image. For some reason, only 5 or the 6 covers default as the thumbnail on the front page of my kobo. The 6th image is present, but I need to scroll backwards once I open the book to view it. I would like it to display as the thumbnail and open to the cover as it has nice graphics. I have deleted the cover and reinserted it to see if I made a mistake, but this didn't work either. I have checked on other devices and the cover displays (even on iBook which sometimes drives me nuts). Any ideas why this isn't working on Kobo?

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11-10-2014, 01:12 PM	#2
rosshalde Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: nook	Here are some things I already tried. 1) deleting the file off of Kobo and then reloading it. Just in case it was storing an old version that I had looked at during the editing process. 2) deleting and re-adding the image in Sigil. 3) One former post in these forums mentioned that the name must be cover.jpg, but none of my other cover images are named that and they display just fine. Here is the code for my cover page-this was created by Sigil and I compared it to a cover page that is working fine and I don't see an issue. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title>Cover</title> </head> <body> <div style="text-align: center; padding: 0pt; margin: 0pt;"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="100%" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 1040 1477" width="100%" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <image height="1477" width="1040" xlink:href="../Images/Misericordia%20Readers%20Second%20Cover%20copy.jpg "></image> </svg> </div> </body> </html>

11-10-2014, 02:47 PM	#3
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Have you identified both the cover page and the cover image as cover in the semantics? Right click on these files in the book browser in Sigil and ensure they are identified as cover.

11-10-2014, 02:52 PM	#4
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,472 Karma: 78880114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	Also I'd suggest not double posting; its frowned on by the mods.

11-10-2014, 06:09 PM	#6
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,023 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	If you decide a post is in the wrong place, PM the current section/ or board (greenies) Mods, they can MOVE it.

11-10-2014, 07:45 PM	#7
rosshalde Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: nook	sorry about the double post. I just wasn't sure where to put it. I checked and it is labeled as cover in semantics. I checked some old posts with similar problems and they ran the epub through calibre and had success. I did an epub to epub via calibre and this worked somehow. That being said, it doesn't tell me what the problem is....just that I have a strange way to fix it if it happens. Thanks for your time and let me know if you have any other ideas.

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