Having trouble getting my H1 tags to center

crankypants · 10-27-2015, 10:20 AM

Sigil 0.8.7 on Windows 8

I've hand written plenty of HTML but the browsers were not strict at all about it. XHTML seems more strict so I must be missing some detail here.

I'm trying to change the CSS for all H1 tags so they are always centered but the Sigil preview does not show them centered when I use a plain H1 tag. But when I use

Code:

<h1 style="text-align:center">blah</h1>

then it works.

Thank you.

pdurrant · 10-27-2015, 10:23 AM

You'll need to post your CSS.

theducks · 10-27-2015, 11:41 AM

Is your CSS properly linked?

Is there another h1 entry in the CSS? Last one prevails.

dgatwood · 10-28-2015, 12:00 AM

And there's a caveat. Some readers override the stylesheet in ways that make that particular style problematic. I can't remember exactly which ones (ADE? Kindle?), but I remember commenting on it in the giant list of EPUB and/or KF8 quirks over on the wiki site.

JSWolf · 10-28-2015, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dgatwood

And there's a caveat. Some readers override the stylesheet in ways that make that particular style problematic. I can't remember exactly which ones (ADE? Kindle?), but I remember commenting on it in the giant list of EPUB and/or KF8 quirks over on the wiki site.

It is not ADE/RMDSk and it is not KF8. Both work as they should.

GrannyGrump · 10-28-2015, 01:21 AM

@crankypants, I have seen this also, it seems that the DEFAULT for H1, h2, etc is LEFT-aligned.

I do the css like so:

h1 {text-indent: 0em; text-align: center; }
and then also include all the additional margin, padding, bold settings, etc.
I always include text-indent: 0em to prevent a slightly mis-aligned heading. (just in case)

Then you don't have to add that "style" tag to every header.

Notjohn · 10-28-2015, 06:46 AM

For reasons now obscure, I use H2 for chapter headings. Here's the CSS, which I've never seen to fail:

h2 {
margin-top:1em;
font-size: 150%;
text-indent: 0em;
font-style: italic;
text-align:center;
}

As others have said, that obviates the need for any styling in the <h2> tag itself.

crankypants · 10-28-2015, 11:26 AM

Thanks all, but I just forgot to link the stylesheet to this xhtml file. Thanks for the tips though.

dgatwood · 10-30-2015, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It is not ADE/RMDSk and it is not KF8. Both work as they should.

Upon looking it up, it was actually Nook, which although based on RMSDK (I think), behaves differently in a number of critical ways.

10-27-2015, 10:20 AM	#1
crankypants Hmm. Posts: 124 Karma: 2016606 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: Android 4.2 Google Play Reader	Having trouble getting my H1 tags to center Sigil 0.8.7 on Windows 8 I've hand written plenty of HTML but the browsers were not strict at all about it. XHTML seems more strict so I must be missing some detail here. I'm trying to change the CSS for all H1 tags so they are always centered but the Sigil preview does not show them centered when I use a plain H1 tag. But when I use Code: <h1 style="text-align:center">blah</h1> then it works. Thank you.

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pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,944 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	You'll need to post your CSS.

10-27-2015, 11:41 AM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,054 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Is your CSS properly linked? Is there another h1 entry in the CSS? Last one prevails.

10-28-2015, 12:00 AM	#4
dgatwood Curmudgeon Posts: 629 Karma: 1623086 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: iPad, iPhone, Nook Simple Touch	And there's a caveat. Some readers override the stylesheet in ways that make that particular style problematic. I can't remember exactly which ones (ADE? Kindle?), but I remember commenting on it in the giant list of EPUB and/or KF8 quirks over on the wiki site.

10-28-2015, 01:21 AM	#6
GrannyGrump Obsessively Dedicated... Posts: 3,221 Karma: 35037583 Join Date: May 2011 Location: PA {back in the usa!} Device: Sony PRS-T2, ADE on PC	@crankypants, I have seen this also, it seems that the DEFAULT for H1, h2, etc is LEFT-aligned. I do the css like so: h1 {text-indent: 0em; text-align: center; } and then also include all the additional margin, padding, bold settings, etc. I always include text-indent: 0em to prevent a slightly mis-aligned heading. (just in case) Then you don't have to add that "style" tag to every header.

10-28-2015, 06:46 AM	#7
Notjohn mostly an observer Posts: 1,519 Karma: 987654 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle	For reasons now obscure, I use H2 for chapter headings. Here's the CSS, which I've never seen to fail: h2 { margin-top:1em; font-size: 150%; text-indent: 0em; font-style: italic; text-align:center; } As others have said, that obviates the need for any styling in the <h2> tag itself.

10-28-2015, 11:26 AM	#8
crankypants Hmm. Posts: 124 Karma: 2016606 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: Android 4.2 Google Play Reader	Thanks all, but I just forgot to link the stylesheet to this xhtml file. Thanks for the tips though.

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