Sigil & Page Edit

shore_pk · 03-19-2021, 03:47 PM

I am just learning how to use Sigil with Page Edit. I just want to make a basic book with several chapters. Each chapter will be about one page of information with a booklist. I have all of my books at librarything. I can create a widget at librarything. An example would look like this:

<div id="we793730302a4e7b030d0c6dcc68fcdfc"></div><script type="text/javascript" charset="UTF-8" src="https://www.librarything.com/widget_get.php?userid=wunderlong88&theID=we7937303 02a4e7b030d0c6dcc68fcdfc"></script><noscript><a href="http://www.librarything.com/profile/wunderlong88">My Library</a> at <a href="http://www.librarything.com">LibraryThing</a></noscript>

I have been able to copy this code into my blogger page and use it no problem but I can't figure out how to embed this and have it work on a page in Sigil. The only thing I understand about html code is how to copy and paste it

.

If this won't work I can create a link at librarything to my widget. It would look like this:

<div id="we793730302a4e7b030d0c6dcc68fcdfc"></div><script type="text/javascript" charset="UTF-8" src="https://www.librarything.com/widget_get.php?userid=wunderlong88&theID=we7937303 02a4e7b030d0c6dcc68fcdfc"></script><noscript><a href="http://www.librarything.com/profile/wunderlong88">My Library</a> at <a href="http://www.librarything.com">LibraryThing</a></noscript>

I can't get either to work but I'm not sure I know what I am doing or exactly where to place either of these in Sigil. I tried between the body tags on Section0001.xhtml in Text.

I would appreciate any guidance for this.

Thank you,

Linda

KevinH · 03-19-2021, 06:02 PM

External xhtml files are not supported by any epub. Epub3 does support external audio and video resources. Also only EPub3 supports javascript and not all e-readers allow it. Javascripts should be defined in head inside a script tag.

Sigil also has Preferences that determine if javascript is allowed and if access to external resources is allowed.

You might want to think about if an iframe might be what you want pointing to each of your external resources.

shore_pk · 03-20-2021, 08:41 AM

Ok. What is iframe?

Do know of software (preferably free/inexpensive) that might be a better fit for me? I basically need to be able to create chapters, each chapter contain about a page of text with 1 photo and the above widget (or link). A table of contents would be nice. I need to be able to share this "book" electronically with a few select people. The output format does not need to be ebup or fo ebooks this was just the only thing I've found so far I thought might work. It can be a format that just works on pc/laptop.

Thank you so much!

shore_pk · 03-20-2021, 10:37 AM

I did a little reading on iframe. I would try it but I am not sure how to write one of the above options in an iframe command. (I know nothing about html code)

KevinH · 03-20-2021, 10:43 AM

Why use javascript or external resources at all. epubs are generally meant to be self-contained. Why not just copy files directly into your epub.

shore_pk · 03-20-2021, 10:57 AM

Because the information in the external resource changes from time to time. I did consider copying but then when I update the info. it will not automatically update. I know there may be a better software solution than Sigil I just haven't figured out what it might be. (I don't want cloud based)

KevinH · 03-20-2021, 02:36 PM

But by retrieving is across the net you are making it cloud based.

So copy the source properly formatted into Sigil and create an epub, which you will periodically update with additional information (ie. first edition, second edition).

Any other solution is not an epub, and instead is just using an epub reader like a "browser replacement" to access cloud/net based resources.

Just send people a link to your website or build a standalone app.

03-19-2021, 03:47 PM	#1
shore_pk Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: none	Sigil & Page Edit I am just learning how to use Sigil with Page Edit. I just want to make a basic book with several chapters. Each chapter will be about one page of information with a booklist. I have all of my books at librarything. I can create a widget at librarything. An example would look like this: <div id="we793730302a4e7b030d0c6dcc68fcdfc"></div><script type="text/javascript" charset="UTF-8" src="https://www.librarything.com/widget_get.php?userid=wunderlong88&theID=we7937303 02a4e7b030d0c6dcc68fcdfc"></script><noscript><a href="http://www.librarything.com/profile/wunderlong88">My Library</a> at <a href="http://www.librarything.com">LibraryThing</a></noscript> I have been able to copy this code into my blogger page and use it no problem but I can't figure out how to embed this and have it work on a page in Sigil. The only thing I understand about html code is how to copy and paste it . If this won't work I can create a link at librarything to my widget. It would look like this: <div id="we793730302a4e7b030d0c6dcc68fcdfc"></div><script type="text/javascript" charset="UTF-8" src="https://www.librarything.com/widget_get.php?userid=wunderlong88&theID=we7937303 02a4e7b030d0c6dcc68fcdfc"></script><noscript><a href="http://www.librarything.com/profile/wunderlong88">My Library</a> at <a href="http://www.librarything.com">LibraryThing</a></noscript> I can't get either to work but I'm not sure I know what I am doing or exactly where to place either of these in Sigil. I tried between the body tags on Section0001.xhtml in Text. I would appreciate any guidance for this. Thank you, Linda

03-19-2021, 06:02 PM	#2
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,759 Karma: 5706256 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	External xhtml files are not supported by any epub. Epub3 does support external audio and video resources. Also only EPub3 supports javascript and not all e-readers allow it. Javascripts should be defined in head inside a script tag. Sigil also has Preferences that determine if javascript is allowed and if access to external resources is allowed. You might want to think about if an iframe might be what you want pointing to each of your external resources. Last edited by KevinH; 03-19-2021 at 06:08 PM.

03-20-2021, 08:41 AM	#3
shore_pk Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: none	Ok. What is iframe? Do know of software (preferably free/inexpensive) that might be a better fit for me? I basically need to be able to create chapters, each chapter contain about a page of text with 1 photo and the above widget (or link). A table of contents would be nice. I need to be able to share this "book" electronically with a few select people. The output format does not need to be ebup or fo ebooks this was just the only thing I've found so far I thought might work. It can be a format that just works on pc/laptop. Thank you so much! Last edited by shore_pk; 03-20-2021 at 08:44 AM.

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03-20-2021, 10:37 AM	#4
shore_pk Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: none	I did a little reading on iframe. I would try it but I am not sure how to write one of the above options in an iframe command. (I know nothing about html code)

03-20-2021, 10:43 AM	#5
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,759 Karma: 5706256 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Why use javascript or external resources at all. epubs are generally meant to be self-contained. Why not just copy files directly into your epub.

03-20-2021, 10:57 AM	#6
shore_pk Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: none	Because the information in the external resource changes from time to time. I did consider copying but then when I update the info. it will not automatically update. I know there may be a better software solution than Sigil I just haven't figured out what it might be. (I don't want cloud based)

03-20-2021, 02:36 PM	#7
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,759 Karma: 5706256 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	But by retrieving is across the net you are making it cloud based. So copy the source properly formatted into Sigil and create an epub, which you will periodically update with additional information (ie. first edition, second edition). Any other solution is not an epub, and instead is just using an epub reader like a "browser replacement" to access cloud/net based resources. Just send people a link to your website or build a standalone app.

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